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How to Change the Lock Screen Wallpaper on Ubuntu

In Ubuntu desktop settings, you can change your desktop wallpaper and move the icons around, but not much more. So, what about the lock screen? There are no built-in options to change your lock screen in Ubuntu. To change the lock screen wallpaper on U…

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Zorin OS 16 Education Launches with New Educational Apps, System Improvements

The Zorin OS 16 Education edition comes pre-loaded with all sorts of educational software and learning tools. Learn more about the new release here.
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Ubuntu 22.04 May Offer a Choice of System Accent Colour

A choice of system accent colour could be on offer in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Devs have already created a working demo to pick an accent colour for Yaru.
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Peppermint OS Switches Desktop Environments with New Release

With this new release, Peppermint OS switches from using LXDE to Xfce as its default desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!
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OpenSSF Announces Alpha-Omega Project to Improve Global OSS Supply Chain Security

Following a meeting with government and industry leaders at the White House, OpenSSF announced the Alpha-Omega Project to improve the security posture of open source software (OSS) through direct engagement of software security experts and automated se…

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Ubuntu 22.04 Dailies Show an Ubuntu Pro Notification on Login

When I wrote about the new “Ubuntu Pro” section in Ubuntu 22.04‘s software settings panel I said the banner wasn’t a nag screen or a desktop notification but something you had to go out of your way to see. Not so in the latest d…

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Peppermint OS 11 Released After 3 Years in Development, Now Based on Debian and Xfce

The biggest change in Peppermint OS 11 is the fact that the distribution is no longer based on Ubuntu, but on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. More specifically, this release is built on top of the Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” release and ships with the long-term supported Linux 5.10 LTS kernel series. Another major change […]

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How to Install Google Chrome 98 in Ubuntu, Rocky Linux, and Fedora

Google Chrome is one of the common and most widely used web browsers in the world. It is blazing fast and easy to use with security features.
This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install Google Chrome 98 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Linux Mint 20.3, …

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Best Free and Open-Source Alternatives to Apple Compressor

Compressor is a video and audio media compression and encoding application for use with Final Cut Studio and Motion. The application supports HDR, HEVC, 360° video, and MXF output.
Sadly it’s proprietary software and not available for Linux. What are t…

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A cohesive open source ecosystem

Haiku, an outgrowth of the proprietary BeOS, offers a cohesive open source operating system as an alternative to Linux.

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Packaging applications in Docker containers

Kaboxer lets users deploy applications that may be difficult to package using Docker containers.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2022-02-03 08:13:59

In the news:Linux Mint 20.3 Now Available; Linux Gets an Exciting New Firmware Feature; elementary OS 6.1 Has Been Released; Intel Releases Linux Patch for Alder Lake Thread Director; New Multiplatform Backdoor Malware Targets Linux, macOS, and Windows…

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Fly-Pie navigates through the system with pie menus

No matter whether you use Gnome or KDE, Windows or macOS, menus always pop up from a bar. Fly-Pie organizes a freely configurable menu in the form of a pie chart instead.

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Explore the possibilities of Ethereum’s smart contract feature

The Ethereum cryptocurrency system lets you build programs into the blockchain to orchestrate complex transactions and document results. We’ll show you how to get started with Ethereum’s smart contracts.

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Sparkling gems and new releases from the world of Free and Open Source Software

Graham looks at Obsidian, Kavita, Lapce, Tabby, ReverseSSH, and more!

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Host-INT brings network packet telemetry

Inband Network Telemetry and Host-INT can provide valuable insights on network performance – including information on latency and packet drops.

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Extract and analyze GPS data with Go

For running statistics on his recorded hiking trails, Mike Schilli turns to Go to extract the GPS data while relying on plotters and APIs for a bit of geoanalysis.

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The sys admin’s daily grind: DenyHosts

When it comes to warding off unwanted login tests on SSH port 22 and others, Charly likes to keep an ace or two up his sleeve by relying on DenyHosts instead of Fail2ban.

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To the Colors

Users of the colors.js color conversion library were surprised recently when their printers started to print "Liberty Liberty Liberty…" and then began spewing random characters in an infinite loop.

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Exploring the RISC-V processor architecture

The open source RISC-V processor architecture is poised to shake up the processor industry. Thanks to the Qemu emulator, you can get to know the RISC-V without waiting for affordable hardware.

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