The return of Edubuntu

After a nine-year hiatus, Edubuntu returns. Bruce talks to the Eickmeyer family about reviving this educational flavor of Ubuntu.

Helpful Git commands

Frequently used Git commands at a glance.

Prototyping with PCBs

Prototype your products with your own PCB designs.

Containerizing distros

Distrobox lets you run Linux distros as containers from the desktop by offering tight integration with the host system.

Disable Update Notifier Indicator (Refresh Icon) in Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 has a new circular arrow indicator icon in top right system tray, when there are available system updates. By clicking on it allows to quickly launch Software Updater (Update Manager) tool for installing updates. If you don’t like that indicator icon, here’s how to disable it, as well as stop checking for updates […]

Linux Mint 22 XFCE Edition New Features and Installation

Linux Mint 22, codenamed “Wilma,”  was officially released and is now available for download. It is based on Ubuntu 24.04 and will be supported until 2029 and comes in three editions: Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE.
In this guide, we will walk yo…

Fwupd Linux Firmware Updater Adds Unofficial Support for Raspberry Pi 5

fwupd 1.9.22 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for updating the firmware on the Raspberry Pi 5 computer, as well as various other new features and improvements.
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Gokapi 1.9 File Share Server Introduces Redis Support

Gokapi 1.9, a lightweight self-hosted file share server, brings Redis integration, improved upload speeds, and a fresh Docker image.
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Darktable 4.8.1 Released with Various Bug-Fixes [Ubuntu PPA]

Darktable, the popular raw image processing software, released new 4.8.1 version few days ago. This is the first minor release for the current 4.8 release series, which contains only bug-fixes. The release fixed the issue that export without high quality sampling but with up-scaling activated, crash when using the -d imageio option, and image jump […]

Here’s What to Expect from VirtualBox 7.1

The Oracle’s VirtualBox 7.1 BETA introduces a fresh GUI, ARM support for macOS, revamped screen recording functionality, and more.
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VirtualBox 7.1 Beta: ‘Modernised’ UI, Wayland Clipboard Sharing + More

If you plan on trying the new Linux Mint 22 release in a virtual machine, you could double the fun by taking it for a spin in the new VirtualBox 7.1 beta release. Don’t tune out—most VirtualBox updates tend to be fairly minor, but the upcoming re…

How AlmaLinux Came to Be Fixing Bugs Ahead of a Content Creation-Focused Open-Source Event

We can file this as a plug if we wish, Christine said. “I’m basically writing it because… well, you can color me impressed by an Enterprise Linux distribution that listens to its users and is quick to action. That’s a little old fashioned for the…

Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade

Linux Mint 22 is here! Let’s take a look at the upgrades that comes packed with it.

TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen9 Embraces AMD: Efficiency Meets Elegance

A year ago, I transitioned from the TUXEDO Pulse 15 Gen2 with a Ryzen 7 5700U processor to the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 16 Gen8 with an Intel Core i7-13700H. While the InfinityBook Pro 16 is a powerful laptop, I, like many Linux users, increasingly value AMD processors for their strong Linux compatibility and focus on […]

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10 Free and Open-Source Simple GUI Based Linux Text Editors

This article focuses on simple GUI text editors. These editors aren’t intended to offer the functionality provided by many text editors. Instead, they are designed for anyone wanting a very basic text editor with a convenient graphical interface.
The p…

How to Install Pydio Cells on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

Pydio Cells is a self-hosted document sharing and collaboration platform. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the installation of Pydio Cells on the Ubuntu 24.04 server with the MariaDB database and Apache as a reverse proxy.
The post How to In…

VirtualBox 7.1 Promises Wayland Support for Clipboard Sharing on Linux

VirtualBox 7.1 open-source virtualization software is now available for public beta testing with Wayland support for clipboard sharing for Linux hosts and guests.
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BSD Release: OPNsense 24.7

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project’s latest release focuses on performance improvements anda new dashboard. The relea…

Distribution Release: OPNsense 24.7

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project’s latest release focuses on performance improvements anda new dashboard. The relea…

The best silent mouse of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Check out our favorite silent mouse options from brands including Logitech, HP, and Razer.