Welcome to Linux Consultant

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.

How I block ads with a $7 Raspberry Pi alternative – it’s easy

Raspberry Pi boards have gotten expensive, so I’ve been looking for cheaper alternatives. I found one in a tiny ESP32-S3 board.

cssc @ Savannah: CSSC-1.5.0-rc3 is released

This is to announce CSSC-1.5.0-rc3, a beta release.

This is a release candidate for a future stable 1.5.0 release.

There have been 46 commits by 2 people in the 109 weeks since CSSC-1.5.0-rc2.

See the NEWS below for a brief summary.

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Malicious apps got into the Arch User Repository – how to protect yourself

For the second time in a week, the AUR was found to contain malicious applications. What can Arch Linux users do about this?

4 Tools to Find Which Linux Process Is Using Your Bandwidth

The post 4 Tools to Find Which Linux Process Is Using Your Bandwidth first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Your Linux server’s network is maxed out, and you have no idea what’s eating it, so here’s how to find
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AUR Registrations Blocked Amid Ongoing Malware Mess

Arch has evidently stopped new AUR registrations for the time being while maintainers scrub malware and users debate how to harden the popular community repository.
The post AUR Registrations Blocked Amid Ongoing Malware Mess appeared first on FOSS For…

Raven Prism is a Linux Computer That Happens To Be A Pair of Glasses

This eye-controlled smart glass is a San Francisco-based startup’s bet on ambient computing.

I tried AnduinOS 2.0, and it may be the easiest way to ditch Windows for Linux

AnduinOS 2.0 is a speedy, private, Ubuntu-based Linux distro that’s all about true distro engineering. And it’s laid out like Windows 11.

Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 5.2-6

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Univention team have published a new version of the project’s Debian-based Univention Corporate Server. The latest release updates handling of group mailboxes and makes it easier to …

KDE Plasma 6.7 Released with Per Screen Virtual Desktops

KDE Plasma 6.7, the new major release of this popular Linux desktop environment, was released today! The new version introduced many exciting new features, theme improvements, and better AMD/Intel platforms support. First, the new Plasma 6.7 brought Oxygen theme, the default theme in KDE 4, in both light and dark versions, as well as the […]

Arch Linux Pulls the Plug on New AUR Registrations After Malware Flood

More than 1,500 AUR packages got hit, and new waves kept coming.

KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected – and you’ll likely get it soon

The latest release of one of the finest desktop environments on the market is here, and there’s plenty to be excited about.

Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era – and do some serious legacy clean up

And say hello to much better NTFS support. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 7.1.

KDE Plasma 6.7 released

KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released, and it brings a feature many of its users have been requesting for decades: independent per-screen virtual desktops. The latest stable update also sees a classic KDE theme revived, supports simultaneous HDR and ICC pro…

BSD Release: FreeBSD 15.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 15.1, the second release in FreeBSD’s latest stable branch: “The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availabil…

Alpine Linux 3.24 Features Fresh Desktops and a Newer Kernel

If you’re a fan of Alpine Linux, it’s time to upgrade because the latest version has been released with KDE Plasma 6.6, Gnome 50, and Linux kernel 6.18 LTS.

FSF Blogs: GNU Press Shop open now through July 19

Source: Planet GNU

GNOME Taps Two Longtime Contributors as First Foundation Fellows

Earmarked donations let GNOME fund two fellows to modernize Files (Nautilus), improve tooling, and bolster project-level governance.
The post GNOME Taps Two Longtime Contributors as First Foundation Fellows appeared first on FOSS Force.

RefreshOS is a top contender for new Linux users – here’s why

There are so many great Linux distributions that are perfectly suitable for new users, but RefreshOS is quickly rising to the top of my list.

FSF Events: 30 years of XaoS: Past, present and future

September 19, 2026 from 14:30–17:30 CET

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, June 19, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, June 19 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.