Tag: linux
FPGA-Proven RISC-V System With Hardware Accelerated Task Scheduling
A technical paper titled “Enabling HW-based Task Scheduling in Large Multicore Architectures” was published by researchers at Barcelona Supercomputing Center, University of Campinas, University of Sao Paulo, [more…]
Explore Linux Space Time
If you’ve ever wondered how much memory a process uses, you’ve probably used a form of task manager or system monitor. System monitors can be useful to [more…]
Linux on a Commodore 64
We are used to seeing Linux running on almost everything, but we were a bit taken aback to see [semu-c64] running Linux on a Commodore 64. But [more…]
Linux Containers the Hard Way
If you want to make containers under Linux, plenty of high-level options exist. [Lucavallin] wanted to learn more about how containers really work, so he decided to [more…]
SSH Can Handle Spaces In Command-line Arguments Strangely
One of the things ssh can do is execute a command on a remote server. Most of us expect it to work transparently when doing so, simply [more…]
Rocky Strikes Back At Red Hat
The world of Linux has seen some disquiet over recent weeks following the decision of Red Hat to restrict source code distribution for Red Hat Enterprise Linux [more…]
An Energy Efficient, Linux-Capable RISC-V Host Platform Designed For The Seamless Plug-In And Control Of Domain-Specific Accelerators
A technical paper titled “Cheshire: A Lightweight, Linux-Capable RISC-V Host Platform for Domain-Specific Accelerator Plug-In” was published by researchers at ETH Zurich and University of Bologna. Abstract: [more…]
Bye Bye Ubuntu, Hello Manjaro. How Did We Get Here?
Last week I penned a cheesy fake relationship breakup letter to Ubuntu, my Linux distribution of choice for the last 15 years or so. It had well [more…]
SheepShaver: A Cross-Platform Tool For Retro Enthusiasts
The world of desktop computing has coalesced into what is essentially a duopoly, with Windows machines making up the bulk of the market share and Apple carving [more…]
A Linux Distro For All Your Ham Needs
For anyone new to the world of ham radio, one of the things that takes a little getting used to is visiting the websites of authoritative experts [more…]
What’s Old Is New Again: A Linux PC From A Set Top Box
There was a time around two decades ago, when the new hotness was taking control of home routers to use as small Linux computers. An echo of [more…]
Guide to Parameter Expansion in Bash
Introduction In Bash, parameter expansion is a feature that allows you to manipulate the value of a variable or to extract part of its value using a [more…]
Chumby Gets New Kernel… Soon
If you missed the Chumby, we’re sorry. They were relatively inexpensive Linux appliances that acted as a clock, Internet radio, and feed reader. The company went belly [more…]
A VM In An AI
AI knoweth everything, and as each new model breaks upon the world, it attracts a new crowd of experimenters. The new hotness is ChatGPT, and [Jonas Degrave] [more…]
How to Save Command Output as Variable in Bash?
Introduction In bash scripts, assigning the output of a command to variables can be convinient by storing the outputs of the commands and using them later. In [more…]
How to take S3 backups with DejaDup on Ubuntu 20.10
October 18, 2020 Vasilis Vryniotis . 3 Comments DejaDup is the default backup application for Gnome. It’s a GUI for duplicity, focuses on simplicity, supports incremental encrypted [more…]
How to get around Dropbox’s symlink limitations on Linux
February 22, 2020 Vasilis Vryniotis . 2 Comments As of mid-2019, Dropbox announced that they no longer support symlinks that point outside of the main Dropbox folder. [more…]
Ubuntu 17.10: a last minute review
October 8, 2017 Vasilis Vryniotis . 3 Comments On October 19 2017, Ubuntu 17.10 will be released and as many of you know it packs lots of [more…]
