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The best laptops for graphic designers in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Fall is a busy season, and these laptops give graphic designers the power they need to keep projects moving.

BunkerWeb: Open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF)

BunkerWeb is an open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF) distributed under the AGPLv3 free license. The solution’s core code is entirely auditable by a third party and the community.
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Bottles 51.12 Enhances Linux Gaming With D3D8 Support

Bottles 51.12: Now supporting D3D8 via DXVK, enhanced GNOME runtime, and bug fixes for a smoother experience.
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Firefox 128.0 Adds Translation support for Selected Text

Firefox web browser announced new 128.0 release one day ago on Tuesday. This is a new monthly release that introduces some handy new features. They include context menu option to translate a selection of text. Rather than translate full web page, user can now highlight single or a selection of text, then use right-click and […]

X11 Is No Longer Part of Fedora Workstation 41

It’s final! Fedora moves to Wayland-only GNOME, dropping X11 from its media to enhance user experience. Here’s more on that.
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The best drawing tablets of 2026: Expert tested

From your home to the studio, we tested the best drawing tablets to help artists create anywhere inspiration strikes.

AlmaLinux 9 Released the OpenSSH Patch for CVE-2024-6409 Vulnerability

Attention, AlmaLinux users! AlmaLinux 9 released a patch for CVE-2024-6409, a new vulnerability found in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems.
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DXVK 2.4 Released With D3D8 Support, Enhanced Native WSI, and More

DXVK 2.4, a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11, brings D3D8 support via D8VK, multiple WSI backends, and more.
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DXVK 2.4 Released with Non-Native Refresh Rate Emulation, Direct3D 8 Support

DXVK 2.4 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with new features and improved support for multiple games.
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GNOME 47’s New Font: How to Try it on Ubuntu

News that GNOME’s design team is looking to make Inter the default font in GNOME 47 got me curious about what the typeface might look in action. Why Inter? This clean, open-source sans-serif font is designed specifically for user interfaces. It&#…

What is Xargs and How to Use it (with 13 Examples)

Learn about the xargs command and how to use it in Linux with a variety of command-line examples for advanced users.
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5 Best Free and Open-Source Digital Asset Management Software

Digital asset management (DAM) allows organization to obtain greater value from creative digital assets like images and videos by making them easy to organize, access, catalogue, find, retrieve and distribute.
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Simon Josefsson: Towards Idempotent Rebuilds?

After rebuilding all added/modified packages in Trisquel, I have been circling around the elephant in the room: 99% of the binary packages in Trisquel comes from Ubuntu, which to a large extent are built from Debian source packages. Is it possible to…

How to Install Matomo Web Analytics on Debian 12

Matomo, formerly Piwik, is free and open-source web analytics software that can be used to track website visits and display reports for data and audience analysis.
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The best tablets of 2026: Lab-tested recommendations

We tested the best tablets from brands like Apple, Samsung, and OnePlus. These are our top picks.

How to Run LLMs Using LM Studio in Linux (for Beginners)

In this guide, learn how to use LM Studio to download and access open-source LLM models like GPT-3 and Llama 3 on your Linux machine.
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Firefox 129 Enters Beta Testing With Improved Reader View, Other Changes

Firefox 129 looks like a small update to the popular open-source web browser that only introduces an improved Reader View that replaces the “Type controls” menu with a “Text and layout” menu that features new options for setting character spacing, word…

EasyOS 6.0 “Scarthgap” Review: Surprisingly Good Release

A new major release of the lightweight Linux distribution EasyOS 6.0 “Scarthgap” is now available for general use (with a point release). I did a quick rundown and here’s what I found.
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LXD 6.1 Released With Automatic IP Allocation, VM Core Pinning & More

LXD 6.1, the first feature release in the new 6.x series, is released with significant improvements to Linux container and virtual machine management.
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How to Monitor an Ubuntu Server With Prometheus: Collecting and Visualizing System Metrics

by George Whittaker

Introduction

In today’s fast-paced digital world, server uptime and performance are critical. Monitoring servers to ensure they are functioning optimally is a top …