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How to Configure Network Static IP Address on RHEL/CentOS 8/7

Tecmint - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 16:10

The scope of this tutorial is to explain how we can edit and make changes to Network Configurations on RHEL/CentOS 8/7 from the command line only, and, more specifically how we can set up

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Ubuntu 21.04 Installer Might Allow EXT4 Encryption Without LVM

Phoronix - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 15:23
Ubuntu for many years has allowed EXT4 file-system encryption when making use of LVM management but for Ubuntu 21.04 it's looking to offer the file-system encryption without having to go through LVM...

Why it's important to keep the cloud open

opensource.com - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 15:00

There's a famous sticker featured on many laptop lids; it goes something like this: "the 'cloud' is just somebody else's computer."

There's a lot of truth to that sentiment, but it's not exactly technically accurate. In fact, cloud computing isn't just somebody else's computer; it's somebody else's hundreds and thousands of computers.


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New open source project crowdsources internet security

opensource.com - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 15:00

CrowdSec is a new security project designed to protect servers, services, containers, or virtual machines exposed on the internet with a server-side agent. It was inspired by Fail2Ban and aims to be a modernized, collaborative version of that intrusion-prevention framework.


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How to Install and Configure OpenVPN Server in CentOS 8/7

Tecmint - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 13:31

A Virtual Private Network is a technology solution used to provide privacy and security for inter-network connections. The most well-known case consists of people connecting to a remote server with traffic going through a

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Fedora 33 To Be Released Next Week

Phoronix - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 12:04
Fedora 33 will manage to ship on-time per its back-up target date of next week Tuesday...

Intel Sends Linux Kernel Patches For VRR / Adaptive-Sync Enablement

Phoronix - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 08:41
For months now Intel's open-source Linux driver stack has been preparing for VRR support with Gen11/Gen12 graphics. We've seen user-space patches by Intel around VRR while now they are finally sending out their key Linux kernel driver patches with the i915 DRM code...

The Most Innovative ~$50 Graphics Card For Linux Users

Phoronix - Fri, 10/23/2020 - 04:50
This ~$50 USD graphics card is open-source friendly, can drive four display outputs simultaneously, passively cooled, and can fit in a PCI Express x1 slot. It's a unique card offering good value especially for those Linux users wanting open-source friendly hardware.

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