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Why ‘countdown mode’ is the task manager feature I can’t live without

This setting meshes perfectly with how my brain works, and I don’t miss deadlines anymore.

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Too many junk files on your Windows PC? This free tool can remove them in one click

A utility called Fluent Cleaner will analyze your Windows environment to find and remove junk files, temp files, unused Registry entries, and other clutter – for free. Here’s how to use it.

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AI agents are your new colleagues – how to get the best results

The future of work is likely to require a careful blend of human skills and AI agents. Here’s how to work successfully with your agentic counterparts.

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AI Agents Could Get Verified Identities, Courtesy of DNS

The open standard would tie every agent’s identity to certificates and a public transparency log nobody can edit.

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Linux Gamers May Soon See Less Mouse Lag in KDE Plasma

Gamers using KDE’s Plasma desktop have been suffering from a slight input delay in mouse movement that could lead to getting fragged.

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The Latest Quirky and Creative Linux Distros

This month we explore Archcraft 2026.05.12, NetHydra 2026.2, PrismLinux 2026.05.05, and ZenLake OS 26.04.

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Track Information in a Terminal with WTF

This simple dashboard tool keeps you up to date on everything from system information to soccer scores.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2026-06-29 15:38:40

This month we explore the top FOSS, including one of the great ebook managers, an anarcho-pacifist Doom clone, and a Monero CPU miner.

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Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Files with gocryptfs

With gocryptfs, you can avoid security breaches by encrypting files on your hard disk before uploading them to the cloud.

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The Equalizer

Open source software has always served as an equalizing force in the IT space. When one company or group gets too much power, the open source ecosystem offers a head start to others who wish to oppose that dominance.

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Schedule Movie Viewing Time with a Go TUI

To help Mike Schilli finish watching the movies he’s already started, a Go TUI assists him with cross-service home theater scheduling and timekeeping.

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UEFI on the Raspberry Pi

A conventional PC and the Raspberry Pi have many things in common, but the single-board computer does not natively support UEFI boot. For some models, you can change that.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2026-06-29 15:38:18

This month in Linux Voice.

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Mastering I/O Latency Monitoring with eBPF

Old-school performance monitoring won’t cut it for today’s complex configurations. Extended Berkeley Packet Filter and its suite of surrounding tools are here to help.

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Moving Away from Non-Sovereign Tech

A good plan – and FOSS – can pave the way to the security, simplicity, and local financial benefit of tech sovereignty.

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A Visual Diff and Merge Tool

Use Meld to visually compare files and directories, resolve complex three-way merge conflicts, and audit your code repositories via a visually appealing, color-coded, side-by-side interface.

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Teaching a Rasp Pi Model B to Speak

bitVox, a small voice assistant built on a 2011 Raspberry Pi Model B, separates hardware control, speech processing, intent routing, and skills into plain Linux processes, allowing you to read, test, and modify one piece at a time.

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Why the Powerful ss Command Is Gradually Replacing netstat

We take a close look at the Socket Statistics utility ss and show why it is better than netstat for forensics, troubleshooting, and other networking tasks.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2026-06-29 15:38:04

In the news: KDE Linux Drops AUR; California May Exempt Linux from Its Age-Verification Law; Another Logic Bug Found in Linux Kernel; Ubuntu Core 26 Offers Game-Changing Enterprise Features; Flooding the Linux Kernel Security Mailing List; Top Prioriti…

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Exploring the Firefox AI Kill Switch and Mozilla’s Default Behavior with Trackers and Ads

Firefox 148 introduced an option called "Block AI enhancements." What does that mean, is it really a "kill switch" for AI, and does Firefox live up to its reputation as a browser that exists beyond corporate control? We decided to s…

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