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What is The Linux Swap Partition?

By | May 3, 2018

During the installation of many modern Linux distributions, the hard drive (HDD) is automatically partitioned with the necessary file system (which include the Swap partition) to make the installation process simple as possible. After installation you can check your swap partition by entering the ‘free’ command in the terminal:     But there are some… Read More »

Intel’s Memory Flaw causes Linux kernel redesign and update.

By | January 5, 2018

A fundamental design flaw in Intel’s processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level security bug. Programmers are scrambling to overhaul the open-source Linux kernel’s virtual memory system. Meanwhile, Microsoft is expected to publicly introduce the necessary changes to its Windows operating system in an upcoming… Read More »