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Ubuntu 20.10 Looking At Restricting Access To Kernel Logs With dmesg

Phoronix - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 18:22
Ubuntu 20.10 will likely join other Linux distributions in restricting access to dmesg by unprivileged users...

How to Enable HTTP/2.0 in Nginx

Tecmint - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 15:15
HTTP/2 is the latest standard for the HTTP protocol, it is the successor of HTTP/1.1. It is becoming increasingly popular due to the benefits it brings to web developers and users in general. It...

4 essential tools to set up your Python environment for success

opensource.com - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 15:02

Python is a wonderful general-purpose programming language, often taught as a first programming language. Twenty years in, multiple books written, and it remains my language of choice. While the language is often said to be straight-forward, configuring Python for development has not been described as such (as documented by xkcd).


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How to handle dynamic and static libraries in Linux

opensource.com - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 15:01

Linux, in a way, is a series of static and dynamic libraries that depend on each other. For new users of Linux-based systems, the whole handling of libraries can be a mystery. But with experience, the massive amount of shared code built into the operating system can be an advantage when writing new applications.


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My favorite 10 Node.js projects

opensource.com - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 15:00

Experienced developers, much like skilled artisans, rely on a set of tools to help them get their job done effectively and efficiently. However, trying to select the right tools can be intimidating, especially when you have many options to choose from.


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FreeBSD 11.4 Released With Various Hardware Support Improvements, Tooling Enhancements

Phoronix - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:02
For those not on the current FreeBSD 12 stable series but currently relying on FreeBSD 11, the FreeBSD 11.4 stable release is now available...

QML Online Now Hosted By The KDE Project For Qt/QML On The Web

Phoronix - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 05:19
QML Online is a Qt/QML adaptation for the web powered by EmScripten / WebAssembly...

Intel Releases New Microcode For Skylake CPUs (20200616)

Phoronix - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 03:33
While Intel updated the CPU microcode for Skylake and other affected generations last week as part of the SRBDS / CrossTalk vulnerability that was made public last week Tuesday, today Intel quietly released another microcode revision but this time just for Skylake...

FFmpeg 4.3 Released With AMD AMF Encoding, Vulkan Support, AV1 Encode

Phoronix - Wed, 06/17/2020 - 02:31
FFmpeg 4.3 is out as the latest version of this key open-source multimedia library. FFmpeg 4.3 is quite a big release...

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