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ZFS/Zsys Code Seeing Important Performance Fix Ahead Of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 19:13
One of the new features to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for those making use of ZFS On Linux with Canonical's Zsys manager is the automated APT snapshots on package transactions to be able to carry out system rollbacks if needed. An important fix around this functionality is on the way...

Linux 5.7-rc1 Marks More Than 915k Commits, 28.4 Million Lines In Source Tree

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 16:42
With yesterday's release of Linux 5.7-rc1 following the two week period of Linux 5.7 tacking on many interesting improvements and new features, here is a look at the current Git development states on the Linux kernel...

X.Org AutoRepeat Option Restored After 14 Year Hiatus

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 15:38
The X11 AutoRepeat option is for setting the auto repeat behavior of a keyboard to engage a configurable number of times a key will repeat per second after crossing a configurable delay threshold. While somewhat of an obscure feature, AutoRepeat is coming back after being on hiatus since 2006...

9 open source CSS frameworks for frontend web development

opensource.com - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 15:02

When most people think about web development, HTML or JavaScript usually come to mind. They usually forget about the technology that has far more impact on the ability to enjoy a website: cascading style sheets (CSS). CSS is both one of the most important and the most often forgotten parts of any webpage, even though it's one of the three cornerstone technologies of the World Wide Web, according to Wikipedia.


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A handy utility for creating Raspberry Pi SD card images

opensource.com - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 15:01

There are many ways to buy a Raspberry Pi, and depending on who you buy it from, it may or may not come with an operating system already installed on it. Getting an OS onto a Raspberry Pi is a matter of "flashing" an SD card with an OS image. To make this as easy as possible, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced a Raspberry Pi Imager application, and you can download it for all major platforms. Here's a quick intro to this helpful new utility.


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How to install Python on Linux

opensource.com - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 15:00

Python is now the most popular, most used programming language. Python's simple syntax and low learning curve make it the ultimate choice for beginners as well as professional developers. Python is also a very versatile programming language. It's used nearly everywhere—from web development to artificial intelligence—really anywhere other than mobile development.


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How to Reset a Forgotten Root Password in Fedora

Tecmint - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 14:18
This brief article explains the steps you can take to reset your forgotten root password on a Fedora Linux system. For this guide, we are using Fedora 32. Read Also: How to Reset Forgotten...

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