Azure Functions gets Java support
Support for Java functions has been added to Microsoft’s Azure Functions
serverless computing platform. The new beta inclusion is in addition to the existing
support for JavaScript C#,
F#, Python, PHP, Bash,
PowerShell and Batch codes.
Azure Functions has
received all the features
of the Java runtime such
as triggering options, data
bindings and serverless
models, with auto-scaling.
The new support comes as
an addition to the company’s
recently announced capabilities to run Azure Functions runtime on .NET Core.
Developers with Java skills can use their existing tools to build new creations
using Azure Functions. There is also support for plugins, and Microsoft has enabled
native integration of Maven projects using a specific plugin.
Azure Functions’ serverless computing platform already supports a list
of development languages and platforms. It competes with Amazon Web
Services’ AWS Lambda that is widely known for its out-of-the-box serverless
experience. Oracle, too, has recently announced its Fn project that competes
with Azure Functions.
Canonical drops 32-bit Ubuntu desktop ISO
Canonical has finally decided to drop support for the 32-bit live ISO release of the
Ubuntu distribution. With most of the architecture today being 64-bit, it was only a
matter of time that Linux distros stopped releasing 32-bit ISOs.
Confirming the development, Canonical engineer
Dimitri John Ledkov wrote, “...remove Ubuntu
desktop i386 daily-live images from the release
manifest for beta and final milestones of 17.
and therefore, do not ship ubuntu-desktop-i386.
iso artifact for 17.10.”
It is worth noting that Canonical will only
stop building the 32-bit Ubuntu Desktop Live
ISO. The company will continue to focus on i386,
which is becoming more of a purpose-built architecture for embedded devices.
Canonical mainly wants to focus its efforts on the Internet of Things (IoT),
where x86-32-bit is still very common.
You can continue to install Ubuntu on your 32-bit machines. However,
Canonical will no longer release any new live ISO for these machines.
Canonical will continue to release minimal network installation ISOs for
a 32-bit hardware. These images will receive updates and security patches
until the next announcement.
Alongside Canonical, open source distributions such as Arch Linux have also
recently phased out 32-bit support to encourage users to switch to newer hardware.
The 64-bit processors started becoming common since the launch of AMD
Opteron and Athlon 64 in 2003. Today, every single mainstream processor
available in the market is based on either AMD64 or Intel 64 architecture.
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Debian 9.2 ‘Stretch’ brings
out 66 security fixes
The Debian Project has announced
the second maintenance update to the
Debian 9 Stretch operating system.
Debuted as version 9.2, the new
platform includes a number of new
features and security patches.
The official announcement
confirms that the new point release
is not a new version of Debian 9,
but merely improves the included
packages. Therefore, instead of
performing a clean install of Debian
9.2, you can opt for Debian’s up-to-
date mirror.“The Debian Project is pleased
to announce the second update of
its stable distribution Debian 9
(codenamed ‘Stretch’). This point
release mainly adds corrections for
security issues, along with a few
adjustments for serious problems,”
read the official announcement.
Debian GNU/Linux 9.2 includes
a total of 87 bug fixes and 66 new
security improvements. Various apps
and core components have also been
improved in this release. Another
notable change is the inclusion of
Linux kernel 4.9.51 LTS.
If you keep your Debian Stretch
installation updated, you need not
update these packages using the point
release. The detailed changelog is
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