The impact of intelligent automation on the insurance industry

According to Gartner, a mere 38% of insurance brands allow users to enroll online after submitting a quote request form. This statistic underscores a significant gap between customer expectations and the digital offerings of many insurance companies.  This article delves into intelligent process automation in insurance and explores its profound implications for the sector’s operations […]

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Comparing Linux compression tools: gzip, bzip2, and xz

This guide delves into the functionalities and comparisons of gzip, bzip2, and xz, three widely-used compression tools in Linux. Learn about their compression ratios, speed, and practical applications to choose the most suitable tool for your file comp…

How to Install Gitea DevOps Platform using Docker on Debian 12

Gitea is an open-source code-hosting solution based on the Git platform. This article will cover installing and configuring Gitea on a Debian 12 server and setting up your first Git repository.

Musique Music Player Ported to Qt6, Refreshes UI

It’s been a long time since I last wrote about Musique, a desktop music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Amazingly, the app is still going, and it just got its first major update in nearly 3 years. “This Musique update is the first Qt …

GNU Guix: Write package definitions in a breeze

More than 28,000 packages are available in Guix today, not counting
third-party channels. That’s a lot—the 5th largest GNU/Linux
distro! But it’s nothing if the one package you
care about is missing. So even you, dear reader, may one day find
your…

Add Shortcut Key to Switch Monitor Input Source in Ubuntu 22.04

Have 2 or more PCs connected to a single external monitor? If you run Ubuntu (or other Linux) on one of the PCs, then here’s how to add a keyboard shortcut to switch video source on the monitor. Most external monitors today have more than one video input ports, e.g., HDMI1, HDMI2, DP1, allowing to […]

Distribution Release: Ultramarine Linux 39

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Ultramarine Linux is a Fedora-based distribution featuring extra package repositories such as RPM Fusion, the Budgie (or Cutefish) desktop, and multimedia codecs. The project’s latest re…

Andy Wingo: tree-shaking, the horticulturally misguided algorithm

Let’s talk about tree-shaking!But first, I need to talk about WebAssembly’s dirty secret: despite the
hype, WebAssembly has had limited success on the web.There is
Photoshop,
which does appear to be a real success. 5 years ago there was
Figma, thoug…

iptables vs. firewalld: Choosing your Linux firewall solution

This article compares iptables and firewalld, two key firewall management tools in Linux. Understand their unique features, ease of use, and management capabilities to make an informed decision on the best tool for securing and managing network traffic…

parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20231122 (‘Grindavík’) released

GNU Parallel 20231122 (‘Grindavík’) has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4

Quote of the month:

  Got around to using GNU parallel for the first time from a suggestion by @jdwasmuth … now I’m wishing I starte…

GNOME Shell 45.1 Update Arrives in Ubuntu 23.10

The recent GNOME Shell 45.1 update has begun rolling out to users of Ubuntu 23.10. As the first point release issued to GNOME Shell since the GNOME 45 release in September, the update ships with an miscellaneous assortment of bug fixes, code cleanups, …

Distribution Release: rlxos 2023.11

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. rlxos is an independent Linux distribution which runs on an immutable filesystem and features the Xfce desktop. The project has made some significant changes for its latest stable releas…

Linux Performance Monitoring: Using Tools Like top, vmstat, and iostat

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Linux systems are renowned for their robustness and efficiency, making them a preferred choice for servers, desktops, and embedded systems. However,…

Distribution Release: Proxmox 8.1 “Virtual Environment”

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment. The company’s latest release is Proxmox 8.1 Virtual Environm…

Mozilla Firefox 121 to Enable Wayland Support by Default on Linux

With the release of Firefox 120 hitting the stable software repositories of various popular GNU/Linux distributions, Mozilla has now promoted the Firefox 121 release to the beta change for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at the new features…

Enable Fedora style background logo in Ubuntu 23.10 GNOME 45

Fedora workstation displays Fedora logo on the desktop for the default wallpaper, now there’s an extension that can do the similar job in Ubuntu 23.10, Arch, and Manjaro Linux with GNOME 45. It’s “Logo Widget”, which allows to add any user selected image into desktop as background logo, resize and place it in top-left, top-center, […]

D3.js Nests – Collection API

Guide on all the functions related to the D3.js nests collection to allow the elements in an array of objects to be grouped into a hierarchical tree structure.

Creating Your First Bar Plot with D3.js

Tutorial on creating a basic bar plot in D3.js in vertical and horizontal forms, animate the bar plot visualization, and change the color with the HTML button.

Creating Robust Makefiles: Using Conditional Directives (Ifelse, Ifdef, Ifndef)

Practical guide on the use of conditional directives like “ifelse”, “ifdef”, and “ifndef” in makefiles to create a robust structure with the help of variables.

Creating Bubble Chart with D3.js

How to build a bubble chart in D3.js, specify the color scale to color the bubbles for each category, and add a tooltip to display the category on mouseover.