Linux Updates

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Finally Updated, Finally google drive integration in file manager

 

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Canonical, the company that makes Linux distro Ubuntu, has re-released its Meltdown update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial users after the first attempt tripped up machines.

Canonical managed to get its fix for the Meltdown CPU bugout on Tuesday as scheduled but was forced to issue a new release after discovering some 16.04 LTS Xenial users couldn't boot their machines once the update was installed.

Linux vs Meltdown: Ubuntu gets second update after first one fails to boot | ZDNet

 

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Wine 3.0 is now available to help you run Windows applications and games on Linux, macOS, and BSD systems.

Wine -- or 'Wine is Not an Emulator' -- is a compatibility layer that implements the Windows API on top of Unix and Linux, to help you run Windows apps when needed.

Windows apps on Linux: Wine 3.0 is out now with Direct3D 10, 11 support | ZDNet

 

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Google moves to Debian for in-house Linux desktop | ZDNet

Google has officially confirmed the company is shifting its in-house Linux desktop from the Ubuntu-based Goobuntu to a new Linux distro, the DebianTesting-based gLinux, a rolling release based on Debian Testing.

 

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Linus Torvalds released the next version of the Linux kernel and, while are things are better with the chip security problems Meltdown and Spectre, more work needs to be done.

Linux 4.15: Good news and bad news about Meltdown and Spectre | ZDNet

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/962070376694956037

Source

 

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A ‘snap’ is a universal Linux package
Snaps work on any distribution or device. Snaps are faster to install, easier to create, safer to run, and they update automatically and transactionally so your app is always fresh and never broken.

Snaps on Ubuntu | Desktop | Ubuntu

 

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Ubuntu plans to collect data on desktop PCs – unless you tell it not to

Information from the installation would be sent over HTTPS to a service
run by Canonical’s IS team. This would be saved to disk and sent on first
boot once there is a network connection. The file containing this data
would be available for the user to inspect.

That data would include:
* Ubuntu Flavour
* Ubuntu Version
* Network connectivity or not
* CPU family
* RAM
* Disk(s) size
* Screen(s) resolution
* GPU vendor and model
* OEM Manufacturer
* Location (based on the location selection made by the user at
install). No IP information would be gathered
* Installation duration (time taken)
* Auto login enabled or not
* Disk layout selected
* Third party software selected or not
* Download updates during install or not
* LivePatch enabled or not

* Popcon would be installed. This will allow us to spot trends in package
usage and help us to focus on the packages which are of most value to our
users.

* Apport would be configured to automatically send anonymous crash reports
without user interruption.

More diagnostics data from desktop

Ubuntu is in a path to become Windows 10: A nightmare for Privacy concern people

 

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Modern software is getting complicated, and we’re simply not able to hire or train people fast enough to operate it due to the complexity of micro-services running across many machines. Juju from Canonical allows you to deploy open source operations code and model-driven operations at any scale on any cloud.

Introduction To Juju: Automating Cloud Operations

 

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Introduction To Juju: Automating Cloud Operations

What is it bro ? Cloud computing like chrome os or Google drive like thing ?