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Raspberry Pi Mod Installs Wi-Fi That’s 44% Faster than Ethernet

Home News (Image credit: Jeff Geerling) Raspberry Pi computers tend to make for great projects and single-use devices, but the same size that makes them so multipurpose also means they can be a little slow when it comes to network connectivity. That’s a shame, because some of the best uses for Pi, like turning it… Read more

heise + | Command recipients: How to max the macOS command line

Command recipient: How to max out the macOS command line 1 Use the correct quotation marks 2 Abbreviation for the user folder (~) 3 Change shell to modern Zsh Use 4 shell profiles and environment variables 5 Prompt individualize 6 Terminal your own Adjust taste 7 Save typing with aliases Link commands, nest commands, command… Read more

Long-Term-Release Linux 5.10: An overview of the most important new features

The Sunday before last, Linus Torvalds released the last release of the Linux kernel for this year. The new kernel 5. 10 receives Long Term Support (LTS) and will therefore receive patches for at least the next two years. Currently kernel.org gives as “End of Life” (EOL) December 2022 at. As a rule, however, the… Read more

Virtual Christmas: Skype 8.67 brings together fashion

Microsoft has released version 8. 67 of the instant messenger service Skype, which, like Microsoft Teams, provides a Together Mode and a large gallery. With Skype video conferences, all streams of the participants can now be seen at the same time, which is particularly advantageous for virtual family Christmas parties in times of pandemic. There… Read more

heise + | Linux: Build Flatpak packages yourself

Linux: Build Flatpak packages yourself Flatpak packages sealed off Collect information in the manifest This must be in the package Tie the package Keep up to date Article in c’t 1 / 2021 read Gone are the days when you had to put together a separate software package for each Linux distribution. In order to… Read more

More code security with open source: One year GitHub Security Lab

As part of the Universe 2019 GitHub presented a new initiative to improve code security a year ago. GitHub Security Lab aims to help secure the open source ecosystem. The cooperation between all parties interested in secure software (developers, companies, security researchers) should be simplified and made more effective. The partners at the Security Lab… Read more

heise + | Introduction to tar: Packing and unpacking data cleverly on the command line

The Tape Archiver is the mother of all packers and standard on the command line. An introduction to the powerful and at the same time inconspicuous tool. (Image: Michael Plura) Introduction to tar: Packing and unpacking data cleverly on the command line First steps with tar Search archives Unpack archives Compress archives Deletion, backups and… Read more