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Microsoft offers bug hunters $100K to hack its Linux smart home software  CNET

Microsoft challenges hackers to crack its custom version of Linux  TechRadar

8 Best Download Managers for Windows, macOS, and Linux In 2020  TechPP

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 + Ryzen 3 3300X Offering Great Budget Linux CPU Performance Review  Phoronix

At the end of April AMD announced the Ryzen 3 3100 + Ryzen 3 3300X and these Zen 2 budget processors are now shipping. Here are our initial benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X processors running on Ubuntu Linux compared to an assortment of old and new Intel/AMD CPUs with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

The GNU Compiler Collection 10 has seen its first stable release this morning in the form of GCC 10.1...

This utility for Linux allows you to write without typing, only by opening and closing the lid of our laptop  Explica

CloudHedge Announces Support for Windows & Linux Application Containerization onto IBM Edge Application Manager Running on Red Hat OpenShift  HostReview.com

Google this week announced accepted projects for Summer of Code 2020 as their virtual engagement for getting students involved in open-source development. As usual, there are a lot of interesting GSoC projects...

There Are Many Interesting Google Summer of Code 2020 Open-Source Projects  Phoronix

Red Hat's Virtual Summit Crowds Hint at Future Conference Models  LinuxInsider.com

Years ago long before GNOME had great Wayland support and was used by default on the likes of Fedora Workstation and long before other Wayland compositors had mature support along with other areas of the stack, there was a Linux distribution offering up an experimental Linux "Live DVD/USB" OS for showcasing Wayland. That distribution is now out with a new release...

Experimental Linux Live OS For Showcasing Wayland Updated With Latest Desktops  Phoronix

Experimental Linux Live OS For Showcasing Wayland Updated With Latest Desktops  Phoronix

DragonFlyBSD 5.8 debuted in March while now shipping is v5.8.1 as the latest update for this BSD operating system...

Linux-based Set Top Box Market 2020 Report Forecasts the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Business and future opportunity  Cole of Duty

Kubernetes is the dominant technology for infrastructure today, and that means sysadmins need to be familiar with administering it. I have been managing Kubernetes clusters every day for years now, and I picked up a few tricks that I highly recommend for others looking to simplify their admin experience.

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In the first two articles in this series, I explored the Linux systemd startup sequence. In the first article, I looked at systemd's functions and architecture and the controversy around its role as a replacement for the old SystemV init program and startup scripts. And in the second article, I examined two important systemd tools, systemctl and journalctl, and explained how to switch from one target to another and to change the default target.

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Microsoft Announces $100,000 Reward For Hacking Its Custom Linux OS  Fossbytes

We've mentioned it before in Ansible around the web, but there are big changes afoot with Ansible itself and the move to collections. To keep the developer community updated with the rate of progress, our own Greg DeKoenigsberg has started a newsletter, The Bullhorn. You should check it out!

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