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The development team of the best free, open-source and cross-platform distributed version control system, Git, which is being used by numerous developers worldwide, have announced the release of Git 2.7.2.

This is a small how to on listing installed software in Redhat/Centos/Fedora Linux OS. We already written a post on how to get installed package details for Ubuntu machines. Some times we require to list software which are already installed so that we will not redo the same work by installing it once again.

Example 1: To list installed software execute below command

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a Chelsea Manning supporter recently attempted to mail Manning a series of printed EFF articles about prisoner rights. Those materials were withheld and not delivered to her because, according to the EFF, the correspondence contained “printed Internet materials, including email, of a volume exceeding five pages per day or the distribution of which may violate U.S. copyright laws.” Other materials, including lengthy Bureau of Prisons documents, were allowed through, and so the EFF concludes that "it was potentially copyright concerns that resulted in Manning’s mail being censored."

Interested in keeping track of what is happening in the open source cloud? Opensource.com is your source for news in OpenStack, the open source cloud infrastructure project. read more

A new Ubuntu OTA update is on its way and it should land tomorrow. Here are the fixes and improvements that will be released to the public.

An Absolute Software survey of 501 U.S. IT managers and decision makers at companies with 50 or more employees has found that fully 45 percent of repsondents admitted knowingly circumventing their own security policies, and 33 percent admitted having successfully hacked their own or another organization.

As promised last September, Toradex has shipped one of the first computer-on-modules based on NXP’s i.MX7 system-on-chips. It does not appear to be the first, as CompuLab promised to ship its CL-SOM-iMX7 COM in Jan. 2016. Toradex can, however, claim to have the smallest i.MX7 module to date — its 67.6 x 36.7mm dimensions beat out the 68 x 42mm CompuLab module.

Also in today's open source roundup: Has Linux become too dumbed down? And Cyanogen's "MOD" platform lets developers integrate their apps directly into Android.

The Manjaro community is proud to announce a new stable release of the Cinnamon Edition. In addition to the full edition with office suite, graphics software and mailclient included, Manjaro Cinnamon 16.02 is also available as a minimal-ISO of 1GB download size, with users in mind who prefer to setup their own set of software. Recent development at Manjaro Linux is taking the rolling release model a step further by now delivering all desktop settings via packages. Like that users will have the option to update to the latest stage of development, even in regards of styling and desktop configuration, at any time if they wish - a feature that has often been requested. This edition comes with the new gtk-themes Vertex Maia and Vertex Maia Square, developed by the community to perfectly match the Maia icon theme.

We've all been in this situation were we want to exchange files with other users connected to the same network as we are, and while there are tons of ways to do this, almost none of them is easy, quick, or simple enough. Thankfully, though, Linux users can utilize a small tool called “woof” that simplifies the process and makes the exchanging of files a walk in the park. What I am about to present in this short tutorial is suitable for home networks where convenience is the primary concern, and security isn't an issue.

Vagrant and Ansible are tools to efficiently provision virtual machines, also called VMs, or in Vagrant terms, the word "boxes" is often used. We begin with a short discussion of why a web developer would invest the time to use these tools, then cover the required software, an overview of how Vagrant works with virtual machine providers, and the use of Ansible to provision a virtual machine. read more

In Southeast Texas, a young girl easily harnesses the power of GNU/Linux as she prepares for her future as a veterinarian in America's heartland.

Embrace the power of Nagios to keep an eye on servers, switches and applications on your network

Android phones have reached the point where they have similar specifications in terms of CPU and Ram than most budget laptops, but are held back for phone centric tasks. The truth is, your phone is ready to replace your laptop or desktop if you give it a chance.

One would think that with the popularity and success of free and open source software (FOSS) in recent years, there would also be an emerging model for contributor engagement and retention. One might even imagine a participation standard exists—improved through an ongoing collaboration of projects invested in sharing best practices over years. Yeah no. read more

Over the years, I've heard some people claim that Linux is finally ready for the masses. I would suggest that outside of a completely locked down OS such as ChromeOS (which is Linux powered), no OS is genuinely ready for the masses. Instead, it has been my experience that the masses should stick to tablets and Chromebooks.

Although some companies have embraced the world of free software with open arms, there are many who haven't. NVIDIA is one name that comes to mind. Its reputation in the Linux world is far from stellar, but maybe its recent actions will help mend some bridges.

Variscite unveiled a 43 x 23mm “DART-SD410” COM that runs Linux or Android on a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 with 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, and -25 to 85°C support. Like Qualcomm’s earlier Snapdragon 600, the quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 410 has drawn considerable interest from embedded board vendors. Now Variscite has come along with a bite-size […]

The Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona is not only about IoT, Ubuntu Touch or the cloud for Canonical. It's also about a small little robot powered by Snappy Ubuntu Core that seems to be gathering a lot of attention.

Linux Mint is one of the best and popular Linux distros available today, but if you have downloaded and installed the operating system recently you might have done so using a malicious ISO image. Here's why: Last night, Some unknown hacker or group of hackers had managed to hack into the Linux Mint website and replaced the download links on the site that pointed to one of their servers offering a malicious ISO images for the Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon Edition.