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Learn to use the JOE text editor on Linux

opensource.com - Mon, 12/28/2020 - 16:00

I’m a fan of text editors that make it easy for you to learn how to use them. GNU nano is my favorite example of this: you launch nano, and you see a list of the most common commands along the bottom of the window throughout your entire session. Joe’s Own Editor (that’s joe for short) is another great example.


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10 Linux System Administrators New Year’s Resolutions for 2021

Tecmint - Mon, 12/28/2020 - 14:02

It is a time to make our New Year’s resolutions. Regardless of your experience level as a Linux system administrator, we think it is worth and well to set goals for growth for the

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How To Fix Broken Ubuntu OS Without Reinstalling It

Tecmint - Mon, 12/28/2020 - 13:39

Over the course of time, your system can be plagued with errors that can render it broken or unusable. A classic example is the inability to install software packages, update or upgrade the system.

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Top 10 Red Hat blogs from 2020

Red Hat News - Mon, 12/28/2020 - 13:00

Just like that, 2021 is closing in on us. Too soon? Not soon enough? We’ll let you decide. 

What a year we’ve had at Red Hat. Since we published Red Hat president and CEO Paul Cormier's message on how Red Hat is here to help, we pivoted in many ways throughout 2020 to best meet our customers' evolving needs, and we used our digital channels—like this blog—to share the latest updates with you. 

Linux 5.11-rc1 Released - Many New Features While Dominated By AMD Header Additions

Phoronix - Mon, 12/28/2020 - 08:40
Linus Torvalds as expected released Linux 5.11-rc1 this evening, which marks the end of the two week merge window that went through Christmas...

Linux 5.11 Is Heavy On New Features, Improvements For 2021

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 23:49
The Linux 5.11 merge window has been open the past two weeks following the debut of Linux 5.10 but is set to close today. A lot of new features and exciting improvements were merged for Linux 5.11 although it is somewhat of a bumpy ride at the moment but should be buttoned up and ready for its stable release come February.

Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler 2020-12 Released

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 22:13
Intel's open-source oneAPI Data Parallel C++ compiler saw a Christmas Day update with the 2020-12 monthly update...

Linux 5.11 Sees Quick Fix For A Context Switching Performance Regression

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 20:35
Linux 5.11-rc1 is due for release later today and at least one regression has seen a quick resolution...

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