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Most FOSS leaders came into prominence during the 1980s and 90s and are now approaching, or have passed, the age when most people retire. Are free software organizations ready for the change that appears to be just around the corner?

MySQL is a popular Open Source Relational Database System aka RDBMS. MySQL uses a relational database & structured query language (SQL) to manage all the data. It’s used for developing all sorts of web-based applications. It’s one of the most widely used database servers in the world & also the main component of the LAMP stack. In this tutorial, we will learn how we can install MySQL on Ubuntu.

Drupal is a free, open-source and scalable content management system that can be used by individuals to create and manage any types of websites. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Drupal 8 on CentOS 8 server and secure it with Let's Encrypt free SSL.

I am an avid reader, but I go through periods where I'm so busy that it's hard to find the time to keep up with my reading list. Even during my busiest times, I try to stay up to date on DevOps news since it's one of my areas of focus.

If security is a process (and it is), then it stands to reason that different projects (and contributors) are in different places. Some applications have years of security testing, with design done by people who have worked in information security for decades. Others are brand new projects by developers working on their first open source project. It comes as no surprise that Opensource.com's top security articles of 2019 represent this range of experience.

This year saw a wide range of really helpful Ansible articles. Whether you are just starting out with Ansible or a seasoned pro, there is something for everyone here to learn from. A good number of these articles are worthy of your bookmarking and perhaps a cron (or maybe a Tower/AWX job) reminder to reread them periodically.

The year is still ending and the perfect time to reflect and look back at some Magazine articles continues. This time, let’s see if the editors chose some interesting ones from 2019. Yes, they did! Red Hat, IBM, and Fedora IBM acquired Red Hat in July 2019, and this article discusses how nothing changes for […]

This was the year when, once and for all, it became clear that the future of technology belongs to Linux and open-source software.

Apache Maven is an open-source project management and comprehension tool used primarily for Java projects. Maven uses a Project Object Model (POM), which is essentially an XML file containing information about the project, configuration details, the project's dependencies, and so on. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install Apache Maven on CentOS 8.

Backups are important & they are our only contingency for when we delete things that we should not or there are malfunctions hardware or otherwise. Backups at regular intervals are essential for any organization to maintain a proper…

exa is a modern replacement for ls, a venerable command-line program that’s an integral part of any Linux distribution.

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Hardkernel is prepping a $55 “Odroid-Go Advance” retro game console that runs Ubuntu 18.04 on a Rockchip RK3326 and offers a 3.5-inch color display, gaming controls, and a 10-hour battery. Hardkernel has posted specs for a handheld retro game console that will launch in late January for $55. The Odroid-Go Advance is a more powerful […]

In order to start working with Git, you can either create your own Git repository or you can clone an existing Git repository. In this tutorial, we are going to focus on cloning an existing Git repository. We are also going to see different ways to clone a specific branch, to clone using a SSH key and to solve access denied issues.

Hanukkah famously has eight nights of celebration. The Hanukkah menorah, however, has nine candles: eight regular candles and a ninth that is always offset. It is called the shamash or shamos, which loosely translates to meaning "servant" or "janitor." The shamos is the candle that lights all the others: it is the only candle whose fire can be used, not just watched. As we wrap up our series on the Zen of Python, I see how namespaces provide a similar service. read more

If you don't want to upgrade from Windows 7 or are sick of Windows 10, here's how to finally make the switch to Linux and install apps.

Crontab is an important utility that is used for scheduling cron jobs i.e. setting up a specified time-based job. Cron job can be a single command or we can also schedule cron to run bash scripts. These cron…

Learn how to send traffic from a client machine port to a server port, or vice versa, through a secured SSH tunnel. We discuss local and remote forwarding, show examples and cover server configurations necessary to allows SSH forwarding.

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning built by Google. It can runs on CPU or GPU on different devices. TensorFlow can be installed system-wide, in a Python virtual environment, as a Docker container, or with Anaconda. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install TensorFlow in a Python virtual environment on Debian 10.

Windows 7 was released a decade ago, but its term has come to an end. Learn more about why you should migrate from Windows 7 to Linux and how to do it.