The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenMandriva project has announced the availability of a new testing snapshot. The new release candidate for OpenMandriva 24.07 “ROME” introduces the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment…
Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.5.1 as the latest version of this immutable and systemd-free Debian-based distribution.
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Miracle-WM 0.3, a new Wayland compositor based on Ubuntu’s MIR, was released with window animations, workspace switching, and improved bug fixes.
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Linux Mint 22 Beta: Powered by Ubuntu 24.04 LTS under the hood, it’s still the best and most straightforward Linux desktop.
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July’s KDE Plasma 6.1.2 update delivers important fixes, including improved functionality in Discover, Libtaskmanager, and panel settings.
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A proposal has been made for Fedora 42 to collect user data via an opt-in system. Transparency and user control are promised, but doubts linger.
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Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++. More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrupt memory, leading to vulnerabilities […]
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MySQL 9.0 database rolls out with enhanced JSON support, new DDL for events, updated system variable tables, and more.
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Learn about taking backup of the Linux system in WSL and restoring it later.
Learn the essentials about accessing Linux files from Windows.
The post How to Remove Systemd Services on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux operating systems, providing a standard process for controlling what services start
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Linux Mint, the popular Linux Distribution, announced version 22 Beta release this Monday! The new release is based on Ubuntu 24.04, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.2, and supports until 2029. Thanks to the upstream changes, the release now is powered by Linux Kernel 6.8 with updated drivers and modern hardware support. The default PulseAudio is replaced […]
The post How to Find the php.ini File in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In the world of Linux, the php.ini file is a crucial configuration file for the PHP programming language. This file
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The post How to Install Nginx to Host Website with HTTPS on Debian 12 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Nginx is a very popular high-performance web server that combines the power of reverse proxying, load balancing, caching …
If you’re an Android and Linux user, you’ll be glad to know there’s an easy way to integrate the two systems for better syncing and interaction.
KDE Plasma 6.1.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series with more bug fixes. Here are the details!
The post KDE Plasma 6.1.2 Is Out to Improve the Overview Effect and Fix More Issues ap…
Here’s everything new with Linux Mint, now based on Ubuntu 24.04, and where to download your preferred version.
GNU direvent version 5.4 is available for download.
New in this version:
Simultaneous execution limits
It is possible to limit number of command instances that are allowed to run simultaneously for a particular watcher. This is done using
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by George Whittaker
Introduction
Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks on Linux and Unix-like systems. While it’s well-known for managing file and process operations,…