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Building A Linux HTPC / Storage Server With The SilverStone CS381  Phoronix

SilverStone recently sent over their CS381 chassis that has proven to be quite a versatile micro-ATX enclosure that can accommodate up to twelve hard drives ...

SilverStone recently sent over their CS381 chassis that has proven to be quite a versatile micro-ATX enclosure that can accommodate up to twelve hard drives (eight of which are hot-swappable) all while coming in at just 400 x 225 x 316mm. The SilverStone CS381 could work quite well as a Linux HTPC / DIY Steam Linux gaming living room PC or SOHO file server system with its compact size while offering immense storage potential. Here's more on the SilverStone CS381 and our build with using a Ryzen 5 3400G that is playing well under Linux with an ASUS B450 motherboard.

Linux Operating System Market Boosting the Growth Worldwide: 2019 Market Key Dynamics, Recent and Future Demand, Trends, Share Valuation Industry Size and Foreseen Research Report | 360 Market Updates  Independent Telegraph

The study on the Global Linux Operating System Market strives to offer major and deep understandings into the present market scenario and the evolving growth ...

Linux Operating System Market Boosting the Growth Worldwide: 2019 Market Key Dynamics, Recent and Future Demand, Trends, Share Valuation Industry Size and Foreseen Research Report | 360 Market Updates  Independent Telegraph

The study on the Global Linux Operating System Market strives to offer major and deep understandings into the present market scenario and the evolving growth ...

The "char/misc" changes for the Linux 5.4 are as eventful as ever...

Intel Icelake Thunderbolt Support, Stratix10 Additions & Other Material Hits Linux 5.4  Phoronix

The "char/misc" changes for the Linux 5.4 are as eventful as ever. Greg Kroah-Hartman sent in the char/misc changes earlier this week for the Linux 5.4 merge ...

Install Linux Mint 19 from a bootable USB drive  H2S Media

Here we are installing the latest Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon 64-bit using Live bootable USB drive created from its ISO file.

Best free Linux firewalls of 2019: go beyond Iptables for desktops and servers  TechRadar

Move beyond Iptables with these firewall options for Linux distros, as we feature the best in free open source software.

Best free Linux firewalls of 2019: go beyond Iptables for desktops and servers  TechRadar

Move beyond Iptables with these firewall options for Linux distros, as we feature the best in free open source software.

Best free Linux firewalls of 2019: go beyond Iptables for desktops and servers  TechRadar

Move beyond Iptables with these firewall options for Linux distros, as we feature the best in free open source software.

Best free Linux firewalls of 2019: go beyond Iptables for desktops and servers  TechRadar

Move beyond Iptables with these firewall options for Linux distros, as we feature the best in free open source software.

While FreeBSD doesn't see much in the way of game ports besides compatibility with open-source games/engines, FreeBSD's Linux binary compatibility layer for years has allowed running Linux games on FreeBSD and there is also Wine support for FreeBSD to handle Windows software. Thanks to those efforts, it's possible to make a FreeBSD gaming box...

Google rolls out latest Chrome 77 update for Android, Linux, Windows, iOS  Digit

Google just released the stable version of Chrome 77 last week. The update rolled out to Android, Windows, Linux and iOS platforms and came with a bunch of ...

In addition to announcing systemd-homed for better user home directories, Lennart Poettering also used this year's All Systems Go conference to drum up support for systemd's boot efforts around SD-Boot and the Boot Loader Specification...

Following last week's Akademy 2019 developer conference in Milan, KDE developers this week not only released the Plasma 5.17 beta but they've been busy with a ton of other bug fixing and improvements...

The input driver updates for the Linux 5.4 kernel include the addition of an interesting, budget-friendly RC receiver that can be used for home-built drones and other use-cases while now the driver allows the receiver when paired with a supported RC controller to serve as a traditional Linux joystick input...

Linux 5.4 Adds Support For The FlySky FS-iA6B - A Receiver Popular With DIY Drones  Phoronix

The input driver updates for the Linux 5.4 kernel include the addition of an interesting, budget-friendly RC receiver that can be used for home-built drones and ...

Not only is FOSDEM one of the best open-source/Linux events in the world for those who make the journey each February to Brussels, but they also for years now have done a masterful job at recording the different talks and developer room sessions. Each year gets better both for the event itself as well as the video recordings even with FOSDEM operating on a very limited budget due to the event being free to attend. For those curious about the hardware/software setup powering their video setup, here's an interesting blog post...

The Hardware FOSDEM Uses To Carry Out Linux Video Recordings Of Their Event  Phoronix

Not only is FOSDEM one of the best open-source/Linux events in the world for those who make the journey each February to Brussels, but they also for years ...

SHADERed is a cross-platform utility designed for creating and testing HLSL and GLSL shaders. This week marked the version 1.2 release of this Windows/Linux program for helping to test and evaluate shaders...