BSD Release: FreeBSD 13.0
Posted: 2021-04-13 19:05:04 Source: http://distrowatch.com/11211
The FreeBSD project has announced the availability of FreeBSD 13.0. After an extended development cycle, FreeBSD has arrived with a number of key improvements and features, in particular ARM64 is now a Tier 1 architecture, meaning it will receive additional support: "Removed the obsolete version of the GNU....
Develop a Linux command-line Tool to Track and Plot Covid-19 Stats
Posted: 2021-04-13 16:00:00 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/develop-linux-command-line-tool-track-and-plot-covid-19-stats
It’s been over a year and we are still fighting with the pandemic at almost every aspect of our life. Thanks to technology, we have various tools and mechanisms to track Covid-19 related metrics which help us make informed decisions. This introductory-level tutorial discusses developing one such tool at just Linux command-line, from scratch.
We will start with introducing the most important parts of the tool – the APIs and the commands. We will be using 2 APIs for our tool - COVID19 API and Quickchart API and 2 key commands – curl and jq. In simple terms, curl command is used for data transfer and jq command to process JSON data.
The complete tool can be broken down into 2 keys steps:
1. Fetching (GET request) data from the COVID19 API and piping the JSON output to jq so as to process out only global data (or similarly, country specific data).
$ curl -s --location --request GET 'https://api.covid19api.com/summary' | jq -r '.Global'
{
"NewConfirmed": 561661,
"TotalConfirmed": 136069313,
"NewDeaths": 8077,
"TotalDeaths": 2937292,
"NewRecovered": 487901,
"TotalRecovered": 77585186,
"Date": "2021-04-13T02:28:22.158Z"
}
2. Storing the output of step 1 in variables and calling the Quickchart API using those variables, to plot a chart. Subsequently piping the JSON output to jq so as to filter only the link to our chart.
$ curl -s -X POST \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"chart": {"type": "bar", "data": {"labels": ["NewConfirmed ('''${newConf}''')", "TotalConfirmed ('''${totConf}''')", "NewDeaths ('''${newDeath}''')", "TotalDeaths ('''${totDeath}''')", "NewRecovered ('''${newRecover}''')", "TotalRecovered ('''${totRecover}''')"], "datasets": [{"label": "Global Covid-19 Stats ('''${datetime}''')", "data": ['''${newConf}''', '''${totConf}''', '''${newDeath}''', '''${totDeath}''', '''${newRecover}''', '''${totRecover}''']}]}}}' \
https://quickchart.io/chart/create | jq -r '.url'
https://quickchart.io/chart/render/zf-be27ef29-4495-4e9a-9180-dbf76f485eaf
That’s it! Now we have our data plotted out in a chart:
How to install MX Linux 19.4
Posted: 2021-04-13 15:15:02 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cobFztpph4
Full Review: The Tuxedo Pulse 15 Linux Notebook
Posted: 2021-04-13 11:00:12 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm-vr1nC3PY
next-20210413: linux-next
Posted: 2021-04-13 10:01:01 Source: http://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20210413 (linux-next) |
|---|---|
| Released: | 2021-04-13 |
How to Mount an exFAT Drive on Ubuntu and Other Linux
Posted: 2021-04-13 04:44:22 Source: https://linoxide.com/how-to-mount-an-exfat-drive-on-ubuntu-and-other-linux/
Development Release: Slackware Linux 15.0 Beta
Posted: 2021-04-13 02:33:31 Source: http://distrowatch.com/11210
Patrick Volkerding has announced that the development branch of Slackware Linux (known as "Current") has now reached "beta" status: "I'm going to go ahead and call this a beta even though there's still no fix for the illegal instruction issue with 32-bit MariaDB. But there should be soon.....
MX Linux 19.4 overview | simple configuration, high stability, solid performance.
Posted: 2021-04-12 16:16:29 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChNx5aEzz5c
Apple M1 Hardware Support to be Merged into Linux Kernel 5.13
Posted: 2021-04-12 14:51:12 Source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Apple-M1-Hardware-Support-to-be-Merged-into-Linux-Kernel-5.13
Linux users will be able to install their favorite distribution on Apple’s M1-based hardware.
next-20210412: linux-next
Posted: 2021-04-12 12:59:31 Source: http://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | next-20210412 (linux-next) |
|---|---|
| Released: | 2021-04-12 |
How to Remove All Files from a Directory in Linux
Posted: 2021-04-12 05:52:02 Source: https://linoxide.com/how-to-remove-all-files-from-directory-in-linux/
Is Ethernet the same as Lan?
