FOSS Weekly #24.25: New Adélie Linux, Lindroid, Arch Install and More

It’s raining new and interesting projects this week.

How to Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu

The post How to Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .It’s a common scenario – you’re working on your Ubuntu system and suddenly realize you’ve forgotten the root pa…

Distribution Release: SysLinuxOS 12.4

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 12.4, the latest stable build of the project’s distribution, based on Debian’s “stable” branch, designed for system integrators and …

Ubuntu Summit 2024 Location & Date Announced

Fancy rubbing shoulders with the great and the good in the Ubuntu community, learning new things, seeing cool demos, and perhaps getting a bit merry with your fellow geeks? If so, make a date to attend the Ubuntu Summit, which this year is being held i…

How to Disable and Remove Unnecessary Services on Linux

The post How to Disable and Remove Unnecessary Services on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .When you install RHEL 9, the system comes with a minimal set of pre-installed packages and services to keep the
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Improve Website Performance – Install Memcached on RHEL 9

The post Improve Website Performance – Install Memcached on RHEL 9 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Memcached is an open-source distributed memory object caching program that allows us to improve and speed up the performance…

zzUpdate – Fully Upgrade Ubuntu to Latest Newer Release

The post zzUpdate – Fully Upgrade Ubuntu to Latest Newer Release first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .zzUpdate is a free, open-source, simple, fully configurable, and easy-to-use command line utility to upgrade an Ubuntu system …

How to scan for viruses with ClamAV on Ubuntu 24.04

There aren’t many viruses made for Linux distributions and as such, most people who use such systems don’t even bother using antivirus software. Those however who do want to be able to scan their system or other windows-based systems that are connected…

Distribution Release: Tails 6.4

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The distribution’s latest version, Tails 6.4…

Framework Laptop 13 is Getting a Drop-in RISC-V Motherboard

Those of you who own a Framework Laptop 13 —consider me jealous, btw— or are considering buying one, you may be intrigued to hear that a RISC-V motherboard option is in the works. DeepComputing, the company behind the recently-announced Ubuntu RISC-V l…

Enhancing Your Wellness Journey: Optimizing Self-Care with Linux Gadgets

by George Whittaker

Introduction

In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, maintaining wellness and self-care is more critical than ever. Wellness encompasses a broad spectrum of ph…

Distribution Release: EasyOS 6.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The project’s latest release is EasyOS 6.0. “The packages i…

KDE Plasma 6.1 Released With… Well, Quite a Lot!

KDE Plasma 6.1 has been released with a plethora of productivity and performance-minded improvements. Building on the KDE Plasma 6.0 release from earlier in this year, the 6.1 update sees KDE developers deliver “improvements and powerful new feat…

KDE Plasma 6.1 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment is now available with explicit GPU synchronization, triple buffering, and many other new features. Here are the details!
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Unleashing Potential: Why Linux Reigns Supreme in Web Development

Explore why Linux is the top choice for web developers seeking reliability, customization, and powerful community support.

Tails 6.4 Anonymous OS Introduces Random Seed to Strengthen All Cryptography

Tails 6.4 amnesic incognito live system is now available for download with random seed support to strengthen all cryptography, as well as the latest Tor technologies.
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Unleashing Potential: Why Linux Reigns Supreme in Web Development

Explore why Linux is the top choice for web developers seeking reliability, customization, and powerful community support.

How to Install Apache Pinot in Linux

The post How to Install Apache Pinot in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Apache Pinot is a real-time distributed OLAP datastore designed to answer OLAP queries with low latency. It is often used
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Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu

You had set up root password in Ubuntu but cannot remember it now? Here’s how to reset forgotten root password in Ubuntu and hopefully in other Debian-based distros.

LZ4 for Linux: Install, Use & Speed Up File Compression (Examples)

The post LZ4 for Linux: Install, Use & Speed Up File Compression (Examples) first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .LZ4 is an extremely fast lossless compression algorithm that aims to provide very high speeds of compression and de…