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The death of Linux has been proclaimed many times, and that's something that will probably go on for quite some time. The problem is that Windows either can't kill the Linux desktop or Microsoft is not doing its job properly. So, here is a short tutorial for Microsoft that will help it get rid of that pesky Linux, once and for all.

Despite all the flashy headlines from Musk and Hawking on the impending doom to be visited on us mere mortals by killer robots from the skies, machine learning and artificial intelligence are here to stay. More importantly, machine learning (ML) is quickly becoming a critical skill for developers to enhance their applications and their careers, better understand data, and to help users be more effective. read more

Dennis Gilmore from the Fedora Project informed all Fedora Linux developers and package maintainers that the Beta Freeze for the upcoming Fedora 23 Beta build is in effect, starting September 10, 2015.

Pedro Dias Vicente, a senior XDA member, posted news on the Ubuntu Touch mailing list informing developers and users alike about his attempt of porting Canonical's mobile operating system to the Sony Xperia Z Ultra smartphone.

In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Koken on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS with MariaDB, PHP-FPM and Nginx. Koken a free system designed for publishing independent web sites of creative work.

Earlier today, September 13, Greg Kroah-Hartman, a renowned kernel maintainer, had the pleasure of announcing the immediate availability for download of the seventh point release of the Linux 4.1 LTS kernel series.

phpList is very popular and simple to use open source newsletter system which is designed for the dissemination of information, such as newsletters, news, advertising to list of subscribers.

Canonical's Alan Pope announced earlier today, September 13, the official dates for the next UOS (Ubuntu Online Summit) event, which will take place online, on the Ubuntu On Air YouTube channel.

For years, even as many markets turned toward mobile devices, those seeking low-cost computing alternatives could obtain PCs running Linux or other non-proprietary operating systems and achieve many of the same goals that those in the developed world spend much more on iOS or Windows-based products to achieve.

KDE Frameworks 5.14.0 has just been announced by the KDE Community. The new version is now out and expected to hit repositories from all over the world very soon. Like many of the versions before it, the new Frameworks update is an important one, and it will have repercussions from now on.

Mozilla wants to keep Firefox profitable, and one of the means to do that is with ads. They can't just slap them all over the place, so they are going to be shown in the tiles, where they should be the least problematic.

Minimal Linux Live version 14-Sep-2015 has been released. This release of the minimalistic live Linux OS which is built from scratch is based on Linux kernel 4.1.6 and BusyBox version 1.23.2.

The Manjaro Community is proud to present our new Mate Edition. Manjaro-Mate aims to be light, fast and resource friendly, yet at the same time complete and ready to use for all typical everyday office- and multimedia-needs. The applications are easily accessible from the traditional Gnome 2 menu. This edition features the current Mate 1.10 as well as a beautiful new wallpaper.

With the release of Windows 10 there have been a number of articles and podcasts discussing the issue as to what effect this will have on Linux. So has the release of Windows 10 had an adverse effect on Linux? I don't really think so and this article says why.

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition, we take a look at an update for the OSVR development kit, game development on Vagrant and Steam Runtime, and more. Open gaming roundup for April 18 - 25, 2015

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In Ubuntu environment, there are several ways for the kernel to get upgraded. On Ubuntu desktop, Software Updater allows you to check for and update to the latest kernel on a daily basis. On Ubuntu server, the unattended-upgrades package takes care of upgrading the kernel automatically as part of important security updates.

Philip Müller, creator and lead developer of the Manjaro project, announced earlier today, September 12, the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Alpha build of Manjaro Linux Xfce 15.12.

Programming is often perceived as having a steep learning curve. This is, in part, because coding can be quite unforgiving with lots of information to remember. It is not a simple activity such as surfing the net, or formatting paragraph text. But programming something fun does not have to be difficult. With the right software, kids can build anything they imagine, and create something amazing.

The development cycle of the next major version of the great Linux kernel, the core component of each and every GNU/Linux operating system, kicked off on September 12, 2015, with the first RC (Release Candidate) build.

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at the Internet Big Bounty, a smart robotic spider powered by Snappy Ubuntu Core, and more open source news. Open source news: September 6 - 12, 2015 read more