technology:linux

SuperTuxKart Devs Detail Several Upcoming Improvements
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Chances are you’ve heard of SuperTuxKart, the fun racer game featuring Linux mascot Tux and an assortment of his furry FOSS friends. The game is free to download, totally open source, and available to play on all major platforms, even including Android. In a new blog post the developers behind SuperTuxKart share word on a number […] This post, SuperTuxKart Devs Detail Several Upcoming Improvements, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Humble Sports Bundle Serves up DiRT Rally, F1 2017, Other Linux Games
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A new Humble Bundle is out, ready for you to throw money at — and this one is all about sports. Whether you’re into rally driving, football, fishing or blood-soaked hockey (no, really) the Humble Sports Bundle should have something to please. The offer is packed with a capable crop of well-regarded competitive sports games, including DiRT […] This post, Humble Sports Bundle Serves up DiRT Rally, F1 2017, Other Linux Games, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Search YouTube Videos on Ubuntu (And Open Them in VLC)
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It just got easier to find YouTube videos from the Ubuntu desktop. The new “YouTube Search Provider” extension, which hit the GNOME Extensions website this week, allows Ubuntu users to search for YouTube videos straight from the GNOME Shell activities overlay. The brilliant bolt-on is the work of the wonderful folks at Spanish Linux blog Atareao, […] This post, Search YouTube Videos on Ubuntu (And Open Them in VLC), was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

#kali #linux 2018.2 on your Pocket with the GPD 7 mini-laptop.
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So after ten years, are netbooks finally cool again? In 2008 saw the zenith of this with regards to personal computing. The Netbook as terribly fashionable, as platform holders did their best to squeeze as much computing as they could into as small a space as possible.Their ubiquity has all but vanished, given how powerful our smartphones have become. The phone that you’re reading this on, or is possibly in your pocket, or in your bag is a portable computing powerhouse — but imagine if something were not too much bigger than that, that you could do actual computer work on. A ultra portable computer running the last version of Kali linux.Early this year bought a GPD Pocket 7 a mini-PC the size of a portable video game console that sports a quad-core Intel Z8750 CPU, 8Gb DDR3 RAM, 128Gb (...)

#raspberry-pi #hacker

K8 Istio little Deep Dive
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I’ve been playing a little bit with Istio mostly egress , but today i wanted to write about ingresses .Basically Istio ingresses are a number of proxies (envoy) that kind of talk to each other to deal with access , throttling and app routing in general.What is really interesting about the istio approach is the sidecar injection, imagine that you’re running a container execs nginx (port80 )SWhat istio does is “inject” a sidecar container , that runs on the same pod , that means , sharing the kernel network namespace with privileged mode and NET_ADMIN capabilities.That way , they guarantee full tracing of services for example or mutual tls for example.In very simple terms it looks like this:Istio workflowThis is much different than having a traditional nginx ingress , the nginx ingress speaks to a (...)

#linux #security #devops #kubernetes #docker

Why I Dig the Control Snap App Permissions Give Me
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Snap apps might not be everyone’s favourite Linux packaging format — sort out that theme, yo! — but there’s no denying that momentum is gathering behind the tech, particularly from commercial app vendors like Microsoft. A key selling point snap apps have over traditional app distribution methods is improved security. Snap apps, the Snapcraft website boasts, […] This post, Why I Dig the Control Snap App Permissions Give Me, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Cinnamon 4.0 Will Tackle Screen Tearing on Linux Mint
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Linux Mint plans to make more performance improvements to the Cinnamon desktop ahead of its next release. Similar work featured as part of Cinnamon 3.8, released as part of Linux Mint 19, and improved the responsiveness of launching apps on the desktop. For the next major release of the Cinnamon desktop environment, the team want to […] This post, Cinnamon 4.0 Will Tackle Screen Tearing on Linux Mint, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Microsoft Brings PowerShell to the Ubuntu Snap Store
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It’s just got easier to install Microsoft PowerShell on Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora. Microsoft has brought PowerShell Core to the Snap Store as a Snap application. The move allows Linux users and admins on various distros to run the latest version of PowerShell securely and safely across desktop, laptop and IoT. “Snaps are […] This post, Microsoft Brings PowerShell to the Ubuntu Snap Store, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Full C++17 Filesystem Library Guide—Nico Josuttis
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The latest update of “C++17 - The Complete Guide” now contains a detailed description of the whole new C++17 filesystem library.

