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18.08.2022

Answering the Call

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Rocky Linux emerges as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

24.06.2022

Serve It up Hot

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The tools and strategies you use to back up files that are not being accessed won't work when you copy data that is currently in use by a busy application. This article explains the danger of employing common Linux utilities to back up living data and examines some alternatives.

07.04.2022

DragonFly BSD

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Matthew Dillon, founder of DragonFly BSD, discusses the past, present, and future of BSDs.

03.02.2022

New Chip in Town

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The open source RISC-V processor architecture is poised to shake up the processor industry. Thanks to the Qemu emulator, you can get to know the RISC-V without waiting for affordable hardware.

03.02.2022

New Chip in Town

The open source RISC-V processor architecture is poised to shake up the processor industry. Thanks to the Qemu emulator, you can get to know the RISC-V without waiting for affordable hardware.

31.12.2021

Bird's-Eye View

If you don't speak fluent Ethernet, it sometimes helps to get a graphical view of what your network is doing. Skydive offers visual insights that could reveal complex error patterns.

04.11.2021

Free Cousin

Veteran Linux users and administrators are likely to have heard of the BSD family of operating systems. However, the BSDs remain a mystery to many in the Linux community. With the upcoming release of OpenBSD 7.0, it is time to throw some light on this little gem.

27.09.2021

Distro Walk – Redcore Linux

With its point-and-click installation, Redcore aims "to be to Gentoo what Manjaro is to Arch Linux."

02.08.2021

Distro Walk – AlmaLinux

Arising from the ashes of CentOS, AlmaLinux offers a community-owned and -governed CentOS alternative.

02.07.2021

Distro Walk – Void Linux

Void Linux offers a unique distribution with a lower barrier to participation that is easy to manage.

02.07.2021

Phone as Linux PC

UserLAnd lets you run Linux applications on your Android phone – all without replacing Android OS.

02.07.2021

Diversions

Exploring the new Python match statement, Python's implementation of switch/case.

28.04.2021

A Clone on a Mission

EdUBudgie Linux is an Ubuntu clone created by a teacher and aimed directly at the education market.

29.03.2021

Linux Creator Warns Next Kernel Could be Delayed

Linus Torvalds has issued concern about the size of kernel 5.12 and possible delays for its release.

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