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Ultimately the goal is to get Valve's Steam client running on NetBSD using their Linux compatibility layer while the focus the past few months with Google Summer of Code 2019 were supporting the necessary DRM ioctls for allowing Linux software running on NetBSD to be able to tap accelerated graphics support...

NetBSD Made Progress Thanks To GSoC In Its March Towards Steam Support  Phoronix

Ultimately the goal is to get Valve's Steam client running on NetBSD using their Linux compatibility layer while the focus the past few months with Google ...

One month ago was the release of KernelShark 1.0 as the GUI for visualizing Ftrace Linux kernel traces. While v1.0 was a big step forward and switched from GTK to Qt, KernelShark 2.0 is already in planning with more features...

Beginner's Guide: How To Install Your Favorite Software On Ubuntu Linux 18.04 And 19.04  Forbes

So you've just installed Ubuntu? Learn how easy it is to load up your favorite software, and the advantages you can expect compared to Windows.

When setting up a website, one of the key considerations that you should have in mind is your site’s security. An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that encrypts data that is sent from...

Scrcpy – Control your Android phone from PC (Windows/Linux/Mac)  H2S Media

Here in this tutorial, we will let you know how to download and use Scrcpy on Windows 10/8/7, macOS and Linux PC after downloading to control Android ...

Linux Operating System Market Report Globally by 2014-2024: Industry Key Players- IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE, Fedora Linux  Market Expert

This Global Linux Operating System market elaborate report, compiled by Market Research Globe, offers a summary study on the regional forecast, business ...

In computer science (and casual computing), a variable is a location in memory that holds arbitrary information for later use. In other words, it’s a temporary storage container for you to put data into and get data out of. In the Bash shell, that data can be a word (a string, in computer lingo) or a number (an integer).

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In this DevOps world, it sometimes appears the Dev half gets all the limelight, with Ops the forgotten half in the relationship. It's almost as if the leading Dev tells the trailing Ops what to do, with almost everything "Ops" being whatever Dev says it should be. Ops, therefore, gets left behind, punted to the back, relegated to the bench.

I'd like to see more OpsDev happening. So let's look at a handful of things Ansible can help you do with your day-to-day Ops life. 

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3 Best Windows Alternatives | Most secure & private operating systems  proprivacy.com

Windows is not a secure or private operating system, in fact, it has been target by hackers and malware peddlers for decades. In this guide we list the best ...

Every file and directory on a Linux system is owned by someone, and the owner has complete control to change or delete the files they own. In addition to having an owning user, a file has an owning group.

You can view the ownership of a file using the ls -l command:

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Bookworm is a light-weight eBook reader for Linux  Ghacks Technology News

While Calibre has a built-in reader, and is the absolute best when it comes to managing and converting eBooks, some people may prefer an alternative when it ...

Linus Torvalds today released the sixth weekly test release of the upcoming Linux 5.3 kernel. It also happens to be 28 years to the day since Linus Torvalds announced the original Linux kernel...

Samsung DeX is darn close to the “Chrome Phone” I'd like to see  About Chromebooks

I've been pondering what a Chrome Phone would look like since 2013. We'll probably never see one but if you want to get an idea for the concept, look no ...

Sorry Linux Gamers, The 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' Situation Isn't Looking Good  Forbes

For a minute there, we had a nice dream. But Easy Anti-Cheat has infected the long-awaited Master Chief Collection on Steam.

Civilization VI: Gold Edition is peak strategy gaming, and it's only $25  Windows Central

Few games have ever managed to capture imaginations across the globe like Sid Meier's famed Civilization series, in which players use a combination or ...

Linux Kernel Turns 28 Today  iProgrammer

August 25th is taken to be the official birthday of the Linux. What's so special about 28? Well we managed to miss 21 and 25 so we are making sure we mark it ...

The FreeBSD project has published their Q2'2019 summary that outlines the various accomplishments for this open-source operating system project over the past quarter...

FreeBSD In Q2'2019 Saw Updated Graphics Drivers, Continued Linux Compatibility Layer  Phoronix

The FreeBSD project has published their Q2'2019 summary that outlines the various accomplishments for this open-source operating system project over the ...

5 ways Linux changed our lives and we didn't even know it  Android Authority

To commemorate the nearly 30 years that Linux has been available, we compiled a shortlist of ways Linux has fundamentally changed our lives.