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Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Rolls Out to Linux Phone Users
This update improves the System Settings app, improves support for Google services, and adds a few new enhancements. The UBports Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 for 20.04 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets. Ubuntu Touch OTA-4… Read more
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The Most Deadly Linux Commands
Step away from the keyboard and consider your life choices verrrrry carefully right now.Welcome to the rogue’s gallery of lethal Linux commands.Many Linux commands offer no yes/no query before cheerily destroying everything that makes your life worthwhile.Which Linux commands should you treat like nuclear waste? Linux, an open source, advanced operating system, is hugely popular… Read more
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Which open source LLM Performs Better and Why
In the ever-evolving landscape of natural language processing and understanding, language models have become the cornerstone of numerous AI applications. With the development of increasingly sophisticated models, the question of which one reigns supreme in terms of performance and efficiency has become ever more pertinent. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the intriguing comparison… Read more
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Open Source tool zooms past Google Deep Mind
A new open source AI code generation tool, AlphaCodium, was inspired by Google DeepMind’s AlphaCode (and AlphaCode 2, which launched last month powered by Gemini) but has now surpassed it, setting X/Twitter all aflutter this week. “We are one step closer to having AI generate code better than humans!” posted Santiago Valdarrama,. “The results put… Read more
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Tunnels with SSH Port Forwarding
If you are looking to create a encrypted tunnel from one Linux instance to another, the bet choice is SSH port forwarding. Secure Shell (SSH) has several really cool tricks up its sleeve, each of which offers a handy feature (wrapped in a comforting blanket of security) to help make your life a bit easier.… Read more
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Land Before Linux
The Land Before Linux: Let’s talk about the Unix desktops! Today, thanks to Android and ChromeOS, Linux is an important end-user operating system. But, before Linux, there were important Unix desktops, although most of them never made it. Way back in 1993, I oversaw a PC Magazine feature review on Unix desktops. Yes, that’s right,… Read more
