Runs Linux:

• The University of Windsor, Runs Linux

Android Pick:

• Significant Other Pleaser Free
• Android Picks so far thanks to Madjo in the IRC Chat room!

Universal Pick:

• Tor
• Pencil
• Picks so far. Thanks to Madjo!

Random Distro Of The Day

• Tails

Linux Action Show Subreddit

• Linux Action Show Subreddit

NEWS:

• Samsung says no final decision on bada/Tizen merge

  • bada – Wikipedia
  • Bada 2.0.1 OS screenshots leak, UI change imminent

• Arch Linux – pacman 4 moves to core

  • Pacman Package Signing
    • LAS Reddit thread

• Roadmap For openSUSE 12.2: Summer 2012 Release

• XBMC running on Raspberry Pi

• Desura Game Client Is Now Open-Source

• Red Hat software now slightly less dependent on Microsoft Windows

• Linux Foundation Happy Barcharts

• EU To Sign ACTA Later This Month

• What Is ACTA ? – YouTube
  • ACTA subreddit

FreeBSD 9 Review:

• UFS Softupdate Journaling
• The FreeBSD Fast File System now supports softupdates journaling. It introduces a intent log into a softupdates-enabled file system which eliminates the need for background fsck(8) even on unclean shutdown
• This new feature means that a fsck after an unexpected reboot is no longer required. In modern FreeBSD only a basic preen was required, and then a full fsck would take place on a snapshot of the file system, in the background after the system had finished rebooting. With the new softupdate journaling (basically an intent log), a full fsck is no longer required at all
• Journaling support is enabled by default on all newly created file systems, and can be enabled on existing UFS2 partitions using tunefs(8)
• Full TRIM support for SSDs
• The FreeBSD Fast File System now supports the TRIM command when freeing data blocks. The TRIM-enable flag makes the file system send a delete request to the underlying device for each freed block
• TRIM support can also be enabled during newfs(8) or on an existing file system with tunefs(8)
• ZFS Upgraded to v28
• ZFS v28 introduces support for data deduplication, triple parity RAIDZ (raidz3), snapshot holds, log device removal, zfs diff, zpool split, zpool import -F, and read-only zpool import
• The zpool(8): utility now supports a zpool labelclear command. This allows to wipe the label data from a drive that is not active in a pool
• HAST Improvements
• The Highly Available Storage daemon now supports data checksumming (crc32 or sha256) and compression (zero hole or lzf) and improved security
• Introduction of the GEOM RAID class graid(8)
• Which supports:
  • RAID0
  • RAID1
  • RAID1E
  • RAID10
  • SINGLE
  • CONCAT
• It also supports the on disk formats for:
  • Intel RAID BIOS
  • JMicron RAID BIOS
  • NVIDIA MediaShield RAID BIOS
  • Promise and AMD/ATI RAID BIOS
  • SiliconImage RAID BIOS
• Additionally, geom_map(4) allows specific areas of a device to be mapped as separate devices, especially useful for embedded flash storage
• GEOM also support the following classes: CACHE, ELI, JOURNAL, LABEL, MIRROR, MOUNTVER, MULTIPATH, NOP, PART, RAID3, SCHED, SHSEC, STRIPE and VIRSTOR
• NFSv4 with ACLs
• In addition to NFSv2 and v3,
• New utmpx(3) user accounting system
• 5 new TCP congestion control schems
• The FreeBSD TCP/IP network stack now supports the mod_cc(9) pluggable congestion control framework. This allows TCP congestion control algorithms to be implemented as dynamically loadable kernel modules
• The following kernel modules are available as of 9.0-RELEASE: cc_chd(4) for the CAIA-Hamilton-Delay algorithm, cc_cubic(4) for the CUBIC algorithm, cc_hd(4) for the Hamilton-Delay algorithm, cc_htcp(4) for the H-TCP algorithm, cc_newreno(4) for the NewReno algorithm, and cc_vegas(4) for the Vegas algorithm.
• An h_ertt(4) (Enhanced Round Trip Time) module has been added, which allows per-connection, low noise estimates of the instantaneous RTT in the TCP/IP network stack.
• New CAM based disk subsystem
• The ATA/SATA disk subsystem has been replaced with a new cam(4)-based implementation. cam(4) stands for Common Access Method, which is an implementation of an API set originally for SCSI–2 and standardized as “SCSI–2 Common Access Method Transport and SCSI Interface Module”
• The ada(4) driver now supports per-device write cache control. New sysctl(8) variables kern.cam.ada.write_cache and kern.cam.ada.N.write_cache settings of 1 enables and 0 disables the write cache, and –1 leaves the device default behavior. sysctl(8) variables can override the configuration in a per-device basis (the default value is –1, which means to use the global setting)
• New Resource Accounting and Limiting APIs
• RACCT is a new resource accounting API has been implemented. It can keep per-process, per-jail, and per-loginclass resource accounting information
• The new resource-limiting API RCTL works in conjunction with the RACCT resource accounting implementation and takes user-configurable actions based on the set of rules it maintains and the current resource usage
• Full USB3 support
• OpenSSH upgraded to 5.8p2 with HPN for faster transfer speeds
• OpenResolv to manage resolv.conf for multiple interfaces
• Support for SHA–256 and SHA–512 cryptographic password hashing
• sh updated
• new arithmetic expression handling imported from dash (which is originally from NetBSD ash)
• changes to the way builtin commands relate to PATH env
• fixed various other bugs
• Capsicum Capability Mode
• New Sandboxing and compartmentalization framework from Cambridge University
• Improved privilege separation in OpenSSH and DHClient
• Replacement of various GPL tools and utilities with BSD licensed ones to avoid GPLv3
• libreadline
• grep
• llvm/clang imported, will eventually replace gcc 4.2 (last GPL v2)
• compiler-rt replaced libgcc

If you are using an older version of FreeBSD, the FreeBSD-Update tool can do a quick in-place upgrade using bsdiff binary patching.

