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Comparing Linux Package Formats - Deb, Flatpak, AppImage, etc. 18 juli, 2019
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Episode 23: Advertisers: Don't Be Creepy 18 juli, 2019
Your browser does not support the audio element. Episode 23: Advertisers: Don't Be Creepy Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Linux Journal's Danna Vedder about the current state of advertising. Download ogg format
New Linux Malware Called EvilGnome Discovered; First Preview of Fedora CoreOS Now Available; Germany Bans Schools from Using Microsoft, Google and Apple; VirtualBox 6.0.10 Released; and Sparky 5.8 Has New Live/Install Media for Download 18 juli, 2019
News briefs for July 18, 2019. New Linux malware has been discovered that masquerades as a GNOME shell extension and spies on users. Bleeping Computer reports that Intezer Labs' researchers made the discovery earlier this month, and they say that "EvilGnome's functionalities include desktop screenshots, file stealing, allowing capturing audio recording from the user's microphone […]
Shrinking Linux Attack Surfaces 18 juli, 2019
by Zack Brown Often, a kernel developer will try to reduce the size of an attack surface against Linux, even if it can't be closed entirely. It's generally a toss-up whether such a patch makes it into the kernel. Linus Torvalds always prefers security patches that really close a hole, rather than just give attackers […]
Malicious Python Libraries Discovered on PyPI, Offensive Security Launches the Kali NetHunter App Store, IBM Livestreaming a Panel with Original Apollo 11 Technicians Today, Azul Systems Announces OpenJSSE and Krita 4.2.3 Released 17 juli, 2019
News briefs for July 17, 2019. Malicious Python libraries have been found on the official Python Package Index (PyPI), which contain a hidden backdoor that would activate when installed on Linux systems. According to ZDNet, the three packages are named libpeshnx, libpesh and libari, and they "were authored by the same user (named ruri12) and […]
When Choosing Your Commercial Linux, Choose Wisely! 17 juli, 2019
by Vince Calandra “Linux is Linux is Linux,” is a direct quote I heard in a meeting I had recently with a major multi-national, critical-infrastructure company. Surprisingly and correctly, there was one intelligent and brave engineering executive who replied to this statement, made by one of his team members, with a resounding, “That’s not true.” […]
IBM Announces Three New Open Source Projects for Developing Apps for Kubernetes and the Data Asset eXchange (DAX), the Linux Foundation Is Having a Sysadmin Day Sale, London Launches Open-Source Homebuilding App and Clonezilla Live 2.6.2-15 Released 16 juli, 2019
News briefs for July 16, 2019. IBM this morning announces three new open-source projects that "make it faster and easier for you to develop and deploy applications for Kubernetes". Kabanero "integrates the runtimes and frameworks that you already know and use (Node.js, Java, Swift) with a Kubernetes-native DevOps toolchain". Appsody "gives you pre-configured stacks and […]
Arduino from the Command Line: Break Free from the GUI with Git and Vim! 16 juli, 2019
by Matthew Hoskins Love Arduino but hate the GUI? Try arduino-cli. In this article, I explore a new tool released by the Arduino team that can free you from the existing Java-based Arduino graphical user interface. This allows developers to use their preferred tools and workflow. And perhaps more important, it'll enable easier and deeper […]
Q4OS 3.8 Stable Released, Kernel 5.2.1 Is Out, Cloudera Announces New Open-Source Licensing Model, Microsoft's Quantum Development Kit Now Available as an Open-Source Project on GitHub and Alan Turing to Be Featured on New Note in the UK 15 juli, 2019
News briefs for July 15, 2019. Q4OS 3.8 stable was released today. This is a long-term support (LTS) release based on Debian Buster 10 with Plasma 5.14 and optionally Trinity 14.0.6 for desktop environments. Its primary aim is stability, and it's code-named Centaurus. It's available for 64bit and 32bit/i686pae computers, and also for older i386 […]
An AI Wizard of Words 15 juli, 2019
by Marcel Gagné A look at using OpenAI's Generative Pretrained Transformer 2 (GPT-2) to generate text. It's probably fair to say that there's more than one person out there who is worried about some version of artificial intelligence, or AI, possibly in a robot body of some kind, taking people's jobs. Anything that is repetitive […]

Recreate 3D Monster Maze’s 8-bit labyrinth | Wireframe issue 18 18 juli, 2019
You too can recreate the techniques behind a pioneering 3D maze game in Python. Mark Vanstone explains how. 3D Monster Maze While 3D games have become more and more realistic, some may forget that 3D games on home computers started in the mists of time on machines like the Sinclair ZX81. One such pioneering game […]
