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Axiomtek’s 15.6-inch, SDM-style “ITC150WM” panel PC runs Linux or Win 10 on a choice of Apollo Lake or Whiskey Lake CPUs. Specs include GbE, up to 2x HDMI, up to 5x USB, and up to 3x M.2. Axiomtek announced an ITC150WM panel-PC series that use Intel’s Smart Display Module form factor to enable easy CPU […]

To the uninitiated, one glowing black screenful of green text is the same as any other glowing black screenful of green text, but many sysadmins know that the shell you choose can change every facet of how you interact with your computer. Here are some of the most popular shells, and what users love about them.

I am a big fan of command-line applications, and I spend a lot of time working in a terminal. Terminal-based applications are, in many cases, faster, more flexible, and more intuitive than their graphical user interface (GUI) counterparts. Having a flexible and powerful terminal with many command-line tools makes me more productive. This is one of the main reasons I moved to Linux several years ago and never looked back.

CMS behind gov.uk and plenty more government sites worldwide promises easy upgrade from current code to new version 9.0 Open-source CMS software Drupal has unveiled its first major update in five years by launching a new version 9.0.…

Meet Planner, an open-source GTD (Getting Things Done) and to-do list application that will keep your life more organized and help you achieve your goals.

WordPress is a free and open-source CMS based on the PHP programming language, with MySQL being used for the backend where the data is stored. Used by millions of people, it is the world’s most popular content management system (or CMS for short). You can extend the functionality of WordPress site with the help of its free and premium plugins and themes. In this tutorial, we will be installing WordPress using the LEMP stack (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP) on a CentOS 8 VPS.

Virtualization Technology enables your processor to act as a number of independent computer systems. This enables several operating systems to be running on the same machine at the same time. Whenever you want to install virtualization applications on your Debian system such as KVM, VirtualBox, etc., you should first verify if your system supports virtualization and if it is enabled.

Starting today, there’s a VPN on the market from a company you trust. The Mozilla VPN (Virtual Private Network) is now available on Windows and Android devices. This fast and easy-to-use VPN service is brought to you by Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, and a trusted name in online consumer security and privacy services.

Public education has always been a core value in my family. It was instilled in me from a young age that everybody deserves fair access to high-quality education. This virtue continues to influence me as I raise children of my own, one of whom will be entering kindergarten this fall. Open source is the perfect match for public education. read more

For this week’s blog, I’ve run a variety of benchmarking tests on the AWOW AK41 Mini PC together with three other systems to put the results into context.

Today, we’ll take you in a detailed review of Axelor; An open source business platform system that was released as open source in 2012.

Whether you're starting up an elaborate Raspberry Pi homelab or you're managing a building full of workstations, sometimes you need to do the same task on multiple hosts. There are many ways to automate tasks across systems. Ansible, for instance, ensures all systems are in the same state, and sometimes a simple cron job will do. read more

We can restrict a Pod to only be able to run on a particular Node. In this article, we will create pods to see them get deployed on the worker as well as the master node, then we will attach a label to the master node and point pods to get deployed on the master node only using the nodeSelector.

How to keep your data safe when you’re in an uncontrolled environment.

In this article, we will show you several different ways to find the number of files in a directory in Linux.

The Mozilla Thunderbird 78 open-source email client is now available as a major update with several new features and improvements.

The concepts behind the Kubernetes container orchestration system can be hard to understand. I created a simple analogy about renting out rooms in a house to help you learn how Kubernetes works. How to rent rooms in your house Imagine you own a house with 10 rooms. You want to rent out three of the rooms through an online accommodation service. You have two choices: you can post ads and manage everything yourself, or you can hire someone to do it for you. read more

Major open-source projects need paid-for developers, but what is the business model? Interview The companies that do most to develop and evolve the LibreOffice productivity suite, both for desktop and cloud, say the project's business model is "beyond utterly broken" and that The Document Foundation (TDF), the charity that hosts the project, has to change its approach.…

Hardkernel has upgraded its Odroid-N2 SBC to an Odroid-N2-Plus with a new version of the hexa-core Amlogic S922X that boosts the 2x -A53 cores to 2.0GHz and the 4x -A73 cores to 2.2GHz, with overclocking up to 2.4GHz. Hardkernel has updated its high-end Odroid-N2 SBC with an Odroid-N2-Plus model that is likely the fastest community-backed […]

This document describes the basic installation of a CentOS 8 server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of this guide is to provide a minimal setup that can be used as basis for all kinds of CentOS server setups.