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How to Benchmark Your Linux System

  • linuxconfig.org; By Nick Congleton (Posted by LinuxCareer on Jul 15, 2018 11:43 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
There are a bunch of reasons that you'd want to benchmark your Linux system. Most people benchmark out of pure curiosity or to measure the system's performance for games. Benchmarking can also help you identify problems with your system, though, and improve weak points for a smoother and more efficient experience. Benchmarking also helps you identify possible software issues and problematic upgrades with regressions.

Containers or virtual machines: Which is more secure? The answer will surprise you

  • ZDNet; By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (Posted by bob on Jul 15, 2018 8:52 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: IBM
VIDEO: IBM Research has created a new way to measure software security, Horizontal Attack Profile, and it's found a properly secured container can be almost as secure as a virtual machine.

openSUSE Tumbleweed Users Get LibreOffice 6.1, Mozilla Firefox 61, and FFmpeg 4.0

The month of July 2018 was pretty busy for the openSUSE Tumbleweed development team, and the first two weeks of the month already delivered dozens of updates and security fixes.

How To Install Ruby on Ubuntu 18.04

This tutorial covers how to install Ruby on a Ubuntu 18.04 system. Ruby is one of the most popular languages today. It has an elegant syntax and it is the language behind the Ruby on Rails framework.

DistroWatch The Best Website For Distro Hoppers

  • LinuxAndUbuntu.com; By Mohd Sohail (Posted by MohdSohail on Jul 15, 2018 2:11 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
DistroWatch is a well-known website in the open-source community as a dedicated place to get up-to-date information predominantly about open source operating systems. This article will cover details about what the DistroWatch website offers to open source community including its much-hyped ranking system for Linux distros.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & CentOS 6 Patched Against Spectre V4, Lazy FPU Flaws

Users of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and CentOS Linux 6 operating system series received important kernel security updates that patch some recently discovered vulnerabilities.

How to create a custom Ubuntu ISO with Cubic

If you're looking to build a custom Linux disk image that's based on Ubuntu, Cubic makes it easy. Here's what you need to know.

Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 "Stretch" Is Now Available with 100 Security Updates

The Debian Project announced today the release of the fifth maintenance update to the stable Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system series.

Killer tools for sysadmins, Skype alternatives, improving Linux skills, 6 must-read RFCs, and more

  • Opensource.com; By Rikki Endsley (Posted by bob on Jul 15, 2018 3:57 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Try as you might, you can't read everything on the internet, but here are our top 10 must-read articles from last week.

How developers can get involved with open source networking

There have always been integration challenges with open source software, whether in pulling together Linux distributions or in mating program subsystems developed by geographically distributed communities. However, today we're seeing those challenges writ large with the rise of large ecosystems of projects in areas such as networking and cloud-native computing. read more

An Invisible Tax on the Web: Video Codecs

  • The Mozilla Blog (Posted by bob on Jul 15, 2018 12:08 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mozilla
Here’s a surprising fact: It costs money to watch video online, even on free sites like YouTube. That’s because roughly 80% of video files rely on a patented video codec to compress and transmit media quickly over the internet...

Cooking with Linux (without a Net): Remote Linux System Administration Using Webmin and Virtualmin

It's time for the "Cooking with Linux (without a Net)" show where I do cool Linux and open-source stuff, live, on camera, and without the benefit of post video editing, therefore providing a high probability of falling flat on my face. On today's show, we cover remote Linux system administration using Webmin...

Clear Linux Makes a Strong Case for Your Next Cloud Platform

  • Linux.com; By Jack Wallen (Posted by bob on Jul 14, 2018 8:19 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Cloud, Linux
Clear Linux comes from Intel’s Open Source Technology Center, which focuses primarily on the cloud. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that Clear Linux was designed specifically for the cloud while best leveraging Intel hardware. Because Clear Linux focuses primarily on Intel hardware, it can make best use of...

Chromium OS for Raspberry Pi SBCs Is Making a Comeback Soon, Better Than Ever

It's been two years since we last heard from Dylan Callahan and his awesome Chromium OS for SBCs project that tried to bring the open-source, Linux-based operating system to single-board computers.

How to install Google Chrome web browser on Ubuntu 18.04

  • linuxize.com; By linuxize (Posted by linuxize on Jul 14, 2018 4:31 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
In this tutorial we'll show you how to install Google Chrome web browser on Ubuntu 18.04.

Groot Simplifies Entering Chroot On Any Linux Distribution

Groot is a helper tool which simplifies the chroot operation. It is based on the arch-chroot script available for Arch Linux, and it can be used on any Linux distribution.

Empowering Linux Developers for the New Wave of Innovation

That Linux is open source makes it an amazing breeding ground for innovation. Developers aren’t constrained by closed ecosystems, meaning that Linux has long been the operating system of choice for developers. So by engaging with Linux, businesses can attract the best available developer skills. 

How to Schedule Cron Jobs in cPanel

  • RoseHosting Blog; By RoseHosting (Posted by RoseHosting on Jul 14, 2018 10:47 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
A cron job is a Linux command that’s executed at regular intervals. These “jobs” can be scheduled via the command line, but it’s much easier to do it via the cPanel GUI interface. cPanel also conveniently shows the number of existing cron jobs, and it can also send the output of the command via e-mail. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to schedule cron jobs easily and efficiently.

Nintendo Found a Way to Patch an Unpatchable Coldboot Exploit in Nintendo Switch

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jul 14, 2018 8:53 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Games
If you plan on buying a Nintendo Switch gaming console to run Linux on it using the "unpatchable" exploit publicly disclosed a few months ago, think again because Nintendo reportedly fixed the security hole.

Winds – RSS and Podcast software created using React / Redux / Node

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Luke Baker (Posted by sde on Jul 14, 2018 6:59 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Community, Linux
Winds is billed as a beautiful, modern, open-source RSS Reader and Podcast app. It’s certainly garnishing attention among open source enthusiasts. It’s picked up over 5,000 stars on GitHub, so I’ve been putting this JavaScript software through its paces.

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