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Version 1.0.0 of Hy, a Lisp dialect that is embedded in Python, has been released after nearly 12 years in development. This is the first stable release of the project:

Henceforth, breaking changes to documented parts of the language (other than dropping support for versions of Python that are themselves no longer supported by the CPython developers) will increase the major version number, and my intention is for that not to happen often, if at all.

The 1.0.0 release supports Python 3.8 through 3.13. See the documentation and the "Why Hy?" page for why one might want to use it. For the historically minded, LWN covered a PyCon talk on Hy in 2014.

This article will teach you how to check the user login, determine when the system has shut down and rebooted, and identify the culprit.

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Learn how to create, extract and list RAR files on Linux using the rar, unrar and ls command. Also modify RAR files using various options.

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This week we didn’t get many news and releases, but we got a couple of big ones, including the GNOME 47 desktop environment, which will soon arrive in the stable software repositories of your favorite GNU/Linux distributions, and the GNU Linux-libre 6.11 kernel for those who want to build a 100% free computer.

On top of that, the Linux Mint devs teased us with a revamped Cinnamon theme and AlmaLinux unveiled their hardware certification program. Below you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for September 22nd, 2024.

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Sneak peek at Ubuntu 24.10 Beta’s new features: kernel updates, systemd enhancements, and a preview of upcoming desktop changes.

The post First Look at Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Beta appeared first on Linux Today.

Dirk Behme led a second session, back-to-back with his session on error handling at Kangrejos 2024, discussing providing better guidance for users of the kernel's Rust abstractions. Just after that, Carlos Bilbao and Miguel Ojeda had their own time slot dedicated to collecting resources that could be of use to someone trying to come up to speed on kernel development in Rust. The attendees provided a lot of guidance in both sessions, and discussed what they could do to make things easier for people coming from non-Rust backgrounds.

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories. KaOS employs a rolling-release development model and is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.

This detailed guide will walk you through the steps to install Fedora Linux 41 Workstation Edition on your computer.

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Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (expat, fence-agents, firefox, libnbd, openssl, pcp, ruby:3.3, and thunderbird), Debian (ruby-saml), Fedora (aardvark-dns, chromium, expat, jupyterlab, less, openssl, python-jupyterlab-server, python-notebook, python3-docs, and python3.12), Gentoo (calibre, curl, Emacs, org-mode, Exo, file, GPL Ghostscript, gst-plugins-good, liblouis, Mbed TLS, OpenVPN, Oracle VirtualBox, PJSIP, Portage, PostgreSQL, pypy, pypy3, Rust, Slurm, stb, VLC, and Xen), SUSE (container-suseconnect, ffmpeg-4, kernel, libpcap, python3, python310, python36, and wpa_supplicant), and Ubuntu (firefox, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-azure, and linux-ibm-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15).

In this article, you’ll learn how a developer or SysAdmin can find the AWS EC2 instance type over SSH using six practical methods.

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Konstantin Ryabitsev started a session on development tooling at the 2024 Maintainers Summit by saying that he does not want to be a "wrecking ball". If a given workflow is working for people, he does not want to try to force any sort of change. That said, he has ideas for how he can continue his work on providing better tooling for the development community.

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Don’t ever run these Linux commands if you want to preserve your system.

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Learn how to use Direnv, an open-source shell extension for Linux and macOS, to manage isolated environment variables for better project organization and deployment.

The post Direnv: Manage Isolated Environment Variables for Specific Project in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

DragonOS is a Lubuntu-based desktop distribution which is focused on software defined radio (SDR). The distribution provides a pre-installed suite of the most powerful and accessible open source SDR software. DragonOS has verified support for a range of inexpensive and powerful SDR hardware, including RTL-SDR, HackRF One, LimeSDR, BladeRF, and others.

This article identifies the finest free and open source graphical web browsers that have a small footprint.

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Dive into Linux memory management, explore the differences between cache and buffer, and discover how to clear them for optimal system performance.

The post How to Clear Buffer and Cache Memory in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

A package manager is a tool that monitors the software installed on your computer, facilitating the installation of new applications, upgrading existing software to more recent versions, or removing previously installed programs. As the name indicates, a package manager manages packages, which are groups of files packaged together for installation and removal as a single entity. Logically, a Debian package manager executes this function on the Debian interface.

The post Debian Package Manager: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Linux Today.

Discover a step-by-step guide to learn how to install the NPX package manager and use it in different scenarios with practical examples.

The post How to Install and Use NPX on Ubuntu (Ultimate Guide) appeared first on Linux Today.

Managing a server is certainly not an easy job, especially for beginners. If you are busy managing various technical matters manually, then cron jobs are an excellent solution. Cron jobs are a feature in Linux OS that can help you automate the tasks on a server easily. In this article, we invite you to learn what a crond or cron daemon is, what cronjob is, its basic commands, and how to use crontab.

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