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UNIX vs. Linux vs. Windows: 4 Key Comparisons

IT Toolbox

UNIX, Linux, and Windows are operating systems with GUIs, hardware support, networking, and file management. The post UNIX vs. Linux vs. Windows: 4 Key Comparisons appeared first on.

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Razer’s first Linux laptop is here, but it’s not for gamers

The Verge

The primary hardware comparison the company touts is a 4x speedup over Apple’s M1 Max in a 16-inch MacBook Pro when running TensorFlow. Razer has teased better Linux support over the years, but popular Linux computing news site Phoronix wrote in 2019 that those plans had seemingly been mothballed.

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Is Linux really that hard to use?

IT Toolbox

The most common complaint I am informed about regarding Linux is that it is hard to use. So I am going to compare some common tasks between Linux, windows and macos to see if Linux is really that hard to use. I will base these comparisons on a fresh install of the operating system as it comes out of the box so to speak.

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Weekly Update 6-17-2019: All About Ansible

Linux Academy

Ansible uses YAML to describe your automation jobs, which is easy to learn in comparison to other languages because it looks very similar to plain English. But y ou can do all of that and more in our free Ansible Quick Start course on Linux Academy , right now. LPI Linux Essentials 1.6. Why is it considered to be the simplest?

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Review: Dell Latitude E7370

Scott Lowe

As part of my Linux migration (see my initial progress report ), late this past week I started setting up my first non-Apple laptop since 2003. From a comparison perspective, I’d say it’s on par with my son’s 11” MacBook Air. If you’re considering moving to Linux, the E7370 may be a good platform to consider. 16 GB of RAM.

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Technology Short Take 135

Scott Lowe

Here’s a post on using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux containers on Windows. Ben Kehoe provides readers with a hygienic Python setup for Linux, macOS, and WSL. Corey Minyard of MontaVista disusses the role of Linux and virtualization in safety-critical systems. Programming. Virtualization.

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Plain Text Productivity Redux

Scott Lowe

In the last few weeks, though, I’ve revisited the idea of a plain text productivity system as part of my migration to Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop OS, and I think I’ve resolved some of the issues that were present in my last attempt. Further, I very recently decided to make Ubuntu Linux 16.04 I’m not sure about #4 yet.

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