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NixOS 25.05 independent distribution is now available for download with Linux 6.12 LTS and 6.14 kernels, GNOME 48, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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Kitty 0.42, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, brings a Quake-style quick-access terminal, Unicode 16-compliant grapheme segmentation, and more.
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This week’s episode of Distro Fever finds our hero revisiting BunsenLabs, where he discovers that this blast from his past is more than good enough for his present.
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Terminator, the popular free open-source terminal emulator, release new 2.1.5 version yesterday. Terminator terminal emulator is written in Python and uses GTK-3 for its user interface. It’s promoted as Multiple GNOME terminals in one window! It supports splitting terminal into multiple, either horizontally or vertically, by using keyboard shortcut or context menu options. Then, user […]
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and integrated into the Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, but existing users and paying subscribers will be able to export saved stories until …
The open source ISA RISC-V has long been making inroads into Linux distributions, but this week Enterprise Linux distros got on board en masse.
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Day-by-day we’re learning more on what to expect in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’, the next short-term release of Ubuntu due for release in October. Today, Canonical’s Kleber Souza, member of the Ubuntu Kernel Team, confirmed t…
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In an era where cyber threats are evolving rapidly, securing Linux systems goes far beyond basic user permissions. Traditional security mechanisms like Discretionar…
This tutorial will help you install Canon MP160 printer + scanner on Ubuntu LTS “Noble Numbat” 24.04. We will use the free software driver called printer-driver-gutenprint to do so. We will be able to print, scan as well as photocopy on Ubuntu by using…
GNOME is looking to jettison X11 session support – as soon as this year, which may impact Ubuntu’s plans for its next long-term support release.
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PipeWire 1.4.3 open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux is now available for download with various fixes and improvements.
The post PipeWire 1.4.3 Brings netJACK2 Changes, Improves ALSA audio.channels Support appeared …
Learn how to use the awk command in Linux with real-world examples. Master advanced text processing, pattern scanning, data extraction, and scripting with awk.
Everyone is going gaga over using MCP servers for their AI workflow. But exactly what it is and why it matters?
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When Rocky Linux 10 is released, it will join a growing number of Linux distros that support the open source RISC-V instruction set.
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