Posted: 2021-04-12 01:15:20 Source: https://linuxhint.com/ethernet-vs-lan/
Ethernet and LAN are technologies that work well to fulfill every requirement of network connection. However, many people get confused between Ethernet and LAN. In our opinion, the major difference is that the working function of ethernet is decentralized, but the working function of LAN is centralized. Is Ethernet the same as Lan is explained in this article?
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 912
Posted: 2021-04-12 00:09:27 Source: http://distrowatch.com/11209
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Venom Linux 20210312News: Oracle loses court case over copyrighting APIs, FreeBSD developers debate FTP service in core and increase support for ARM64, Debian's Project Leader elections underwayQuestions and answers: Kernel panics and filesystem changesReleased last weekTorrent corner: Snal Linux, Garuda Linux, Live....
5.12-rc7: mainline
Posted: 2021-04-11 22:16:13 Source: http://www.kernel.org/
| Version: | 5.12-rc7 (mainline) |
|---|---|
| Released: | 2021-04-11 |
| Source: | linux-5.12-rc7.tar.gz |
| Patch: | full (incremental) |
Code 43? No More! NVIDIA Finally Blesses VFIO!? (ft. Threadripper Pro)
Posted: 2021-04-11 19:07:29 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCNPdih6gbg
Linux Hint Report: 2021-04-11
Posted: 2021-04-11 17:40:26 Source: https://linuxhint.com/linux-hint-report-2021-04-11/
Over 80 new articles were posted on Linux Hint this week. They are summarized for you below for easy access to them. We also have curated the best related topics from around the web, please have a look at this new content also! LinuxHint: For Beginners: https://linuxhint.com/how-to-use-gzip-on-linux/ https://linuxhint.com/you-make-chown-recursive/ https://linuxhint.com/difference-bashrc-bash_profile/ https://linuxhint.com/run-ls-command-in-linux/ https://linuxhint.com/use-linux-chage-command/ https://linuxhint.com/open-gz-file-linux/ https://linuxhint.com/use-linux-df-command/ https://linuxhint.com/open-tar-file-linux/ https://linuxhint.com/install-gcc-compiler-linux-mint/ […]
Reactions to Arch Linux's New Guided Installer
Posted: 2021-04-10 22:34:00 Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotLinuxatom/~3/0c2KaNJGrvA/reactions-to-arch-linuxs-new-guided-installer
Long-time Slashdot reader xiando quotes LinuxReviews: The community distribution Arch Linux has up to now required you to manually install it by entering a whole lot of scary commands in a terminal. Arch version 2021.04.01 features a new guided installer [reached by] typing python -m archinstall guided into the console you get when you boot the Arch Linux installation ISO. It is not very novice-friendly, or user-friendly, but it gets the job done and it will work fine for those with some basic GNU/Linux knowledge. Tech Radar writes that previously Arch Linux had "a rather convoluted installation process, which has given rise to a stream of Arch-based distros that are easier to install," adding that the new installer "was reportedly promoted as an official installation mechanism back in January, and was actively worked upon leading to its inclusion in the installation medium." Users have been calling on Arch Linux for simplifying the installation process for a long time, to bring it in line with other Linux distros. However, the Arch philosophy has always been to put the users in charge of every aspect of their installation, which is the antithesis of automated installers. Phoronix calls the new installer "very quick and easy," although "granted not as user-friendly / polished as say the Debian Installer, Red Hat's Anaconda installer, even Ubuntu's Subiquity, and other TUI/GUI Linux installers out there." They also note that Archinstall "does allow automatically partitioning the drive with your choice of file-system options, automatically installing a desktop environment if desired, configuring the network interfaces, and all the other basics." The method is quick enough that I'll likely use archinstall for future Arch Linux benchmarks on Phoronix as it also then applies a sane set of defaults for users... Five minutes or less and off to the races, ready for Arch Linux." But Slashdot reader I75BJC still favors "scary commands in a terminal," leaving this comment on the original submission: If you can't type with the big adults, stay on your PlayStation. Even Apple, with its very good GUI has a command line. The command line commands are more flexible, more specific, more subtle than the pointy-clicky GUI.
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How to install Linux Lite 5.4
Posted: 2021-04-10 14:42:40 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdQNYWVnXXI
Linux Essentials - Understanding File & Directory Permissions
Posted: 2021-04-10 12:00:03 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e669hSjaX8
Top 10 Image Editors for Linux
Posted: 2021-04-10 11:52:00 Source: https://linuxhint.com/top-image-editors-linux/
When it comes to adding fun and dynamism to boring and drab pictures, image processing apps come into play. Numerous image editing applications. If you are a Linux user and searching for the best image editors, thanks to the open-source group of developers, there are plenty of them. The top 10 image editors for Linux are reviewed in this article.