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Set up Minishift and run Jenkins on Linux

opensource.com - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 16:02

Minishift is a tool that helps you run OKD (Red Hat's open source OpenShift container platform) locally by launching a single-node OKD cluster inside a virtual machine. It is powered by Kubernetes, which is one of my favorite things to talk about.


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Program your microcontroller with MicroBlocks

opensource.com - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 16:01

If you like to tinker with technology, you may be familiar with programmable microcontroller boards, such as AdaFruit's Circuit Playground Express and the BBC Micro:bit. Now there's a new programming option for you to try: MicroBlocks. It's a simple Scratch-like programming interface that works well with several microcontrollers, including those two.


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What's the difference between orchestration and automation?

opensource.com - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 16:00

For the longest time, it seemed the only thing any sysadmin cared about was automation. Recently, though, the mantra seems to have changed from automation to orchestration, leading many puzzled admins to wonder: "What's the difference?"


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How to Install and Use Joplin Note Taking App on Linux

Tecmint - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 14:37

Joplin is an open-source Note-taking and To-Do application, which comes in two flavors: Desktop application and Terminal application. In this article, we will only take a look at the Desktop version. Joplin is available

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Linux Picking Up A Driver For Checking If Thunderbolt/USB4 Ports Are Functional

Phoronix - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 13:09
Intel is contributing a new driver to the Linux kernel for determining whether Thunderbolt / USB4 ports are functional...

Linux 5.10-rc3 Released As A "Normal" RC3 Version

Phoronix - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 08:43
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 5.10-rc3 as the newest test release ahead of stable Linux 5.10 that will be minted in December...

Debian 11 "Bullseye" Freezes Coming Up, Debian 13 To Be Trixie

Phoronix - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 04:03
Debian developers are two months out from the transition and essentials freeze for Debian 11 "Bullseye" that in turn should debut as stable later in 2021...

OpenRazer 2.9 Released With Support For Handling More Razer Peripherals On Linux

Phoronix - Mon, 11/09/2020 - 01:09
Version 2.9 of OpenRazer is now available as the independently-developed solution for configuring and monitoring various Razer peripherals on Linux like not only their keyboards and mice but also headsets and other hardware...

Intel "coIOMMU" Can Help With Performance For VMs When Using Direct I/O Access

Phoronix - Sun, 11/08/2020 - 22:39
Currently when directly assigning I/O devices to virtual machines the guest memory needs to be statically pinned unless using a vIOMMU setup in which case it does not but there are performance implications there as well. Intel engineers though have been working on a virtual IOMMU implementation with DMA buffer tracking to overcome these limitations...

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