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This summer, you can learn Linux free & online from Harvard & MIT
Want to learn Linux? The Linux Foundation announced today that it will be offering its $2,400 “Introduction to Linux” course for free through edX, the Harvard/MIT online learning platform that supports massive enrollment.
The Foundation’s course, scheduled for sometime this summer, is intended for anyone interested in learning the open source OS, even if they have no previous experience in the subject. McPherson told us that additional edX courses from the Linux Foundation will depend on “how ‘Intro to Linux’ is received.”
Source: http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/06/this-summer-you-can-learn-linux-free-online-from-harvard-mit/ Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
Linux Kernel Patching Gets Dynamic
For much of the Linux operating system's history, patching a kernel has been a process that has typically involved downtime. In 2014, that's no longer the case as there are now at least three different efforts that all offer the promise of zero downtime kernel patching to Linux servers.
Source: http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/linux-kernel-patching-gets-dynamic.html Submitted by: Peter Odigie
Lubuntu might be the best Linux distro for Windows XP users
In today's open source roundup: Lubuntu could be the best replacement for Windows XP. Plus: A review of Portal 2 for Linux, and an interview with the creator of educational distro Ubermix.
Microsoft will soon end official support for Windows XP, and OMG! Ubuntu! thinks that Lubuntu could be the perfect replacement. Lubuntu is a lightweight spin of Ubuntu that provides a more traditional desktop environment and might work well for Windows XP users.
Source; http://www.itworld.com/open-source/409003/lubuntu-might-be-best-linux-distro-windows-xp-users Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
Linux Bugs, Bugs Everywhere
We are seeing a lot of crypto bugs surfacing lately because these libraries are suddenly getting a lot of review thanks to Snowden's revelations,“ suggested blogger Chris Traver. “I think one has to separate the crypto bugs from others because they are occurring in a different context”. From what I have read about gnutls, though, it seems to me that this is probably the tip of the iceberg.
Source: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux-Bugs-Bugs-Everywhere-80113.html#sthash.5jGpVQCk.dpuf Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
What you need to know about the GnuTLS Linux bug
A critical Linux bug that many are comparing to the “goto fail” problem that afflicted Apple last month was recently discovered, prompting Linux distribution and application developers to scramble to incorporate a new patch into their code.
The bug, which affects the GnuTLS library for implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS security protocols, could cause software to falsely indicate that a particular communications connection is secure, when in fact it is not. As with the Apple flaw, that opens the door to “man-in-the-middle” exploits where an attacker could secretly intercept and manipulate the user’s communication.The problem was discovered during a code audit last month. Red Hat then notified the other affected distributions, and a patch was released Monday.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2105145/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gnutls-linux-bug.html Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
Crytek Announces Support for Linux
German development company Crytek, creator of Crysis and Ryse, have announced that they will be providing full native Linux support in the new CRYENGINE. Attendees to the March 2014, Game Developers Conference in San Francisco will be provided with a presentation and hands-on demos of the CRYENGINE software.
Source: http://www.crytek.com/news/conference-attendees-can-also-see-a-brand-new-mobile-game-extra-engine-updates-and-much-more-at-crytek-s-booth Submitted by: Vincent Sesto
Valve open-sources its DirectX to OpenGL translation software
Valve has made Dota 2‘s Direct3D to OpenGL translation layer open source. This is the piece of code that allows Valve to take a standard DirectX Windows game that uses the Source engine (Dota 2, Team Fortress, Portal), and easily bring it over to Mac OS X or Linux/SteamOS. The code, with some tweaks, could also be made to work with other DirectX-based game engines. By open-sourcing this code, Valve is clearly encouraging developers to release OS X — and more importantly, SteamOS — ports of their Windows games.
Source: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/178276-valve-open-sources-its-directx-to-opengl-translation-software-here-come-the-steamos-and-linux-games Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
3 easy Linux alternatives for Windows XP refugees who don't want a new PC
Windows XP’s refugees have two choices on April 8, when Microsoft stops supporting the decade-old operating system (for consumers, anyway). This is assuming a new PC with a new operating system (even Windows 7) is, for whatever reason, out of the question. They could cling desperately to their old Windows XP system and face what could be a hacker feeding frenzy, something we don’t recommend even if you take precautions. Or they could keep the old PC but install a new, free, and safe operating system—otherwise known as Linux.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2107641/3-easy-linux-alternatives-for-windows-xp-refugees-who-dont-want-a-new-pc.html Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
Ubuntu smartphones to cost between $200 and $400, serve as ‘the future personal computing engine’
The first Ubuntu smartphones are expected to hit the market later this year and will apparently cost between $200 and $400. Speaking at the Cebit business IT event, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth revealed some more details regarding the upcoming Ubuntu smartphones, noting that they will launch in the mid- to higher-end tier. “We're going with the higher end because we want people who are looking for a very sharp, beautiful experience and because our ambition is to be selling the future PC, the future personal computing engine,” Shuttleworth explained, as cited by The Inquirer.
