How to run Firefox in Ubuntu’s Wayland mode (and why you should)

With the soon-to-be-released Ubuntu 23.10, Firefox will default to Wayland mode. Here’s how you can gain the benefits of Wayland mode on Ubuntu and other distributions.

How to Control, Manage CPU Frequency With CPU Power Manager

CPU Power Manager uses the intel_pstate frequency scaling driver to control and manage CPU frequency in Linux GNOME desktop systems. Learn more here.
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My Fave Drop Down Terminal Now Supports Ubuntu 23.04

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6 Best Modern Linux ‘init’ Systems (1992-2023)

In this guide, we shall take a look at some of the best init systems you can work with on the Linux operating system.
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How to Install Redis on Debian 12 Bookworm

Follow this guide on how to install Redis on Debian 12 Bookworm using either the default Debian APT repository or by importing the Redis.io APT Repository.

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Using a RESTful API to get data from a music database

Craft the perfect URL to access metadata in an online music database.

An XML, HTML, and JSON data extraction tool

Xidel lets you easily extract and process data from XML, HTML, and JSON documents.

Creating backups with Duplicati backup software

Duplicati lets you create backups of your data in next to no time – both locally and in the cloud.

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In Kernel News: Removing the Thorn and What Do You Do When There’s Nothing to Do?

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

Graham looks at Graphite, retrogram~rtlsdr, Piano Forte, OneTrick SIMIAN, The Command Line Murders, and more!

Let Tube Archivist organize your YouTube collection

Tube Archivist indexes videos or entire channels from YouTube in order to download them with the help of the yt-dlp tool.

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Rocky Linux 9.2 and Debian 12.1

Somewhere in Between

No one would accuse us of being a business and finance magazine, but we do cover technology, and the tides of tech often follow the tidings of business events. I sometimes wonder if our discussions of business sound as fluffy to business people as a bu…

Editing and displaying advanced file attributes

The chattr and lsattr commands offer users a convenient way to modify and display advanced file attributes.

Controlling microcontrollers over USB with the Web Serial API

Upgrade your computer with LEDs, buttons, or sensors to control a microcontroller board over USB from your web browser.

Tracking down hard disk space consumption with Go

This month, Mike Schilli writes a quick terminal UI in Go to help track down space hogs on his hard disk.

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In the news: KSMBD Finally Reaches a Stable State; Nitrux 3.0.0; Linux From Scratch 12.0; Linux Kernel 6.5; UbuntuDDE 23.04; Star Labs Reveals a New Surface-Like Linux Tablet; SUSE Going Private (Again); Devuan GNU+Linux; CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE Form All…

Bringing distros together on the same desktop

blendOS uses container technology to allow different distributions to coexist on a single desktop environment. Bruce talks to Rudra Saraswat, blendOS’s 13-year-old developer.

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This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

Build a clock with Blender and Python

With a little help from Blender you can create your own 3D models – including animations. This article shows you how to assemble a partially automated virtual watch model with Blender and Python.