We’re thankful for the support we’ve received so far. Program manager Miriam Bastian shares some of the FSF’s recent efforts in education, the theme of our current fundraiser, and announces a new stretch goal.
Lately I have not been as active in GNU (https://www.gnu.org) as I would have liked—which I plan to change. Apart from work I was busy with happy family life next to E.; and, I guess, with contemplating the dismal state of the West as it descends f…
The Gentoo team has announced there is now a centralized repository available for installing pre-compiled binary packages on the storied distribution.
by George Whittaker
Introduction
Linux, the open source operating system that powers countless servers, devices, and personal computers worldwide, owes much of its versatility to the …
For Ubuntu 22.04/23.10, Fedora & other Linux with Wayland, Shutter screenshot tool can finally take screenshots for selected area and app windows! Shutter is (or was) an excellent feature rich screenshot tool, with image editing and uploading support. It was one of my top favorite apps, but removed from Ubuntu repositories due to lack of […]
The describe-images command returns a list of different AMIs for a given account. It accepts multiple parameters as discussed by examples in this guide.
Rebooting a Linux machine is a safe process to exit system programs without harming data. In Linux, we have various ways to restart/reboot the system.
You can install the LXDE desktop environment on Debian 12 from the default repository or using the tasksel command. Read this guide for more details.
Sometimes, it is recommended to use a GUI to manage system resources and enhance performance. This guide covers how to get GUI on Ubuntu Server.
The rsnapshot is a rsync-based, incremental backup utility that helps with local and remote filesystem backups. The guide shows rsnapshot complete configuration.
If you’re looking for a fresh take on the Xfce desktop, Rhino Linux is a robust distribution with updates on an automatic rolling release.
To list subnets in AWS CLI, use the “describe-subnets” command. It describes all or specific subnets in a VPC and accepts multiple options for distinct actions.
Yes, even the GNOME login screen can be customized. Here’s a handy utility that makes things easier.
Scribus, the popular free open-source desktop publishing software, announced the new stable 1.6.0 release series on the first day of 2024! It’s been more than 4 years since the last stable 1.4.8, while 1.5.x release series is available as development branch. The new Scribus 1.6.0 includes many new features! If you have the default 1.5.8 […]
Vim can be used to easily create and edit markdown files. To preview the markdown file, install the plugin using the Vim plugin manager.
To create a task, open the Task Scheduler, right-click on the Task Scheduler Library, select Create Basic Task, and follow the steps to create a simple task.
The ipconfig command outputs TCP/IP network configurations. It lists down network adapters, gateways, IPv4, and IPv6 protocol configurations.
To wrap lines and words in Vim use :set wrap, :set linebreak command, or :set textwidth=N, where N is an integer.
The difference of energies stored in two capacitors in a circuit is the potential difference across the capacitor. Read more in this guide.
PowerShell Get Property commands get the properties of an item or an object. These commands include Get-Member, Get-Item, and Select-Object.