SONiC — Microsoft’s Debian Linux-based Operating System For Networking

Short Bytes: Microsoft has released a Debian Linux-based OS for network switches and routers. The software is called SONiC — Software for Open Networking in the Cloud. This fully open source toolkit will alllow you to take control of the networking hardware and overcome the limitations of network devices. Microsoft is moving fast and fiery on […]

Debian Linux In A Single Image: Understanding The Universal Operating System

Short Bytes: In this article, we bring to you a useful Linux infographic that tells you about Debian Linux and its different areas. The infographic lists the different Debian releases and various stages in the development process.  Debian has a very rich history as it holds an importance place in the evolution of Linux-based operating systems. […]

Ian Murdock, father of Debian, dead at 42

Former Sun VP and Linux Foundation CTO died under suspicious circumstances. Ian Murdock, founder of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution project, has died at the age of 42. His death, announced in a blog post by Docker CEO Ben Golub, came after an apparent encounter with police and a statement posted on Murdock’s Twitter feed that […]

How to Install VirtualBox 5.0 In Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, RHEL, CentOS and Fedora

Virtual Machines are software that are used to run other operating systems within a pre-installed operating system. This self-contained OS runs as a separate computer that has no relation to the host OS. VirtualBox is an open source cross-platform software that can help you to run multiple guest operating systems on a single computer. Recently, the […]