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Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel Details: An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's crypto API.

Samsung's relationship with Google seems solid enough for now, but the company is still hedging its bets with Tizen should things turn sour.

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NOTE: Fedora is a free and open source Linux-based operating system sponsored by Red Hat -- it is typically classed as the second-most commonly used Linux distribution, after Ubuntu.

It's been almost a year since Microsoft moved its newly acquired Skype for Linux out of beta with the release of version 4.0 , surprising more than a few Linux fans with its apparent commitment to maintaining a telephony client for the free and open source operating system.

Edubuntu 13.04, released April 25, brings the education edition into sync with the latest version of Ubuntu, the popular Linux operating system.

Linux Solutions Libres & Open Source is the 15th edition of the One & Only Event in France around Linux solutions & Open Source solutions.

"A distribution I never heard of has changed its default desktop, stopped supporting Cinnamon -- though it is still included -- and changed its name," said Mobile Raptor blogger Robin Lim.

Bary Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.6 "Precise" edition, a minimalist distribution and live CD featuring the JWM window manager and built from Ubuntu 12.04 binary packages: "It's out! Our latest and greatest Puppy.

Write software that draws directly on services offered by the Linux kernel and core system libraries.

This is a wise choice for the space station, and a high-profile victory for software freedom.

Properly configured, a Linux system can breathe life into old hardware or finely-tune performance on new gear.

An anonymous reader writes "The open-source Intel Linux graphics driver has hit a milestone of now being faster than Apple's own OpenGL stack on OS X . The Intel Linux driver on Ubuntu 13.04 is now clearly faster than Apple's internally-developed Intel OpenGL driver on OS X 10.8.3. when benchmarked from a 'Sandy Bridge' class Mac Mini.

PRAWtools is currently made up of two utillities: * modutils * reddit_alert * subreddit_stats ## PRAWtools Installation ### Ubuntu/debian installation sudo apt-get install python-setuptools sudo easy_install pip sudo pip install prawtools ### Arch Linux installation sudo pacman -S python-pip sudo easy_install pip sudo pip install prawtools ### Mac ... (more)

In many scientific disciplines, the research you may be doing is completely new.

If you've been in the market for a portable computer, you may very well have considered buying a Chromebook.

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These days there are a lot of "user friendly" distros - all with a little different take on what constitutes friendliness.