AWK is a programming language designed for text processing and typically used for a data extraction and reporting tool. It is a standard feature of Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS and most Unix-like systems. The Awk Programming Language This is one of my favorite books. It is a superb book if you are looking to learn […]
FreeBSD 10.0 has been released and available for download. This is a major update that adds support for the Raspberry Pi, Clang, Amazon AWS EC2 cloud compatibility, and a framework called netmap for fast and safe access to network devices for fast packet I/O. Fig.01: Screenshot of FreeBSD 10 showing basic login and hardware info […]
Fedora Linux version 20 (code name “Heisenbug”) has been released and available for download. Fedora Linux is a community-based Linux distribution which is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. The code name “Heisenbug” is a term for a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behaviour when one attempts to study it. Fedora is […]
The first-person shooter Half-Life 2 released for Steam on Linux. I truly enjoyed Counter Strike, and I am going to install Half-Life 2 this weekend. From the release note: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and […]
Ubuntu Linux version 14.04 LTS (code named “Trusty Tahr”) has been released and available for download. Ubuntu Linux is a community-based Linux distribution. The latest release of Ubuntu brings the best open source technologies together on one platform, with the benefit of free updates for 5 years. This latest release of Ubuntu Server is heavily […]
Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) version 2.0 has been released. It is a Debian-based security-focused Linux distribution, and it is designed to increase privacy and anonymity online. This release fixes many security issues, and users should upgrade as soon as possible. What is so special Tails Linux distro? Live CD or USB booting. Leave […]
Debian GNU/Linux version 9.0 stretch has been released ( jump to download ) after many months of constant development and available for download in various media format. Debian 9.0 is a free operating system includes various new features such as support for mips64el architecture, GNOME 3.22, KDE Plasma 5.8, LXDE, LXQt 0.11, MATE 1.16, Xfce […]
Note: A new version of Debian Linux 9 available now. Debian GNU/Linux version 7.0 Wheezy has been released ( jump to download ) after many months of constant development and available for download in various media format. Debian 7.0 is a free operating system includes various new features such as multiarch support, several specific tools […]