Andy Wingo: tree-shaking, the horticulturally misguided algorithm

Let’s talk about tree-shaking!But first, I need to talk about WebAssembly’s dirty secret: despite the
hype, WebAssembly has had limited success on the web.There is
Photoshop,
which does appear to be a real success. 5 years ago there was
Figma, thoug…

iptables vs. firewalld: Choosing your Linux firewall solution

This article compares iptables and firewalld, two key firewall management tools in Linux. Understand their unique features, ease of use, and management capabilities to make an informed decision on the best tool for securing and managing network traffic…

parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20231122 (‘Grindavík’) released

GNU Parallel 20231122 (‘Grindavík’) has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4

Quote of the month:

  Got around to using GNU parallel for the first time from a suggestion by @jdwasmuth … now I’m wishing I starte…

GNOME Shell 45.1 Update Arrives in Ubuntu 23.10

The recent GNOME Shell 45.1 update has begun rolling out to users of Ubuntu 23.10. As the first point release issued to GNOME Shell since the GNOME 45 release in September, the update ships with an miscellaneous assortment of bug fixes, code cleanups, …

Distribution Release: rlxos 2023.11

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. rlxos is an independent Linux distribution which runs on an immutable filesystem and features the Xfce desktop. The project has made some significant changes for its latest stable releas…

Linux Performance Monitoring: Using Tools Like top, vmstat, and iostat

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Linux systems are renowned for their robustness and efficiency, making them a preferred choice for servers, desktops, and embedded systems. However,…

Distribution Release: Proxmox 8.1 “Virtual Environment”

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment. The company’s latest release is Proxmox 8.1 Virtual Environm…

Mozilla Firefox 121 to Enable Wayland Support by Default on Linux

With the release of Firefox 120 hitting the stable software repositories of various popular GNU/Linux distributions, Mozilla has now promoted the Firefox 121 release to the beta change for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at the new features…

Enable Fedora style background logo in Ubuntu 23.10 GNOME 45

Fedora workstation displays Fedora logo on the desktop for the default wallpaper, now there’s an extension that can do the similar job in Ubuntu 23.10, Arch, and Manjaro Linux with GNOME 45. It’s “Logo Widget”, which allows to add any user selected image into desktop as background logo, resize and place it in top-left, top-center, […]

D3.js Nests – Collection API

Guide on all the functions related to the D3.js nests collection to allow the elements in an array of objects to be grouped into a hierarchical tree structure.

Creating Your First Bar Plot with D3.js

Tutorial on creating a basic bar plot in D3.js in vertical and horizontal forms, animate the bar plot visualization, and change the color with the HTML button.

Creating Robust Makefiles: Using Conditional Directives (Ifelse, Ifdef, Ifndef)

Practical guide on the use of conditional directives like “ifelse”, “ifdef”, and “ifndef” in makefiles to create a robust structure with the help of variables.

Creating Bubble Chart with D3.js

How to build a bubble chart in D3.js, specify the color scale to color the bubbles for each category, and add a tooltip to display the category on mouseover.

Calendar Template in Google Docs

Tutorial on the process of creating the calendar template manually in Google Docs using the table and downloading the calendar template online for editing.

Batch File Syntax: Understanding and Mastering the Syntax for Batch Scripting

Tutorial on the fundamentals of batch file syntax and the tips to master it to automate the tasks on Windows systems and create efficient automation scripts.

Batch File Prompt for Input: How to Create Interactive Batch Scripts

Practical guide on the process of creating interactive batch scripts from understanding the batch files and the Command Prompt to the hands-on script creation.

Advanced Makefile Features: Functions, Eval, and Subst Explained

Guide on the advanced makefile features like custom, eval, and subst functions to perform different tasks, build makefile components, and modify the strings.

D3.js Shapes – Arcs

Tutorial on how to generate arcs in D3.js with different radius and start and end angles and how to generate curves on lines using the line.curve() method.

How to Check If TensorFlow Is Using NVIDIA CuDNN on Windows 10/11

Tutorial on how to verify whether TensorFlow can use the NVIDIA cuDNN library to check if it is successfully installed on the Windows 10/11 operating systems.

How to Check If NVIDIA GPU Is Installed on Your Computer from Linux

Practical tutorial on how to use the “lspci” command to check if you have an NVIDIA GPU installed on your computer from most of the common Linux distributions.