You Should Never Run This Command on Linux

sudo rm -rf /: the command you should never run on Linux. A beginner’s guide to the harmful command often used by trolls.
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How to Install and Configure Fail2ban on Alma Linux 8

Fail2ban is a free and open-source Intrusion Prevention System written in Python. It is used to protect your system against brute-force attacks. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Fail2Ban firewall on Alma Linux 8.

How to Install Zulip Chat Server on Debian 11

Zulip is an open-source chat server, similar to Microsoft Teams, Rocket Chat or Slack. It is written in Python and uses Django, PostgreSQL, and JavaScript. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and configure Zulip Chat on a Debian 11 based se…

KDE vs GNOME: What’s the Ultimate Linux Desktop Choice?

Curious about the desktop environment to choose? We help you with KDE vs GNOME here.

How to Install FASTPANEL on Ubuntu

FASTPANEL is a web-hosting control panel. It provides web-based intuitive, point-and-click interfaces for common tasks such as transferring files, installing applications, updating PHP versions, and creating email accounts. Learn how to install FASTPAN…

How to Mount a Remote Linux Filesystem Using SSHFS

SSHFS is a filesystem client used to mount and interact with files and directories on a remote server. Learn how to mount a remote Linux filesystem using SSHFS here.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Personal Finance Software

Financial management and planning can be simpler with the right software. Learn about the best free and open source personal finance software here.
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OBS Studio 27.2.1 Improves Camera Support and PipeWire Capture on Linux

Coming just a week after the launch of OBS Studio 27.2, the OBS Studio 27.2.1 point release is here to address a few issues reported by users from the previous release, as well as to improve some of the existing functionality in an attempt to make the software more stable and reliable during recordings and […]

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How to Install Sentry with Docker on Ubuntu 20.04

Sentry is a popular error-tracking Python application that is free to install and use with the Python open-source development platform. In this tutorial, we are going to explain the installation process of Sentry on Ubuntu 20.04 with Docker.
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Nasty Linux Kernel Stack Overflow Flaw Found and Patched

There’s an annoying bug in the Linux kernel’s Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC), so let’s fix it today.
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Homebrew: The macOS package manager on GNU/Linux

Homebrew is the macOS package manager that can be used in Linux and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Learn more here.
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Why Every Software Developer Needs to be a Part of an Open Source Community

Do you have a place where you can learn from a group of very experienced software developers? If not, why not? What’s stopping you?
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 20th, 2022

It was yet another slow week for Linux news as we only saw a few distro releases, including Kali Linux’s first release in 2022, KaOS Linux’s second release in 2022, as well as AV Linux’s first release in 2022, which is now based on MX Linux. Also last week, Linux phone and tablet users received […]

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KDE Plasma 5.24.2 LTS Released with More Fixes for the Overview Effect

KDE Plasma 5.24.2 is here just a week after KDE Plasma 5.24.1 with an update to improve the Overview effect for the Plasma X11 session. Learn more here.
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Linux Developers Patch Security Holes Faster than Anyone Else, Says Google Project Zero

Linux programmers do a better job of patching security holes than programmers at Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
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Check Battery Status on Ubuntu Using This GNOME Extension

Looking for an easy way to get a top-level overview of your laptop’s battery health on Ubuntu? If so, check out Battery Status by Spanish blog Atareao. They’ve created a GNOME extension that reminds me a lot of the fancy menu bar apps avail…

GStreamer 1.20: Embedded & WebRTC Lead the Way

GStreamer 1.20 is the fruitful result of 17 months of hard work from the entire community. Over 250 developers contributed code to make this release happen, and once again, Collabora had more contributors than any other organization. Collabora’s work focused on the two areas in which we believe GStreamer shines the brightest: embedded systems, and […]

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How to Audit a Remote Linux System with Lynis Security Tool

Lynis is a free and open-source security auditing tool released as a GPL licensed project. Learn how to audit a remote Linux system with the Lynis security tool here.
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Analyzing Zeek GeoIP Data with Elastic Security

I will walk you through the process of configuring both Filebeat and Zeek (formerly known as Bro), which will enable you to perform analytics on Zeek data using Elastic Security. The default configuration for Filebeat and its modules work for many envi…

Slax 11.2 Released after more than 2 Years with EFI Boot Support

Slax 11.2 is a major update of the portable distribution, which was once derived from Slackware Linux. Now, it’s based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses the lightweight Fluxbox window manager. Learn more here.
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