Critical Bluetooth Flaw Exposes Android, Apple & Linux Devices to Takeover

Attackers can exploit a critical Bluetooth security vulnerability that’s been lurking largely unnoticed for years on macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux device platforms. The keystroke injection vulnerability allows an attacker to control the targeted device as if they were attached by a Bluetooth keyboard, performing various functions remotely depending on the endpoint. Read more at […]

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How to Install LibreWolf in Ubuntu 22.04/20.04/23.10 (Step by Step)

  This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install LibreWolf web browser in Ubuntu and its based systems. LibreWolf is a free and open-source web browser fork from Firefox. The browser focuses on privacy and security, and has uBlocker ad blocker out-of-the-box. The browser website has an official guide for installing […]

Andy Wingo: the last 5 years of V8’s garbage collector

Captain, status report: I’m down here in a jeffries tube, poking at V8’s
garbage collector. However, despite working on other areas of the project
recently, V8 is now so large that it’s necessary to ignore whole subsystems when working on any given …

FOSS Weekly #23.49: Sudo Tweaks, Ubuntu Starters, Zorin 17, Cinnamon 6 and More

Discover what’s new in KDE Plasma 6 and Cinnamon 6. Also explore the hidden powers of the sudo command.

How to install key drivers on your Fedora system

Installing drivers in Fedora is crucial for ensuring your hardware components work correctly. This guide provides detailed instructions on how to find and install necessary drivers, including graphics, Wi-Fi, and other peripherals, using Fedora’s built…

Peppermint OS – A Lightweight Linux OS for Older Hardware

Peppermint OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian and Devuan Stable (originally based on Ubuntu). The desktop environment it utilizes is Xfce, which is customizable and lightweight. With relatively few hardware resources needed to run Peppermint, i…

Endless OS 5.1 Rolls Out With Enhanced Learning Experience

Still based on Debian 11, Endless OS 5.1 is a minor release with Endless Key, updated hardware support, and incremental improvements.
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Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Dark GTK Theme, Better Raspberry Pi 5 Support

The new Raspberry Pi OS release, versioned 2023-12-05, brings a new dark GTK theme, enables the Battery Monitor plugin, adds a new “Taskbar Preferences” menu item to the panel’s right-click context menu, and enables monitoring of theme files in the pix…

Vote for openSUSE’s New Logo Closes Dec 12

The openSUSE project in currently undergoing of a brand refresh aimed at establishing a distinct identity from its parent company, SUSE. Community designers were invited to submit designs for an…

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Top 10 tips to speed up your Ubuntu system for beginners

Enhance your Ubuntu experience with these 10 optimization tips. From managing startup applications to updating your system, learn simple yet effective ways to improve performance, speed up your system, and ensure a smoother, more efficient Ubuntu opera…

KDE Announces Finalists in Plasma 6 Wallpaper Contest

Here are the top six contenders in KDE’s wallpaper contest! One of these exceptional designs will be the default wallpaper for Plasma 6.
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KDE Plasma 5.27.10 Improves Night Color With Automatic Location, Fixes Bugs

KDE Plasma 5.27.10 is here one and a half months after KDE Plasma 5.27.9 to address more bugs, such as the one causing the Night Color to start transitioning to night mode at inappropriate times when using automatic location, as well as a bug causing the positions of desktop icons to be remembered incorrectly, especially […]

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Double-Clicking Apple Pages, Numbers Docs in Ubuntu Bug Fix

Ubuntu ships with LibreOffice because it’s a powerful open-source office suite compatible with documents created in other productivity apps, including Microsoft Office and Apple’s iWork. While LibreOffice can open files made in Apple Pages …

Arch Linux 2023.12.01 Released with a Much-Improved Installer

If you’ve ever wanted to install Arch Linux, now is your time. With the latest release, the archinstall script vastly simplifies the process.

Ethical Hacking Distro Kali Linux 2023.4 Brings Support for Raspberry Pi 5

Coming after Kali Linux 2023.3, the Kali Linux 2023.4 release is here to introduce support for the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer. A dedicated image is available for those who want to use Kali Linux on the tiny computer, but you can also install it through the official Raspberry Pi Imager flashing utility, which is […]

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KDE Plasma 6’s open beta delivers myriad delights – and you can try it now

The team’s official release is due in February 2024, but you can test the distro’s beta 1 today. Here’s how.

GNOME 45.2 Released With Various Fixes and Performance Improvements

GNOME 45.2 is here more than five weeks after GNOME 45.1 and improves the GNOME Shell component by optimizing application search, improving high-contrast styling, and adding support for a “version-name” field in extension metainfo as GNOME Shell extens…

All Systems Are ‘Go’ as KDE Plasma 6 Readies for Its Prime Time Debut

The first beta release of KDE Plasma 6, which exchanges X11 for Wayland, was released last week. The second beta will be released in two weeks.
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How To Switch to Advanced Start Menu on MATE Desktop

There is a better start menu if you use MATE Desktop called Advanced Menu that enables you windows key and search bar. To many users, it would be more efficient compared to the default list-style menu that lacks both. This tutorial will show you how to…