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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.

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KDE Plasma 6.2.2 Is Out Now to Improve Compatibility with Specific Hardware

KDE Plasma 6.2.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series adding more fixes for issues affecting certain hardware setups.
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OpenSSL 3.4 Released with Initial Attribute Certificate (RFC 5755) Support

OpenSSL 3.4 is now available for download with support for QLog for tracing QUIC connections, limited support for polling of QUIC connections and stream objects in a non-blocking manner, and more.
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Red Hat reveals major enhancements to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI

Only weeks after Red Hat released Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI, the company rolled out the next version: RHEL AI 1.2.
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7 Discontinued Linux Distros I Still Miss in 2024

Some popular Linux distributions did not make it. Let’s take a look at some of them!

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How to Optimize Your Application Performance for Speed and Efficiency

How well your app works is crucial for its success and keeping users happy. If your app is slow or hard to use, people might get upset and leave, costing you money. This blog will give you easy tips to make your app faster and simpler to use so it meets users’ needs and works […]

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Aranya: Open-Source Toolkit to Accelerate Secure by Design Concepts

SpiderOak launched its core technology platform as an open-source project called Aranya. This release provides the same level of security as the company’s platform, which is already in use by the Department of Defense.
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Rsnapshot: A Powerful Backup Tool Based on Rsync

Rsnapshot is an open-source local/remote filesystem backup utility written in Perl, which leverages the power of Rsync and SSH to create scheduled incremental backups of Linux/Unix filesystems. Rsnapshot only takes up the space of a single full backup plus the differences, allowing you to store backups on a local drive, external USB stick, NFS-mounted drive, […]

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Etherpad: A Real-Time Online Collaborative Document Editor

The post Etherpad: A Real-Time Online Collaborative Document Editor first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Etherpad Lite is a web-based, free document editing tool that enables groups of users to collaboratively work on a document…

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Snap in Linux: Features, History, Controversies, and Installation Guide

Learn the history and controversy surrounding Snap and how to install it on your preferred Linux system with practical examples of its usage.
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10 Best Open Source Firewalls for Securing Linux Servers

The post 10 Best Open Source Firewalls for Securing Linux Servers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .As a Linux administrator for over ten years, my primary responsibility has always been the security management of Linux serve…

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How to Install Discord on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros

Discover a step-by-step guide to install the latest version of Discord on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions with practical examples.
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Clementine – A Modern Music Player for Linux

The post Clementine – A Modern Music Player for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Clementine is a modern, lightweight, and user-friendly music player designed for Linux users. It is inspired by Amarok, an older
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‘All Things Open’ Revives the OpenSource.com Community Abandoned by Red Hat

The All Things Open organization is picking up the baton abandoned by Red Hat when it quit publishing OpenSource.com.
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Flatpak Update Fails After Upgrading Curl To 8.10 In Debian 12 | Here’s How To Fix It

Flatpak update command fails after upgrading Curl to version 8.10 from backports repository In Debian 12 Linux. Here’s how to fix it.
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Calibre eBook Manager Intros New PDF Conversion Engine

Open source ebook manager Calibre has a new release out. Calibre 7.2.0 ships with a brand new PDF input engine (used to convert PDF files into other ebook formats, such as EPUB or MOBI). It’s now able to handle “automatic detection of heade…

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11 Best Free and Open Source Firewall Tools

One important step to protect a system is using a firewall. Essentially, this is a network security system, acting like a security guard between internal and external networks. Here are 11 of the best free, open-source firewall tools for you to try out…

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Clementine Music Player Sees First Non-Preview Release in 8 Years

Remember Clementine music player? Well, it appears to be back – some 8 years after its last stable release. If Clementine feels like it’s slipped out of public consciousness it’s understandable: the last stable release was in 2016 (v1.3.1)….

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3 Easy Ways to Access R from a Python Program

This roundup picks the finest software which lets you access R from within a Python program.
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Kdenlive 24.08.2 Launches with Extensive Bug Fixes

Kdenlive 24.08.2 open-source video editor is here with key bug fixes, addresses crashes, project issues, and more.
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How to schedule Linux commands – and when you should

Need to schedule a Linux action ahead of time? This command can help.

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