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Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 4.17. Take a look at main new features in the latest kernel release.

Most Linux file systems are mounted at boot and remain mounted while the system is running. This is also true of any remote file systems that have been configured in the fstab file. However, there may be times when you prefer to have a remote file system mount only on demand—for example, to boost performance by reducing network bandwidth usage, or to hide or obfuscate certain directories for security reasons. The package autofs provides this feature.

Sequent Microsystems’ “Raspberry Pi 8-Relay Card” provides 8x relays and can be stacked to enable 64 relays per Raspberry Pi for home automation applications such as smart sprinklers. Sequent Microsystems has gone to Kickstarter to launch a “Raspberry Pi 8-Relay Card,” a more-focused version of last fall’s successfully Kickstarted Raspberry Pi Mega-IO Expansion Card.

Linux kernel maintainer Ben Hutchings announced over the weekend the release of what it would appear to be the last maintenance update for the long-term supported Linux 3.2 kernel series.

Using hosted services that you don't manage yourself comes with a downside. Systems fail, services go down and disks crash. Content hosted on remote services can simply vanish. Wouldn't it be nice if you could have an easy way to back up your git repositories periodically into a place you control?

Get the most recent information on Ubuntu 18.10 - where to download the latest build, when's the release date, what are the new features and changes in this release, and more.

Linux command line offers a lot of utilities that work with processes. Once such tool is pidof, which - as the name suggests - gives you the process ID of an already executing process. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of pidof using some easy to understand examples.

Everything will remain open, along with lots of Microsoft "opportunities". Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is at pains to reassure developers that its $7.5bn purchase of GitHub won't turn the code repository into an Azure-only space.…

Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre announced today the release and immediate availability for download of the Linux Mint 19 "Tara" Beta operating system series with Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce editions.

I've been a Firefox user since v2.0 came out about 12 years ago. There were times when it wasn't the best web browser out there, but still, I kept going back to it for one reason: My favorite extensions wouldn't work with anything else.

VIDEO: Buying GitHub may make sense for Microsoft, but many open-source developers hate the deal.

OpenStack is a widely deployed open-source cloud platform, but isn't necessarily secure by default. Learn what leading OpenStack experts said is needed to help make your cloud secure.

Partitioning hard disk with old traditional methods is still commonly used by many users. However, taking advantage of LVM (Logical Volume Manager) to create LVM partition and manage multiple hard disks specially on a scalable severs running Linux operating system with the ability to extend or reduce the size of the logical volume and the volume groups, creating snapshot backups of logical volume, encrypting entire system based on LVM and more.

The problem with Microsoft is the history it shares with Linux and open source. While it's true that today's Microsoft "is not your father’s Microsoft," and that under CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft has developed plenty of open source cred, there are many open source advocates who still remember the days when Microsoft was decrying open source as a "cancer" and "communist" and don't trust the company's motives. They remember when open source absolutely couldn't get traction because of the Kool Aid Microsoft was selling.

Alexei Starovoitov posted some patches to allow the kernel to load regular ELF binaries (aka plain executables) as kernel modules. These modules would be able to run user-mode helper routines instead of being absolutely confined to kernel space.

Chromium evangelist at Google François Beaufort revealed the fact that the Chrome OS team is planning to add support for managing all our Android files on Chromebook devices from within the Files app.

GitHub 365, anyone? Guys?. Microsoft has agreed to acquire development platform GitHub in a deal worth $7.5bn, sending developers scurrying for cover.…

Variscite has released a new version of its wireless-enabled “VAR-SOM-MX6” module that adds support for the i.MX6 QuadPlus SoC. The QuadPlus offers 50 percent better graphics performance. Variscite’s VAR-SOM-MX6 module predates LinuxGizmos’ launch in 2013. In 2014 we covered a VAR-SOM-MX6-V2 model, which added WiFi, Bluetooth, and up to 64GB of eMMC.

Ten years ago Microsoft and Linux seemed to be in a fight to the death. Today, Microsoft is one of the biggest supporters of open source projects. Still, it's acquisition of the globe's biggest development host leaves some uneasy. Should they be?

News briefs for June 4, 2018.