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How to install Python on Linux

opensource.com - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 15:00

Python is now the most popular, most used programming language. Python's simple syntax and low learning curve make it the ultimate choice for beginners as well as professional developers. Python is also a very versatile programming language. It's used nearly everywhere—from web development to artificial intelligence—really anywhere other than mobile development.


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How to Reset a Forgotten Root Password in Fedora

Tecmint - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 14:18
This brief article explains the steps you can take to reset your forgotten root password on a Fedora Linux system. For this guide, we are using Fedora 32. Read Also: How to Reset Forgotten...

FreeBSD Is Off To A Solid Start For 2020

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 12:02
This weekend the FreeBSD project published their quarterly status report concerning Q1'2020 and the progress they made on many fronts...

Linux 5.7-rc1 Kernel Released

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 05:07
Following the two week long merge window, Linus Torvalds has announced an Easter day kernel release in the form of the Linux 5.7-rc1 test candidate...

Linux 5.7 Will Let You Setup A Swap File Over A Network With SMB3/Samba

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 02:19
A last minute feature coming into the Linux 5.7 kernel on its last day of the merge window is experimental support for allowing a remote swap setup over a network using SMB3...

The New Features Of The Linux 5.7 Kernel: Tiger Lake Graphics Stable, New exFAT, Zstd F2FS, Performance

Phoronix - Mon, 04/13/2020 - 01:11
Linus Torvalds is expected to deliver an Easter day kernel release in the form of Linux 5.7-rc1. After a two week merge window, Linux 5.7 feature development formally ends today. Here is a look at the many exciting improvements and new features to find with Linux 5.7.

Continuing To Improve The Benchmark Result Viewer

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 20:00
The benchmark result viewer has some more improvements that should be of interest to many for digging into more performance details especially between processors and systems...

Linux 5.7 Makes It Very Easy To Build The Kernel With An LLVM-Based Toolchain

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 19:15
Since last year it's been possible to build a mainline x86_64 Linux kernel with a mainline LLVM Clang compiler while for the in-development Linux 5.7 kernel are more improvements on the LLVM front...

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