15 VS Code Tips and Tricks to Make Your Coding Experience Better

Make your VS Code experience better and improve your workflow with these tips.

Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Now Available, Here’s What’s New

Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) is now available to all Ubuntu fans, shipping with Linux kernel 6.11, GNOME 47, systemd updates, and many more enhancements.
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KDE Gear 24.08.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

Coming a month after KDE Gear 24.08.1, the KDE Gear 24.08.2 release is here to improve the Dolphin file manager by ignoring trailing slashes when comparing place URLs and fixing displaying of filename ampersands in actions, the Konsole terminal emulator by addressing a crash that occurred when sending OSC 4 (RGB) color outside the 256 […]

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Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Budgie project has announced the launch of Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 which will be supported for nine months. The new version focuses on polishing the Budgie desktop and preparing f…

Distribution Release: Xubuntu 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Xubuntu team have released version 24.10 of their distribution which will be supported through to July 2025. The new version ships with the 4.19 development branch of the Xfce deskto…

How to Reset a Forgotten MySQL Password on Linux

Learn how to reset a forgotten MySQL password on a Linux system in this comprehensive guide. Follow the step-by-step instructions to regain access to your MySQL database with ease.
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Linux Kernel 6.10 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.11

Linux kernel 6.10 is not a long-term support (LTS) branch so it was supported for only a couple of months with fourteen maintenance updates, the last being Linux 6.10.14, announced today by renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who marked the Linux 6.10 branch as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website and urged […]

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Distribution Release: Lubuntu 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Lubuntu team has published a release announcement for Lubuntu 24.10, an interm release whcih will receive nine months of support. “Lubuntu 24.10 is the first release of Lubuntu to sh…

Distribution Release: Ubuntu 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Canonical has announced the launch of Ubuntu 24.10 which carries the codename “Oracular Oriole”. The new release will receive nine months of support and features the GNOME 47 desktop. “U…

KDE neon Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04

KDE neon users can now upgrade to rebase their systems on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. For those unfamiliar with it, KDE neon is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that is something of a reference platform for KDE Plasma. It’s available in User, Testing, Un…

Python 3.13 Installation on Linux with Hands-on Examples

In this article, you will learn how to install Python and Pip package manager and install popular Python libraries with practical examples.

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Python 3.13 Boosts Performance and Developer Experience

The latest Python release enhances performance and offers a more streamlined developer experience for users of the open source programming language.
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FSF Events: Executive director Zoë Kooyman speaks on free software being the tech we want at The Tech We Want Online Summit on October 17 at 13:30 UTC

Executive director Zoë Kooyman will be speaking on a panel at The Tech We Want Online Summit on Thursday, October 17 at 13:30 UTC.

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Docks

A dock is a graphical user interface element that allows the user to have one-click access to frequently used applications. Here are 11 of the best.
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Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu MATE team have announced the release of buntu MATE 24.10. This version includes the MATE 1.26.2 desktop, reverts to the Slick Greeter applications, and reduces the ISO size by…

How To Use Linux Grep Command With Context Flags

Learn how to use grep with the context flags -A, -B, and -C, allowing you to easily include lines before and after your matches in Linux.
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KDE Gear 24.08.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

KDE Gear 24.08.2 apps collection is now available for download, with key improvements to the Dolphin, Kate, and Konsole apps.
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Simplifying Linux File Compression With Tar and Gzip

by George Whittaker

File compression is a crucial technique in managing data, particularly in systems administration and software development. It helps reduce file size, making storage…

Distribution Release: Kubuntu 24.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Kubuntu team have announced the release of Kubuntu 24.10, a short-term release version which offers nine months of support. The new release features KDE Plasma 6.1 and defaults to us…

How to Increase Network TCP/IP Connections in Linux

Linux is widely used for servers and networking applications. One common issue administrators face is reaching the maximum number of TCP/IP connections. When this limit is reached, users may encounter connection errors.
This article will explain how to…