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Links 09/08/2023: Indian Defense Services Moving to GNU/Linux, WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Released



  • GNU/Linux

    • It's FOSSNo More Windows! Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux

      In the past, we have seen governments trying to switch to Linux for their administration needs. But, that usually comes with its own set of challenges, ranging from interoperability, all the way to training the end-users.

      And as it turns out, the Indian government is all set to take up that challenge once again by implementing an internally developed Linux distro.

      Allow me to take you through this endeavor.

    • Server

    • Audiocasts/Shows

    • Applications

      • 9to5LinuxNetworkManager 1.44 Is Out with a New “link” Setting and New Bond Options

        Highlights of the NetworkManager 1.44 release include a new “link” setting that holds properties related to the kernel link, such as tx-queue-length, gso-max-size, gso-max-segments, and gro-max-size, support for sending a DHCPv6 prefix delegation hint through the ipv6.dhcp-pd-hint connection property, and new bond options including arp_missed_max, lacp_active, and ns_ip6_target.

        Also new is a [keyfile].rename option in NetworkManager.conf to allow you to force rename profiles on disk when their name changes, the initial-eps-bearer-configure and initial-eps-bearer-apn properties in the GSM settings, as well as a version-id argument in the Update2() D-Bus call to protect against concurrent modifications of profiles.

      • Linux Links8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astrology Software

        This article highlights the best astrology software that runs natively under Linux. There’s not a wide selection of software available in this genre. Nevertheless, there are some great astrology applications listed below for anyone who wants to try to improve his or her understanding of themselves or others.

        To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 top quality open source astrology applications. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone interested in intuitive perception.

      • Linux Links6 Best Free and Open Source LDAP Solutions

        The main benefit of using an LDAP server is that information for an entire organization can be consolidated into a central repository. LDAP supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), so that sensitive data can be protected. LDAP servers are used for a variety of tasks including, but not limited to, user authentication, machine authentication, user/system groups, asset tracking, organization representation, and application configuration stores.

        The chart below offers our recommendations. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

      • Víctor Jáquez: DMABuf modifier negotiation in GStreamer

        It took almost a year of design and implementation but finally the DMABuf modifier negotiation in GStreamer is merged. Big kudos to all the people involved but mostly to He Junyan, who did the vast majority of the code.

        What’s a DMAbuf modifier?

        DMABuf are the Linux kernel mechanism to share buffers among different drivers or subsystems. A particular case of DMABuf are the DRM PRIME buffers which are buffers shared by the Display Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem. They allowed sharing video frames between devices with zero copy.

      • Linux Links6 Best Free and Open Source Linux FTP Servers

        File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a time-honored method of transferring files to and from a remote network site.

      • Medevel24 Apps and Scripts to Download YouTube Videos For Free

        There are many reasons why someone might want to download YouTube videos.

      • It's FOSSHow to Annotate PDFs in Linux [Beginner's Guide]

        You don't need a dedicated PDF editor to add comments and highlight text. Here's how you can use GNOME's Document Viewer to annotate PDFs in Linux.

      • PostgreSQLPL/R 8.4.6 released

        The PL/R team is proud to announce the release of version 8.4.6

        This release is mainly to fix some issues building the code with version 16 of PostgreSQL and releasing windows builds with R version 4.1.3 and 4.2.3

        PL/R is a procedural language which allows you to write PostgreSQL functions in R.

    • Instructionals/Technical

      • ID RootHow To Install LibreOffice on Debian 12

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LibreOffice on Debian 12. For those of you who didn’t know, LibreOffice offers a wide array of productivity tools, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

      • How to Install Kali Linux on a USB Drive

        Have you ever wished you could carry your favorite hacking toolkit with you wherever you go or travel?

      • How to Find Files Larger or Smaller Than a Specific Size in Linux

        Being a Linux user, managing files and directories efficiently is crucial, especially when dealing with a large number of files.

      • How to Install LAMP (Apache, MariaDB, PHP) on Debian 12

        Hello Debian users, are you looking to install the widely used LAMP Stack on your system?

      • ID RootHow To Install TeamViewer on Debian 12

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install TeamViewer on Debian 12. For those of you who didn’t know, TeamViewer stands as a powerful remote access and support software, enabling seamless collaboration and efficient troubleshooting across multiple devices and platforms.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install OBS Studio on Debian 13/12/11/10

        OBS Studio, a leading open-source software, has emerged as an indispensable tool for professionals engaged in video recording and live streaming.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install Kdenlive on Debian 13/12/11/10

        Kdenlive, an acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, stands as one of the most robust and versatile open-source video editing software available today. Originating from the KDE community, it offers a comprehensive suite of editing tools suitable for both beginners and professionals.

