How to Install Firefox Preview with uBlock Origin on Android

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February 11, 2020

Mozilla is working on a new Firefox version for Android, and the company recently released an update that allows users to enable extensions in the Nightly build of the browser. The first extension that can be activated in Firefox Preview on Android is also one of the most popular: uBlock Origin is available right now for anyone installing the early version of the Firefox.

Mozilla announced extension support for Firefox Preview back in October 2019, promising that selected add-ons from the Recommended Extensions program would be added to the new browser in early 2020.

[Source: Softpedia]

Try These 2 Things Before Choosing Your Desktop Linux OS

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 11, 2020

When macOS users decide “OK I’m done with the Apple ecosystem” and switch over to Windows, they have basically one choice for their operating system: Windows 10. When the reverse happens, people diving into Macs also have a single choice. When you take the plunge into desktop Linux, your “distribution” options expand exponentially. It can be overwhelming. Choice is the most beautiful — but sometimes paralyzing — thing about the wonderful world of Linux. If you’re curious about making that jump, wait until you’ve checked out these two fantastic resources.

[Source: Forbes]

Facebook Releases Open-Source Library For 3D Deep Learning: PyTorch3D

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 11, 2020

In a significant boost to 3D deep learning research, Facebook AI has released PyTorch3D, a highly modular and optimised library with unique capabilities to make 3D deep learning easier with PyTorch.

PyTorch3d provides efficient, reusable components for 3D Computer Vision research with PyTorch. Differentiable rendering has revolutionised many computer vision problems that involve photorealistic images, such as computational material design, scattering-aware reconstruction of geometry, and the materials from photographs.

[Source: Analytics India Magazine]

Navigating man pages in Linux

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 11, 2020

Man pages provide essential information on Linux commands and many users refer to them often, but there’s a lot more to the man pages than many of us realize.

You can always type a command like “man who” and get a nice description of how the man command works, but exploring commands that you might not know could be even more illuminating. For example, you can use the man command to help identify commands to handle some unusually challenging task or to show options that can help you use a command you already know in new and better ways.

[Source: Network World]

Libcgroup in the Twenty-First Century

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Jason Perlow

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February 11, 2020

In this blog post, Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka writes about the new testing frameworks, continuous integration and code coverage capabilities that have been added to libcgroup. In 2008 libcgroup was created to simplify how users interact with and manage cgroups. At the time, only cgroups v1 existed, the libcgroup source was hosted in a subversion repository on Sourceforce, and System V…

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Libcgroup in the Twenty-First Century

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February 11, 2020

In this blog post, Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka writes about the new testing frameworks, continuous integration and code coverage capabilities that have been added to libcgroup. In 2008 libcgroup was created to simplify how users interact with and manage cgroups. At the time, only cgroups v1 existed, the libcgroup source was hosted in a subversion repository on Sourceforce, and System V…
Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development

Libcgroup in the Twenty-First Century

By

Jason Perlow

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February 11, 2020

In this blog post, Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka writes about the new testing frameworks, continuous integration and code coverage capabilities that have been added to libcgroup. In 2008 libcgroup was created to simplify how users interact with and manage cgroups. At the time, only cgroups v1 existed, the libcgroup source was hosted in a subversion repository on Sourceforce, and System V…

Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development

Install All Essential Media Codecs in Ubuntu With This Single Command

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 11, 2020

If you have just installed Ubuntu or some other Ubuntu flavors like Kubuntu, Lubuntu etc, you’ll notice that your system doesn’t play some audio or video file. For video files, you can install VLC on Ubuntu. VLC one of the best video players for Linux and can play almost any video file format. But you’ll still have troubles with audio media files and flash player.

The good thing is that Ubuntu provides a single package to install all the essential media codecs: ubuntu-restricted-extras.

[Source: It’s FOSS]

Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 10, 2020

Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office. CEO Jeremy Welch is stepping down from the role with current head of product Nick Neuman taking the helm. CTO Jameson Lopp will remain in his current position but will join the board along with Neuman.

Welch’s decision to step away from his position was linked to personal matters and not the firm’s product decisions, Welch and Neuman said.

Meanwhile, Casa is getting rid of its node; well, at least its physical implementation.

[Source: Coindesk]

South Korea’s government explores move from Windows to Linux desktop

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Swapnil Bhartiya

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February 10, 2020

What’s holding the Linux desktop back? Linus Torvalds looks to Chromebooks and Android for the future of the Linux desktop, while Linux Mint developers aren’t happy with each other.

With Windows 7 in its support coffin, some institutions are finally giving up on Windows entirely. The biggest of these may be the South Korean government. In May 2019, South Korea’s Interior Ministry announced plans to look into switching to the Linux desktop from Windows. It must have liked what it saw. According to the Korean news site Newsis, the South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Planning has announced the government is exploring moving most of its approximately 3.3 million Windows computers to Linux.

[Source: ZDNet]