Two Django Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu OSes

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July 13, 2015

Canonical has published details regarding two vulnerabilities that have been identified and fixed in Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet), Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

This is not the first update for the Django packages during this development cycle, but it’s not a major problem. Nonetheless, updating the operating system might be a good idea, especially if you haven’t done it in a long time.

“Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled… (read more)

Trying Out One Of The Cheapest, Sub-$40 SSDs On Linux

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July 13, 2015

If you are in the market for a new solid-state drive but aren’t too concerned about speed or storage capacity but just need something very affordable to get the job done, the ADATA SP600 is available in a 64GB model for less than $40 USD.

Zorin OS 10 RC Screenshot Tour – A Gorgeous New Design for a Different OS

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Softpedia

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July 13, 2015

A new version of Zorin OS has been released over the weekend, and it comes with a ton of new stuff, not to mention an updated desktop design. We now take a closer look at this distro to see what’s so special about it.

Zorin operating systems have been different right from the start, and one of the developers’ goal… (read more)

Numascale Sets New World Record on STREAM Benchmark

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insideHPC

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July 13, 2015

Today Numascale announced record-breaking results from a shared memory system running the McCalpin STREAM Benchmark, a synthetic benchmark program that measures sustainable memory bandwidth and the corresponding computation rate for simple vector kernels.

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Financial, Health Care Sectors Lead IT Spending

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eWeek

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July 13, 2015

Other sectors fell closer to the composite median for all organizations, but process manufacturing remains a laggard, according to the report.

HP, Intel Bolster High Performance Computing Alliance

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ZDNet

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July 13, 2015

The two enterprise giants will collaborate on centers of excellence that aim to bring high performance computing to more companies.

Minimal Object Storage with Minio

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OpenSource.com

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July 13, 2015

In 2007, GlusterFS revolutionized the way large, distributed storage solutions were implemented across organizationsâ€”anyone could now use commodity hardware to create distributed storage solutions for media streaming, data analysis and other data intensive tasks using GlusterFS. Red Hat acquired GlusterFS in 2011. Recently one of the founders of GlusterFS, Anand Babu Periasamy, announced a new open source project, Minio. Minio is designed to enable application developers to build their own cloud storage. I recently interviewed Anand Babu to learn more about Minio.

China’s Tianhe-2 Still King Supercomputer, But US Has More Systems in Top 500

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ZDNet

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July 13, 2015

China’s Intel-based Tianhe-2 or ‘Milky Way 2’ remains the top dog in the world of supercomputers.

10 Fastest Machines Look Familiar on New TOP500 List

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insideHPC

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July 13, 2015

The latest TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers was released this morning at the ISC 2015 conference in Frankfurt, Germany. And while there was little change in the upper ranks of the list, the TOP500 continues to offer insight into the latest HPC trends.

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How To: Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1.2 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint Systems

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YourOwnLinux

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July 13, 2015

The Linux Kernel 4.1.2 is now available for the users, announced Linus Torvalds. This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1.2 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.