      • How to Get Started With HuggingFace and AI on Ubuntu

        With the current AI craze and it’s impact we want to use the opportunity to explore how to get started with playing around with some AI. /blockquote>

      • Own HowToHow to install and use Gnome Screenshot on Linux Mint

        Gnome screenshot is an screenshot app that allows you to take screenshots of your desktop.

        Gnome screenshot is the default screenshot application on Gnome. However, you can use Gnome screenshot on other desktop environments too.

      • VituxHow to Install Magento on Rocky Linux

        Magento is a free and one of the most widely used PHP-based open-source eCommerce platforms that allows you to quickly and easily set up eCommerce websites and online shops.

      • HowTo ForgeHow to Install Etherpad on Debian 12

        Etherpad is a collaborative and real-time text editor for your team. It's accessible from anywhere, anytime, because Etherpad is a web-based text editor.

      • Linux JournalHow to Count Files in a Directory in Linux?

        File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner. Linux, an open-source operating system known for its powerful command-line interface, offers multiple ways to accomplish this task. In this article, we'll explore various techniques to count files in a directory, catering to both command-line enthusiasts and those who prefer graphical interfaces.

      • LinuxTutoHow to Install Strapi with Nginx on Debian 12

        Strapi is a most advanced open source content management system (CMS) designed to help developers to build powerful API.

      • How to Reset a Forgotten MySQL Password on Linux

        If you’re encountering the following error due to a forgotten password for your MySQL database, rest assured, you’ve come to the perfect destination for assistance. Follow along with the article to learn how to reset a forgotten MySQL password on Linux.

      • Understanding Ext4 Disk Layout, Part 2

        The second blog in a series of blogs tak Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development

    • Games

    • Desktop Environments/WMs

      • K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

        • QtKDE + Qt Meetup Berlin: Aug 10th
        • GSoC'23 July Report| Further Progress on the Moderation Tools #5

          I have summarized the entirety of July’s work in a single blog post, as I got quite busy with university in the last few weeks 😢.

          Progress made on the Report Moderation Tool

          I started with the Report Moderation Tool’s further implementation and managed to implement almost all of the features smoothly. However, I encountered a problem with the self-assigning and un-assigning of reports, which caused the application to crash with a segmentation fault. After dedicating hours to using gdb for debugging, I eventually concluded that the unexpected behavior was likely due to my use of smart pointers. It appeared that the memory was being de-allocated automatically when the object was set to null, and while accessing null when assigning the reports we accessed a null address leading to Tokodon crashing.

          I reached out to the maintainers for their help and review on how to fix this issue. I was suggested to try switching to using raw (normal) pointers to address the problem. I tried refactoring the code in a similar way to resolve the issue. However, the transition from smart pointers to raw pointers proved to be more challenging than I had initially anticipated.

      • GNOME Desktop/GTK

        • Ubuntu HandbookUbuntu 23.10 Adds Option to Hide Number Badges from Left Dock

          Don’t like the green number badges on the left (or bottom) dock app icons? Ubuntu 23.10 now has hidden option to show/hide it. The next Ubuntu 23.10 has now introduced some visible changes, such as enhanced tiling window support, remove ‘minimal installation’ and drop some pre-installed applications.

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

    • IPFire Official BlogIPFire Location: Improving Precision Using Geofeeds

      Geofeeds are new feature described in RFC 8805 which allows to self-publish Geo location information in a machine readable format for people who own their own IP address space on the Internet. From now, we are parsing this data for IPFire Location to further improve the accuracy of our database - especially for large distributed companies like cloud providers.

      Although the standard is already a couple of years old, it has not gained much adoption, yet. Maybe it doesn't need that, because not every Autonomous System on the Internet has a complicated layout. Some are simply just one rack in one data center and maybe have a mirror in a different building in the same city. Some other networks are larger and span across many countries. They also change fast as they are growing and for geo location algorithms to "learn" about those changes will take some time.

    • The Register UKSparkling fresh updates to Ubuntu, Mint and Zorin on way

      It seems to be kernel update season out there. The current Ubuntu LTS gets a new kernel, Zorin OS 17 gets a new point release – and Mint announces two updated editions, coming really soon now.

      It is very nearly one year since Ubuntu 22.04.1 was released, and as long term support versions get semiannual updates, release 22.04.3 is expected any day. Once the next Ubuntu interim release appears, it's normal for the following minor–point-release of the LTS to get a new kernel. So, six months after 22.04.1 and four months after 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu", the next point-version of Jammy, Ubuntu 22.04.2, duly delivered kernel 5.19.

      So, with 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" out for four months and proving fairly stable on The Reg FOSS Desk's kit, we were expecting 22.04.3 any day now, including a second Hardware Enablement update, including the kernel from Lunar.

