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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
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Python 3.12 with New Features
Python 3.12 receives new syntax, grammar, data model, and security updates. The open source Python programming language is continuing to add new capabilities as its popularity grows. Python 3.12 was officially released by the Python Software Foundation on Oct. 2, as part of the programming language’s normal annual release cycle. The new release is packed with a… Read more
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Latest Open-Source Project: OpenPubkey
The newest open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation is OpenPubkey, which is a collaboration with Docker and BastionZero and will be available for Docker container signing with zero-trust passwordless authentication. OpenPubkey is born out of BastionZero’s secure infrastructure access product and comes down to being a protocol to securely and accurately bind cryptographic keys… Read more
