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UDisks 2.9 To Support LVM's Virtual Data Optimizer For Deduplication/Compression

Phoronix - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 16:03
The FreeDesktop.org UDisks project that provides a daemon and interface for querying and manipulating storage devices on Linux is approaching its long overdue version 2.9 update...

How I'm using AI to translate 'wash your hands' in 500 languages

opensource.com - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 15:02

You might not know, but there are currently 7,117 languages spoken in the world. Not dialects, but living languages! However, much of the world's digital media is available in only a couple dozen languages, and translation platforms like Google Translate only support around 100 languages. This reality means that there are billions of people around the world that are marginalized due to a lack of timely access to information.


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How Kubernetes saved my desktop application

opensource.com - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 15:01

Recently, fellow Opensource.com scribe James Farrell wrote a wonderful article entitled How Ansible brought peace to my home. In addition to the great article, I really liked the title, one of those unexpected phrases that I’m sure brought a smile to many faces.


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Get started with Bash programming

opensource.com - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 15:00

One of the original hopes for Unix was that it would empower everyday computer users to fine-tune their computers to match their unique working style. The expectations around computer customization have diminished over the decades, and many users consider their collection of apps and websites to be their "custom environment." One reason for that is that the components of many operating systems are not open, so their source code isn't available to normal users.


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XFS Has A Second Round Of Improvements For Linux 5.7

Phoronix - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 14:15
Last week the XFS file-system saw its first round of updates for the Linux 5.7 kernel cycle that included preparations for supporting online repair in the future as well as many underlying code improvements. A second round of code improvements were sent in on Thursday for this mature file-system...

How to Setup a Redis Cluster in CentOS 8 – Part 3

Tecmint - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 13:33
Redis Cluster is a builtin Redis feature that supports automatic sharding, replication and high availability which was previously implemented using Sentinels. It is designed for two major purposes: one is to automatically split your...

Intel Issues A Slew Of Open-Source Software Updates For oneAPI

Phoronix - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 12:00
Intel's open-source teams have been issuing a slew of new packages in recent days...

FreeRDP 2.0 Released With Flatpak Support, RAP v2 Support, Font Smoothing By Default

Phoronix - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 06:08
Three years after the FreeRDP 2.0 release candidates began, version 2.0 of this Free Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation is finally available. FreeRDP remains one of the leading RDP remote desktop solutions for Linux users and is finally ready to lead with its shiny new release...

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