Using Microsoft Fabric to create digital twins
Digital twins are an important part of modern control systems. They let you create a model of a physical system that serves as a tool for simulation and prediction. It models the inputs and outputs of a system, using real-time data to keep it at the s...
Ubuntu Fix Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater
A fix to Ubuntu's Software Updater tool is rolling out, resolving an issue where the 'install' button would disappear (and not return) until closed. You're reading Ubuntu Fix Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. D...
Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater
A fix to Ubuntu's Software Updater tool is rolling out, resolving an issue where the 'install' button would disappear (and not return) until closed. You're reading Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu....
The length of file names in early Unix
If you use Unix today, you can enjoy relatively long file names on more or less any filesystem that you care to name. But it wasn’t always this way. Research V7 had 14-byte filenames, and the System III/System V lineage continued this restriction unt...
Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML. You're reading Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do...
Microsoft unveils Microsoft’s competitor to Microsoft’s winget
One of the ways in which Windows (and macOS) trails behind the Linux and BSD world is the complete lack of centralised, standardised application management. Windows users still have to scour the web to download sketchy installers straight from the Wind...
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available
SuperTuxKart developers announce the first release candidate of SuperTuxKart 1.5, the next major version of the popular, open-source racing game. You're reading SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repr...