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How to upgrade to Zorin OS 17

Zorin OS now provides a way to upgrade to a newer major version. Here’s how to do that.

tuptime – Tracks Your Linux System’s Past and Future Uptime

The post tuptime – Tracks Your Linux System’s Past and Future Uptime first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Linux system administration involves many activities one of which is monitoring and checking for how long your system has …

How to Map Keys in Vim

To map keys in the Vim editor, the :map command is used followed by a set of keys and commands. However, :unmap command is used to remove the mapping.

Bluesky is now open to all, invite codes no longer required

Bluesky, the much-hyped open-source alternative to X/Twitter, is now open for all — invites code no longer needed! Launched in the spring of last year, Bluesky is a decentralised social network modelled after early Twitter. You sign up, post, follow pe…

How to Install Debian 12 (Bookworm) on Raspberry Pi

You can install Debian 12 on Raspberry Pi by downloading the image file and loading the image onto the Raspberry Pi’s SD Card through BalenaEtcher.

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-Saving Tips for Linux Productivity

by George Whittaker

Linux stands as a beacon of efficiency and flexibility in the world of operating systems, especially favored by developers, system administrators, and power users f…

Enable Fingerprint Reader in Ubuntu 22.04 for ThinkPad T480s

This is a step by step guide shows how to enable fingerprint reader support for Lenovo ThinkPad T480/T480s, X1 Carbon 6th gen, X1 Yoga 3rd gen, X280, etc with 06cb:009a device in Ubuntu 22.04. Ubuntu has fingerprint reader support out-of-the-box using libfprint, and provides option to enable fingerprint login in Users settings page. However, the […]

A Complete Guide to Xubuntu Default Apps and Their Purposes

This is a full list of all Xubuntu default applications (or list of Xubuntu components) with their explanations for first time users. Xubuntu is the official variant of Ubuntu with Xfce as the technology of the desktop environment and default apps. We …

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Development Release: Grml 2024.02 RC1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Grml is a bootable CD (live CD) based on Debian GNU/Linux. It includes a collection of GNU/Linux software especially for users of text tools and system administrators. The project has pu…

How to Set Battery Charge Limit in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04

This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to configure your Ubuntu laptop to limit the maximum battery charge level. For those who keep laptop plugged in for long term, it’s better to set battery charge limit to reduce the battery wear by constantly trickle charging. Linux Kernel supports battery charge threshold, and […]

Error: Undefined Reference to Pow in C++

Guide on the “undefined reference to pow” error in C++ programming when we don’t add the header file in our C++ code or we may not compile the code correctly.

Error: “GDB Cannot Access Memory at Address” in C++

Guide on identifying why the “GDB cannot access memory at address” error in C++ and using examples of code that help us understand how to resolve this error.

For Auto in C++

Tutorial on the working of the “for auto” concept in C++ to determine a declared variable’s type using its initialization expression using code explanations.

Less Command Examples

Easily look through the contents of a big file with the help of less command.

How to Impose High CPU Load and Stress Test on Linux

The post How to Impose High CPU Load and Stress Test on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In this guide, we will explore two important tools, stress and stress-ng, for conducting comprehensive stress tests on your Linux…

How to Record and Replay Linux Terminal Sessions

The post How to Record and Replay Linux Terminal Sessions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In this guide, we are going to look at how to use a script and scriptreplay commands in Linux that can help you to record
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Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Won’t Use KDE Plasma 6.0

Kubuntu 24.04 LTS will not use KDE Plasma 6.0 by default. Kubuntu Council member Rick Timmis shared an overview of a recent meeting at which it was “unanimously agreed” to, among other things, prepare an alpha of KDE Plasma 6 targeting the …

Microsoft Relents: VS Code Will Work with Ubuntu 18.04 Until 2025

Microsoft has announced a temporary reprieve for developers using VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As I covered last week, Microsoft pushed out an update to VS Code that bumps its glibc requi…