Linux is Running on Almost All of the Top 500 Supercomputers

Linux is still running on more than 99% of the top 500 fastest supercomputers in the world. Same as last year, 498 out of top 500 supercomputers run Linux while remaining 2 run Unix.

Walmart takes its Amazon battle to the clouds

The battle between the retail giants will take place not only on the streets but on the cloud as well.

Linux-ready PC/104 board runs on 6 to 7 Watts

Win Enterprises announced a “MB-83310” PC/104 COM with a Vortex DX3 SoC, GbE, Fast Ethernet, SATA, M.2, and a -20 to 70°C operating range. Win Enterprises has unveiled a PC/104 2.5 form-factor module that runs Linux, WES7, Windows XPE, DOS 6.22, or QNX (on request) on DMP’s dual-core, 1GHz Vortex86DX3 SoC. The x86 architecture DX3 […]

Linux Kernels 4.4.74 LTS and 3.18.58 Fix Memory Leaks and Add More Improvements

Only two days after releasing the Linux 4.11.7 and 4.9.34 LTS kernel updates, Greg Kroah-Hartman is today announcing the availability of new maintenance releases for the long-term supported Linux 4.4 and 3.18 kernel series.

When not to use a JavaScript framework

As the internet has evolved, web development has grown well beyond its intended abilities—for good and bad. To smooth over the rougher edges, web developers have invented a plethora of frameworks, both small and not so small. This has been good for developers, because browser fragmentation and standards problems abound, especially for those who want new features in APIs and more unified syntax for those features.read more

LFCS Regular Expression (Part 2)

When dealing with files and folders on a system or even going through the contents of a file you will need to understand ‘Regular Expression’. ‘Regular Expression’ are characters used to define a pattern. The pattern can be used to search through a text file or listing files and folders.Sometime instead of ‘Regular Expression’ you may see ‘regex’ or ‘regexp’.

How Linux and makerspaces can strengthen our social fabric

In recent years, we've seen the rise of makerspaces, a new social invention where people with shared interests, especially in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), gather to work on projects and share ideas.read more

Debian Linux reveals Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors have broken hyper-threading

The latest Intel chips have a nasty bug that causes unpredictable system behavior.

3 Easy Ways To Get A Summary Of Disk Usage (Directory & Folders Size) In Linux

Print a disk usage summary to get an actual disk usage on your system.

Upcoming Fedora Atomic Host lifecycle changes

The Fedora Project ships new Fedora Server and Workstation releases at roughly six-month intervals. It then maintains each release for around thirteen months. So Fedora N is supported by the community until one month after the release of Fedora N+2. Since... Continue Reading →