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Node.js is a server-side software platform built on Google’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js is popularly used to build high-performance server-side applications, all in JavaScript. This tutorial describes how to install Node.js on major Linux distros including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and CentOS.

While Intel's Broadwell processors won't be launching until 2014 as the successor to Haswell, this weekend the initial open-source Linux GPU kernel driver was published ahead of the Linux 3.13 kernel merge window. The changes are massive and it's looking like the Broadwell graphics improvements will be astonishing and provide significant improvements over Haswell and earlier generations of Intel graphics.

Metamorphose 5.5 is available. Metamorphose Linux is a Brazilian distribution which tries to be complete and beginner-friendly while providing a great deal of power and hardware support.

Fedora 20, the next version of the open source operating system sponsored by Red Hat, will bring several feature updates to the world of desktop Linux when it debuts December 17.

Yesterday I outlined the AMD Radeon DRM graphics changes that were queued up for the Linux 3.13 kernel that will soon be officially under development. Now for Intel Linux customers there's an overview of the Intel DRM graphics driver changes for this next kernel release cycle.

Two node gluster 3.4.1 cluster set up follows bellow. Please, view first nice article: http://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-havana-glusterfs-and-... and http://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/CinderSupportMatrix.

Development on OpenWFD just started less than two weeks ago and there haven't been any public announcements of the work yet, but Anzwix has already latched onto the interesting work. OpenWFD seeks to be an implementation of the WiFi Display Standard and Miracast technologies, which basically are a standard equivalent to "wireless HDMI cables."

the GOOD for you (Global Organization of Open Data) is a non-profit startup that aims to apply the power of big data research and analysis to solving problems that affect the human condition.

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the November 2013 issue.

The Yoga’s main claim to tablet stardom is a Lithium-Ion battery that can keep the tablet going continuously for about 18 hours.

KDE's Sebastian Kügler has written how the Plasma 2 shell has become "somewhat usable" for early adopters and KDE enthusiasts for the technologies that will really be taking on the Linux desktop in 2014.

New version of the Xen Hypervisor has been released.

Lisp is one of those languages that people either love or hate. Count me among the Lisp lovers. I was brainwashed during my undergraduate studies at MIT to believe that Lisp is the only "real" programming language out there, and that anything else is a pale imitation. True, I use Python and Ruby in my day-to-day work, but I often wish I had the chance to work with Lisp on a regular basis.

Ubuntu 13.10 has arrived. And System76 has launched a touch-based Ubuntu notebook. Can the Darter Ultrathin counter Microsoft Surface, Apple MacBook Air and other even touch-based tablets?

The oSSum13 program includes keynotes, talks, workshops and a lot of fun. oSSum13 takes place November 15-17, 2013 following SUSEcon , our main sponsors' yearly conference. Registrations finalized before November 1st include free admission to Technology Showcase and Keynotes of SUSEcon on Friday November 15.

The Wireshark Foundation has announced that Wireshark 1.10.3, the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer, is now available for download, a version that patches vulnerabilities, fixes bugs, and updates protocols.

In my recent review of Lubuntu 13.10 I mentioned that it is possible to customise the Lubuntu desktop. This article shows you how to manipulate the LXDE controls to alter the desktop appearance, add panels and position them, create items on panels and modify the menu.

Aaron Seigo was the KDE developer to challenge Mark Shuttleworth to a public debate over his colorful comments regarding those opposed to Canonical's Mir Display Server for Ubuntu. Two weeks have passed since suggesting this public debate and there's still been no public response by Mark Shuttleworth, though Jono Bacon and others have commented on the matter.

Voyager Live 13.10 has been released. Voyager Live is a Xubuntu-based distribution with a highly customised Xfce desktop and a large number of usability improvements. These include retractable dynamic panels, the Skippy "exposé" plugin, and the Slingscold launcher for starting applications. Also presented on the desktop are Plank, a configurable and responsive dock for launching programs, a much-improved "Box Wall" for changing themes on the four virtual desktops, an excellent backup utility called "Box Backup", a new Conky control tool, and Startpages that allow to append applications and websites to any of the virtual desktops.

Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Communications are teaming up to help Aldebaran’s pint-sized Nao humanoid robot interact better with its human companions — in 19 different languages. Nao, which runs a customized version of Gentoo Linux on its 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 brain, is touted as a programmable, interactive humanoid robot featuring motion, vision, tactile, and audio capabilities. All that, and it’s cute, too!