NEWS
D-Wave Announces 2,000-Qubit System
Canadian-based D-Wave Systems, Inc. has announced its new D-Wave 2000Q. D-Wave is the first commercial vendor to market quantum computing systems. The D-Wave 2000Q is a major upgrade from previous models, doubling the number of qubits from 1,000 to 2,000. According to the company, "With 2,000 qubits and new control features, the new system can solve larger problems than was previously possible, with faster performance, providing a big step toward production applications in optimization, cybersecurity, machine learning, and sampling."
D-Wave also announced their first customer for the 2000Q system, cybersecurity vendor Temporal Defense Systems (TDS). The list price for the 2000Q is $15 million.
D-Wave's systems have aroused controversy in the past. The details of implementing quantum computing in the real world are so arcane that you almost have to be a computer scientist and a quantum physicist to understanding how the system works. Some experts have questioned whether D-Wave systems are actually acting as quantum computers or whether the quantum speedup is significant enough to provide a viable alternative to conventional techniques. Others have expressed support for D-Wave systems and have presented evidence that the systems do indeed operate through quantum entanglement.
More Online
Linux Magazine
Off the Beat * Bruce Byfield
KDE Comes to a Commercial Laptop
The newly announced KDE Slimbook is not free hardware. All the same, it is an important step in bringing Linux and related technologies to a commercial audience. Recently, I talked with Aleix Pol, the Vice President of KDE e.V, the governing body for the popular desktop environment, about how the project came about.
Adding a Bluetooth Speaker to Linux
These days, support for various technologies under Linux can often be taken for granted. An exception is Bluetooth, whose configuration remains arcane, as I found when trying to add a Bluetooth speaker to my workstation. My efforts were dogged by outdated information, and sometimes lack of information, but the audio improvement added by a high-end speaker made the effort more than worth my time.
Leaders, Rock Stars and Ninjas
In recent weeks, I find myself thinking about Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian and my former employee. Ian, you may remember, died a year ago after being beaten by the police. At the time, I described him as demonstrating "the modesty of a man who has nothing to prove." It's a description that applies to most of the best-known developers in free software.
ADMIN HPC
http://hpc.admin-magazine.com/
Modern Fortran – Part 3 * Jeff Layton
Fortran development is still progressing, with a new version scheduled to release in 2018. In this article, we look at Fortran 2008 and the upcoming Fortran 2015.
ADMIN Online
http://www.admin-magazine.com/
Network Backups with Amanda * Tim Schürmann
The free Amanda backup utility dates back to the days of tape drives, but it is still a powerful tool for centralized backup across the network.
Safeguard and Scale Containers * Thomas Fricke
Security, deployment, and updates for thousands of nodes prove challenging in practice, but with CoreOS and Kubernetes, you can orchestrate container-based web applications in large landscapes.
« Previous 1 2 3
Buy this article as PDF
(incl. VAT)
Buy Linux Magazine
Subscribe to our Linux Newsletters
Find Linux and Open Source Jobs
Subscribe to our ADMIN Newsletters
Support Our Work
Linux Magazine content is made possible with support from readers like you. Please consider contributing when you’ve found an article to be beneficial.
News
-
TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
This latest release is the first laptop to include the new CPU from Ryzen and Linux preinstalled.
-
XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
-
Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
-
Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
-
Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
If market share is your thing, you'll be happy to know that Linux is on the rise in two areas that, if they keep climbing, could have serious meaning for Linux's future.
-
Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
-
Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
-
Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
With the official release of Fedora 40 coming in April, it's almost time to download the beta and see what's new.
-
New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
SnoopGod is now available for your testing needs
-
Juno Computers Launches Another Linux Laptop
If you're looking for a powerhouse laptop that runs Ubuntu, the Juno Computers Neptune 17 v6 should be on your radar.