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With 12,000 plus attendees, KubeCon is arguably the most popular open-source conference of all time. Behind it, numerous companies are turning to Kubernetes for their container orchestration.

Python code can include documentation right inside its source code. The default way of doing so relies on docstrings, which are defined in a triple quote format. While the value of documentation is well... documented, it seems all too common to not document code sufficiently. Let's walk through a scenario on the power of great documentation.

A tutorial for adding tab completion to your scripts using the Bash Programmable Completion functionality.

In this tutorial, you will learn about binary package management via pkg on FreeBSD 12 operating system which is the most recent version at the time this article is being written. Most of the stuff also applies to the earlier FreeBSD 11 version.

Fujitsu’s three new “Futro” thin clients feature the Linux-based eLux RP stack running on Intel’s Gemini Lake Refresh SoCs. The quad-core Futro S9010 and S7010 and the dual-core S5010 offer GbE, 2x DP, and 7x USB ports. Fujitsu has expanded its line of Futro thin clients with three models that feature Intel’s recently announced Gemini […]

The Zorin OS community announced today the general availability of the Zorin OS 15 Lite edition, an Xfce-based version optimized to run faster than Windows 7 on very old computers.

Monica is an open source Personal Relationship Management (PRM) web application designed to organize interactions with your loved ones. Think of it as a CRM (a popular tool used by sales teams in the corporate world) for your friends or family.

Deepin Linux can be customized to become more Windows-like and make it more familiar and friendly for those who come to it from the world of Windows.

The exciting thing about open source is that nobody needs permission to try something new. That's a formula that allows new ideas to emerge all the time. Here are three open source projects that are still in their early stages but show real promise.

scrcpy, a tool to control (and show) Android devices from a Linux, macOS or Windows desktop, was updated to version 1.11. This release includes support for touchscreens / multitouch, an option to set the initial window size and position (including support for launching scrcpy with a borderless window), along with other changes and some important bug fixes.

GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton released today a new version of his ExLight GNU/Linux distribution, which features the lightweight Enlightenment desktop environment and a new Debian base.

SSH is easy to use, but when something causes your known_hosts to backfire on you, it can be frustrating. Here's how to fix this problem.

Python 2.7 will officially become unsupported beginning January 1, 2020. There is one final bugfix planned after this date, but then that's it. What does this end of life (EOL) mean for you? If you run Python 2, you need to migrate.

In this article we will show you how to install Dolibarr on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS. Dolibarr is an easy-to-use, open-source ERP and CRM application which is mainly used to easily and effectively manage companies, freelancers, and foundations. This guide should work on other Debian based servers as well, but it was tested and written for an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS.

No matter what operating system you're running, there are usually several ways to install an application. Sometimes you might find an application in an app store, or you might install it with a package manager like DNF on Fedora or Brew on Mac, and other times, you might download an executable or an installer from a website. Because Java is such a popular backend for so many applications, it's good to understand the different ways you can install it. The good news is that you have many options, and this article covers them all.

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container docker applications. With Compose, we use a YAML file to configure our application’s services.

Two days ago I got a mail from our regular reader, who asked me how to get a summary of directories in Linux. This tutorial allows you to get the size of a given directory and its subdirectories on Linux.

Last week’s blog looked at whether the RPI4 cuts the mustard as a desktop web browser. It does although with a few reservations. This week’s blog focuses on another absolutely essential desktop activity. Managing your email.

In addition to an operating system, the Fedora Project provides services for users and developers. Services such as Ask Fedora, the Fedora Project wiki and the Fedora Project mailing lists help users learn how to best take advantage of Fedora. For developers of Fedora, there are many other services such as dist-git, Pagure, Bodhi, COPR and Bugzilla for the packaging and release process.

Fujitsu’s three new “Futro” thin clients feature the Linux-based eLux RP stack running on Intel’s Gemini Lake Refresh SoCs. The quad-core Futro S9010 and S7010 and the dual-core S5010 offer GbE, 2x DP, and 7x USB ports.