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The Role of DEX Aggregators and Routers in Decentralized Trading

ByEric Ma

In the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) enable users to trade cryptocurrencies without intermediaries. However, with the growing number of DEXs offering varying levels of liquidity, fees, and trading pairs, navigating this landscape efficiently can be challenging. DEX aggregators and routers are tools designed to optimize trading, but they serve different purposes. This…

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Release Notes For Linux v1.0

ByTony

This is the release notes for linux release v1.0 (source code: linux-1.0.tar.gz) with format adjusted by removing/replacing tabs/spaces/new lines. This notes document can give us an understanding of the early development of the Linux kernel. The original ASCII formatted version is at the end of this post. CHANGES since 0.99 patchlevel 15: removed all the…

Release Notes For Linux v0.95

ByTony

This is the release notes for linux release v0.95 (source code: linux-0.95.tar.gz) with format adjusted by removing/replacing tabs/spaces/new lines. This notes document can give us an understanding of the early development of the Linux kernel. The original ASCII formatted version is at the end of this post. RELEASE NOTES FOR LINUX v0.95 Linus Torvalds, March…

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Linux Kernel 4.19.70 Release

ByTony

This post summarizes new features, bugfixes and changes in Linux kernel release 4.19.70. Linux 4.19.70 Release contains 95 changes, patches or new features. In total, there are 101,521 lines of Linux source code changed/added in Linux 4.19.70 release compared to Linux 4.19 release. To view the source code of Linux 4.19.70 kernel release online, please…

How to make a swap partition

ByQ A

How to make a swap partition on Linux? First, make a new partition (or reuse an existing one if you like). I suggest using cfdisk to create it: https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/8-cfdisk/ Then, turn the new partition (say, /dev/sdc1) to a swap # mkswap /dev/sdc1 Lastly, turn it on # swapon /dev/sdc1 You can check whether its status…

Mmaping Memory Range Larger Than the Total Size of Physical Memory and Swap

ByQ A

In Linux, mmap() is a system call that is used to map a portion of a file or device into the memory of a process. This can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as memory-mapped I/O, shared memory, and virtual memory management. However, when mapping a large range of memory that is larger…

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Lazy Linux Admins Going to Server Rooms Less: Forced Reboot, Auto Reboot after Kernel Panic and Email Notification after Reboot

ByEric Ma

Having to go the the server room to reset servers is the most headache thing for admins managing a cluster of Linux servers in a remote site. Either you can ping the server but can not ssh to it, or you even can not ping it. There are various reasons that may cause a Linux…

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Keyboard Key Mapping for Emacs: Evil Mode and Rearranging Alt, Ctrl and Win Keys

ByEric Ma

Ctrl keys are important and possibly most frequently used in Emacs. However, it is painful on today’s common PC keyboards since Ctrl keys are usually in the corner of the keyboard main area. Why the key mappings in Emacs are designed like this? After it was designed, Emacs was commonly on the Lisp Machine keyboards…

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How to Install Xen on Fedora as Domain-0 (Fedora 17)

ByEric Ma

The new development of Xen and Linux kernel make it easy to install Xen on Fedora as the Domain-0 now. This post uses Fedora 17 as an example platform to introduce how to set up Domain-0 on Fedora Linux. Compared to our old method (https://www.systutorials.com/setting-up-stable-xen-dom0-with-fedora-xen-3-4-3-with-xenified-linux-kernel-2-6-32-13-in-fedora-12/) which requires manually compiled Xen and patched kernel, the current…