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Kernel broken, so Penguinista-in-Chief reverted 4.18-rc7. Linux kernel supremo Linus Torvalds has taken the rare step of reverting a kernel release candidate – after it went sour.…

Do you remember the first time you watched somebody who really knew their way around the Linux terminal hard at work? It may have seemed like magic to you. Or, at the very least, it seemed like something out of the movie Hackers.

Canonical's Lukasz Zemczak put out a call for testing today for the upcoming Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS point release of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system series.

Spectre is back, and this time in a variant that adds something truly new: remote access to cached data. The good news is that access comes at a snail's pace.

The open source Istio project is out with its 1.0 release, providing a new easier method for enabling microservices communication.

It’s been a long time since we covered Linux podcasts. Sadly, some great shows have podfaded, but there’s new ones entering the scene. We’ve therefore reviewed a fairly comprehensive roundup of 25 active Linux-related podcasts.

VIDEO: As containers grow more popular, virtual machine deployments are declining.

Whether you are a programmer who is taking the first steps to convert your Perl 5 code to Perl 6 and encountering some issues or you're just interested in learning about what might happen if you try to port Perl 5 programs to Perl 6, this article should answer your questions. read more

Congatec unveiled a Linux-driven, SMARC form factor “Conga-SMX8” module with an i.MX8 QuadMax, QuadPlus or DualMax, plus up to 8GB LPDDR4, dual GbE, HDMI 2.0, optional onboard eMMC and wireless, and optional “Conga-SEVAL” carrier and -40 to 85°C support. The Conga-SMX8, which follows other Congatec SMARC 2.0 modules such as the Conga-SA5, is designed for […]

In this tutorial, we’ll provide a step by step instructions about how to secure your Apache with Let’s Encrypt using the certbot tool on Ubuntu 18.04.

In Linux, there are several command-line utilities that let you create archives. One such utility is ar. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this command line tool using some easy to understand examples.

It might be hard to choose the Linux distro that suits you most. Here are some common factors to consider when choosing your distro of choice.

News briefs for July 31, 2018.

As Android P is approaching final release, Google published today guidelines on how the Linux-based mobile operating system will support Android smartphones with display cutouts a.k.a. notches.

Google followed up on its Edge TPU machine learning chip announcement by unveiling a USB Type-C based version that you can plug into any Linux or Android Things computer, including a Raspberry Pi. There are also new details on the Edge TPU dev board. Following Google’s announcement of an embedded friendly Edge TPU version of […]

Container technology has, for many years, been transforming how workloads in data centers are managed and speeding the cycle of application development and deployment. read more

Docker is everything but pretty; let's try to fix that. Here's a rundown of some GUI options available for Docker.

Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish), the next major release of the popular Linux-based operating system, is currently in development, promising new features and enhancements.

YouTube Search Provider is a new extension for Gnome Shell which can be used to search for YouTube videos directly from the Gnome Shell Activities and play them using a desktop video player, like VLC.

The job of a Linux SysAdmin is always complex and often fraught with various pitfalls and obstacles. Ranging from never having enough time to do everything, to having the Pointy-Haired Boss (PHB) staring over your shoulder while you try to work on the task that she or he just gave you, to having the most critical server in your care crash at the most inopportune time, problems and challenges abound. I have found that becoming the Lazy Sysadmin can help. read more