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In this article, we will explain how you can Tweet directly from your Ubuntu command line through the Rainbow Stream application. The process includes installing the application, giving it access to use your Twitter account, and then tweeting from your Terminal through it.

Pine64 has opened $199 pre-orders on its open-spec, 14-inch Pinebook Pro laptop, which runs Linux on a Rockchip RK3399 and features 3x privacy switches. The Rock64 Rev 3, PineTab tablet, PinePhone should follow shortly. As promised in a July 5 blog announcement, Pine64 has opened pre-orders for $199 on its 14-inch Pinebook Pro laptop, the […]

Combine Docker with a Raspberry Pi, and you can set your new IoT project up in minutes. Here is how you can run Docker on a Raspberry Pi.

For almost 2 weeks I didn't update the article on this blog, it's because I'm also making a visual novel with a short story. If you like writing novels, maybe you can make it Visual Novel so that it is more interactive. Visual novel games have their own fans. We can also make a visual novel using the Game Engine. One software that you can use to create visual novels is Ren’Py.

Have you ever downloaded the source code for a popular software project that required you to type the almost ritualistic ./configure; make && make install command sequence to build and install it? If so, you’ve used GNU Autotools. If you’ve ever looked into some of the files accompanying such a project, you’ve likely also been terrified at the apparent complexity of such a build system. read more

News briefs for July 25, 2019.

This article explains how to edit PDF metadata tags on Linux, using either a GUI or from the command line.

Canonical announced the end of life of the Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) operating system series on July 18th, 2019, urging users to upgrade their installations to a newer or supported release.

This guide explains how to add 'New Document' option in right click context menu in Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME edition.

Oracle released VirtualBox 6.0.10 as the fifth maintenance release in the latest VirtualBox 6.0 series, fixing various issues and adding some exciting enhancements for Linux users.

Keith & Koep’s new i.MX8M-based “Trizeps VIII” and i.MX8M Mini-driven “Trizeps VIII Mini” modules are supported with a common “pConXS Eval-Kit” with a 7-inch touchscreen and Linux and Android BSPs. Keith & Koep is new to LinuxGizmos, although our predecessor, LinuxDevices, reported on the German embedded firm’s Marvell Armada 100 based Trizeps VI module back […]

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The Forbidden Arts, an action adventure platformer with a focus on both discovery and exploration is going to be coming to Linux.

Canonical released new Linux kernel security updates for Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series to address various security vulnerabilities.

MySQL (and its drop-in replacement MariaDB) is the most popular open-source relational database management system. There are some important differences between MySQL versions, so knowing which version is running on your server might be important in some situations. For example, if you are installing an application that requires a specific MySQL version before starting with the installation you’ll need to find out the version of your MySQL server. In this article, we’ll show you how to check the version of the MySQL or MariaDB server that is installed on your system.

News briefs for July 24, 2019.

Created in 2013, InfluxDB has established itself as one of the most used time series database. Used by many successful companies around the world like eBay, IBM or Mozilla, InfluxDB can be used in a wide variety of sectors : DevOps, monitoring, IoT and even cybersecurity!

I've spent the last few weeks, unbelievably busy with our latest project, and we may need some help on that soon, but that's another discussion. I titled this article "It's About Time" for good reason.

It's time that I go.

This tutorial shows you how to set up a JMeter cluster for load tests. JMeter can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, group of servers, network, or object, to test its strength, or to analyze overall performance under different load types.

The ls command lists files on a POSIX system. It's a simple command, often underestimated, not in what it can do (because it really does only one thing), but in how you can optimize your use of it.