PyRadio – curses based internet radio player

For this review, I’ll run through PyRadio. Unlike the other radio players I’ve covered, PyRadio is curses based software.

How To Force fsck (Filesystem Consistency Check) After Reboot

With old sysvinit and Upstart, users could force a disk check on next reboot using a simple command (sudo touch /forcefsck), but that's no longer the case nowadays, with most Linux distributions using systemd. This article explains how to force fsck to run at boot time in two ways, which work with systemd. You'll also find a command that shows when a partition was last checked by fsck, at the end of the article.

Building a Raspberry PI Cluster - Part IV: Monitoring

Having a cluster built out of Raspberry Pi's is not only fun but also eases your work. As we discussed in our latest article in the series you can use the cluster to compile software or make it gather data from various sources on the Internet. There are many uses for such a thing. However, after compiling for an hour straight you might get curious as of how your nodes perform. How they work under load, if they're not under-powered or if the CPU temperature is not rising above desired levels.

BlackArch Linux Ethical Hacking OS Gets New Release with More Than 150 New Tools

The BlackArch Linux ethical hacking and penetration testing operating system has received a new installation media today that brings lots of updated and new tools, as well as many other improvements.

Microsoft Adds Linux Kernel to Windows – How Does this Affect You?

Recently, Microsoft announced an update for the implementation of a whole Linux kernel to the OS. What does this mean, and how does it affect you?