| by Scott Kilroy

Open data

There’s value in open software, hardware, and data in what may seem like some of the most basic tools for computer users.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2025-03-26 13:28:29

In the news: CIQ Releases Security Hardened Version of Rocky Linux; Gnome’s Dash to Panel Extension Gets a Massive Update; Blender App Makes It to the Big Screen; Linux Mint Retools the Cinnamon App Launcher; New Linux Tool for Security Issues; Ubuntu …

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| by Scott Kilroy

Animated sprites show network throughput

Rather than using ho-hum bar graphs to display Internet bandwidth usage, Mike Schilli enlists cartoon characters to do the job. Along the way, you get a free introduction to 2D gaming sprite technology.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Privacy-conscious YouTube front end

YouTube is slowly becoming less usable every year. Piped, a privacy conscious YouTube front end, might be just what you need to enjoy YouTube content once again.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Use a Raspberry Pi plus a temperature sensor to talk to a PS Vita Display

Lua is an interesting Python alternative for small embedded machines that are not sufficiently powerful to run Python scripts. Create Lua socket client/server scripts to send outside temperatures between a Pi and a PS Vita display.

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| by Scott Kilroy

A from-scratch distribution with a diverse toolset

Chimera Linux combines core tools from diverse sources to deliver a simple yet complete modern operating system.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2025-03-26 13:28:12

Nate explores the top FOSS, including the shiny new Zen Browser, a secure file eraser, an online office suite, and a very cool team combat game.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2025-03-26 13:28:07

Zack Brown reports on: Doing the Two-Step, and Doing the Too-Much Step.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Using Bash one-liners for stats

With just one line of Bash you can use tools like AWK and gnuplot to quickly analyze and plot your data.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Compare PDF documents with DiffPDF

Most PDF viewers lack a function for comparing PDF files, but DiffPDF shows you the differences at a glance.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Three inexpensive CO2 sensors compared

Monitor your indoor air quality with an inexpensive CO2 sensor. We look at three candidates to help you find the best solution.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Installing modern commands with tasksel

Many traditional commands now have modern replacements. With tasksel, you can install all of them in a single step.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Practical blockchain applications

After all the hype, we look at where blockchain is being used today outside cryptocurrencies.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2025-03-26 13:27:52

This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

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| by Scott Kilroy

Process monitoring with Python and Telegram

A simple Python script checks to see if a process is running and, if not, notifies the user via Telegram.

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| by Scott Kilroy

A modern find command

An update for the find command, fd offers significant improvements with many user-friendly options.

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Ubuntu-Based Zorin OS 17.3 Is Now Available Targeting Windows 10 Users

Zorin OS 17.3 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.8 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and featuring various improvements and updated components. Here’s what’s new!
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Zorin OS 17.3 Released with New Default Browser

The new Zorin OS 17.3 release is available to download and it includes a number of major changes – like a new default web browser. Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Linux kernel 6.8, Zorin OS 17.3 offers “new features, strengthens your privacy, and e…

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MPV 0.40.0 Released with NVIDIA RTX HDR Support [Ubuntu PPA]

MPV, the popular free open-source media player, released new 0.40.0 version after half an year of development. The new MPV release added NVIDIA RTX Video HDR support, which can be enabled by using –vf=d3d11vpp=nvidia-true-hdr option. And, HDR is now natively supported when using direct rendering (DRM) and dmabuf-wayland on Linux. The release added new clipboard […]

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Trisquel Linux handles both your desktop and server needs – or does it?

If you want to install a Linux desktop and server, you’d typically choose two different distributions. With Trisquel, you get both in one. But are the tradeoffs worth it?

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