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From bringing up the PolarFire ICICLE SoC to adding support for KProbes, FORTIFY_SOURCE, and other new kernel features for the RISC-V architecture, the Linux 5.13 kernel changes are exciting for this open-source processor ISA...

A Number Of Exciting RISC-V Improvements For Linux 5.13  Phoronix

The future of farming could be based on Linux  Techradar

The future of farming could be based on Linux  TechRadar

Research scandal sees Linux Kernel ban 'all future contributions' from University of Minnesota  PC Gamer

The Great OS Replacement: How to Find the Best Linux Distribution  E-Commerce Times

The Great OS Replacement: How to Find the Best Linux Distribution  LinuxInsider.com

How To Improve The Security Of Linux Servers? - Technology - Czech Republic  Mondaq News Alerts

Qt 6.1 is out today as the second major feature release to Qt6 following its stable introduction at the end of last year. Ahead of Qt 6.2 being the first planned Long-Term Support release later this year, Qt 6.1 brings more Qt5 modules over and other improvements in making Qt6 more viable...

Putting An Ultra-Tiny Linux Board In A Phone Charger…Eventually  Hackaday

Turnip is the open-source Mesa Vulkan driver aligned with the Freedreno effort for Qualcomm Adreno support. Turnip has been in fairly good shape but fixes and other improvements keep flowing in as new Vulkan games/apps continue to be tested on this open-source Adreno Vulkan driver...

With the in-development Linux 5.13 kernel there are some notable AMD Radeon driver additions. But with the 5.13 merge window set to close this weekend, an initial batch of post-feature-work fixes was sent in overnight...

AMDGPU Driver Gets Initial Fixes For Linux 5.13 - Polaris 12 32-bit, Suspend/Resume Fix  Phoronix

GNUstep as the free software / GNU implementation of the Apple's Cocoa Objective-C frameworks is out with a new version...

How To Take Screenshot In Linux? — 5 Best Linux Screenshot Tools  Fossbytes

The future of farming could be based on Linux  Techradar

The cloud runs largely on Kubernetes, Kubernetes largely runs on Linux, and Linux runs best when it has a skilled sysadmin at the controls. Whether you consider yourself a cloud architect or just a humble sysadmin, the modern internet needs users who understand how applications and services can be created within containers, scaled on demand, and monitored and managed judiciously.

One of the first steps into the brave world of containers is learning Kubernetes and its quintessential command: kubectl.

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Last year, I had a problem: HTTPD (the Apache web server) would not start on a reboot or cold boot. To fix it, I added an override file, /etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/override.conf. It contained the following statements to delay HTTPD's startup until the network is properly started and online. (If you've read my previous articles, you'll know that I use NetworkManager and systemd, not the old SystemV network service and start scripts).

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Previously in this series on open organizations and talent management, I’ve discussed the importance of cultivating an organization’s open leaders by getting out of their way and letting them flourish.

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Learn Linux Development In Six Courses For Less Than 3 Per Course  Pirate Press