Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews 4MLinux 21.0, and LinuxInsider reviews Ultimate Edition 5.4 Linux has made great strides over the years, advancing far beyond where it was when ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

Linux 2.6 seriously impacts the system and embedded spaces with a wide range of improvements at both ends of the spectrum. It eliminates the need for various Linux configurations, providing an ...

Open source fans like to point at Android and say this is a great example of what’s possible with Open Source software. But all is not “Googley” with Android’s code according to the Linux Kernel ...

Both Windows and Linux are receiving significant security updates that can, in the worst case, cause performance to drop by half, to defend against a problem that as yet hasn’t been fully disclosed.

The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and mobile devices. The recent release of ...

News briefs for August 2, 2019. Linux Mint 19.2 "Tina" Cinnamon was officially released today. This is a long-term support release that will be supported until 2023, and it brings updated software and ...

The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...