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Fish Shell 4.0 Released with Rust Port & New bind key notation

Fish shell, the popular free open-source command line shell, release new major 4.0 version yesterday. Shell is a program that interprets and executes the commands you type in the terminal. Linux has different type shells, e.g., Bourne Shell (sh), GNU Bourne-Again Shell (bash), and C Shell (csh). And, current Ubuntu releases default to bash shell. […]

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Linux App Release Roundup (Feb 2025)

February proved a bumper month for Linux software updates, seeing big release of productivity suites LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE and, plus a crop of smaller app updates which didn’t merit a full-length article on this blog. Rather than skip over t…

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The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/28/25)

How well did you pay attention to tech news this week? Here’s your chance to check in and check yourself out. This week there are 10 questions. How will you score?
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New Linux Tool for Security Issues

Seal Security is launching a new solution to automate fixing Linux vulnerabilities.

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Distribution Release: Murena 2.8

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Murena team have announced the launch of an update in the /e/OS 2.x series. The new version imrpoves the account manager and software centre while fixing bugs on multiple devices. Th…

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Linux Problem-Solving Scenarios: Real-World Challenges & Solutions

The post Linux Problem-Solving Scenarios: Real-World Challenges & Solutions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Linux is a powerful and reliable operating system, but even seasoned users encounter unexpected problems. Whether i…

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NVIDIA 570.124.04 Released! New Parameter for nvidia-modeset Module

NVIDIA announced the new 570.124.04 stable driver yesterday as the latest production branch version for Linux users. Compare to the last 570.86.16 Beta driver, this release added new conceal_vrr_caps parameter to the nvidia-modeset kernel module. Which, allows to enable features on displays (such as ULMB) that are incompatible with variable refresh rate (VRR). The new […]

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Stay Ahead of the Game: Essential Tools and Techniques for Linux Server Monitoring

by George Whittaker

Introduction

In the ever-evolving digital world, Linux servers form the backbone of enterprises, web applications, and cloud infrastructure. Whether hosting websit…

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NVIDIA 570 Linux Graphics Driver Released with New Features and Improvements

NVIDIA 570 graphics driver is now available for download with VRR (variable refresh rate) support on multi-monitor setups and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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KDE Plasma 6.3.2 Released with Another Batch of Fixes

Just a week since the last release, KDE announced the second maintenance update for the Plasma 6.3 Desktop. Plasma 6.3.2 added support for fractional scaling with denominator of 120. According to this page, the appropriate denominator for the scale is 120. However, Display Configuration previously only allowed 5% increments. In the new release, it supports […]

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LibreOffice 25.2.1 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 77 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 25.2.1 is now available for download as the first point release to the latest LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with 77 bug fixes.
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Ubuntu PPA Updated with Deb Package for Emacs 30.1

Emacs text editor released new major 30.1 version a few days ago. For Ubuntu users who prefer the classic .deb package, here’s unofficial PPA updated for all current Ubuntu releases. Emacs 30.1 features Android port, improved touchscreen support, new trusted-content option, native JSON support, default app for ‘org-protocol’, ability to set toolbar to bottom, new […]

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How to Set Up FreeDOS on Linux Using Qemu

The post How to Set Up FreeDOS on Linux Using Qemu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .FreeDOS is a free and open-source DOS-compatible operating system that allows you to run legacy DOS software and games on
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FOSS Weekly #25.09: Modern Terminals, RSS Matter, Linux Gaming Tested in 2025 and More

Modern times require modern tools… or do they?

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FOSS Weekly #25.09: Modern Terminals, RSS Matter, Linux Gaming Tested in 2025 and More

Modern times require modern tools… or do they?

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How to Reduce RAM & CPU Usage on Linux

The post How to Reduce RAM & CPU Usage on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Linux is a powerful and efficient operating system, but high RAM and CPU usage can degrade performance, slow down applications,
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Mozilla is Introducing ‘Terms of Use’ to Firefox

Hot off the back of its recent leadership rejig, Mozilla has announced users of Firefox will soon be subject to a ‘Terms of Use’ policy — a first for the iconic open source web browser. “Although we’ve historically relied on our open …

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FOSS Force Deals of the Week: Lenovo Memory Card, Mini Laptop Keyboard, and a Portable Laptop Monitor

It’s Deal of the Week time again, and this we have multiple deals, Like Lenovo Memory Cards — up to 2TB for 99 cents each — a mini keyboard, great to keep around for use with your phone for less than $12, and a really cool laptop sized portable monit…

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Ubuntu 25.04 Coming Soon

Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) has been given an April release date with many notable updates.

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What’s new in Ubuntu 24.04.2? Kernel 6.11, better graphics, and more

The latest point release of the LTS version of Ubuntu has been released with a new kernel and plenty of other improvements.

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