Windows users this week saw the release of an AMD Catalyst 15.4 Beta driver, but if you’re looking out for the equivalent Linux build, sadly it has yet to surface…
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PLUMgrid Teams with Canonical’s OpenStack Interoperability Lab
As survey results pour in this year, focused on IT administrators, it is clear that many IT departments are either already experimenting with the OpenStack open cloud computing platform, or will deploy it soon. Meanwhile, The OpenStack Foundation has established that a majority of OpenStack users go with Ubuntu as their host operating system, a surprising statistic that Matt Asay has discussed in detail.
As IT departments focus on OpenStack and Ubuntu together, they are also focusing on the OpenStack Interoperability Lab, which Canonical announced in 2013 and has been evolving. Now, PLUMgrid, which provides virtual network infrastructure for OpenStack clouds, has become an Ubuntu Cloud partner and a part of the Canonical OpenStack Interoperability Lab program.
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Here’s a BSOD Error on Linux, Thank You, AMD Radeon
The Blue Screen of Death is a common occurrence on Windows systems, less now than a few years ago, but it still happens. Seeing one on a Linux system is like spotting a unicorn, not impossible, but highly unlikely.
The famous BSOD error (Blue Screen of Death) even happened to Bill Gates during the launch of Windows 98. It’s an error associated with Windows systems, and we don’t think that it might happen on Linux, but it looks like it does. You can have a Linux systems inst… (read more)
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APT (Advanced Package Tool) Now Handles Better Filesizes Through HTTPS
APT (Advanced Package Tool), a set of core tools inside Debian that make it possible to install, remove, and keep applications up to date, has been upgraded to version 1.0.9.8 and is now ready for download.
The Advanced Package Tool is better known as apt, and it’s one of the greatest tools in Debian and all Debian-based distros. It can be used for a lot of things, but mostly for upgrading the operating system via the repositories. It also means that it’s being improved all… (read more)
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There Are over 18,000 Android Phone Models in the Wild, Google Says
We have recently told you that the European Commission has officially accused Google of abusing its dominant position while its search services are concerned and also issued an antitrust probe into the Android mobile operating system.
Google had anticipated the decision in an internal leaked memo to employees regarding … (read more)
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