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 […]
Read MoreEven as Chrome is killing ad blockers, DuckDuckGo’s new video player now blocks ads by default on YouTube and elsewhere. Duck Player is available for MacOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.
Read MoreLinux Mint says Wayland support in its next release will no longer be considered experimental, but available as a fully-supported option. However, it will continue to provide and support X11, unlike other Linux distributions which have jettisoned the l…
Read MoreGmail’s AI failed at a nuanced research task, but Claude Cowork found the right pitches, quotes, and permissions, proving connected AI assistants may finally help tackle some aspects of email overload.
Read MoreA compact 4-bay NVMe enclosure with USB4 connectivity, tested on Linux with benchmarks.
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The deepin project has published a new release of its Debian-based distribution. The new version, deepin 25.2.0, includes several desktop improvements and security updates: “Treeland Des…
Read MoreTheir dependency on Ubuntu ‘snapped’ so they are “testing” Debian now.
Read MoreWe get down and dirty with Collabora Office 26.04, the new desktop twin to Collabora Online, to see how it stacks up against LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, Euro‑Office and, yes, Microsoft Office.
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Missing the small image preview for your audio and videos files in file manager? Here’s how to re-enable this function in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. As you probably know, the thumbnail images for audio and video files in the previous Ubuntu releases are generated by Totem video player. GNOME, the default Ubuntu desktop, since version 49 […]
Read MoreThe post Try uutils-coreutils: Rust Alternative to GNU Coreutils first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .For years, I never gave GNU coreutils much thought. They’re the standard Linux commands like ls, cp, mv, cat, sort,
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TUXEDO Computers is rebasing TUXEDO OS on Debian, moving away from Ubuntu. The German Linux hardware company launched TUXEDO OS in 2022, using a fixed Ubuntu LTS base, KDE Plasma and scores of optimisations and first-party software to support its own h…
Read MoreAndroid is oh-so-close to being a full-blown Linux desktop. There’s just one problem with the feature.
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a laptop with tons of power and battery, look no further than the latest iteration of the System76 Lemur Pro.
Read Morentpd-rs is set to replace Ubuntu’s time-syncing tools, the same way sudo-rs replaced classic sudo last year.
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Read MoreHow does a budget tracker tag perform against the best of the best? Turns out all Bluetooth range is not created equal.
Read MoreClaude Code finally has an official Linux desktop app. It’s a great option, but trying to use local AI is where things get tricky.
Read MoreAfter decades of using Linux, I’ve found that this is the best way to show Windows users what they’re missing.
Read MoreUsing the cloc utility, Michael Larabel of Phoronix discovered that Linux kernel 7.2 has over 43 million lines of code.
Read MoreUbuntu finally retried the legacy NVIDIA driver 470 for all current Ubuntu releases! Here’s how to manually install it back for those who run Ubuntu on GeForce GT 710/730/780 etc Kepler GPUs (GeForce 700, 600, TITAN, and Tesla series). Ubuntu announced the end of life of NVIDIA 470 driver support a few months ago. For […]
Read MoreA curious developer took it upon himself to revive this *iconic* gem.
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