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Daily News Roundup: Malware in Your Pirated Software  How-To Geek

Researchers at ESET and Malwarebytes have discovered crypto mining malware hidden in pirated music production software. The pirated software loads the ...

Get the Pay What You Want: The Complete Linux eBook Bundle  BleepingComputer

A new pay what you want deal is available for 4 eBooks from Packt Publishing on how to secure Linux, perform shell scripting, Linux programming, and more.

The Latest Linux 5.2 + Mesa 19.2 Radeon Performance Against NVIDIA With Mid-Range GPUs  Phoronix

With the Linux 5.2 kernel a few weeks out from its stable release and now being in the middle of the Mesa 19.2 development cycle for the RADV Vulkan and ...

With the Linux 5.2 kernel a few weeks out from its stable release and now being in the middle of the Mesa 19.2 development cycle for the RADV Vulkan and RadeonSI OpenGL drivers, here are some fresh results looking at the latest open-source AMD Radeon Linux graphics driver stack compared to the latest NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver. In this article the focus is on the mid-range (Polaris) line-up against the NVIDIA competition while similar tests on the high-end are currently being carried out.

Jeff Woods  Linux Journal

Jeff Woods has worked in the IT field for more than 20 years, with broad experience in areas including software engineering, data engineering, operations, ...

Linux Certified System Administrator exam: User and group management  TechGenix

The Linux Certified System Administrator exam can be an important career step. Here's a close look at what is covered in user and group management.

Linux Certified System Administrator exam: User and group management  TechGenix

The Linux Certified System Administrator exam can be an important career step. Here's a close look at what is covered in user and group management.

Flameshot Linux: An open source screenshot tool for Linux  H2S Media

Flameshot, an annotate & screenshot shutter for Linux. It is a simple lightwieght Linux screenshot tool works on distros such as Ubuntu, CentOS, debian etc.

GNOME 3.33.3 is out this morning as the latest development release in the trek towards the very exciting GNOME 3.34 desktop update due out this September...

Linux display driver code hints that more AMD Navi GPUs are coming  The INQUIRER

IT LOOKS LIKE more AMD Navi Navi-based Radeon graphics cards are coming if snippets of info in Linux display driver code are anything to go by. Flagged by ...

If you are planning to enjoy some Linux gaming this week via Steam, you may want to think twice about upgrading to the latest Linux kernel Git code or even the newest stable point releases...

The Latest Linux Kernel Appears To Be Causing Connectivity Issues For Steam  Phoronix

If you are planning to enjoy some Linux gaming this week via Steam, you may want to think twice about upgrading to the latest Linux kernel Git code or even the ...

Intel Drops 2 Exciting Clues About The Future Of Clear Linux OS For 'Normal' Desktop Users  Forbes

At first blush, Intel's Clear Linux OS Project may not seem like the ideal candidate for average desktop users. Expect that to change in the near future.

The latest use-case for the increasingly popular Zstd compression algorithm could be employment by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for compressing its link-time optimization (LTO) data...

The Bzip2 open-source compression program is about to see its first real release since September 2010. This new version brings new build systems, security fixes, and much more...

I wrote recently that "GogglesMM has been one of my favorite players for quite some time now." So, when I was thinking about interviewing developers who build and maintain open source music players, Sander Jansen came quickly to mind.

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Sysadmins, site reliability engineers (SREs), and cloud operators all too often struggle to feel confident in their infrastructure as it scales up. Also too often, they think the only way to solve their challenges is to write a tool for in-house use. Fortunately, there are options. There are many open source tools available to test an infrastructure's performance. Here are my favorites.

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In the world of free software, many people speak English: It is the one language. English helps us cross borders to meet others. However, this language is also a barrier for the majority of people.

Some master it while others don't. Complex English terms are, in general, a barrier to the understanding and propagation of knowledge. Whenever you use an uncommon English word, ask yourself about your real mastery of what you are explaining, and the unintentional barriers you build in the process.

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Kali Linux Vs. Linux Mint: Which One Should You Pick?  Analytics India Magazine

One of the favourite tools for programmers and ethical hackers to have on their computer is a solid Linux distribution. Primarily, Linux distros are often built on an ...

Report confirms shift of botnet attack focus to Linux, IoT  FutureIoT

In 2018, botnets were shifted from Windows platforms towards Linux and internet of things (IoT) platforms, leading to the fast decline of older Windows-based ...