Ulauncher, a fast application launcher for Linux (similar to Alfred for macOS) which can be extended with numerous add-ons, has seen a new beta release (version 5.12.0 beta 4) recently which brings some important changes, including a bugfix which shoul…
In this article, we will discuss another popular command for the Linux/Unix platform. It is called du, which stands for “Disk Usage”. du is a standard command used to estimate space usage (meaning, in the terminal we can find the exact size each directory and file takes up). There are multiple ways we can generate […]
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Use this one-liner ffmpeg command to easily convert any videos to WhatsApp-supported video format in Linux.
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Last week was a great week for Linux news as we got new major releases of Manjaro, Zorin OS, SparkyLinux, MATE desktop, IPFire, and LibreOffice. On top of that, Ubuntu users got a new Linux kernel update, and gamers can now play even more Windows games with Valve’s newest Proton release. For bleeding-edgers, there’s new […]
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The Linux Foundation and allies will pay developers to help secure Linux and open-source software programs.
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GNOME 41 will be the first major update to the popular desktop environment since the release of GNOME 40 with its redesigned Activities Overview, and promises new apps, new features, as well as numerous improvements and bug fixes. Highlights of GNOME 41 include a new Calls app that acts as a phone dialer and call […]
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On August 14th, 2021 the Debian project finally released a stable version of Debian 11 Bullseye after over two years of development. If you haven’t already upgraded, this step-by-step tutorial is going to show you how to safely upgrade Debian 10 …
You may know that OpenStack can use Ceph as back-end storage, but do you know how it works?
Ceph is often deployed with OpenStack as a back-end storage method. These two open source projects work together to make a well-integrated and robust solution f…
Like any operating system, Ubuntu can misbehave and the unexpected happens. Fortunately, most system issues experienced are easily rectified with a dose of knowledge, experience, and common sense. Sometimes issues are caused as a result of neglecting system maintenance. For example, you may run out of hard drive space, or your system becomes clogged up […]
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GitUI, a fast terminal user interface for Git written in Rust, available for Linux, macOS and Windows, had a new release yesterday which adds new features like the ability to compare commits, new options popup, and more.
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There’s been an upsurge in the number of users switching from Windows to Linux. Here are the reasons to make that switch from Windows to Linux.
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Docker comes in two main editions: Docker community edition (Docker CE) and Docker enterprise edition (Docker EE). The community edition is completely free and open-source, whilst the enterprise edition is a premium version.
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In the following guide, you will learn how to install and configure Wine on Linux Mint 20 operating systems. Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems like Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. It is an interface that translates Windows system calls into equivalent POSIX calls used by Linux and other Unix-based operating […]
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In this guide, you will learn how to install Nextcloud on the Rocky Linux 8.4. You will be installing Nextcloud under the LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache2/httpd, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP).
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In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 using the APT or Source installation methods.
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In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 using the APT or Source installation methods.
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Python’s venv module gives you the freedom to test new Ansible features in virtual environments, before deploying them to production and without disturbing your system install. Learn how to set up and use Python virtual environments for Ansible h…
The Oric-1 is a home computer that appeared in 1983 and was sold mainly in the UK and France. It was made by the British computer manufacturer Tangerine Computer Systems. The Oric-1 was the successor to the Microtan 65 and the predecessor of the Oric Atmos. Emulation is the practice of using a program (called […]
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Linux core dumps contain the memory snapshot of the app when that app has crashed. It may collect sensitive information, such as passwords and encryption keys, so core dumps must be disabled on a production system. Learn how to disable them in Linux he…
Uptime-Kuma is an open source monitoring tool like “Uptime Robot” written in Nodejs. It’s a self-hosted monitoring tool with a fancy beautiful dashboard and supports multiple notification methods. In this guide, you will learn how to install Uptime-Kuma on an Ubuntu server and using the Apache web server as a reverse proxy with a free […]
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