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Debian 10 Buster-based Endless OS 3.6.0 Linux distribution now available  BetaNews

When it comes to Linux, I prefer my distributions to be no-nonsense -- Fedora is my favorite distro, for instance. Is Fedora boring? Yes, I suppose. But that is sort ...

When thinking about IT security, one area that may not readily come to mind is the physical security of an enterprise’s servers. It’s often thought that because the servers are behind lock and key and/or in a data center, and because the data is in continuous use, encrypting the server drives isn’t needed since the data is never at-rest.

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This app puts your phone on your desktop, Windows, macOS, Linux included  SlashGear

The app called scrcpy was released in version 1.9 this week with features that make it the most advanced (yet simple) Android phone mirroring app in the world.

Endless OS 3.6.0 Released, Wind River Announces Enhancements to Wind River Linux, Arch Linux 2019.06.01 Is Out, NGD Systems Announces the Newport M.2 SSD and IBM Launches AutoAI for Watson Studio  Linux Journal

News briefs for June 12, 2019. Endless OS 3.6.0 has been released. This release has "updated the base OS packages to the latest versions from Debian 'buster' ...

The Linux Kernel Starts Prepping For Intel Ice Lake NNPI Support  Phoronix

Back during CES, Intel announced the Nervana Neural Network Processor for Inference (NNPI) to be powered by 10nm Ice Lake cores. Now ahead of the Linux ...

Samba is an open source, fast, secure, stable and widely-used network file system that provides file sharing and print services for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as Linux, all versions of DOS...

Are Your Linux Servers Really Protected? | Linux.com | The source for Linux information  Linux.com

When thinking about IT security, one area that may not readily come to mind is the physical security of an enterprise's servers. It's often thought that because the ...

Are Your Linux Servers Really Protected?  Security Today

It's often thought that because the servers are behind lock and key and/or in a data center, and because the data is in continuous use, encrypting the server ...

Endless OS 3.6.0 Released To Deliver A User-friendly Linux Experience  Fossbytes

Endless Computers, which made waves a couple of years ago with the launch of Endless Mini, is also known for its Debian derivative Endless OS distribution.

Wind River Linux adds Docker and Kubernetes support for the edge  LinuxGizmos.com

The latest version of Wind River Linux debuts an “OverC” container stack that eases integration of frameworks such as Docker and Kubernetes on edge devices.

Linux Desktop Spotlight: Enso OS Is What Happens If Elementary OS And Xubuntu Had A Baby  Forbes

I love the Xfce desktop environment. There's no arguing that it's a blisteringly fast and lightweight experience. But I've been very vocal about the first impression it ...

Linux Command-Line Editors Vulnerable to High-Severity Bug  Threatpost

A high-severity bug impacting two popular command-line text editing applications, Vim and Neovim, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Sisense Launches Cloud-Native Linux Architecture of its Analytics Tool  Solutions Review

Sisense has announced a new cloud-native Linux architecture of its analytics platform called Cloud-Native Sisense. The release is part of a series of product ...

Wind River Linux Harnesses Power of Containers and Cloud-Native Approaches for Embedded Systems Development  WIND

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS. Wind River Linux provides pre-integrated container technologies, reducing obstacles to container usage in embedded systems that often ...

8 Best Linux Gaming Distros You Need To Use In 2019  Analytics India Magazine

One of the most widely used operating systems, Linux is known for it is lightweight and secure in nature. There are various distributions of Linux where gaming is ...

The Current Radeon RX Vega 64 / Radeon VII Linux OpenCL Performance Against NVIDIA  Phoronix

Recently I provided a *fresh* look at the Radeon VII Linux gaming performance (as well as comparing AMDVLK vs. RADV) now that I have a Vega 20 graphics ...

As a Linux administrator for more than 4 years, I spend most of my time working on Linux console, but there are some situations where I need a Desktop environment instead of command-line. By...

Securing the Kernel Stack  Linux Journal

The Linux kernel stack is a tempting target for attack. This is because the kernel needs to keep track of where it is. If a function gets called, which then calls ...

Linux Kernel 5.2 Will Address Industrial Operations, Two-Factor Authentication  Linux.com

Currently, at release candidate 3, the Linux 5.2 kernel is coming soon and promises to offer quite a host of impressive new features and improvements. Lets take ...

Currently, at release candidate 3, the Linux 5.2 kernel is coming soon and promises to offer quite a host of impressive new features and improvements. Lets take a look at some of the highlights. New Features

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