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Of the many great features/changes for Linux 4.17, one of the most exciting to us is the idle power efficiency and performance-per-Watt improvements on some systems thanks to a rework to the kernel's idle loop handling. Rafael Wysocki and Thomas Ilsche as two of the developers working on this big code change presented on their work today for this CPU idle loop ordering problem and its resolution.

In the first article in our series on the Cloud Foundry for Developers training course, we explained what Cloud Foundry is and how it's used. We continue our journey here with a look at some basic terms. Understanding the terminology is the key to not being in a constant state of bewilderment, so here are the most important terms and concepts to know for Cloud Foundry.

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The MCM-100 appears to be the first “machine condition monitoring edge platform” ever to appear on LinuxGizmos, although it’s similar in many ways to other data acquisition computers. The embedded computer provides 24-bit data sampling to provide “continuous 24/7 data collection and vibration measurement with maximized precision and sampling rates.” Targeted devices for data acquisition and vibration measurement include rotating machinery such as lifting devices, vacuum pumps, and air compressors, as well as tooling and plant and automation equipment.

If you want to build your own live system based on the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system, the Pinguy Builder developers have your back.

There are quite a few interesting commands for doing math on Linux systems, including the expr, factor, jot, and bc commands. This article walks you through how to use each.

In our earlier tutorial, we learned to install Docker on RHEL CentOS 7 & also created a docker container. In this tutorial, we will learn some important Docker commands to manipulate a docker container.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus released over the weekend the long-anticipated Android Oreo-based OxygenOS 5.1.0 software update for owners of OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T devices.

One of the most important skills any Systemd newcomer can learn is how to manage their computer’s services. In this article we will discuss how to use and master Systemd from the Linux command line.

Microsoft announced an “Azure Sphere” architecture for high-end microcontrollers that run a Linux-based Azure Sphere OS and include end-to-end Microsoft security technologies and a cloud service. Products based on a MediaTek MT3620 Azure Sphere chip are due by year’s end.

Our biggest hit last week was Don Watkins' article on why System76 will start making its Linux computers in the U.S. Here's more of what readers were talking about the week of April 9-15.

The open source and freely distributed Clonezilla Live disk cloning and imaging live system recently received a new stable release that adds several new features, enhancements, and other changes.

The Linux Foundation offers many resources for developers, users, and administrators of Linux systems. One of the most important offerings is its Linux Certification Program. The program is designed to give you a way to differentiate yourself in a job market that's hungry for your skills.

GO or Golang is an open source programming language created by Google with the focus of creating highly available & scalable web apps simple and easy.

One of the earliest mobile operating systems, Palm OS is still alive in the form of webOS. It’s current owner LG is making it open source, once again.

The Kdenlive team, creators of KDE's non-linear video editor, will be holding their next sprint at the Carrefour Numérique in the Cité des Sciences in Paris next week. The sprint will run from the 25th to the 29th of April, and two days will be open to the public.

OroCRM is an open source Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) platform fully targeted at e-commerce and marketing teams with a multichannel perspective. It is fully customizable and an enterprise-ready CRM application providing tons of features. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OroCRM on Ubuntu 16.04.

At a small press event in San Francisco, Microsoft today announced the launch of a secure end-to-end IoT product that focuses on microcontroller-based devices — the kind of devices that use tiny and relatively low-powered microcontrollers (MCUs) for basic control or connectivity features. Typically, these kinds of devices, which could be anything from a toy to a household gadget or an industrial application, don’t often get updated and hence, security often suffers.

Sony Mobile announced on Monday the new Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium as the world's first smartphone to feature highest ISO sensitivity.

DevOps doesn't mean that everyone needs to be an expert in both development and operations. This is especially true in larger organizations in which roles tend to be more specialized. Rather, DevOps thinking has evolved in a way that makes it more about the separation of concerns.