Good Buoy: the Raspberry Pi Smart Buoy 17 juli, 2019
As their new YouTube video shows, the team at T3ch Flicks have been hard at work, designing and prototyping a smart buoy for marine conservation research. Smart-Buoy Series [Summary] We all love the seaside, right? Whether that’s the English seaside with ice creams and muddy piers or the Caribbean, with white sand beaches fringed by palm […]
Raspberry Pi mineral oil tank with added pizzazz 16 juli, 2019
This isn’t the first mineral oil bath we’ve seen for the Raspberry Pi, but it’s definitely the first we’ve seen with added fish tank decorations. Using the see-through casing of an old Apple PowerMac G4, Reddit user u/mjh2901 decided to build a mineral oil tank for their Raspberry Pi, and it looks fabulous. Renamed Apple Pi, this […]
Hack your old Raspberry Pi case for the Raspberry Pi 4 15 juli, 2019
Hack your existing Raspberry Pi case to fit the layout of your new Raspberry Pi 4, with this handy “How to hack your existing Raspberry Pi case to fit the layout of your new Raspberry Pi 4” video! Hack your old Raspberry Pi case to fit your Raspberry Pi 4 Hack your existing official Raspberry […]
Record the last seven seconds of everything you see 12 juli, 2019
Have you ever witnessed something marvellous but, by the time you get your camera out to record it, the moment has passed? Johan Link‘s Film in the Past hat-mounted camera is here to save the day! Record the past As 18-year-old student Johan explains, “Imagine you are walking in the street and you see a meteorite […]
Snazzy photographs of Raspberry Pis #SnazzyRPi 11 juli, 2019
If you don’t follow Raspberry Pi on Instagram, you really should, for there you will find #SnazzyRPi, a collection of snazzy-looking Raspberry Pi photographs taken by our very own Fiacre Muller. Do you have a Raspberry Pi 3 A+? What have you built with it? . And how snazzy is this photo from @fiacremuller?! . […]
NASA, Raspberry Pi and a mini rover 10 juli, 2019
NASA scientist Dr Jamie Molaro plans to conduct potentially ground-breaking research using a Raspberry Pi seismometer and a mini rover. In the summer of 2018, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory built a mini planetary rover with the aim of letting students, hobbyists, and enthusiasts create one for themselves. It uses commercial off-the-shelf parts and […]
How to build databases using Python and text files | Hello World #9 9 juli, 2019
In Hello World issue 9, Raspberry Pi’s own Mac Bowley shares a lesson that introduces students to databases using Python and text files. In this lesson, students create a library app for their books. This will store information about their book collection and allow them to display, manipulate, and search their collection. You will show students […]
Take the Wizarding World of Harry Potter home with you 8 juli, 2019
If you’ve visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and found yourself in possession of an interactive magic wand as a souvenir, then you’ll no doubt be wondering by now, “What do I do with it at home though?” While the wand was great for setting off window displays at the park itself, it now […]
Win some Raspberry Pi stickers #GimmeRaspberryPiStickers 5 juli, 2019
To celebrate the launch of Raspberry Pi 4, and because it’s almost the weekend, we’re giving away some sticker packs! For your chance to win a pack, all you have to do is leave a comment below, or comment on the Facebook post about this give-away, or tweet us with the hashtag #GimmeRaspberryPiStickers — all […]

How to Install phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 18 juli, 2019
phpMyAdmin is a free and open-source web-based database management tool for MySQL. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04 server.
How to Setup Apache ZooKeeper Cluster on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 17 juli, 2019
Zookeeper is a centralized service for managing configuration information, naming, distributed synchronization, and provisioning of group services that is published as open source software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to set up a single node Apache ZooKeeper Cluster on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
How to Install Cezerin eCommerce platform on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 16 juli, 2019
Cezerin is a free, open-source, React and Node.js based eCommerce platform that can be used for creating a Progressive Web Apps. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Cezerin on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
How to Install FlintCMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 15 juli, 2019
FlintCMS is a free, open source and content-focused Node.js Content Management System that can be used to develop simple websites and blogs. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install FlintCMS on Ubuntu 18.04 server.
