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 MoreChina has ordered several government agencies to drop a Chinese-developed version of Windows 10 in favor of either KylinOS or UOS.
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Vanilla OS team has announced the release of Vanilla OS 3, the latest version of the project’s immutable Linux distribution based on Debian’s “Testing” branch. Code-named “Reunion”, …
Read MoreThe merge window is still open, but faster filesystems, a smarter scheduler, and real-time latency fixes are already in.
Read MoreA new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.
Read MoreA major update to open-vm-tools, a package that integrates Linux virtual machines with VMware hypervisors, is rolling out to users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. “Without SRUing the newer version users get issues running on more recent hypervisors”, …
Read MoreLooking a tool to manage your iPhone or iPad in PC or laptop? Try the free open-source iDescriptor app that works in Linux, Windows, and macOS. It’s a Rust written and Qt-based application that allows to manage and interact with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod through either USB or Wi-Fi. With it, you can quickly […]
Read MoreKDE Rounded Colors, the kwin effect for KDE Plasma Desktop 5 and 6, released new 0.10.0 version today! The new version of this open-source project introduced gradient outlines support, which draws window borders with color gradually changes from one color to another, rather than having a single solid color. Each outline (primary, second, or outer […]
Read MoreThe post View and Manage Files using head, tail and cat Commands in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Most sysadmins only use cat to dump a file and tail -f to watch logs. That leaves a lot of
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The feature is in alpha testing now and is set to bring 4K screensharing and picture-in-picture support.
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PorteuX is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The project’s latest version, PorteuX 2.8, introduces a new union filesystem and new compositing for Xfce. “This release is buil…
Read MoreA decades-old bug on Ubuntu’s Launchpad marked as invalid at the weekend led to an impromptu reunion for many of Canonical’s former engineers. Bug #1589796 was filed in 2016 by a user who’d spent £700 on Ubuntu phone and tablet hardwa…
Read MoreMesa 3D graphics library released 26.2.1 version a few days ago, making the new 26.2 release series stable enough for production use. Mesa announced 26.2.0 a few weeks ago with many exciting new features. Now, it’s ready for use by the first 26.2.1 bug fix update. Mesa 26.2.0 is a new development release. People who […]
Read MoreProton, Valve Software’s tool for running Windows games in Linux through Steam, released new 11.0-2 version a few days ago. The new version of this popular Wine based software makes 9 more games playable in Linux! The new playable games in Linux through Proton include: AsteroidsHD, a arcade-style space combat game features single-player, multiplayer, real-time […]
Read MoreChange how your Linux desktop running GNOME DE looks with these GNOME extensions.
Read MoreDid you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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The creator of Linux needed 18 boots to find a one-line fix. The AI helped him get there.
Read MoreThe feature sorts mail into six categories using metadata alone, and full-content search is coming to mobile next.
Read MorePostcard is a new email client for GNOME that has echoes of Geary. The app is the work of a solo developer, gxanshu on GitHub, who is upfront about using AI coding tools to bring his “modern mail client” to life. Postcard is built in Python…
Read MoreKagi’s privacy-focused, WebKit-based browser arrives for Linux as a not quite completely open source beta — with features galore and an opt-in user-funded business model.
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