Source: http://www.itechpost.com/articles/12134/20140313/ubuntu-smartphones-to-cost-between-200-and-400-serve-as-the-future-personal-computing-engine.htm Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
OpenStack’s Top Operating System is Ubuntu
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols from ZDNet has worked through the last OpenStack User Survey data to find that Ubuntu Linux was the most popular OpenStack operating system. Ubuntu has been working closely with OpenStack and as a result, Canonical have confirmed that 55% of OpenStack operating systems are Ubuntu, even though there is a large perception that Ubuntu is just a desktop operating system.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/openstacks-top-operating-system-ubuntu-linux-7000027360/ Submitted by: Vincent Sesto
MOOC watch | Big rush for free Linux course
Students have rushed to sign up to a basic course in Linux computer software being offered by US MOOC provider edX. The Linux Foundation, which provides the course and which is now an edX partner, said 40,000 students had registered in four days.
The course, which usually costs $US2500 ($2750), is free, although there is a small cost for a verified certificate of achievement in the course. The course will begin in the third quarter this year.
Source: http://www.afr.com/p/national/education/mooc_watch_big_rush_for_free_linux_PSzsm1ZIMBEJhxCBAY5o4I Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Changes of the proprietary driver of NVIDIA
Nvidia's proprietary drivers will with their upcoming version 343 just support the current graphics cards from the GeForce 400 series. Owners of older cards have to pick up the Legacy drivers.
Source: http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/linux-community-de-der-proprietaere-treiber-von-nvidia--/de/News/35844631 Translated by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Linux careers expand, prove lucrative for qualified IT pros
There is an abundance of Linux careers, but you might not be right for the job.
The expansion of Linux and the advancement of products that run with the open source operating system have caused a need for Linux talent to fill available jobs. Demand for Linux talent has even launched salaries above industry standards.
In fact, 77% of hiring managers said hiring Linux talent is a top priority for 2014, up 7% from 2013, according to a report released by the Linux Foundation and Dice, a technology career site.
Source: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/news/2240216064/Linux-careers-expand-prove-lucrative-for-qualified-IT-pros Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Red Hat's Fedora 21 brimming with security, crypto upgrades
Fedora 21, the next version of Red Hat's Fedora distribution of Linux, just received a slew of new feature approvals courtesy of the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee.
According to Phoronix, among the most significant new changes included are a new systemwide policy for the handling of cryptography. The idea, according to Fedora's own wiki, is to “unify the crypto policies used by different applications and libraries” so that all applications running on a given Fedora system can have a consistent level of cryptography set between them.
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/linux/red-hats-fedora-21-brimming-security-crypto-upgrades-238333 Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
GOG will bring classic PC games to Linux this fall
GOG.com, a site that specializes in selling classic PC games for modern computers, has decided to support Linux after all.
GOG says it has been working on Linux support for the last few months, and will add support for the Ubuntu and Mint Linux distributions this fall with at least 100 games at launch. This not only includes classic games that ran on Linux originally, but games that never had official Linux support to begin with.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2109143/gog-will-bring-classic-pc-games-to-linux-this-fall.html Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Proprietary firmware poses a security threat, Ubuntu founder says
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, believes proprietary and unverifiable firmware code poses a serious security threat to users and he encourages hardware manufacturers to implement support for their innovations through the Linux kernel instead.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2109267/proprietary-firmware-poses-a-security-threat-ubuntu-founder-says.html Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Google reveals Android Wear operating system: Linux rules
While Microsoft and other three-decade old companies are trying to figure out how to stop the momentum of open source, Google has become an unstoppable force which has not yet met an unmovable object. Google just revealed its seriousness about the wearable computing. The company has announced developer preview of ‘Android Wear’.
Android Wear is a version of Android which is optimized for wearable devices such as smartwatches. One of the core components of Android Wear will be Google Now. Just like Google Glass, users will be able to say “Ok Google” to activate the ‘HAL’ and ask questions.
Source: http://www.muktware.com/2014/03/google-reveals-android-wear-operating-system-linux-rules/23218 Submitted by: Arnfried Walbrecht
Linux Botnet Pushes Windows Desktop Malware
Security researchers in Europe have reported that over the past two years, as many as 25,000 web servers infected with Linux malware have been used to infect Windows desktops. The report has stated that the malware was part of “Operation Windigo”, a cybercrime campaign that targets both Windows users and system administrators that support equipment for popular websites.
The report is based on research provided by ESET Antivirus, Germany's internet security information provider CERT-Bund, The Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing, and CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.
Source: http://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/operation_windigo.pdf Submitted by: Vincent Sesto
Linux worm Darlloz targets Intel architecture to mine digital currency
A Linux worm variant found in the wild targets routers, set-top boxes, and now PCs in order to mine for cryptocurrency.
According to research firm Symantec, a new Internet of Things (IoT) worm was discovered last November. Dubbed Linux.Darlloz, the worm targets computers running Intel x86 architectures, as well as devices running the ARM, MIPS and PowerPC architectures, such as routers and set-top boxes.