    • SUSE/OpenSUSE

      • OpenSUSEYeah! Today is 18 Years of openSUSE

        Happy 18th Birthday to openSUSE! It’s that time of the year once again where we will raise our virtual glasses and celebrate the remarkable journey of open-source innovation.

        On August 9th, 2005, an announcement was made during the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, giving birth to what we now know as the openSUSE Project.

        The now defunct company known as Novell unveiled openSUSE to the technology world with excitement. Riding on the heels of the success of Red Hat’s announcement of Fedora, it was natural for Novell to embrace the open-source movement and introduce its own community-driven Linux distribution.

        The journey of openSUSE officially began with the release of beta versions of SUSE Linux 10.0 under the banner of openSUSE.org. The first official release under the openSUSE name was 10.2.

    • Fedora Family / IBM

      • Fedora MagazineFedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for August

        This article introduces projects available in Flathub with installation instructions.

        Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.

        Please read “Getting started with Flatpak“. In order to enable flathub as your flatpak provider, use the instructions on the flatpak site.

      • Fedora ProjectFedora Community Blog: Matrix to libera.chat (IRC) bridge unavailable

        The Fedora project has been moving to Matrix for our interactive chat needs for a while, but we wanted to make any such transition smooth and not leave behind users that preferred IRC for whatever reasons. When we setup Matrix rooms we also setup a portal using the Matrix<->libera.chat IRC bridge. This allows Matrix and IRC users to see the same content and interact with each other. There have of course been issues from time to time of dropped messages, or clashes between the Matrix and IRC cultures, but overall it’s been a great help to keeping our community from fragmenting.

        Unfortunately, issues with the bridge have reached a point that libera.chat folks have asked for the bridge to be taken down until it can be fixed up. This happened at 2023-08-06 14UTC.

      • Madeline Peck: EDA and the Three Dwarves

        What a long journey this coloring book has gone on! This blog post has been sitting in my drafts for over a year and I thought it was finally time to publish it.

        If you’re not aware of the previous coloring books, they have been a series of projects started by Máirín Duffy and Dan Walsh to increase awareness and convey a better understanding of different technology.

        For example, ‘The Container Coloring Book: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?’ is a coloring book where the three little pigs teach you how to keep the big bad wolf from blowing your container-based applications down. The book covers security, management, resource control, namespaces, and much more that people should keep in mind when creating their own applications with containers.

        All of the past (and hopefully future coloring books too!) are kept here at www.red.ht/coloring

      • SUSE's Corporate BlogCentOS Alternatives: Migrating Workloads From CentOS To OpenSUSE Leap – Automating With Ansible Part 2

        In this blog posts, we’ll dive into adapting your Ansible code made for CentOS to openSUSE Leap, ensuring seamless compatibility. In this first part, we provided advice and a general introduction to ease your way into the process. In this second part, we’ll delve into practical examples of troubleshooting and adapting existing roles.

      • Red Hat OfficialThe State of Edge Security Report

        Edge computing has grown from being a niche use case in a handful of industries to offering a major opportunity for enterprises across industries to spread compute power around the world (or universe, as in the case of workloads in space). Edge computing slashes latency times by processing data where the data is being collected, or when it might otherwise be impossible to process because a workload or piece of hardware is disconnected from the network.

      • Red Hat OfficialHardening SSH connections to managed hosts with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

        Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a platform for implementing enterprise-wide automation, which makes it an ideal tool for your security audits. Security has many layers, but this article focuses on mitigating SSH attacks on managed hosts. While you can't eliminate all security risks, you can harden managed hosts to minimize some of them (especially brute force attacks), and mitigate others (by allowing SSH connections only from authorized hosts, enforcing sudo, and so on).

      • AxiosIBM researchers trick AI chatbots into helping with hacks

        Tricking generative AI to help conduct scams and cyberattacks doesn't require much coding expertise, new research shared exclusively with Axios warns.

      • Red HatThe process of migrating Java applications

        The migration process is cumbersome, to say the least. The root cause for this can be associated with the ambiguity about the differences that may exist between two vantage points (i.e., origin and destination). Hence in the absence of a knowledgeable, tried, and tested roadmap, one simply cannot identify the gaps that are to be bridged while moving from origin to the destination. Same goes for software migration. A software migration process must factor in the changes it expects to undergo while migrating (i.e., downgrading, upgrading, or switching between two different and/or compatible/incompatible versions of the same or different brands). The key to success for such a venture lies in knowing the unknowns alongside their respective impact to its surroundings. Only then can an effective list of changes be identified and implemented.

    • Open Hardware/Modding

    • Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

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