Ubuntu 24.04 on the Raspberry Pi

Not just for PCs, Ubuntu 24.04 supports the Raspberry Pi, bringing a fully-fledged Gnome system to the single-board computer. You can even run x86 apps in an emulator on the Pi 5.

Customize a retro handheld gaming console with Onion OS

Adding custom firmware to a handheld gaming device enhances your gaming experience and lets you write custom apps. We show you how with Onion OS on a Miyoo Mini Plus.

Mission Center 1.0 Added SMART Data & Per App Network Monitoring

Mission Center, the popular free open-source system monitoring and task managing app for Linux Desktop, release new 1.0.0 version few days ago. Like Resources, it’s a modern GTK4 tool to monitor CPU, GPU, Memory, Storage and Network devices, while being able to manage running apps, processes, as well as background services. The new release has […]

The Best Starter Apps for Ubuntu Users in 2025

The post The Best Starter Apps for Ubuntu Users in 2025 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions for new users, offering an easy-to-use interface and a smooth transition
The post…

Immich: Your Private, Self-Hosted Alternative to Google Photos

The post Immich: Your Private, Self-Hosted Alternative to Google Photos first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Immich is an open-source, self-hosted solution designed to help you back up and manage your photos and videos with ease…

Learning Shell Scripting: A Guide from Newbies to System Administrator

The post Learning Shell Scripting: A Guide from Newbies to System Administrator first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you’re starting your journey in the world of system administration or want to automate your tasks on L…

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1120

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: CachyOS 250330
News: Kali updates project’s repository key, Trinity desktop receives update, UBports testing home directory encryption, Gentoo a…

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 4th, 2025

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 4th, 2025, brings news about Firefox 138, qBittorrent 5.1, 4MLinux 48, openSUSE Leap 16 beta, LibreOffice 25.2.3, Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4, Thunderbird 138, as well as all the latest distro and software u…

Should You Trust Redis’s Rebaptism Into the Holy Open Source Spirit?

Be sure to take the included poll after you read this delve into Redis and the wishy-washy world that has become the company’s relationship with open-source.
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Mission Center 1.0: New Features, Better Performance

Linux system monitoring app Mission Center has put out its first update in 6 months – and it’s a big one! Mission Center 1.0 adds new hardware tracking, UI tweaks, and refactors its backend to provide palapble performance improvements, boost the …

The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 2, 2025

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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Enable Rounded Windows Corner for KUbuntu KDE Plasma Desktop

Want to round corners of windows in KDE Plasma Desktop? Here’s a KWin effect can do the job in recent Plasma desktop from v5.27 to v6.3. There was a ShapeCorners KWin/5 effect can do the job to enable rounded window corners, which however discontinued. What I’m going to introduce is KDE-Rounded-Corners, a fork of ShapeCorners […]

7 Essential Logseq Plugins I Use and Recommend

Sharing my favorite Logseq plugins that I love to use for managing my personal knowledge base.

gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 0.24.1 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.24.1.tar.gz

New in this release:

Bug fixes:

Fix bad interactions between autoreconf and autopoint.

xgettext: Creating the POT file of a package under Git version control is now fas…

FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – May 2, 2025

Did you have time to keep up with the news this week? Here’s your chance to brag… or not. This week there are 10 questions. Good luck!
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Paprius Icon Set Update Adds New Icons, Plasma 6 Support

If you use the Papirus icon theme on Ubuntu, you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Frequent updates are a major reason why the Papirus icon set is so popular with Linux users. After all, it’s annoying to switch to a st…

15 Easy Ways to Speed Up Ubuntu in 2025

The post 15 Easy Ways to Speed Up Ubuntu in 2025 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Ubuntu is known for its user-friendly interface and robust performance, but over time, even the best operating systems can slow
The post 15 Ea…

Top 25 Network Ports You Must Know for Interviews

The post Top 25 Network Ports You Must Know for Interviews first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you’re preparing for a networking, Linux system administration, DevOps, or cybersecurity interview, understanding network p…

How to Use Shutdown, Poweroff, Halt, and Reboot Commands in Linux

The post How to Use Shutdown, Poweroff, Halt, and Reboot Commands in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In this article, we’ll explain the difference between the shutdown, poweroff, halt and reboot commands in Linux. We’…

Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 to Qualcomm Dragonwing Vision Kit

Canonical has announced the first official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform. A beta image of Ubuntu 24.04 desktop compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, and specifically tailored for the Qualco…