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Let’s not mince words here. Arch Linux is a challenge to install... Not only does Namib Linux make installing and using Arch Linux as simple as can be, it also offers everything desktop Linux should have...

Two well-known tech journalists and frequent contributors to Linux.com have debuted a new video series discussing Linux topics. The “Let’s Get Serious” series from Jack Wallen and Swapnil Bhartiya will feature ideas, opinions, and engaging conversation based on their years of experience using Linux and covering the tech industry.

Emcraft announced a Linux-driven, “i.MX 8M SOM” module with onboard wireless plus a sandwich-style starter kit based on it that supplies GbE, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0, USB Type-C, and RPi 40-pin connections.

A CrowdSupply campaign is pitching an open source $85 “BeagleWire” BeagleBone cape with a Lattice iCE40HX-4k FPGA, 4x Grove interfaces, 4x PMODs, and 32MB RAM.

News briefs for March 1, 2018.

Last week we reviewed IPv4 addressing and using the network admin's indispensible ipcalc tool: Now we're going to make some nice LAN routers. VirtualBox and KVM are wonderful for testing routing, and the examples in this article are all performed in KVM.

Considering making the move to Qubes 4? This article describes a few of the big changes. I've been using Qubes as my primary desktop for more than two years, and I've written about it previously in my Linux Journal column, so I was pretty excited to hear that Qubes was doing a refactor of its own in the new 4.0 release.

Zulip is a free and open source group chat application software that can be used for sharing private and public messages. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Zulip chat server on Debian 9.

Come back for more Raspberry Pi articles next week as we celebrate 3.14 on March 14, 2018. Setting up a typical school computer lab with computers, monitors, keyboards, cables, switches, and more can quickly become very expensive. In developing and less prosperous countries (which comprise the largest part of the world), it's common for several hundred students to share a single computer. Even in the developed world, small schools and clubs with small budgets often are poorly equipped with technology. read more

Lscpu is a neat tool to show you CPU related information right on the shell. In this article, we will discuss the lscpu command using some easy to understand examples.

DevOps culture is quickly gaining ground, and demand for top-notch DevOps talent is greater than ever at companies all over the world. With the annual base salary for a junior DevOps engineer now topping $100,000, IT professionals are hurrying to make the transition into DevOps. But how do you choose the right candidate to fill your DevOps role?

Fonts help you express your thoughts in creative ways through design. Whether you’re captioning an image, building a presentation, or designing a greeting or advertisement, fonts can boost your idea to the next level. Fortunately, Fedora makes installation easy. Here’s how to do it.

Standing in the sunshine outside the Capitol, Democratic Congressional leaders bantered, laughed, and made impassioned speeches Tuesday after formally introducing two bills to restore net neutrality.

News briefs for February 28, 2018. in Android Education IOT Mobile News open source Purism Red Hat Security Ubuntu.

Today marks the release of OpenStack's seventh release, Queens. After a 26-week release schedule, Queens brings into the fold new projects and new features, including strong container integration, support for vGPUs, and many advancements around NFV, edge computing, and machine learning applications.

Seco announced an Ubuntu-ready “COMe-B75-CT6” COM Express Type 6 Compact module featuring AMD’s new Ryzen Embedded V1000, and offering support for four simultaneous 4K displays and an optional industrial temperature range.

One for you, one for me, and 0.15366BTC for Uncle Sam.

Zammad is an open source helpdesk/customer support system written in Ruby. It's a web-based ticketing system with many features, including support to manage customer communication over several channels like Facebook, telegram, chat, and emails.

In this tutorial series, we're providing practical guidelines for using PGP... we'll explain how to generate PGP subkeys, which are used in daily work.

The beauty of the Linux command line lies in the fact that you can do almost anything using the command line tools. Even if it involves fetching information on the system's hardware components. If that's what you intend to do, and are looking for a command line way to this, you'll be happy to know you can use the lshw command for it.