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 MoreThe post 5 Ways to Test TCP and UDP Ports in Linux Using nc, nmap, ss, and Bash first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Telnet is missing from almost every modern Linux install, but you can still test TCP or UDP ports with nc,
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I recently re-encountered my favourite ‘error’ dialog in Ubuntu, which is thrown by the distro’s App Center (snap-store), which is the default GUI software management tool. I don’t see it often, but when I do it (un)helpfully in…
Read MoreThey say never judge a book by its cover, and few do if said book is a dictionary, but what about desktop dictionary apps? I recently came across Wordbook, a modern English-English dictionary powered by OpenEnglish WordNet and eSpeak for pronunciations…
Read MoreThe company’s VP of Engineering expects WSL users to outnumber native Ubuntu desktop users within months.
Read MoreThis is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install the GCC 16 compiler in Ubuntu 24.04 / Linux Mint 22.x, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and even the old Ubuntu 18.04. GCC 16 is so far the latest major version of the GNU Compiler Collection. It’s available in Ubuntu 26.04 repository but non-default. […]
Read MoreEarlier it was screen and now a days tmux. But there are many more terminal multiplexers out there worth exploring.
Read MoreThe website pairs proprietary programs with free and open-source replacements, then provides useful details to help users compare their options.
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Linux 7.2, the new major kernel version, was released on Sunday! Linus Torvalds announced this kernel on lkml: Well, this last week of the release was – once again – bigger than I would have wished for, but hey, with the whole “new normal” thing, if I delayed releases for that reason we’d probably never […]
Read MoreI am happy to announce a new major release of GNU poke, version 5.0.
GNU poke 5.0 release is now available at
https://ftp.gnu.o … e/poke-5.0.tar.gz
The tarball is signed and you can get the PGP signature at
https://ftp.gnu.o … ke-5.0.tar….
Read MoreAMD’s Radeon driver also picks up HDMI 2.1 support, and Apple M3 MacBooks can now boot the kernel.
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Helwan Linux 5.0
News: Mint developing a new kernel manager, NetBSD getting an updated Enlightenment port, Redox OS updates its system installer…
Linux kernel 7.2 has been released, adding cache-aware scheduling, ext4 filesystem performance boosts and a slew of new and improved hardware drivers for laptops and peripherals. A merge widow record was also set during the 9-week development cycle, wi…
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. TUXEDO Computers, a German-based manufacturer of Linux desktop and laptop computers, has announced the release of the initial public beta build of its Debian-based TUXEDO OS. While the p…
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PrismLinux, an Arch-based Linux distribution with a custom system installer and support for Cinnamon, GNOME and KDE Plasma desktops, as well as the niri Wayland compositor, has been upda…
Read MoreGNOME 51, the Linux desktop to be default in next Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora Workstation 45, is now available for Beta testing! The new version of this popular Linux Desktop environment introduced many exciting new features, various fixes, and other improvements. Gnome Shell / Mutter First, the release added support for the ext-background-effect-v1 Wayland protocol […]
Read MoreThe Apache-licensed project seeks to elevate independent sources, demote SEO spam, and ultimately loosen Big Tech’s grip on web search.
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This tutorial shows how to install the latest .NET 11.0.0 (preview so far) runtime and/or SDK in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 26.04 via DEB package. Version 11 of Microsoft’s open-source .NET developer platform is currently in preview. The final release is expected in November 2026. .NET 11 is primarily a performance and developer-experience […]
Read MorePowered by Lumo, the tool turns your exported AI chat history into a personalized report of your privacy exposure.
Read MoreIt is meant to be a middle ground between window managers and desktop environments.
Read MoreFor those on Linux Mint who like to keep multiple kernels around but don’t want them to take up too much space, you might be getting a new automated tool.
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