Example Code by Nico Josuttis

About the extension:

50 pages about all elements, all differences between POSIX/Linux and Windows, many examples, many tricks, traps, and hints as well as what changed with the library when it became part of C++17. All examples were tested both with Visual C++ and g++.

#News,Articles&_Books,

Atari VCS Console Will Run a Custom Linux Distro Called “AtariOS”
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If you backed the successful Atari VCS crowdfunding campaign last month you might be pleased to hear you’re going to get more bang for your buck. Following criticism of its mediocre internal makeup the Ataris VCS console will now ship with 8GB RAM by default, up from the 4GB proposed during the funding push. It’s a […] This post, Atari VCS Console Will Run a Custom Linux Distro Called “AtariOS”, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Want to Make Linux Mint Look Like a Mac? This Theme Can Help
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We’ve established how easy it is to make Ubuntu look like a Mac but theming Linux Mint, the popular Ubuntu-based offshoot, is a little trickier. But no more. It’s now possible to make Linux Mint look like a Mac too, and it’s all thanks to a customised version of the uncannily accurate macOS Mojave GTK theme we highlighted here, just a few […] This post, Want to Make Linux Mint Look Like a Mac? This Theme Can Help, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

‘Armed and Gelatinous’ — Linux Game Sneak Peek!
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At first glance, Armed and Gelatinous might look like a run-of-the-mill clone of games like Agar.io, but beneath the surface there is more than meets the eye. An homage to iconic couch co-op games of yesteryear, offering fun for those house parties where nostalgia is necessary (keep reading for a bonus where we get nostalgic about […] This post, ‘Armed and Gelatinous’ — Linux Game Sneak Peek!, was written by Nixie Pixel and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Secure Kali Pi 2018 | Kali Linux
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Overview of the process

Before we dive into the tech of what we are going to try to accomplish, let’s take a quick look at our goals on setting up our Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (henceforth called “RPi”):

1. Create a normal #Kali_Linux RPi installation
2. Prepare the system for encrypted boot with remote disk unlock
3. Create an initramfs configured with Dropbear and SSH keys to allow the unlock to occur
4. Backup existing data
5. Configure the encrypted partitions
6. Restore our data
7. Configure LUKS Nuke
8. Hack away!

This might seem like a lot, but its really pretty straightforward and once completed, we will be left with a RPi that will boot, get an IP from DHCP, and #Dropbear will allow us to connect via SSH to provide the LUKS key. This permits us to run the RPi headless, but still keeping our data secure. Then down the road when we are done with it, we can retrieve it or remote in and destroy our data with #LUKS_NUKE.

Watch Desktop Linux Apps (like GIMP) Running on Chrome OS [Video]
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Linux fans enthusiastic about Google’s effort to bring desktop Linux apps on Chrome OS owe to themselves to watch the following video. In it, technology YouTuber Lon Seidman demos the current state of the Crostini project (‘Crostini’ is the codename for the “run desktop and CLI Linux apps on Chrome OS” feature we keep gushing about) on both an Intel […] This post, Watch Desktop Linux Apps (like GIMP) Running on Chrome OS [Video], was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

How to Upgrade to Linux Mint 19 (In 4 Simple Steps)
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Last week a new stable release of Linux Mint 19 made became available to download, giving everyone who wants it the chance to install it. But what if you want upgrade to Linux Mint 19 from an earlier version instead of doing a fresh install? Not all users of this Ubuntu-based Linux distribution will want to […] This post, How to Upgrade to Linux Mint 19 (In 4 Simple Steps), was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Winepak Could Make it Easier to Install Windows Apps on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu!
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It might soon be easier to install your favourite Windows apps on Linux, thanks to a fledgling new project.

