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March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

What Is LVFS and How Do I Use It?

With LVFS, Linux users have access to features like displayport over USB-C and fixes for the Thunderbolt Controller on their newer Lenovo ThinkPads.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How to Create Symbolic or Soft Link in Linux

In this post, we’ll see how to create, verify, and remove symbolic links in Linux.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How I Used Ansible to Automate Updates at Home

To keep the home IT stack them up to date and install updates automatically, I leave the job to Ansible.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Linux Scripting: Three How-Tos for while Loops in bash

Let’s look at three examples of using while loops to manage conditions that do not have a known limit.

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We All Need Security But How Much Should VPN Actually Cost

VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, have been growing in popularity over recent years for internet users. They help to provide many different types of security for our browser, device, data, and location online, something we should all be thinking about…

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Copy Files and Create Target Directories at the Same Time in Linux

A single command can be used in place of cp, rsync, and scp.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Canonical Says Ubuntu 16.04 Enters Extended Security Maintenance at the End of April

Canonical is kicking off the transition to its Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) commercial package for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) on April 30th, 2021.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Canonical Says Ubuntu 16.04 Enters Extended Security Maintenance at the End of April

Canonical is kicking off the transition to its Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) commercial package for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) on April 30th, 2021.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How to Take Screenshots on Debian Linux

You’ve got more options than just PrtScr.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

System76 Unveils Thelio Mira Linux PC with AMD Ryzen CPUs and NVIDIA Graphics

The Linux PC is powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs and NVIDIA graphics.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How to Use Bridged Networking with libvirt and KVM

Among other things, libvirt is used to create and manage virtual networks.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows with both SSD and HDD

Follow these steps to boot faster into Linux and keep plenty of disk space free for your personal documents and downloads.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

TUXEDO Computers Launches First Linux Gaming Laptops with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000

The two notebooks TUXEDO Computers introduces are some of its most powerful.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How to wake up a sleeping bash script

Source: Linuxtoday.com

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Mesa 21.0 Graphics Stack Released with Many New Features and Improvements

The Mesa 21.0 release arrives more than a year after the Mesa 20.0 series.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How To Set Up an OpenVPN Server on Debian 10

Secure your users and network with an OpenVPN secure point-to-point in routed configurations.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

Update Now – LibreOffice 7.0.5 Released with More than 100 Bug Fixes

Fixes touch all core components and address important crashes or issue, improve document compatibility with other popular formats.

March 12, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

How to Install Odoo 14 ERP Software on Ubuntu 20.04

Odoo (formerly known as OpenERP) is a self-hosted suite of over 10,000 open source applications suited for a variety of business needs including CRM, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, project management and point of sale.

March 11, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

The Thirteen Best PDF Editors for Linux

Far more powerful than simple viewers, we will show you some of the best PDF editors that can be used to edit contents, split and merge PDF documents in Linux.

March 11, 2021 | by Scott Kilroy

KDE Plasma 5.22 – New Features and Release Date

We give you a glimpse of upcoming new features and tentative release plans.