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Solus 4.5 Released With Calamares Installer, PipeWire, Linux 6.6, and New Xfce Edition

Dubbed “Resilience,” Solus 4.5 is here six months after Solus 4.4 and introduces a new Xfce edition that replaces the previous MATE edition, which is no longer maintained, featuring the latest Xfce 4.18 desktop environment. Existing users a…

Best Free and Open-Source Alternatives to Adobe Lightroom Classic

Adobe Lightroom Classic is creative image organization and image manipulation software. This photo editing app is optimized for the desktop. Adobe Lightroom Classic is proprietary software and not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and ope…

Social Engineer Reveals Effective Tricks for Real-World Intrusions

Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, discusses intriguing aspects of social engineering and unconventional methods for gathering target information.
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How To Download and Install Alternative Fonts on Ubuntu

This tutorial will help you download and install fonts listed on the alternative fonts comparison table we published. It means you will practice visiting websites of respective fonts like Carlito’s and Liberation’s, downloading, extracting, viewing, in…

KDE Plasma 6’s Financial Targets Met and Surpassed

Plasma 6’s thriving community ensures financial success, hitting goals 50 days before the desktop environment’s launch.
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Linux Networking: Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)

by George Whittaker

Introduction

In the vast ocean of network communications, Network Address Translation (NAT) stands as a pivotal lighthouse, guiding the flow of data packets to the…

How to Install Latest libheif to handle HEIF/AVIF in Ubuntu 22.04/20.04

This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest version of libheif library, for better HEIF and AVIF image formats support, in Ubuntu 22.04 and/or Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Libheif is a popular free open-source library for encoding and decoding HEIF and AVIF. Which, also has partial support for JPEG-in-HEIF, JPEG2000, uncompressed (ISO/IEC 23001-17:2023) capabilities. It […]

Git Installation Process on Ubuntu

Practical guide on how to install Git on Ubuntu 22.04 and earlier versions using the Ubuntu package manager (apt), the Git Maintainers PPA, and the Git source.

Distribution Release: Solus 4.5

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Solus is an independent Linux distribution featuring the eopkg package manager and the flagship edition runs the Budgie desktop environment. The latest release of Solus, version 4.5, int…

Free Command Examples

The free command in Linux helps you gain insights on system memory usage (RAM), and more. Here’s how to make good use of it.

Top 15 Linux commands for effective file viewing and editing

This guide introduces 15 essential Linux commands for file viewing and editing. Master commands like ‘cat’, ‘less’, ‘nano’, and ‘vim’ to efficiently navigate, view, and modify files in Linux, enhancing your command line proficiency and overall system m…

How to Find a File in Linux

In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to find a file in Linux with the find and locate commands.
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Python 3.12 Installation on Linux With Hands-on Examples

In this guide, you will learn how to install Python and Pip package manager and install popular Python libraries with practical examples.
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How to Install Odoo 17 on Debian 12

Odoo, formerly known as OpenERP, is a suite of open-source business applications. It is a widely used open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Odoo 17 on the Debian 12 server.
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How to create a root user and password in Linux

Creating a root user and setting a password in Linux is crucial for system administration. This guide provides clear instructions on how to establish root user credentials, from enabling the root account to setting a secure password, enhancing the safe…

When to use ‘su’ vs. ‘sudo’ in Linux: A comprehensive guide

This guide compares ‘su’ and ‘sudo’, two fundamental commands in Linux for managing user privileges. Learn the differences in their usage, security implications, and scenarios where each command is most effective, enhancing your understanding of Linux …

micron @ Savannah: Version 1.4

GNU micron version 1.4 is available for download.

7 Tips and Tools to Improve Your Gaming Experience on Linux

There are certain tools, tips, and techniques that you should follow to get a seamless gaming experience on Linux. In this article, I will highlight some of them.
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