#unix-like-kernel

#unix-like-kernel

The situation is now more manageable, although the volume of updates remains above the usual level for this phase. Development is proceeding at a calmer pace than before.

A new version of the next-generation copy-on-write snapshotting GPL filesystem for Linux is out: bcachefs 1.37.0 appeared just yesterday as we write. This release includes support for the forthcoming Linux kernel 7.0. It is expected next month - the latest release candidate, 7.0-rc4, appeared the same day as the new bcachefs release.

I've had several incarnations of the self-hosted home lab for decades. At one point, I had a small server farm of various machines that were either too old to serve as desktops or that people simply no longer wanted. I'd grab those machines, install Linux on them, and use them for various server purposes. Here are two questions you should ask yourself:

A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to install updates.

But what happens when you need more granularity? How do you grant write access to a file to just one specific user who isn't the owner and isn't in the owning group? How do you allow two different groups read access, but only one of them write access? How do you ensure files created in a shared directory automatically get specific permissions for a certain team?

Modern Linux is powerful, flexible, stable, and secure. With the exception of some of the more lightweight Linux distributions, it's also far more resource-dependent (just like all modern operating systems). Also: 5 things to consider before leaping from one Linux distribution to another Consider this: The minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Desktop today include just 4GB of RAM. I've run Ubuntu on a virtual machine with only 3GB of RAM.

We have already discussed in the previous two articles about file and folder permissions along with special permissions that are supported in linux. The permissions are effective for many scenarios. But what happens when you need more granularity? How do you grant write access to a file to just one specific user who isn't the owner and isn't in the owning group?

You probably have heard people say things like "Enable swap if your system is crashing" or "Swap makes your machine slow" or "Enable swap if app is dying with OOM" So in this article, let's talk about swap memory, what it is, how to enable it, how to check if it's running, how it's different from virtual memory,

For the longest time, Linux was considered to be geared specifically for developers and computer scientists. Modern distributions are far more general purpose now -- but that doesn't mean there aren't certain distros that are also ideal platforms for developers. What makes a distribution right for developers? Although I consider app compatibility, stability, and flexibility to be essential attributes for most any Linux distribution, developers also need the right tools

Bash scripts are a great way to automate all sorts of repetitive tasks -- you can run backups, clear temporary files/logs, rename or batch-rename files, install or update software, and much more. Although writing such scripts isn't nearly as hard as you might think, it does take some time to learn the ins and outs of bash scripting. Also: 6 hidden Android features that are seriously useful (and how they made my life easier) Good news: If you have an Android device, you can enable the Linux terminal, which means you can create or practice your bash scripting on the go.

My favorite Linux desktop distribution, Linux Mint, is considering slowing down its release cadence. That's because, as lead developer Clement "Clem" Lefebvre explained, while releasing often has worked very well, it produces "these incremental improvements release after release. But it takes a lot of time, and it caps our ambition when it comes to development. ... [so] We're thinking about changing that and adopting a longer development cycle."