How to Install WonderCMS on Fedora 30 12 juli, 2019
WonderCMS is a free and open source flat file CMS, aimed to be extremely small, light and simple. In this tutorial, we will go through the WonderCMS installation and setup on Fedora 30 system by using Nginx as a web server, and optionally you can secure the transport layer by using Acme.sh client and Let's […]
How to install Apache, PHP 7.3 and MySQL on CentOS 7.6 10 juli, 2019
This tutorial shows how to install an Apache web server on a CentOS 7 server with PHP (mod_php with PHP 5.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3) and MySQL support. This setup is often referred to as LAMP which stands for Linux - Apache - MySQL - PHP.
The Perfect Server - Debian 10 (Buster) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.1 8 juli, 2019
This tutorial shows how to prepare a Debian 10 server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3.1. The web hosting control panel ISPConfig 3 allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many […]
How to Install Grav CMS with Nginx on Debian 9 5 juli, 2019
Grav is a Fast, Simple, and Flexible, file-based Web-platform. In this guide, we will guide you step-by-step through the Grav CMS installation process on the Debian 9 operating system using Nginx as the web server, and acme.sh and Let's Encrypt for HTTPS.
How to Install Fork CMS with NGINX on Debian 9 4 juli, 2019
Fork is an easy to use open-source CMS using Symfony Components. In this tutorial, we will go through the Fork CMS installation and setup on Debian 9 system by using Nginx as a web server, MariaDB as the database engine, and optionally you can secure the transport layer by using Acme.sh client and Let's Encrypt […]
How to Install Vanilla Forum on Debian 9 3 juli, 2019
Vanilla is a free, open-source discussion forum written in PHP. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Vanilla Forum on Debian 9 by using Nginx as the webserver, MariaDB as the database server, and optionally you can secure transport layer by using acme.sh client and Let's Encrypt certificate authority to add SSL […]

Linux Mint 19.2 “Tina” Cinnamon – BETA Release 18 juli, 2019
Linux Mint 19.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2023. I
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 10 Linux 18 juli, 2019
Swap is a space on a disk that is used when the amount of physical memory is full.
Using a Checksum for File Integrity Checks on Linux 18 juli, 2019
Using a checksum utilities to for file integrity checking is an important part of keeping a secure system.
IBM's New Open Source Kabanero Promises to Simplify Kubernetes for DevOps 18 juli, 2019
The software IBM unveiled this morning is called Kabanero.
How to Install Conky and Conky Manager on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 18 juli, 2019
Learn how you can install the Conky utility and the Conky Manager application through the Ubuntu command line.

Public Statement on Neutrality of Free Software 19 juli, 2019
F-Droid abandons neutrality to censor Gab oriented apps.
Google's Go team decides not to give it a try 19 juli, 2019
A key proposal for Go 1.14 – adding a built-in try keyword – has been declinedThe Go language will not be adding a "try" keyword in the next major version, despite this being a major part of what was proposed for version 1.14.…
Easy way to create a Debian package and local package repository 19 juli, 2019
This article describes a simple way to create a home made debian package and include it into a local package repository. Although we could use an existing Debian/Ubuntu package, we will start from scratch by creating and packaging our own trivial application. Once our package is ready, we will include it into our local package […]
How to Install Tomcat 9 on Ubuntu 18.04 19 juli, 2019
How to Install Tomcat 9 on Ubuntu 18.04. Tomcat is a web server that is used to serve Java applications. This tutorial guide you to install latest Apache Tomcat on Ubuntu 18.04
How To Automatically Disable Touchpad When Typing In Ubuntu 19 juli, 2019
Three ways to automatically disable Touchpad when typing in Ubuntu operating system and its variants like Linux Mint.

Setup Zsh + Powerline on Solus
Have you asked yourself ? What is Zsh ? And why should I use it ? If yes, I will answer you briefly.The Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell that can be used as an interactive login shell and as a command interpreter for shell scripting. Zsh is an extended Bourne shell with a […]
Public Statement on Neutrality of Free Software
F-Droid abandons neutrality to censor Gab oriented apps.
