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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 19, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, May 19, from 12:00
to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC)
to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 12, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, May 12, from 12:00
to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC)
to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 05, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, May 05, from 12:00
to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC)
to help improve the Free Software Directory.

Ubuntu 18.04 Standard Support Ends This Month

Ubuntu 18.04 ‘Bionic Beaver’ was a bountiful release that brought a bunch of brilliant improvements to the fore — but alas, the end is nigh. Well, kind of. Ubuntu 18.04 hits end-of-life on May 31, 2023 — but, importantly, it only affects st…

GPT4All: Local AI Chat Application

GPT4All Chat lets you communicate with a large language model (LLM) to get helpful answers, insights, and suggestions. Learn more here.
The post GPT4All: Local AI Chat Application appeared first on Linux Today.

mailutils @ Savannah: GNU mailutils version 3.16

GNU mailutils version 3.16 is available for download.  This is a bug-fixing release, addressing the following issues:

rdcache streams: fix stream size computation

tlsfdstr streams: fix error handling

wordwrap streams: fix handling of overflowi…

PostgreSQL Create Index Concurrently (Avoid Locking)

Tutorial on how to create an index concurrently to avoid locking when working with PostgreSQL and how locking works when working with tables in Postgres.

Pandas Explode Multiple Columns

The explode()” function is used for modifying or transforming each member of an array or element of list into rows and convert the element of the list to a row.

Python Call Static Method Within Class

In Python, static methods can be invoked without an object and the “@staticmethod” decorator can be used for defining a static method.

Pandas Group by Quantile

The “groupby.quantile()” function can be utilized for calculating the quartile by the group in Python by importing the “pandas” module for data analysis.

Pandas to LaTeX

Pandas is a Python library and LaTeX is a high-quality preparation system. To convert the pandas to LaTeX, the “to_latex()” function is used.

Rust Basics Series #6: Conditional Statements

You can control the flow of your program by using conditional statements. Learn to use if-else in Rust.

Filter NaN Pandas

To filter out the rows having the NaN values in Python, the “dataframe” functions, such as “dataframe.notnull()”, and “dataframe.dropna()” functions are used.

How to Install and Use Oracle VirtualBox Extension Pack?

Download the extension pack and open VirtualBox. Go to File > Tools > Extension Pack Manager and install it. Use extra features for VMs such as RDP support.

NumPy Save Dict

To save the dictionary into a file in Python, the “dump()” function is used and the “load()” function is used to read the saved dictionary from a file.

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1017

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Xubuntu 23.04News: Debian team elects its Project Leader, Guix System building almost entirely from source code, systemd to allow userland-only restartsQuestions and answers: Where package managers install file…

FSF Latin America: Bankrupt

Bankrupt

Banking institutions have sought to automate customer service through
websites and, more recently, through TRApps.
https://www.fsfla.org/anuncio/2023-03-TRApps

What these banks are saving in offices and staff, we customers are
paying for w…

How to Reset Root Passwords in Fedora 38

This guide walks you through the steps to change or reset root passwords in Fedora 38 Linux operating systems.
The post How to Reset Root Passwords in Fedora 38 appeared first on Linux Today.

Debian 11.7 Delivers 100+ Security Updates & Bug Fixes

The 7th point release in the Debian 11 “Bullseye” series is now available to download. Debian 11.7 doesn’t carry any new features with it (as expected) but it does ship…

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Remove Special Characters from String Python

To remove special characters from the string in Python, the “isalnum()”, “replace()”, “translate()”, “filter()”, and “re.sub()” methods are used.