Preloaded with usernames and passwords in order to crack into such systems, a new variation has now been found, which continuously updates and is now making money through the mining of cryptocurrency.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/linux-worm-darlloz-targets-intel-architecture-to-mine-digital-currency-7000027515/ Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
The Linux security spell is broken
The Linux community joins the rest of us schmucks in the sad security state as news breaks of massively infected Unix servers
Recently, security researchers at Irish think tank ESET uncovered what they're calling Operation Windigo, a Linux-capable backdoor Trojan that may have infected up to 25,000 Unix servers worldwide. Those, in turn, have been attacking up to 500,000 PCs – like yours and mine – on a daily basis since then. When discussing this with a reader via email, the quote came up: “You know it's bad when even Linux machines need to worry about security.” I coughed up fine, aged scotch on that one – I figured that readers of this column would know better. Speaking of, here it comes again …
Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/the-linux-security-spell-broken-238717 Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
Linux and botnets: It's not Linux's fault!
Based on recent headlines such as “Linux worm Darlloz targets Intel architecture to mine digital currency” and “Botnet of thousands of Linux servers pumps Windows desktop malware onto web” – you thought Linux was as full of holes as Windows XP. If you take a closer look, you'll find that Linux isn't the problem. No, the real security hole lies with some of Linux's administrators and users.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/linux-and-botnets-its-not-linuxs-fault-7000027538/ Submitted by: Rahul Mehta
NVIDIA Remembers Linux Users with Old Video Cards and Updates the Legacy Drivers
NVIDIA has just released an update for its Legacy display driver, 304.121, bringing support for the newer kernels and one important fix.
There are lot of Linux users out there who use older video cards that can't make use of the recently released NVIDIA drivers, which don't have the proper support. That is why NVIDIA developers periodically release small updates for the Legacy branch of their drivers.
The changelog for the new update says that the compatibility with recent Linux kernels has been improved, and that a bug that prevented the NVIDIA implementation of the Xinerama extension protocol requests from being used when RandR was enabled has been fixed. The products being supported by these drivers range from the old 6 series to the “new” 600, which was released back in 2012.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Remembers-Linux-Users-with-Old-Video-Cards-and-Updates-the-Legacy-Drivers-431589.shtml Submitted by: Silviu Stahie
Google buys an Android gaming platform, possibly with a set-top box in mind
Green Throttle Games was late to the Android gaming platform party, and paid the price for it – the company effectively wound down at the end of 2013. However, its efforts may not have been in vain. Google has confirmed to PandoDaily that it has acquired key parts of Green Throttle's business, including its parts, labor and two co-founders. The crew in Mountain View hasn't said what it will do with its new resources, but PandoDaily sources claim that Google wants to refine the Bluetooth controller for its long-fabled (and possibly gaming-focused) TV set-top box. Whether or not that's true, the move suggests that Google's interest in games is extending beyond software.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/12/google-buys-green-throttle-games-assets/ Submitted by: Jon Fingas
Raspberry Pi gets its own sound card
Besides have embedded sound card, now the Raspberry Pi gets its own sound card that can buy separately. The Pi's makers, element14, have just announced a new $33, Wolfson-powered audio card that should give the device a broader range of functions. This new add-on sound card board is fits right onto the Pi's P5 pins and carries a Wolfson audio processor that supports high-res audio up to 24-bit / 192KHz, which can be played via a direct connection to an amp over 3.5 mm line-out or via a digital S/PDIF output.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-audio-card/?ncid=rss_truncated&utm_campaign=sf Submitted by:Sharif Sakr
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Finally Get Identical Login and Lock Screens
It only took them a few years, but Ubuntu developers have finally managed to get the login screen to look like the lock screen and the update will ready for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
The Ubuntu fans have been asking for this particular feature for quite some time, but it probably wasn’t a priority until now. Now, users will be able to access all the normal indications that would be available when a normal session is running in the background, just like it’s possible to do before logging in.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr), which expected to arrive on April 17, promises to be one of the most exciting releases in quite a while and a large numbers of features have been implemented over the course of the development cycle.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-14-04-LTS-to-Finally-Get-Identical-Login-and-Lock-Screens-431664.shtml Author/written by: Silviu Stahie
The New Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Wallpaper Is Called “Suru” and It's Beautiful
The Ubuntu default wallpapers have been a source of criticism from the community, with most users saying that they’re just too bland. The new one that's being developed right now is a departure from the norm, although it stills “says” Ubuntu at a glance.
Former Ubuntu wallpapers have been criticized for being too bland and for not taking much bigger leaps between versions. Canonical went with consistency and it was a good decision, for the most part.
The new image even got a name, Suru, and it represents the connection between the old wallpapers and the new look and feel. It's all about simplicity and minimalism, but at the same time it gives the impression of richness.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-New-Ubuntu-14-04-LTS-Wallpaper-Is-Called-quot-Suru-quot-and-It-s-Beautiful-431506.shtml Submitted by: Silviu Stahie