For .NET developers, the latest .NET 8 can be installed on old Ubuntu 18.04 and/or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS easily through PPA. .NET 8 was released few months ago in November, 2023. It’s a new LTS release with 3 years support, and features new code generator “Dynamic Profile-Guided Optimization” (PGO), AVX-512 instruction set, out-of-the-box AI features, […]
This simple tutorial shows how to install and use Incus container in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Incus is a free open-source system container and virtual machine manager developed by Linux Containers community. It supports images for a large number of Linux distributions. With it, you can manage your containers and VMs either with […]
Can now also read and write all DWG formats pre-R13.
See https://www.gnu.org/software/libredwg/ and https://github.com/LibreDWG/libredwg/blob/0.13/NEWS
Now we’ll finish work on encode support for r2004+.
Here are the compressed sources:
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The 22st release of GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is now available. See the full announcement for all the new features in this release and the many bugs that have been found and fixed: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnuastro/2024-02/msg…
The author shares a personal journey with the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, highlighting its ease of use, customization options, and the sense of community that makes it a continually appealing choice for both new and experienced users.
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The distribution features custom container technology calle…
Bugged by a Bluetooth device you use not showing battery levels in Ubuntu? There is a something you can try that may get it to appear. Ubuntu, like most desktop Linux distributions Ubuntu, use Bluez as its Bluetooth stack. This powerful, open-source te…
Deepin, the popular Linux Distribution from China, announced the last Beta of version 23 this Friday! Deepin is a Linux Distro so far based on Debian ‘Stable’ branch, features Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) that is built on Qt toolkit. It’s a free open-source system that has a very attractive desktop appearance. Start in version 23, […]
This simple tutorial shows how to install Python 3.13, which is still in development stage, in Ubuntu 22.04, or Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Python 3.13 so far is in alpha development stage. For testing or software developing purpose, you can install it in Ubuntu either from PPA or by building from source tarball. Features in Python […]
Got a Raspberry Pi? How about using it ton run some LLMs using Ollama for your own private AI?
OnlyOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, announced new 8.0 release this Friday. The release introduced one of the most awaited features, RTL support. It now supports bidirectional text in documents and presentations. But, RTL input is partially available with some limitations, since it’s still in Beta. In the settings page, user can enabled RTL […]
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Version 2024.01 of KaOS, an independently-developed Linux distribution focused on Qt/KDE toolkit and desktop, has been released. This is the project’s first stable release that incorpora…
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Tails project, which develops a Debian-based live DVD/USB with built-in Internet anonymity features, has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for the upcoming …
This article explores the 10 best immutable Linux distributions, focusing on their ability to provide stable, secure, and reliable computing experiences. Immutable distributions ensure system consistency and reduce vulnerabilities, making them an excel…
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The third and final beta build of deepin 23, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), is now available for download and testing: “The last beta versio…
Tutorial on the important concept of custom exception in C++ using the “throw”, “try”, and “catch” keywords to handle the exception that happens in the program.
Reading through “The Software Developer’s Guide to Linux” and sharing our experience with the book.
Tutorial on the methods of converting a binary value to a decimal value using the “for” loop, “while” loop, and the bitset class approaches along with examples.
This is a step by step beginners guide shows how to install the Floorp web browser in Ubuntu Desktop. Floorp is a new free open-source web browser forked from Firefox. It’s promoted as “the most Advanced and Fastest Firefox derivative”. The browser is based on Firefox ESR. It’s updated every 4 weeks, with security updates […]
Practical tutorial on the various examples and functionalities of the const function in C++ to avoid accidental changes or modifications in the program’s value.