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The openSUSE Project announced today that users of the openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling operating system series received all the latest Open Source software releases and GNU/Linux technologies.

Now that Linux has achieved World Domination, seems it has nothing but friends. Big ones.

Those that develop on Linux are likely familiar with Git. With good reason. Git is one of the most widely used and recognized version control systems on the planet. And for most, Git use tends to lean heavily on the terminal. After all, much of your development probably occurs at the command line, so why not interact with Git in the same manner?

Lubuntu is no longer a low system requirements Linux distribution for older computers.

ISO files are a common way of shipping software installers and storing data. Mounting an ISO file on Linux is simple, whether you use your desktop or the CLI.

EasySSH offers a convenient way to connect to your remote Linux servers. Even with a couple of caveats, it can make your admin life a bit easier. Here's how to install and use this GUI tool.

News briefs for July 27, 2018.

Docker is a containerization platform that allows you to quickly build, test and deploy applications as portable, self-sufficient containers that can run virtually everywhere. In this tutorial we will guide you through the process of installing Docker on a Debian 9 machine and explore the basic Docker concepts and commands.

Google/Microsoft/Twitter/Facebook's new Data Transfer Project promises to make our data more secure and more portable. If only they'd used the right tool for the job.

reStructuredText (often abbreviated as reST) is an easy-to-read, what-you-see-is-what-you-get plaintext markup syntax and parser system. It’s designed to be a simple, unobtrusive markup language.

E-con has released a four-board, 3.4MP “NileCAM30” camera system with either a USB 3.1 interface for any Linux or Windows computer or a MIPI-CSI interface that connects to a Jetson TX2 module. E-con Systems has launched a four-board, fixed-focus 3.4-megapixel camera system with up to HD video resolution at 60fps and 2304 x 1536 resolution […]

A look at Linux kernel developers' various revision control solutions through the years, Linus Torvalds' decision to use BitKeeper and the controversy that followed, and how Git came to be created.

Sequent is Kickstartering an industrial “MegaIO-IND” version of its Mega-IO home automation add-on for the Raspberry Pi with 4x 4-20mA inputs, 4x digital inputs, and 4x 10A/250V relays, all with optical isolation, plus analog I/O and more. Sequent Microsystems has launched a follow-up to two previous Raspberry Pi add-on boards that found success on Kickstarter: […]

If you're looking for a quick way to download subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org from your Linux desktop or server, give OpenSubtitlesDownload.py a try. This neat Python tool can be used as a Nautilus, Nemo or Caja script, or from the command line.

Traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer for microservices. In this tutorial, I will show you step by step how to install and configure Traefik modern reverse proxy as a Docker container on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

Now that Samurai Riot is out with Linux support, I took a bit of a look at it to see if this beat 'em up is worth your time.

Modern computers are ever increasing in performance and capacity. This matters little if that increasing capacity is not well utilized. Following is a description of the motivation and work behind "curt," a new tool for Linux systems for measuring and breaking down system utilization by process, by task, and by CPU using the perf command's Python scripting capabilities. read more

Lower Saxony says 'auf wiedersehen, pinguin' The German state of Lower Saxony plans to follow Munich's example, and migrate a reported 13,000 users from Linux back to Windows.…

There are a number of good reasons to force a user to change their password on Linux. Find out how to perform this vital security task.