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Ubuntu Figuring Out Whether To FSCK Its File-Systems At Boot

Phoronix - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 18:13
They are a bit late in doing so, but Ubuntu developers are working to figure out if it makes sense to run FSCK "file-system check" at boot time. It turns out Ubuntu Server and other Ubuntu installations making use of their Curtin installation component haven't enabled the functionality for FSCK at boot but now they are (re)visiting the matter...

Shells.com Continues Work On Supporting More Linux Distros For This "Cloud Desktop"

Phoronix - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 16:28
Shells.com is a "personal cloud computer" that makes it possible to have a remote secure desktop from the browser whether it be running on a smartphone, tablet, smart TV, or other device. They have been supporting a number of different Linux distributions while more continue to be on the way...

Mesa 21.1 Will Aim To Be Out By Mid-May

Phoronix - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 15:13
With Mesa 21.0 released earlier this month following a one month delay, the Mesa 21.1 release calendar has now been published for that next quarterly feature release...

Start programming in Deno, an alternative to Node.js

opensource.com - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 15:02

Deno is a simple, modern, and secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. It is an open source project created by Ryan Dahl, who developed Node.js. In Try Deno as an alternative to Node.js, I introduced Deno's features and explained how to install and run it.

Here, I will help you quickly get started with Deno by explaining:


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3 new Java tools to try in 2021

opensource.com - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 15:02

Despite the popularity of Python, Go, and Node.js for implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning applications and serverless functions on Kubernetes, Java technologies still play a key role in developing enterprise applications.


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Affordable high-temperature 3D printers at home

opensource.com - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 15:00

3D printers have been around since the 1980s, but they didn't gain popular attention until they became open source, thanks to the RepRap project. RepRap stands for self-replicating rapid prototyper; it's a 3D printer that can largely print itself. The open source plans were released in 2004 and led to 3D printer costs dropping from hundreds of thousands of dollars to a few hundred dollars.


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How to Use until Loop in Your Shell Scripts

Tecmint - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 12:45
The post How to Use until Loop in Your Shell Scripts first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In bash for, while, and until are three loop constructs. While each loop differs syntactically and functionally their purpose is to iterate over a block of code when a certain expression is evaluated. Until

The post How to Use until Loop in Your Shell Scripts first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Proposal Raised For Dropping Mesa's Classic OpenGL Drivers From Mainline This Year

Phoronix - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 06:54
It's been proposed in the past but never acted upon yet but the idea of dropping/retiring Mesa's "classic" OpenGL drivers from the mainline code-base and letting them potentially live on in an "LTS" branch has once again been brought up...

AMD Prepares USB-C Linux Driver Support For Radeon Graphics Cards

Phoronix - Tue, 03/23/2021 - 04:49
With some Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards sporting a USB-C interface for USB-C monitors or VR headsets, AMD has been working on the open-source Linux driver support for this interface...

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