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4 open source tools for running a Linux server

opensource.com - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 16:02

In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I'll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. Here are four open source tools for turning any device into a Linux server. 

Sometimes I detect a certain mystique around the idea of a server. Many people, should they have an image in their mind at all, think servers must be big, heavy, rack-mounted machines, carefully maintained by an overly deliberate sysadmin and a group of magical tinker gnomes. Other people envision servers as vaporous clouds that somehow power the internet.


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5 tips for choosing an Ansible collection that's right for you

opensource.com - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 16:00

In August 2020, Ansible issued its first release since the developers split the core functionality from the vast majority of its modules and plugins. A few basic Ansible modules remain part of core Ansible—modules for templating configuration files, managing services, and installing packages. All the other modules and plugins found their homes in dedicated Ansible collections.


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There's Finally An Easy Way To Track Mesa's OpenCL Support

Phoronix - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 14:00
While Mesa is most well known for providing OpenGL and Vulkan open-source drivers on Linux systems, via the "Clover" Gallium3D state tracker is also maturing support for OpenCL. But until now it hasn't been straight-forward to track the state of Mesa's OpenCL supported versions and extensions...

10 Best Udemy Computer Science Courses in 2021

Tecmint - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 13:01
The post 10 Best Udemy Computer Science Courses in 2021 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

We are living in the midst of a revolution powered by computers and among the most important aspects of computer science is problem-solving – an essential skill for life. Have you always been intrigued

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Customer Success Stories: Red Hat solutions found around the world

Red Hat News - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 13:00

We regularly publish customer success stories that highlight how we're helping customers gain efficiency and transform the way they deliver software. Read on to see how we helped Tomago Aluminium, the MGEN Group, and Alliance Bank—three customers in three different continents—find success in application deployment, automation, and more.

ET: Legacy 2.77 Released For Letting Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Live On In 2021

Phoronix - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 13:00
ET Legacy 2.77 is out today as the newest version of this open-source game project continuing to advance the open-sourced Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory game from the early 2000's...

Linux 5.12-rc1 Released As The "Frozen Wasteland" Kernel

Phoronix - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 09:02
Linus Torvalds issued the first release candidate tonight of Linux 5.12 following an unusual merge window...

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