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PostGIS is an open-source software that allows "Geographic Information Systems" objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PostGIS on Debian 10.

In the previous articles in this series about cloud-native Java applications, I shared 6 requirements of cloud-native software and 4 things cloud-native Java must provide. But now you might want to implement these advanced Java applications in your local machine without climbing a steep learning curve.

Opencart is a popular open-source shopping cart solution that helps you to host your own fully functional e-commerce site. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenCart with Nginx on Debian 10 and secure it with Let's Encrypt SSL.

Kubernetes was recently updated to version 1.18.0, which brought a number of changes. In this video, Linux Foundation training instructor Tim Serewicz discusses the updates to Kubernetes. Watch Video at Linux Foundation Training.

As schools and universities are shutting down around the globe due to COVID-19, many of us in academia are wondering how we can get up to speed and establish a stable workflow to get our podcasts, online lectures, and tutorials out there for our students. Open source software (OSS) has a key role to play in this situation for many reasons, including: read more

A story about the origins of Fedora, told from a fictitious user's point of view.

Adlink’s “Vizi-AI” dev kit for machine vision AI runs Linux, Intel OpenVino, and Adlink Edge middleware on an Apollo Lake based Adlink “LEC-AL” SMARC module running on an Adlink carrier equipped with an Intel Myriad-X VPU. Adlink, Arrow, and Intel have teamed up on a development kit for entry-level AI industrial machine vision. The Vizi-AI […]

Unlike traditional stock exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange that have fixed trading hours, cryptocurrencies are traded 24/7, which makes it impossible for anyone to monitor the market on their own. Often in the past, I had to deal with the following questions related to my crypto trading: read more

British mathematician checks out. Mathematician John Conway has died after suffering from COVID-19.…

Laird’s “Sentrius IG60-BL654 Wireless IoT Gateway” for Bluetooth sensor applications runs Laird Linux or AWS IoT Greengrass on Laird’s SAMA5D36-based “60 Series SOM” and provides 802.11ac, BT 5.0, 2x LAN, and optional LTE Cat 1. We last reported on Laird Connectivity in regard to its Open Platform automotive telematics and connectivity computer back in 2017, […]

Metabase is a free and opensource data analytics and Bussiness intelligence tool. It allows you and your company to ask questions and learns from your data. In this tutorial, we will show you how to Install Metabase Data Analytics on Ubuntu 18.04.

Bareos stands for "Backup Archiving Recovery Open Sourced" is a free and open-source backup platform forked from Bacula.org. It is a cross-platform software that can be used for backup, archiving and recovery of data for all operating systems.

The story behind my career with Linux is a bit unusual. It starts back in 2005; I was working as an auto mechanic at a Nissan dealership in Toledo, Ohio. I had never used a computer for anything other than checking email, browsing the web, and playing World of Warcraft. read more

A build system is comprised of the tools and processes used to transition from source code to a running application. This transition also involves changing the code's audience from the software developer to the end user, whether the end user is a colleague in operations or a deployment system. read more

More than 91% of students around the world are impacted by school closures due to COVID-19, and most governments have temporarily closed academic institutions. That's nearly 1.6 billion young people in 188 countries. Also, most of the learning platforms available online today aren't practical, engaging, or interactive, and lack true virtual collaboration. read more

'It was really a long process because it's just volunteer work' Interview Inkscape, a popular open-source vector graphics application, is heading for its 1.0 release more than 16 years after its first appearance in November 2003.…

Skipper is an open source HTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition. As its GitHub page states, it's designed to handle large amounts of dynamically configured HTTP route definitions (>600,000 routes) with detailed lookup conditions and flexible augmentation of the request flow with filters. It can be used out of the box or extended with custom lookup, filter logic, and configuration sources. read more

Adlink has launched four Linux-ready “Matrix” edge computers with 8th and 9th Gen Coffee Lake CPUs: the compact MXE-5600 and similar, but up to 3x PCIe MXC-6600 and the MVP-5100-MXM and similar, up to 2x PCIe MVP-6100-MXM. Adlink announced the release of its next generation of Matrix embedded computers, which follow earlier Matrix models such […]

As Linus Torvalds relieves the USA of his favorite Finnish Easter dessert Linus Torvalds’ has announced version 5.7rc1 of the Linux kernel, and a shout-out from the Linux kernel technical advisory board in case any maintainers have hit coronavirus-related complications.…

What is Folding@home? Folding@home is a distributed computing network for performing biomedical research. Its intent is to help further understand and develop cures for a range of diseases. Their current priority is understanding the behavior of COVID-19 and the virus that causes COVID-19. This article will show you how you can get involved by donating […]