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Short Bytes: A new report floating in the tech world suggests that Microsoft is busy headhunting the employees from well-known Linux firms. It’s being speculated that Redmond is doing this to make its Azure cloud strategy more effective by bringing open source tools on the platform. Over the course of past few months, we have […]
Security Researchers Discover a Potentially Dangerous Cross-Platform PWOBot Malware Family- PWOBot Now this can be termed as devastating news for computer users around the world. Palo Alto Networks has discovered a family of malware that is capable of attacking a variety of platforms including Windows, Linux, and OS X. The malware is written in Python, […]
Short Bytes: The recent operating system analysis of OpenStack and Cloud Market indicates that Ubuntu Linux continues to rule the cloud operating system space. Compared to the previous OpenStack survey, Ubuntu has witnessed a 67 percent growth. The results of the most recent OpenStack survey are now live. They indicate a tremendous growth for Ubuntu […]
Image | Kali.org Short Bytes: Kali Linux, a hacker’s favorite operating system, is now available with first Rolling release. This release ensures that you are always using the latest and best tools for pen-testing purposes. The first Kali Linux Rolling release also brings a Kali Linux Package Tracker tool and changes the way VMware guest tools are […]
Short Bytes: While Linux and other open source technologies continue to rule the server and mobile markets, the desktop arena is still dominated by Windows operating systems. Linux creator Linus Torvalds knows this fact very well and expresses his commitment to work hard to make Linux a bigger force in the desktop war. Without any doubt, Linux […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft’s HR department has poached the man who turned Oracle into a Linux-dominated company. Wim Coekaerts, commonly known as Oracle’s “Mr. Linux”, has joined Redmond folks to head up its Linux and open source efforts. This is an established fact that Microsoft loves Linux and open source technologies. The recent developments at Build […]
Short Bytes: To own a copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), you need to purchase a license. However, if you are a developer, Red Hat has introduced a program that’ll let you own a copy free-of-cost. Read more and know how to get a free license of RHEL. If you wish to get involved […]
Short Bytes: At the first day of Microsoft Build Developer Conference 2016, something amazing happened. Microsoft showed the world how Ubuntu on Windows 10 can ease the lives of developers. By installing official Ubuntu binaries on Windows 10, you can use any Linux tool on Windows 10 and get your work done. Earlier, we told […]
Short Bytes: From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, Microsoft once again showed off its love for developers. Redmond announced that GNU project’s Bash shell will be coming to Windows as a part of the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Microsoft surely knows how to speak to Linux developers. From the stage of Microsoft Developer Conference 2016, […]
Short Bytes: VoCore is an open hardware that runs OpenWRT Linux. This tiny computer comes with Wi-Fi, USB, 20+ GPIOs that will help you to make a smart home automation system or use it in other embedded projects. Read more to know about this device and grab one for yourself. With each passing day, mini […]
Short Bytes: Apple has finally brought its Swift programming language to Linux. At this moment, this open source programming language supports Ubuntu 14.04 and 15.10. This port is relatively new and the Swift Core Libraries will be included later in Swift 3 release. Compared to other technology companies, Apple is known to lock down its […]
Short Bytes: The results of Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2016 indicate that more and more programmers are switching to OS X. While Linux-based operating systems are witnessing a decline, Windows 10 has shown great performance at the expense of Windows 7. If we take a look at the numbers, Apple’s OS X and Linux stand […]
Short Bytes: According to the latest round of rumors in the Linux community, Nvidia is busy making its own gaming-optimized Linux distro called NLinux. While we can’t confirm the existence of this OS, it would be interesting to watch out for the extras it could offer. Recently the rumor mill went into overdrive with the […]
Short Bytes: Do you love to spend days and nights on your machine’s Terminal and getting things done? Here’s something that’ll give you a little fun break and allow you to play Game Boy titles right in your Terminal. Go ahead and learn how to run a Game Boy emulator in your Terminal using PHP. If […]
Short Bytes: While Microsoft is expressing its love for open source and Linux by releasing tons of code on GitHub and making Linux-based products, it’s unable to win the trust of open source community. Showing its darker side, the company has extracted some Android and Linux-based patents from smaller companies. If Redmond really cares about […]
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 […]
Until now ransomware was targeting Windows and Linux users but now it’s time for Apple users to feel the taste The ongoing battle about encryption engulfing Apple has reached a whole new level as Apple users of the Macintosh computers were hacked over the weekend using software known as ransomware. The attempt is the first […]
Short Bytes: To answer your security related concerns, Subgraph OS is here as a free, secure, open source Linux operating system for the non-technical users. This security-focused distro comes with complete TOR integration, full-disk encryption, OpenPGP mail integration, system hardening and other features. Know more about the OS and make your system secure. In the recent […]
Short Bytes: A coder, known as Fabian on GitHub, has created x86 architecture based emulations that allow you to run Windows 98, Linux, KolibriOS etc. inside your browser. Read more about the same and find the links below to try it out. With time, JavaScript engines have grown to become faster and more powerful than […]
Hackers Compromise the Download Link for Linux Mint Deemed to be a “modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use”, Linux Mint is a community driven distribution system that uses Ubuntu as its codebase. It has garnered a lot of attention as an alternative Operating System and is has been downloaded, installed […]
Short Bytes: IoT (Internet of Things) is going to get a major boost in the coming years. 48 hours ago, the Linux Foundation announced the Zephyr Project which will be a small scalable real-time operating system. This operating system will be targeted at resource-constrained systems. Being an open source project, Linux Foundation’s Zephyr will drive […]