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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Likely To Ship With Linux 5.4 As Opposed To 5.5

Phoronix - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 19:45
While the Linux 5.5 is out as stable today and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS isn't shipping until late April, it looks like they are settling on the use of the Linux 5.4 series, rather than the newer 5.5 and Linux 5.6 would be cutting too close to release anyhow for making this long-term support release...

BFQ I/O Scheduler Gets Some Fixes For Linux 5.6

Phoronix - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 19:29
It has been a while since there has been any new developments to report on BFQ, the Budget Fair Queueing I/O scheduler that offers both low-latency and high throughput modes, bandwidth and latency guarantees, and other functionality. With the ongoing Linux 5.6 cycle, BFQ at least has picked up some fixes...

BleachBit 3.2.0 - Neowin

Google News - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 19:20
BleachBit 3.2.0  Neowin

3 ways to use PostgreSQL commands

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:02

In Getting started with PostgreSQL, I explained how to install, set up, and begin using the open source database software. But there's a lot more you can do with commands in PostgreSQL.


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How key Python projects are maintained

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:01

Jannis Leidel is part of the Jazzband community. Jazzband is a collaborative community that shares the responsibility of maintaining Python-based projects.

Jazzband was born out of the stress of maintaining an open source project alone for a longer time. Jannis is a roadie, which means he does administrative tasks and makes sure the people in the band can play when they want.


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How Drupal 8 aims to be future-proof

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:00

Thomas Edison famously said, "The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense." This quote made me wonder if "sticking-to-it" is contradictory to innovation; does it make you resistant to change? But, the more I pondered on it, I realized that innovation is fueled by perseverance.


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How To Install Pandora FMS Monitoring Tool in Ubuntu 18.04

Tecmint - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 13:35
Pandora FMS (Flexible Monitoring System) is a free open-source, modern and highly scalable full-featured IT infrastructure monitoring tool designed for all types of environments. It is used to manage network equipment; Linux and other...

The three principles of successful cloud-native development

Red Hat News - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 13:00

To succeed with digital transformation, enterprises must learn how to modernize and develop applications much more rapidly and frequently. That requires a paradigm change in how applications are created. This new approach, cloud-native application development, should adhere to the following three principles:

Even With A $199 Laptop, Clear Linux Can Offer Superior Performance To Fedora Or Ubuntu

Phoronix - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 04:48
The latest in our benchmarking fun with the $199+ Motile M141 laptop is seeing how well Intel's Clear Linux performs on it in relation to Ubuntu and Fedora.

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