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 MoreThis AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.
Read MoreThe post How to Copy Millions of Files Faster in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .You’ve been copying files with cp for years, and if you’re moving a 50GB backup or syncing a directory tree
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Review: Fedora 44
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Privacy concerns drove me to move 20,000+ photos and videos out of OneDrive.
Read MoreIf you’ve left your Sonos system’s audio settings untouched, you’re missing out on untapped audio potential.
Read MorePlanned across three new Fedora releases, the initiative targets Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and ARM hardware.
Read MoreThe former Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) now requires a subscription – but there are easy ways to get it free.
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The UBports developers have announced the latest version of their project’s continuation of the Ubuntu Touch operating system. Version 24.04-1.3 introduces a number of fixes and improves…
Read MoreFFmpeg, the popular multimedia library, released new 8.1.1 version few days ago. This is a maintenance release that includes mostly bug-fixes, stability improvements, as well as few minor new features. FFmpeg 8.1.1 updated the ALS decoder for MPEG‑4 ALS audio streams with patch to preserve the full floating‑point value so the decoded audio is accurate […]
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Parrot project has announced the availability of Parrot 7.2. The new version of the Debian-based Linux distribution includes a fix for the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit, automates h…
Read MoreLenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices.
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A working exploit is already out, and systems that patched Copy Fail are still exposed.
Read MoreA test release of GNUtrition, 0.33.0rc1, is now available.
GNUtrition is free nutrition analysis software written for the GNU operating system. The USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) is used as the source of food nutrient …
Read MoreA trusted Debian dev turns scary new kernel bugs into a temporary one‑click fix until distros ship permanent patches.
The post A Simple One-Click Mitigation for ‘Copy Fail’ and ‘Dirty Frag’ for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and Other Debian‑Based Distros appea…
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The TROMjaro project has announced the availability of the latest update of TROMjaro, a Manjaro-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop. Version 2026.05.08 updates the Li…
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. A new addition to DistroWatch, ZenLake OS is a user-friendly Linux distribution featuring a customised GNOME desktop and a built-in ability to restore the system to a previous state in c…
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Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The PrismLinux team has announced the release of PrismLinux 2026.05.05, a significant update of the project’s Arch-based Linux distribution that boots into a KDE Plasma desktop and provi…
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In the recent weeks I’ve been engaging Prot as an Emacs coach to help
with doing review passes over my upcoming ffs package as I work on
polishing and documenting it in preparation for offering it for
inclusion in GNU ELPA.
Yesterday we had our s…
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