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Timesys released v5.0 of its LinuxLink embedded Linux distribution, adding full Yocto Project compatibility backed by a “Bakery” setup wizard. In recent years, Timesys has aligned its LinuxLink platform with Yocto Project code. Now, LinuxLink 5.0 promises full compatibility, bringing it in line with other major embedded distros. The company continues to provide , as […]

The Map view in digiKam is handy for displaying photos on a map directly in the application. But what if you want to create a shareable and embeddable map with pins that mark all places where you took photos? A simple Bash script and the uMap service can help you with that.

Linux users are chastising Microsoft for not paying enough attention to its Skype software on their platform of choice. They're ticked off that Skype had gone without an update on Linux for over a year and a half, and that the the long overdue upgrade that was rolled out this past Monday broke the client.

Eurotech’s rugged “ReliaGate 10-11” IoT gateway runs Linux on a TI AM3352, offers numerous options, and is supported with an updated ESF 3.3 framework. Eurotech, which is known here mostly for its Intel Atom-based Catalyst computer-on modules, has announced a new version of its ReliaGate Internet of Things gateway. The ReliaGate 10-11 runs on a […]

When a program or a library is packaged as a Deb or RPM package for distribution, a set of metadata files are included in the package. One of them is a "changelog" file, which records in reverse chronological order what changes occurred each time the package has been updated. So if you want to find out what changes are made to the package that you are about to install or already installed, you can view the package's changelog.

On Thursday I had a very brief email discussion with the distro’s project leader Clem Lefebvre — “very brief” because Lefebvre was more than little busy at the time. He and his team are in up to their elbows, working to make sure that everything works and plays well with the hardening they’ve done to Mint’s server, as well as working overtime to find any niggling security issues. In other words, they have it all under control, even as they work to get it more under control.

A Raspberry Pi 3 with WiFi and Bluetooth LE has been spotted on an FCC site. Meanwhile, a MagPi cover advert says the Pi 3 advances to a 1.2GHz 64-bit SoC. The Register spotted a Raspberry Pi 3 design on the FCC wireless test database. The documentation indicates a “Raspberry Pi 3” with 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n […]

In the past week, the conversation about encryption has reached fever pitch. Encryption, Apple, and the FBI are in headlines around the world.

Cloud Explorer is a open-source Amazon S3 client that works on any operating system.

Details of the next member of the successful Raspberry Pi family have become available as part of FCC testing documents. The Pi 3 finally includes WiFi and Bluetooth LE.

Getting started, learning more, or even just finding the solution to your particular problem within the OpenStack universe can be quite an undertaking. The good news is that there are a number of resources to help you out....

The history /etc folder in Linux/Unix

The first photos of the Raspberry Pi 3 single-board computer (SBC) have been leaked earlier in a recent FCC (Federal Communications Commission) filing by Raspberry Foundation.

From kiosks to Windows NT clones

With the recent discussion on the official support for ZFS in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, another interesting piece of information has come to light. Debian developers and maintainers have just realized that they were shipping the ISO of the distribution with the a pre-compiled non-free Nvidia kernel module, which technically should be a violation of the Linux kernel.

2 bridges was 'unnecessary' says dev platform VP. Microsoft has officially scrapped its Android to Windows 10 bridge, codenamed Astoria, but is forging ahead with its Objective C Windows compiler and tools for porting iOS applications.

This week's Top 5 we highlight an open source project management solution, Vagrant and Ansible for web development, how to add open source experience to your resume, tips for growing on GitHub, and how to choose a brand name for your project.

Apache Solr is an enterprise-class open source search platform written in Java which enables you to create custom search engines that index databases, files, and websites. This tutorial will show you how to install the latest Solr version on Ubuntu 14.04. The steps will most likely work with later Ubuntu versions as well.

Apple's second high-profile patent win against Samsung was appealed, just as the first was. And in an opinion (PDF) published today, a panel of appeals judges entirely wiped out Apple's victory and its $120 million verdict. The new decision found that out of three different patents Apple became famous for winning with, one wasn't infringed and two of them are invalid.

I'm a space nerd. That's probably not a surprise, but just how deep my nerdery goes might be. I have just about every space photo NASA has ever released. I schedule NASA.tv mission briefings on my Google Calendar as if they were specifically for me. I used to make my kids watch Shuttle launches on our TV, even if they were doing homework!