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HandBrake 1.7.2 Improves Automatic Selection of Dolby Vision Level and Linux Performance

HandBrake 1.7.2 is here about five weeks after HandBrake 1.7 as a modest update that improves the automatic selection of Dolby Vision Level and the performance of the software on Linux systems by removing duplicate graphic assets and reducing file size…

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Latest Tails 5.21 Update Addresses Persistent Storage Issues

Tails 5.21 release includes a fix for system partition resizing errors and updated Tor Browser 13.0.7. Here’s more on that!
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Enlightenment 0.26 and EFL 1.27: From Eye-Candy to High Performance

Discover the revamped features and enhanced flexibility with Enlightenment 0.26 and EFL 1.27.
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GNOME Makes New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell

Keeping an eye on CPU, memory, and network activity in GNOME Shell is made easy, thanks to an array of community-built extensions tailored-made for the task. Now, there’s a new option available for users to use — and it’s designed, develope…

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7 Small (Lesser Known) Distros that Emerged Winner in 2023

Every year, we have some exciting new distributions that try to do things differently or offer something meaningful rather than being “just another distro.” So what were some successful distro reveals this year? Let me highlight the best ones.
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6 Predictions for Linux and Open-Source in 2024

Year 2024 is here, and it is time to look forward to the trends that will shape the year. And here are our predictions on how things will move for Linux and open source.
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Gentoo Linux Takes a Big Leap: Official Binary Packages

Breaking free from the source-only tradition, Gentoo Linux introduces binary packages for a faster and more convenient user experience.
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IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Kicks Off 2024 by Blocking Email Spammers by Default

Featuring an updated GRUB bootloader to version 2.12 RC1 and an updated CA certificate bundle, the IPFire 2.27 Core Update 182 release is here to introduce a new change in the default firewall policy to block outgoing SMTP traffic from internal network…

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KVM Vs. VirtualBox – Selecting the Ideal Virtualization Solution for Your Linux System

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Virtualization has become a fundamental technology in the world of computing, allowing organizations and individuals alike to maximize their hardware …

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Darktable 4.6 Release Improves Performance, Adds Nifty New Features

darktable is a popular photography and raw-developing app that markets itself as a “virtual light table and darkroom for photographers.” It lets you organize all your files, with useful tools to enhance or develop them in a non-destructive manner. In a recent announcement, the developers have introduced the darktable 4.6 release. Let’s see what it […]

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What is immutable Linux? Here’s why you’d run an immutable Linux distro

Safety and security are immutable Linux’s calling cards.

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How to Install SABnzbd in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04

This simple tutorial shows how to install and setup SABnzbd, Usenet download tool, in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04. SABnzbd is a free open-source program to download binary files from Usenet servers. Many people upload all sorts of interesting material to Usenet and you need a special program to get this material with the least […]

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Development Release: NetBSD 10.0 RC2

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. NetBSD is a highly portable operating system which offers a minimal and clean design. The project has published its second (and probably final) release candidate for NetBSD 10.0. Among t…

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Fedora 40 Plans to Merge /usr/bin and /usr/sbin Directories

Learn about the Fedora 40 change proposal, which plans to merge the /usr/bin and /usr/sbin directories together.
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A more consistent, time-saving formatting option

Learning how to use styles in LibreOffice can save you hours of formatting and let you focus on your writing.

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Preventing DNS subdomain hijacking

Attackers can use poorly maintained DNS records to gain access to your IP address. The open source DNS Reaper lets you monitor your records to ward off attacks.

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A simplified documentation command

A simplified alternative to man pages, tldr provides the most common command options at a glance.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2024-01-04 09:32:50

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the Linux kernel community.

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How Deep Is Your Chat?

Books, academic journals, tech blogs, and social media posts have been trumpeting dire warnings about super-intelligent AI systems snuffing out civilization.

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Encryption with VeraCrypt

Protect your data and operating system from prying eyes with VeraCrypt.

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