This Video Showcases the Best Features of Deepin Linux
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Last month saw Deepin 15.6, the popular Linux distribution based in China, hit download servers — but not everyone knows exactly what the distro is all about. So to help promote the latest release (and the distro in general) the folks at Deepin HQ have put together a sleek new promo video. And it’s really good. The 4:39 clip, […] This post, This Video Showcases the Best Features of Deepin Linux, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Elementary OS “Juno” Beta is Now Available to Download
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The first elementary OS Juno beta is now available to download! Elementary OS 5.0 Juno¹ is the next major version of this popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. Based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Juno will ship with access to the latest GNOME stack, updated software, security fixes, kernel updates and more. But you don’t have to wait until the stable release […] This post, Elementary OS “Juno” Beta is Now Available to Download, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

SUSE Linux Sold in $2.5 Billion Deal
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SUSE, the open source software company, has been sold to a Swedish private equity firm. EQT Partners will acquire SUSE from current owners Micro Focus in a deal worth $2.5 billion USD and is expected to close in early 2019. EQT is described as “a development-focused investor with extensive experience in the software industry”. One of the oldest Linux […] This post, SUSE Linux Sold in $2.5 Billion Deal, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

How To Record Streaming Audio in Ubuntu Linux | It’s FOSS
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How to record music from streaming internet radio in Ubuntu? How to record audio in Ubuntu? In this article, we’ll see a nice app named “Audio Recorder” that you can use to record any sort of audio in Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04 or other versions as well as other distributions such as Linux Mint.

#linux #logiciel #audio

Google is Now a Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation
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Google is now a Platinum member of The Linux Foundation. A long-time member of the non-profit organisation, Google has chosen to increase the amount of money it donates to the foundation from $100k a year to a massive $500k. The bump sees Google go from ‘Silver’ member of the foundation to a ‘Platinum’ member — the highest […] This post, Google is Now a Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

MintBox Mini 2 PC: Industrial Chic Meets Linux Mint 19
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Linux Mint has announced a new version of its popular mini desktop PC, the MintBox Mini. The MintBox Mini 2 is the 4th generation of the MintBox product line and comes with latest Linux Mint 19 release pre-installed. Linux Mint and PC maker Compulab have worked together on these range of fanless miniature PCs since 2012, when […] This post, MintBox Mini 2 PC: Industrial Chic Meets Linux Mint 19, was written by Scott Bouvier and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Linux Mint 19 Released, Available to Download Now
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After a month of beta testing the final stable release of Linux Mint 19 “Tara” is now available to download. Linux Mint 19 is available in three versions: a Cinnamon edition (which uses the Cinnamon desktop environment by default, and is pictured above), an XFCE variant, and a MATE edition (which ships with the MATE desktop […] This post, Linux Mint 19 Released, Available to Download Now, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Is Adwaita Icon Theme Finally Getting a Revamp?
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The Adwaita icon theme is the default icon theme of the GNOME desktop and …Well, it is what it is. Adwaita is not generally considered to be the best icon theme for Linux but it’s perfectly palatable and coherent. But is a dramatic modern makeover on the way? Adwaita & The Locust A set of new […] This post, Is Adwaita Icon Theme Finally Getting a Revamp?, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

How To Use macOS Mojave’s Dynamic Wallpaper on Linux
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The next release of macOS comes with a “dynamic desktop” background that subtly changes throughout the day — and in this post we show you how you can use it on the Linux desktop. In our list of macOS Mojave features already available on Linux we mentioned that time-triggered wallpapers are not new to Linux. They’ve been available […] This post, How To Use macOS Mojave’s Dynamic Wallpaper on Linux, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.