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Wine 8: use Win10 on a Linux Machine
How to use Windows software in Linux: With the release of Wine 8, the Windows replica for Linux has matured again and enables more Windows programs. In most cases, however, additional work is necessary to set up Windows programs. Wine is not an emulator like Qemu or a virtualization environment like Virtualbox, but a runtime Read more
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GNOME Linux systems exposed to RCE attacks
A memory corruption vulnerability in the open-source libcue library can let attackers execute arbitrary code on Linux systems running the GNOME desktop environment. “libcue”, a library designed for parsing cue sheet files, is integrated into the Tracker Miners file metadata indexer, which is included by default in the latest GNOME versions. Cue sheets (or CUE Read more
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Microsoft teaches Linux Install 🤔
Microsoft gives unexpected tutorial on how to install Linux — You may need it because Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade. Microsoft has published guidance on how to download and install Linux. In other news, Hell freezes over and pigs fly south to their winter feeding grounds. The Seattle-area proprietary OS vendor has Read more
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Must-Know Commands and Tips for Database Management
Advanced Database Administration Techniques: Optimization, Security, Automation, and High Availability Strategies with Linux Commands In this edition, we’re delving into advanced techniques that will elevate your skills in database management. From optimizing performance to ensuring high availability, we’ll explore specialized Linux commands and practices essential for handling complex tasks in database administration. This article covers Read more
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Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions
As security holes go, CVE-2023-4911, aka “Looney Tunables,” isn’t horrid. It has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, which is ranked as important, not critical. On the other hand, this GNU C Library’s (glibc) dynamic loader vulnerability is a buffer overflow, which is always big trouble, and it’s in pretty much all Read more
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Open source AI with retrieval beats ChatGPT: Nvidia paper claims
A recent research paper found that an open-source AI system using retrieval augmentation can outperform proprietary chatbot models like OpenAI’s GPT-3.5. The paper published on Oct. 4 by Nvidia researchers compares different techniques for handling long context in large language models (LLMs) — the key algorithms behind today’s conversational AI. One method is simply extending the context Read more
