By Jim Lynch What’s new in Cinnamon 3.0 Cinnamon is one of the most popular desktop environments for Linux computers, with many folks using it instead of Unity and other available desktop options. [ Explore …read more Source:: OpenSource
Month: May 2016
Linux 4.6 targets mobile with ARM, touch support
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•By Paul Krill Aside from security improvements, version 4.6 of the Linux kernel, released over the weekend, offers enhancements for ARM processors and touchscreens. Embedded ARM support in the upgrade features backing for …read more Source:: OpenSource
Linux 4.6 boosts container security, adds OrangeFS support
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid As promised, Linux boss Linus Torvalds released version 4.6 of the Linux kernel on Sunday. This latest version adds support for the new distributed file system OrangeFS, more …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Can Linux ever beat Windows at PC gaming?
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•By Jim Lynch Can Linux ever beat Windows at PC gaming? Windows has long been the undisputed king of computer operating systems when it comes to gaming. But is Linux getting to the point …read more Source:: OpenSource
Jenkins security patches could break plug-ins
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Popular open source automation server Jenkins has fixed multiple security vulnerabilities. The latest version changes how plug-ins use build parameters, though, so developers will need to adapt to the new …read more Source:: OpenSource
Fedora 24 beta focuses on containers and the cloud
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•By Serdar Yegulalp The latest edition of Red Hat’s bleeding-edge Linux distribution, Fedora 24, is now available in beta, with the majority of the changes addressing how cloud applications are hosted …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: The most popular Android apps of all time
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•By Jim Lynch The most popular Android apps of all time Android has long been tops when it comes to smartphone market share, but what about the apps that run on it? Quartz reports …read more Source:: OpenSource
Redis plants the seeds for an open source ecosystem
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•By Serdar Yegulalp In-memory database and caching solution Redis, used to boost everything from Spark to Amazon Web Services, adds a new, long-promised feature called Redis Modules. Announced at RedisConf …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: How BSD was built, and how it lost the lead to Linux
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•By Jim Lynch How BSD was built and how it lost the lead to Linux BSD has been eclipsed by the popularity of Linux over the years. But how did BSD get started? And …read more Source:: OpenSource
Where to cut corners when the security budget gets tight
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•By Ryan Francis Whenever creating a budget, there is always the rainy day fund or the contingency account in case of unexpected circumstances. But what if those circumstances are a data breach that …read more Source:: OpenSource