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Working with PDF files on Linux

Network World

Today, you can save documents as PDF files from many applications (e.g., PDF tools on Linux Most if not all Linux distributions provide PDF viewers and tools that allow saving documents as PDF files, but not necessarily PDF editors. In addition, Foxit PDF Reader is free and available for Linux. using a PDF editor).

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Linux Foundation’s L3AF brings zero-downtime updates to eBPF network management

Network World

The Linux Foundations networking division (LF Networking) is helping to address that challenge with the L3AF project, which is based on eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter ) technology. While retail was the initial target, today the technology has applicable use cases in any industry vertical imaginable. With the new L3AF 2.1.0

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New tweak to Linux kernel could cut data center power usage by up to 30%

Network World

An improvement to the way Linux handles network traffic, developed by researchers at Canadas University of Waterloo, could make data center applications run more efficiently and save energy at the same time. of the Linux kernel. The new code was accepted and added to version 6.13

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 gains security, networking upgrades

Network World

Red Hat is out this week with the latest milestone update of its flagship Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x Firewalld is a commonly used Linux firewall service while notables provides filtering and classification of network packets.

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Linux in your car: Red Hat’s milestone collaboration with exida

Network World

Red Hat today announced the Linux math library (libm.so While it may not be obvious to all of us, Linux is playing an increasingly important role in the automotive industry. In fact, even the car you’re driving today could be using Linux in some capacity. Open source places a huge role in the automotive use of Linux.

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CompTIA courts IT newcomers with ‘on-ramp’ network, security courses

Network World

The $499 course provides a foundation in computer network fundamentals in 31 hours of instruction and teaches individuals to set up and support networks, troubleshoot issues, and manage Linux and Windows systems, according to CompTIA.

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How to install and use Firejail on Linux

Tech Republic Security

Firejail allows you to easily sandbox Linux applications. Find out how to add this extra layer of security.

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