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Moving to open source

Thoughts on migrating to open source – which doesn’t have to be overwhelming and might result in significant cost reductions.

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Lightweight Internet communications with the simple Gemini Protocol

Create Gemini pages to show sensor data or control a Raspberry Pi rover.

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Playing old DOS games on the Raspberry Pi

Play old DOS games on the Dosbian operating system, which turns the Raspberry Pi into an 80486 PC.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2022-06-24 11:37:03

HP and System76 Announce the Dev One Laptop; NixOS 22.5 Is Now Available; Titan Linux Is a New KDE Linux Based onDebian Stable; Next-Generation HTTP/3 Protocol Arrives as a Standard; The Next Linux Kernel Could Be a Big Deal and Millions of MySQL Serve…

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A simple storyboard editor

Krita 5 includes an editor that makes it easy to prepare storyboards for any purpose, including unexpected ones.

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First look at the Zrythm Digital Audio Workstation

Zrythm is an open source digital audio workstation that will one day compete with commercial tools like Bitwig Studio and Tracktion Waveform.

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Creating multiboot-capable USB sticks

A USB stick holding all the distributions you need can be a useful mobile toolbox. This month we explore three tools for creating multiboot-capable memory sticks.

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Backing up a living system

The tools and strategies you use to back up files that are not being accessed won’t work when you copy data that is currently in use by a busy application. This article explains the danger of employing common Linux utilities to back up living data and …

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Redirect data streams with pipes

Pipes in the shell offer a surprising amount of versatility, including the ability to transfer data between computers.

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Innovation and Community

Clement Lefebvre gives a brief history of Linux Mint and thanks the community that has grown up around the distribution.

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Conveniently read system information with inxi-gui

Inxi gives users a comprehensive inventory of their system hardware – but only at the command line. Inxi-gui, a graphical front end, makes things a little more convenient.

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Managing time-triggered events with Zeit

Zeit offers a graphic front end for the crontab and at tools, making it easier to manage the time-controlled execution of programs, alarms, and timers.

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Detect and restart hanging programs with Go

Detecting programs where the standard output has frozen can require a deep dive into terminal emulation basics. Go plumber Mike Schilli builds a plunger to free up the pipe works.

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Taking your hardware’s temperature

With lm-sensors, you can monitor your hardware’s internal temperature to avoid overheating.

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Clapper GTK Video App Bags Performance Boost in Latest Update

An improved version of the (very sleek) Clapper video player is available to download. I’ve written about this GStreamer-based GTK media player before, but it was a while ago and I haven’t mentioned it since. It’s actually added quite…

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Distribution Release: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4

SUSE has announced the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 15 SP4, the fourth service pack of the company’s enterprise-class Linux distribution designed mainly for developers and administrators to deploy business-critical workloads. The new service…

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How to Enable Function Keys on a Toshiba Laptop

If you are looking for a solution on how to enable the function keys on a Toshiba laptop. Then we have covered all the necessary details that can solve this problem.

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How To Put Linux On A Laptop

Linux is one the secure and widely used operating system. This guide is about installing Linux operating systems on a laptop.

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Can You Upgrade a Gaming Laptop?

Can you upgrade a gaming laptop? This is the question asked by many gamers as the games keep on coming with better graphics. So, if you are one of those, then read this article to find out more.

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How to Find HP Laptop Battery Model Number

If you are looking for the battery model number and don’t know how to do that. Then in this article, we will provide you with all the details needed to find the HP battery model number.

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