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LFCA: Learn Basic Linux System Commands – Part 3

Tecmint - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 15:27
The post LFCA: Learn Basic Linux System Commands – Part 3 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This article is Part 3 of the LFCA series, here in this part, we will list 24 of the most widely used Linux system administration commands that are required for the LFCA certification exam.

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Track aircraft with a Raspberry Pi

opensource.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 15:02

I live near a major airport, and I frequently hear aircraft flying over my house. I also have a curious preschooler, and I find myself answering questions like, "What's that?" and "Where's that plane going?" often. While a quick internet search could answer these questions, I wanted to see if I could answer them myself.


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Programming 101: Input and output with Java

opensource.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 15:01

When you write a program, your application may need to read from and write to files stored on the user's computer. This is common in situations when you want to load or store configuration options, you need to create log files, or your user wants to save work for later. Every language handles this task a little differently. This article demonstrates how to handle data files with Java.


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DevOps tool K6’s journey to open source

opensource.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 15:00

Robin Gustafsson, CEO of K6, an open source load-impact service, joined Ben Rometsch, CEO of Flagsmith, an open source feature-flagging product, on episode 8 of The Craft of Open Source podcast.


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My favorite open source project management tools

opensource.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 15:00

Projects like building a satellite, developing a robot, or launching a new product are all expensive, involve different providers, and contain hard dependencies that must be tracked.


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Intel Alder Lake S Enablement Code Sent In To DRM-Next For Linux 5.13

Phoronix - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 12:20
Coincidentally on the same day as formally announcing Rocket Lake S, Intel's open-source driver engineers have sent in their next-gen "Rocket Lake S" enablement code to DRM-Next for landing this spring in the Linux 5.13 merge window...

Red Hat stands with the Asian community and condemns recent violence

Red Hat News - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 12:00

Red Hat stands with the Asian community, including our associates, their families, and people around the world. Our culture is based on the principles of an open organization, where the best ideas come from anywhere and everyone’s voice is heard. We are joining together to condemn violence against Asian people. Public rhetoric and misinformation has contributed to a dramatic rise in racist incidents against members of the Asian community. We make this statement in support and recognition of all those affected. 

Sway 1.6-rc1 Released With Better Touchscreen/Tablet Support

Phoronix - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 12:00
For fans of Sway as the i3-inspired Wayland compositor the v1.6 update is coming soon while out today is the release candidate...

Zlib-ng 2.0 Released As More Performant + Modern Zlib Fork

Phoronix - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 05:17
Zlib-ng 2.0 is out today as the first stable release of this zlib fork focused on "next generation" systems with speedier performance and a more modern API, among other changes...

RHEL In Your Car? Red Hat Building Out Automotive Infotainment Team

Phoronix - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 03:08
Red Hat is in the process of building out an "infotainment" team to work on low-level Linux infrastructure work around their growing automotive efforts...

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