As always, instructions for installing the OS and Packages, securing and managing your system can be found in the FreeBSD Handbook

• PC-BSD 9.0 Released!
• FreeBSD 9.0 LAS VM Torrent Username: jblive password: jblive rootpassword: jblive
• All Previous LAS VM Torrents

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We review openSUSE 12.1, find out how hard this release spanks every distribution out there, and the ways openSUSE 12.1 sets the bar for every future release!

Plus: Barnes & Noble reveals Microsoft dirty tricks, our quick review of Desura, and booms of the week for embed Linux devices.

And so much more!

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Runs Linux:

• iPod creator’s Fancy Thermosta, Runs Linux Verge

Android Pick:

• Wunderlist Task Manager
• Android Picks so far thanks to Madjo in the IRC Chat room!

Universal Pick:

• Wunderlist

Picks so far. Thanks to Madjo!

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NEWS:

• Groklaw – Barnes & Noble Exposes Microsoft’s “Trivial” Patents and Strategy Against Android
• Google Releases Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code
• Amazon releases source code for Kindle Fire’s version of Android
• Boxee Live TV is coming.
  The Boxee Box (Jupiter Store Link)
• Desura for Linux “unlocked”
• Desura – Games
• More examples of how broken patents are, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google all granted separate patents for the same technology

openSUSE 12.1 Review:

• Noteworthy is the fact that openSUSE is the first major Linux distribution to ship color management tools for both the GNOME and KDE desktops!
• On the client side, openSUSE 12.1 introduces Chromium 16 (Such a refreshing contrast from Fedora!)
• WebYaST remote system management tool offers a much improved web interface to administer openSUSE systems remotely with new modules and better performance.
• Snapper rolls back changes Screenshot
• openSUSE 12.1 is the first Linux distribution taking advantage of the snapshot functionality in the upcoming Linux file system btrfs. These snapshots of the file system are using copy-on-write, making them very space efficient. openSUSE 12.1 debuts Snapper which allows the user to interface with this technology.

Video: https://youtu.be/9H7e6BcI5Fo?t=6m49s

• XFCE 4.8 Desktop

• KDE 3 is avaiable. WOW.

• Tumbleweed, the unique rolling release repository for openSUSE, can be considered “complete” at the time of this release. Covering almost all of the openSUSE 12.1 packages,

• Tumbleweed offers newer versions as soon as they are deemed stable.

• How to install ATI Driver

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The big show covers a lot of epic ground, this week, we fire up our ACTION camp stoves and pitch a tent! Powered by your feedback, we cover your ideas, suggestions and correct a few mistakes!

Plus: The DoD thinks Open Source is ready for duty, we look back at Ubuntu’s 7 years, and fire the ACTION cannon at ZDNet’s latest Linux link bait!

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Show Notes:

Runs Linux:

• 2012 Cadillacs, Run Linux

Android Pick:

• Marvel Comics
• Android Picks so far thanks to Madjo in the IRC Chat room!

Universal Pick:

• MegaGlest – The Free and Open Source 3D Real-Time Strategy Game
• 5 Open Source Games Come Together to Form ‘Free Game Alliance’

Picks so far. Thanks to Madjo!

Check out the new SciByte:

• SciByte: Episode 17

Linux Action Show Subreddit

• Linux Action Show Subreddit

News:

• Is Open Source Up to Par? Just Ask the DoD
• Mint 12 will continue to support the traditional Gnome 2 desktop. It will also adopt Gnome 3.2.
• Ubuntu’s 7th Birthday
• Google Developer indicates that Android 4.0 source code will be released once it is available on devices. Android 2.3 source code is available again after the move away from kernel.org
• openSUSE 12.1 running late
• Desura Linux – Beta launch news
• How-To: Desura (beta)
• FreeBSD 9.0-RC1 finally released
• Why I’ve finally had it with my Linux server and I’m moving back to Windows
  Follow up: Linux servers work just fine
• Author Bio:

David Gewirtz

He worked on a project called Frontier Kernel, he added sqlite and mysql support to it. So he is a “kernel” developer, but in the larger context of OS kernel development.

Errata & Feedback:

• Felix Albrecht – Just saw your review and liked it a lot (more action like back in the days ;P), but you complained about two points which are not correct (or I misunderstood)
• if you configure backup, there is an option ready to backup directly to your UbuntuOne storage
• in the Ubuntu Software Center, there is an option under File -> “Sync between computers” to sync your installed applications between your computers using UbuntuOne
• Jupiter Colony is a steaming pile of dog crap! Looking for someone to run it for us and make it more respectable!
• From where i can find really old LAS podcasts?
• Make ubuntu gnome3 look more like gnome2 (erroneously said allowed gnome2)
• 7 Best GNOME Shell Extensions, Install in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric via PPA
• VirtualBox: There are no longer a open source and proprietary version. There is only the GPL version which can be extended by an optional proprietary plugin. See https://www.virtualbox.org/wik…
• VirtualBox correction In short: You can use the version from your distro repo and just download the extension file if you need the extra features.

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