FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2024-01-26

Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished
at today’s Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting.

FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2024-01-26

Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished
at today’s Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting.

Top 5 Linux Shells You Should Know About

Learn about the top five Linux shells: Bash, Zsh, Fish, Ksh, and Tcsh. Find out which one best suits your computing needs.
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Flathub Now Has Over 1 Million Active Flatpak App Users

Flathub is currently one of the most popular app stores for Linux, serving 1.6 billion downloads of over 2,400 apps in the Flatpak format, of which more than 850 have been verified by their original authors. And now, Flathub proudly announced today tha…

Redcore Linux Hardened 2401 Released, Here’s What’s New

Gentoo-based Redcore Linux Hardened 2401 rolls out with Linux kernel 6.6, PipeWire by default, and a new Sisyphus backend.
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Top 10 tools for making bootable USB drives in Linux

This article introduces 10 handy tools for Linux users to create a bootable USB drive from an ISO image. Each tool is outlined with its key features and usability, making it easier for you to choose the right software for your Linux setup and bootable …

Cryptsetup 2.7.0 Unveils Advanced OPAL Hardware Encryption Support

Cryptsetup’s new update brings hardware encryption, merging software and OPAL layers for more robust protection with trust considerations.
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Parrot 6.0 Launches With Updated Tools and Debian 12 Base

Parrot 6.0 includes advanced DKMS, Linux kernel 6.5, Raspberry Pi 5 support, new Wi-Fi drivers for network analysis, and more.
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Distribution Release: Slackel 7.7 “MATE”

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel 7.7 “MATE” edition, a Slackware and Salix-based Linux distribution featuring the MATE 1.26.1 desktop and various graphical utilities …

How to Install Consul Server on Ubuntu 22.04

Consul is a modern platform for service discovery that allows you to register services via DNS and HTTP interface. It also offers a Service mesh feature that enables secure connections via TLS and provides authorization between services.

How to Install PrestaShop on Rocky Linux 9

PrestaShop is an open-source e-commerce web application written using Symfony PHP framework. It allows you to design, build, and host an online store to sell products, receive payments, and manage all related aspects. In this tutorial, you will learn h…

How to Install Latest Nginx in Ubuntu 22.04 (Step by Step)

This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install the latest version of Nginx web server (either mainline or stable) in Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop or Server. Nginx is a popular free and open-source web server, that can be also used as reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. For a […]

Setting Up PrivateGPT to Use AI Chat With Your Documents

Set up the PrivateGPT AI tool and interact or summarize your documents with full control on your data.

20 must-have Apps for Manjaro Linux users

This article lists the top 20 apps for Manjaro Linux, a popular Linux distribution. From essential productivity tools to advanced system utilities, these apps are chosen to help Manjaro users maximize their efficiency and enjoy a more streamlined and p…

VS Code vs VS Codium: What’s the Difference?

Both VS Code and VS Codium look identical at first glance but that’s not the case. Let’s take a look at their differences.

Distribution Release: Redcore Linux 2401

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Redcore Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Gentoo. The project’s latest release, Redcore Linux 2401, brings updated hardware support through newer kernels and switches the…

Ah, Snap! Firefox Is Finally Providing Deb Package for Debian and Ubuntu Users

I come bearing some good news! Mozilla has introduced a new .deb package for Firefox that is meant for Ubuntu, Debian, and other Debian-based distros.
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Lightweight Distro BunsenLabs Linux Boron Is Here Based on Debian Bookworm

The biggest change of the BunsenLabs Linux Boron release is the new base derived from the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series. Of course, this means that the distribution is now powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.1 LTS…

Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 Now

As of January 25th, 2024, Canonical will no longer release software and security updates to Ubuntu 23.04 systems, which means that, in time, your installations will become vulnerable to all sorts of threats and attacks.
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Linux in the Edge Computing Ecosystem and IoT Gateway Technologies

by George Whittaker

Introduction

The digital era is witnessing a transformative phase with the emergence of Edge Computing and the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies are red…