This site is a collection of tips, examples and small chunks of code I’ve used over the years as I’ve worked with Linux. Mostly the items found here are for my own use but I’ve made the site public in the chance that it will help other people. If you find something useful please let me know. Also if you think something I’ve mentioned could be done better I would welcome the feedback.
Read MoreBrave strips out AI, Rewards, Wallet, and VPN, but ad and tracker blocking stay intact for Origin users.
Read MoreKindle and other Amazon devices get the biggest price drops of the year, and here are the best deals you can find right now.
Read MoreSave $200 on MSI’s Katana 15 HX during Prime Day. It houses an Intel Core i7 CPU, RTX 5060 GPU, and a 165Hz QHD display.
Read MoreMost AI pilots focus on capability and speed – and skip the hard work of earning trust from the business.
Read MoreNeed a rugged, portable drive for outdoor recordings? Lexar ES5 is on sale for $295, its lowest price in 30 days.
Read MoreWrite a catchy dek that references personal experience, discounts, etc. Slug should have “amazon-prime-day,” included at the end.
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The KaOS project has announced the launch of KaOS 2026.06 which completes the distribution’s shift to the Dinit init software. “After almost three years of preparation and close the a ye…
Read MoreCanonical has brought Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu’s best hidden security features – itR…
Read MoreIf you’re looking for an operating system that doesn’t play by the rules, Vendefoul Wolf is everything you need and nothing you don’t.
Read MoreFound the image viewers and editors, such as Loupe and GIMP, cannot load HEIF/HEIC images by default in Ubuntu 26.04? Here’s a quick guide show you why and how to fix. Today I found that the default Loupe image viewer in Ubuntu 26.04 could not load my photo images imported from iPhone. It said “Either […]
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. SteamOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Valve Corporation, has been updated to version 3.8.10. The new release comes with an updated base system and a large number of impr…
Read MoreA new update to System76’s COSMIC desktop is now rolling out with a new system monitoring tool and a fresh set of fixes and fine-tuning. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 also sees the developers behind the Rust-based desktop opting to “[increment] the mi…
Read MoreValve has finally released information on the Steam Machine pricing and release timing. Here’s how to get on the waitlist and why Linux users should rejoice.
Read MoreA developer changed three lines of code, giving Linux storage performance a 5% bump.
Read MoreCanonical’s Livepatch finally extends to the platform in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 26.
Read MoreThe RayNeo Air 4 Pro project your phone or laptop screen into a 201-inch virtual display with surprisingly vivid picture quality.
Read MoreThere are two ways to contribute to FOSS Force. The first way is to make a donation to our GoFundMe FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive. The other is to sign up for Linux Foundation training, and let the foundation make a “donation” for you.
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A new version of miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, has been released. Developer Matthew Kosarek, a Canonical engineer developing this keyboard-driven UX in his free time, says the new v0.1…
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