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Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support

Phoronix - Mon, 02/02/2026 - 19:12
Linux From Scratch was one of the holdouts continuing optional SysVinit init system support through 2026, but that's now ending. Linux From Scratch "LFS" and Beyond Linux From Scratch "BLFS" are ending their System V Init support moving forward...

Raspberry Pi Raises Prices As Much As $60 Due To Memory Demand

Phoronix - Mon, 02/02/2026 - 18:40
Last year Raspberry Pi announced price increases due to memory demand. Today they have announced another round of increased prices as a result of the memory shortages going on industry-wide...

Steam Survey Results For January 2026

Phoronix - Mon, 02/02/2026 - 18:18
After Steam on Linux gaming hit a record high in December of 3.58%, the January 2026 numbers are now published...

IT automation with agentic AI: Introducing the MCP server for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Red Hat News - Mon, 02/02/2026 - 08:00
As we continue to expand intelligence capabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, we’ve made the MCP server available as a technology preview feature in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6.4. The MCP server acts as a bridge between your MCP client of choice and Ansible Automation Platform. This integration helps you manage your entire infrastructure estate with exciting new tools like Cursor and Claude. What is MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform?The MCP server for Ansible Automation Platform is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that enables Large Language Mod

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