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In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install GitLab CE (Community Edition) on your own Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus server. In this tutorial, I will be using the 'omnibus' package provided by GitLab for easy installation and create an SSL certificate with Let's encrypt.

Compulab’s rugged, 30 x 27mm “UCM-iMX7” module runs Linux on a low-power NXP i.MX7, and includes up to 64GB eMMC, WiFi, BT, GbE, USB, and touch-ready LCD. In late 2015, Compulab introduced one of the first computer-on-modules built around NXP’s power-sipping, Cortex-A7-based i.MX7 with its SODIMM-style CL-SOM-iMX7, but it was quickly eclipsed in a race […]

2018 Camry's infotainment system will run Automotive Grade Linux The Linux Foundation's Automotive Grade Linux project is celebrating its first big-name user, after Toyota said it will employ the OS in the 2018 Camry model it will sell in the United States.…

This quote mirrors my own personal experience with FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software). "When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be." —Matt Mullenweg. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2017, from BrainyQuote.com read more

We are delighted to announce that WebVR will ship on by default for all Windows users with an HTC VIVE or Oculus Rift headset in Firefox 55 . The post Mozilla Brings Virtual Reality to all Firefox Users appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

NoSQL databases are one of those fun topics where people get all excited because it's cool and new. But, they're really not new, they're different from SQL databases, and they have different use cases. NoSQL is not going to make world peace or give you your own private holodeck but, aside from those deficiencies, it is pretty cool.

Our 2017 hacker board survey is now live. To earn a chance to win a free SBC, participate in our 3-minute survey of these 98 sub-$200 hacker-friendly SBCs. Over the last year, LinuxGizmos has reported on dozens of new community backed, open spec, hacker- and developer-friendly single board computers that run Linux and Android. We’ve […]

Binging for pennies The uptake for Microsoft's long-suffering search engine, Bing, continues to be so dismal that Redmond has resorted to paying people to use it.…

It’s once again time for our annual reader survey of open-spec, Linux- or Android-ready single board computers priced under $200.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to upgrade the Ubuntu kernel to use the latest mainline kernel build provided by the Ubuntu kernel Team. I will be using Ubuntu 16.04.2 Xenial Xerus with default kernel version 4.4 as basis upgrade it to the 4.11.2 kernel version.

Eight weeks needed to sort out missing pieces of Jigsaw platform module system Oracle's asked for more time to sort out Java 9 in light of the community's rejection of the proposed Java Platform Module System.…

Running your container using privileged mode opens up a world of pain if your container is abused. Not only are your host's resources directly accessed with impunity by code within your container (a little like enabling the omnipotent CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) but you're also relinquishing the cgroups resource limitations which were added to the kernel as a level of protection, too.

Last spring a group I follow on Facebook started sharing information about an oil pipeline, called the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), that was planned to go in the ground in North Dakota, and the Water Protectors, teenagers from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation who were standing up to try to stop that from happening. As I watched the story unfold over the next few months, I knew that I wanted to go out there and see how the nonprofit organization I work for, Geeks Without Bounds, could help. read more

Microsoft releases Draft, an open-source tool to streamline development of applications running on Kubernetes. At CoreOS Fest in San Francisco, Calif., Microsoft's Gabe Monroy, lead project manager for containers on Microsoft Azure, announced the release of Draft, a tool to streamline development of applications running on any Kubernetes cluster.

There's much more to managing a project with git beyond just committing code and working with branches. GitHub-Driven Development is a process that will help you organize and manage the progression of a project on GitHub, although much of this could be applied to other systems, such as GitLab, as well. This concept isn't only for developers; it can be used for project managers or anyone involved in the development of a project—it could even be applied to non-code projects. read more

Igalia is an open source development company offering consultancy services for desktop, mobile, and web technologies. The company’s developers contribute code for several open source projects, including GNOME, WebKit, and the Linux kernel.

According to a 451 Research study, containers are taking over cloud server deployments, and Kubernetes is taking over container orchestration.

In this tutorial, I will show you step by step how to install the latest stable Moodle on CentOS 7. Moodle is an open source eLearning software written in PHP. It is used for distance education, e-learning projects, and blended learning. Moodle will run under the Nginx web server, using a MariaDB database server and using PHP-FPM7.0. For the operating system, we will use CentOS 7.

Dost thou know the Seven Immutable Laws of FP? Stob "Today, object-oriented programming (OOP) rules the IT industry absolutely. It is impossible to dislodge. While functional programming (FP) has seen a resurgence of late, it is typically used as an adjunct to OOP." – Louis Cyphre, 'Why are functional programming languages used so rarely in practice?'…

OpenStack continues to be one of the most in-demand skills in the tech industry; if you’ve got solid OpenStack experience, you’ll almost certainly be able to find employment with it. But how do you gain those skills, and once you’ve gained them, how do you keep them current? Fortunately, you’ve got plenty of options. read more