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Measure your Internet of Things with Raspberry Pi and open source tools

opensource.com - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 16:02

If you are interested in measuring and interacting with the world around you through the Internet of Things (IoT), there are a variety of inexpensive microcontrollers and microcomputers you can use. There are also many sensors available that connect to these devices to measure many aspects of the physical world.


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Learn to debug code with the GNU Debugger

opensource.com - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 16:01

The GNU Debugger, more commonly known by its command, gdb, is an interactive console to help you step through source code, analyze what gets executed, and essentially reverse-engineer what's going wrong in a buggy application.


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Manage your personal budget with this open source application

opensource.com - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 16:00

Terminal Finances is a free and open source application that helps you control your personal accounts easily and simply. It's available for Linux and Windows.


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Chrome 89 vs. Firefox 86 Performance Benchmarks On AMD Ryzen + Ubuntu Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 13:00
Given this week's launch of Chrome 89 and the recent Firefox 86 debut, here are some quick benchmarks for those curious about the current performance when using Ubuntu Linux with a AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Radeon graphics...

Chrome 89 vs. Firefox 86 Performance Benchmarks On AMD Ryzen + Ubuntu Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 13:00
Given this week's launch of Chrome 89 and the recent Firefox 86 debut, here are some quick benchmarks for those curious about the current performance when using Ubuntu Linux with a AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Radeon graphics...

Setup Remote Development in VSCode via Remote-SSH Plugin

Tecmint - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:36
The post Setup Remote Development in VSCode via Remote-SSH Plugin first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In this article, we will see how to set up remote development in visual studio code via the remote-ssh plugin. For developers, it is indeed an important task to choose proper IDE/IDLE editors with

The post Setup Remote Development in VSCode via Remote-SSH Plugin first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Zstd 1.4.9 Released With ~2x Faster Performance For Long Mode

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 04:57
Zstd 1.4.9 is out today as the latest version of this implementation for the Facebook-led Zstandard lossless data compression algorithm. With Zstd 1.4.9 comes a very sizable speed-up when running in its long distance mode...

Zstd 1.4.9 Released With ~2x Faster Performance For Long Mode

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 04:57
Zstd 1.4.9 is out today as the latest version of this implementation for the Facebook-led Zstandard lossless data compression algorithm. With Zstd 1.4.9 comes a very sizable speed-up when running in its long distance mode...

Intel Sends Out KVM SGX Virtualization Patches For Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:18
Intel SGX support finally landed in Linux 5.11 after going through 40+ rounds of review that took years for bringing up Software Guard Extensions in the mainline kernel. But that trek isn't yet over as Intel is now working on KVM SGX virtualization support to be upstreamed...

Intel Sends Out KVM SGX Virtualization Patches For Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 03:18
Intel SGX support finally landed in Linux 5.11 after going through 40+ rounds of review that took years for bringing up Software Guard Extensions in the mainline kernel. But that trek isn't yet over as Intel is now working on KVM SGX virtualization support to be upstreamed...

NomadBSD 1.4 Released With GUI For Easier Chrome / Brave / Vivaldi Browser Installation

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:59
NomadBSD 1.4 is out today as the latest feature update to this operating system that is one of the BSD-based desktop initiatives...

NomadBSD 1.4 Released With GUI For Easier Chrome / Brave / Vivaldi Browser Installation

Phoronix - Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:59
NomadBSD 1.4 is out today as the latest feature update to this operating system that is one of the BSD-based desktop initiatives...

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