Linux: Find Out If a Website Powered By Apache Is Using Gzip or Deflate Support To Compress Files

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December 18, 2015

When content is compressed, downloads are faster because the files are smaller—in many cases, less than a quarter the size of the original. This is very useful for JavaScript and CSS files (including html), faster downloads translates into faster rendering of web pages for end-user. But, how do I find out if a web-page is gzipped or compressed using Unix command line utility called curl? How do I make sure mod_deflate or mod_gzip is working under Apache web server?

This Week in Linux News: Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces New Members, Simple Hack Puts Most Linux Systems at Risk, and More.

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December 18, 2015

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This week in Linux News, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces new members, Spanish Researchers uncover a vulnerability that puts most Linux systems at risk, and more! Read the latest Linux stories from the past week below.

1) The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announces new members, accepts technical contributions, and becomes a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.

Vulnerability in Popular Bootloader Puts Locked-Down Linux Computers at Risk– PCWorld

3) Swift supports the Linux Foundation’s effort to advance distributed ledger technology.

Industry Backs Linux Foundation Open Source Hyperledger Project– Banking Technology

4) AMD announces GPUOpen to strengthen its hold on the graphics market.

AMD Embraces Open Source to Take on Nvidia’s GameWorks– Ars Technica

5) Linus Torvalds says the fourth release candidate of Linux 4.4 contained bad bug that’s since been corrected.

‘Fairly Bad Core Bug’ Crushed in Linux 4.4-rc5– The Register

Learning To Love Learning Linux

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CTSDownloads

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December 18, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, I have come to realize a great truth: the best thing I ever did was to dump Windows and switch completely to Linux. I speak from my own experience but I also speak for many of my EzeeLinux clients who feel the same way. Of course, your mileage may very. This article is not intended to sell you on Linux. Chances are good that if you’re reading this you already know about Linux and you may be using it every day. This article is for those who can’t seem to let go of Windows or Mac and are hanging on to those proprietary OS’s out of habit or because you’re not quite comfortable putting your entire computing life into the Linux space. (Read the rest at Freedom Penguin)

What We Learned About SSDs in 2015

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ZDNet

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December 18, 2015

2015 was the beginning of the end for SSDs in the data center. Why? Because researchers have delved deep into their actual behavior and found multiple problems. Here’s what you need to know.

Despite their wide use, SSDs are a young technology, one we’re still learning about. Here’s a roundup of the best research on SSDs in 2015.

PERFORMANCE
Researchers at Facebook and Carnegie Mellon checked out both reliability and performance of SSDs. They found that high temps can cause SSDs to throttle back on performance.

The Document Foundation Wants to Overhaul the LibreOffice Interface

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Softpedia

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December 18, 2015

The Document Foundation is looking for developers or a company that will be able to implement usability metrics collection for LibreOffice.

The LibreOffice devs need more than just the regular reports it gets from the community to further improve the usability and interface of the office suites. Even if it’s a huge project, with millions of active users from all over the world, it’s still not enough to understand how the application is being used.

It’s clear that The Doc… (read more)

Juniper Warns of Spying Code in Firewalls

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InfoWorld

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December 18, 2015

juniper-netscreen-5200-2-100634071-primary.idge Juniper, a major manufacturer of networking equipment, said on Thursday it found spying code planted in certain models of its firewalls, an alarming discovery that echoes of state-sponsored tampering.

The affected products are those running ScreenOS, one of Juniper’s operating systems that runs on a range of appliances that act as firewalls and enable VPNs. ScreenOS versions 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18 and 6.3.0r12 through 6.3.0r20 are vulnerable, according to an advisory.

Hardware 2.0 Tech Predictions for 2016

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ZDNet

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December 18, 2015

endofyear2015 With 2015 drawing to a close, it’s time to once again pull out the crystal ball and see if we can make some predictions on what the New Year might bring.

IPHONE SALES WILL FALL
Morgan Stanley’s chief financial analyst Katy Huberty called this one earlier this month. What goes up must eventually come down, and the iPhone has had one heck of a ride . The big question is, with so much of the company’s profits hinging on this single device, where will Apple go next?

Erle Brain 2 – Open Source Linux Controller For Your Drones

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The Linux Foundation

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December 18, 2015

Spanish company Erle produces a full family of DIY drones and devices, like the most interesting controller board, Erle Brain 2. Erle-Brain 2 is the second generation of Linux-based artificial robotic brain for making robots and drones with official support for the Robot Operating System (ROS) and access to the app store.

CentOS / RHEL: Install iftop To Display Bandwidth Usage Per interface By Host

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Vivek Gite

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December 18, 2015

Want to find what is using all of your bandwidth on Linux server? Try iftop tool. This command listens to network traffic on a given interface (such as eth0 or eth1), and shows a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. iftop must be run with sufficient permissions (usually as root user) to monitor all network traffic on the interface. You can monitor bandwidth usage in a real time on RHEL or CentOS Linux based server.

Publisher’s Picks: 29 Open Source Books for 2015

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OpenSource.com

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December 18, 2015

osdc-open-source-yearbook-lead4 sm Whether you prefer reading technical content online, in print, or both, technical book publishers have you covered. Six publishers share picks for top 2015 open source-related book releases.