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Install and Use Kvantum Themes in KDE Plasma

Learn how you can install and use Kvantum themes on any KDE Plasma desktop. Kvantum is a popular theming engine for the KDE desktop environment, known for its ability to transform the look and feel of your desktop.
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Krita 5.2.1 Released with over 50 Bug-fixes (Ubuntu PPA)

For users of Krita 5.2, the first point release of this major release was out few days ago. The Krita 5.2.1 release includes over 50 bug-fixes, so everyone is encouraged to update! The official announcement didn’t mention any detailed changes in the release. Here are what I found according to the source page commits: Fix […]

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Read System Call in C

A system call is a method for a software to communicate with the operating system. When software performs a system call, it sends the request to the kernel of the operating system. The read () system function in C reads data from the file referred to by the file descriptor.

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Fork() and Exec() Functions in C Language

Tutorial on how to use the fork() and exec() functions to create, run, or replace a process with another using its description, syntax, and calling method.

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8 Websites Linux Users Should Have bookmarked

Here’s the list of my favorite Linux websites. Perhaps you’ll like them too.

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How to Install Netdata Monitoring Tool on Debian 12

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Netdata on Debian 12. Netdata is an open-source tool to collect metrics per second as well as in real time.
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Development Release: FreeBSD 14.0-RC4

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Glen Barber has announced the availability of the fourth release candidate for FreeBSD 14.0. This snapshot was not part of the original release schedule which means that the final releas…

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Pebble’s Last Day — The Short Life of a Truly Social Site

Yesterday, Pebble, the social network that strived to be a Twitter replacement with a difference, ended the party and shut down for good.
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How to convert timestamp to date in Linux

Timestamps in Linux, representing seconds since 1970, can appear cryptic. Our guide simplifies this, showing you the tools and commands to convert them into human-readable dates.

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How to Install Suricata IDS/IPS on Debian 12

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Suricata on Debian 12 step by step. We will also show you how to configure Suricata and manage Suricata rule sets with the suricata-update utility.
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FSF Blogs: Software that supports your body should always respect your freedom

Software that controls your body should always respect your freedom.
This article is a recap of scandals of medical devices, like hearing
aids, insulin pumps, bionic eyes, and pacemakers, and what we can
learn from them. It’s astonishing: you wouldn’…

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You Can Now Upgrade from Ubuntu 23.04 to Ubuntu 23.10, Here’s How

Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) users can now finally upgrade their systems to the latest Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) release. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to perform the upgrade!
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Will Fedora 40 Drop X and Totally Embrace Wayland?

There’s a good chance that when Fedora 40 is released in April, that it will become the first major Linux distro to be released without X.
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LibreOffice 7.5.8 Is Here as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 7.6 Now

LibreOffice 7.5.8 is here one and a half months after LibreOffice 7.5.7, which was an emergency, unscheduled update that addressed a security vulnerability in the WebP codec. LibreOffice 7.5.8 contains a total of 21 bug fixes to make the LibreOffice 7….

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It’s Final: Fedora 40 to Offer Plasma 6, Drops X11 Entirely

FESCo members voted 6+1 to include KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland as the only desktop mode available in Fedora 40. Here’s more on that!
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Audacity 3.4.0 Released! Ubuntu PPA Updated for 22.04 & Higher

Audacity audio editor and recording tool announced the new major 3.4.0 release after almost 2 weeks of beta testing. The new release features Beats and measures grid, allows to easily align audio clips to the musical tempo and rhythm. It shows you the subdivisions of each measure depending on zoom level, and you can snap […]

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CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE unite behind OpenELA to take on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

The day has come. As promised, three major business Linux companies have released the code for OpenELA, their challenge to RHEL.

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Show Your Ubuntu Pride With This New T-Shirt

The French Ubuntu community is celebrating the release of Ubuntu 23.10 in style, with the launch of a brand new t-shirt. Available in a variety of sizes, the charcoal grey shirt carries a custom design featuring a minotaur (of course) in classic dress …

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New Horizons for EL: OpenELA Publishes Package Sources

Bright future for Enterprise Linux with OpenELA’s RHEL-compatible sources for packages now available. More is on the way.
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Audacity 3.4 Released with Music Workflows, New Exporter & More

Coming more than six months after Audacity 3.3, the Audacity 3.4 release is here to introduce three new features, starting with music workflows, allowing you to switch between hh:mm:ss time and Beats & Measures, as well as to time-stretch clips to …

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