Google's Go team decides not to give it a try
A key proposal for Go 1.14 – adding a built-in try keyword – has been declinedThe Go language will not be adding a "try" keyword in the next major version, despite this being a major part of what was proposed for version 1.14.…
Easy way to create a Debian package and local package repository
This article describes a simple way to create a home made debian package and include it into a local package repository. Although we could use an existing Debian/Ubuntu package, we will start from scratch by creating and packaging our own trivial application. Once our package is ready, we will include it into our local package […]
How to Install Tomcat 9 on Ubuntu 18.04
How to Install Tomcat 9 on Ubuntu 18.04. Tomcat is a web server that is used to serve Java applications. This tutorial guide you to install latest Apache Tomcat on Ubuntu 18.04
How To Automatically Disable Touchpad When Typing In Ubuntu
Three ways to automatically disable Touchpad when typing in Ubuntu operating system and its variants like Linux Mint.
The 'Linux' Foundation is Acting Like a Microsoft ISV Now, Commitment to Linux and FOSS Deteriorates Even Further
The Linux Foundation has just announced a new Microsoft-funded initiative that's pushing GitHub and CLAs (passing copyrights on code to corporations)
Finding malformed markup
HTML tags in non-HTML documents sometimes get messed up. This post describes a two-step procedure for locating most of the usual errors.
Optimize JPEG/JPG Images in Ubuntu with Jpegoptim
In this article, we will describe how you can install the command line utility Jpegoptim on Ubuntu. We will also explain various ways in which you can use this application to optimize and compress your jpeg image files.
How to Install Lighttpd on CentOS 7
Lighttpd is a secure, open-source, fast, flexible and more optimized web server. Lighttpd has a high-speed infrastructure that allows for better performance with the same hardware when compared to other alternative web-servers. Lighttpd supports the FastCGI, SCGI and CGI interfaces and allows web applications that are written in any programming language to be used with […]
Destination Linux EP130 - Linux 5.2, Debian 10, AMD, System76’s Thelio, Valve’s Steam Labs & more
Debian 10, Linux Kernel 5.2, Pi 4 more Flaws, AMD News, System 76 Thelio and AMD, Nvidia Responds, Ubuntu Snaps, Red Hat & IBM Merge, Valve Rolls Out Steam Labs, Valve Early Access Dota Underlords
What you need to know to be a sysadmin
The system administrator of yesteryear jockeyed users and wrangled servers all day, in between mornings and evenings spent running hundreds of meters of hundreds of cables. This is still true today, with the added complexity of cloud computing, containers, and virtual machines.
Understanding Linux File Permissions
In Linux & Unix operating system, everything is a file. It’s well organized in the form of files and directories. This tutorial helps Linux beginners to understand the Linux file permissions in detail.
Redirect a GitHub Pages site with this HTTP hack
I run a few static websites for my private projects on GitHub Pages. I[he]#039[/he]m absolutely happy with the service, as it supports custom domains, automatically redirects to HTTPS, and transparently installs SSL certificates (with automatic issuing via Let[he]#039[/he]s Encrypt). It is very fast (thanks to Fastly[he]#039[/he]s content delivery network) and is extremely reliable (I haven[he]#039[/he]t […]
Microsoft, Google and Apple clouds banned in Germanys schools
Did you know that Germany just banned its schools from using cloud-based productivity suites from Microsoft, Google, and Apple? The tech giants arent satisfying its privacy requirements with their cloud offerings, it warned. What are your thoughts?
Windows vs Ubuntu
Two of the most popular operating systems compared: Windows vs Ubuntu. Learn more about their differences, similarities, and which one's better for you.
Using a Checksum for File Integrity Checks on Linux
Using a checksum utilities to for file integrity checking is an important part of keeping a secure system. Learn how to generate a checksum, it's use cases and some basic cryptographic hashing functions.
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 10 Linux
Swap is a space on a disk that is used when the amount of physical memory is full. When a Linux system runs out of RAM, inactive pages are moved from the RAM to the swap space.
How to Setup Apache ZooKeeper Cluster on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Zookeeper is a centralized service for managing configuration information, naming, distributed synchronization, and provisioning of group services that is published as open source software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to set up a single node Apache ZooKeeper Cluster on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
IBM's New Open Source Kabanero Promises to Simplify Kubernetes for DevOps
At OSCON, IBM unveiled a new open source platform that promises to make Kubernetes easier to manage for DevOps teams.