Open-source News

Parallels Desktop 16 supports macOS Big Sur and smoother PC 3D graphics  VentureBeat

I have noticed that many developers do not use a .gitignore file, even though it's a best practice to use one to designate files you don't want Git to track in version control. Because .gitignore can boost your code quality, you should not ignore .gitignore in your repositories.

What is .gitignore?

Files in your working Git repository can be:

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Linux Fu: Remote Execution Made Easy  hackaday.com

Linux service control commands  TechRepublic

Linux service control commands  TechRepublic

For those wanting to experiment with an actively-maintained BSD-powered, desktop-focused operating system, GhostBSD remains a great choice powered off FreeBSD...

GhostBSD 20.08.04 Shipping With Updated Packages - Including MATE 1.24  Phoronix

This guide takes a tour of some of the best command-line tools that are used for searching matching strings or patterns in text files. These tools are usually used alongside regular expressions – shortened

The Document Foundation that is behind the cross-platform LibreOffice open-source office suite has published their 2019 annual report...

If looking for a text editor that offers more features than the recent release of Nano 5.0, GNU Emacs 27.1 is out...

Google is delaying the shutdown of Chrome apps, but you probably weren’t using them anyway  The Verge

Linux 5.9 Performance Is Off To A Great Start With FSGSBASE Boost  Phoronix

The FSGSBASE support that was finally mainlined a few days ago for Linux 5.9 is off to providing a nice performance boost for both Intel and AMD systems. Looking at FSGSBASE is one of the first areas I've dived into for Linux 5.9 kernel testing with this article serving as some preview/teaser data points.

1Password is coming to Linux  ZDNet

Manjaro Monday: Installing this Arch Linux branch on your Chromebook  Chrome Unboxed

Manjaro Monday: Installing this Arch Linux branch on your Chromebook  Chrome Unboxed

IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system  The Next Web

Lenovo’s New ThinkPad P53 Is Everything I Want In A Linux Laptop  Forbes

The NFS code going into Linux 5.9 is finally presenting support for user extended attributes (user xattrs)...

User Xattr Support Finally Landing For NFS In Linux 5.9  Phoronix