Features
Signs of Life at the Office
Test LibreOffice automatically
Companies that depend on LibreOffice have a reason to wonder whether the office suite is working on all systems. You can use Python and the LibreOffice API to check.
Fine-tuned
Optimize flash memory in Linux
Solid state drives make everything run faster and more smoothly, but you can squeeze out even more performance with some practical optimization steps.
Days of Thunder
ASCII weather app for the terminal
Other applications have found less complex ways of showing the weather in a terminal, but none is as attractive as Wego.
Drawing on Success
What's new in Krita 3.0
Krita, a free sketching and painting program, has new features and improvements in version 3.0.
Frame by Frame
Animated slideshows with PhotoFilmStrip
Easy-to-use PhotoFilmStrip produces high-quality videos and offers plenty of useful features.
Go Find It
An indexing search engine with Nutch and Solr
Build you own search engine using Apache's Nutch web crawler and Solr search platform.
How Free Software Got Its Fonts
A History of Open Source Fonts
With the advent of free software for non-programmers, users ran into a licensing dilemma in a world of proprietary fonts.
Reinforcements
Desktop backup software
Backup strategies in IT are essential and expensive in terms of planning and administration, but individuals have simpler solutions. We look at five backup solutions for the desktop.
Incredible
Bitwig Studio 1.3.5 digital audio workstation tested
Bitwig Studio 1.3.5, together with the JACK sound server, gives users the freedom to produce professional-quality tracks.
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Fedora 41 Beta Available with Some Interesting Additions
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Wind River Introduces eLxr Pro Linux Solution
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Juno Tab 3 Launches with Ubuntu 24.04
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New KDE Slimbook Plasma Available for Preorder
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Rhino Linux Announces Latest "Quick Update"
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Plasma Desktop Will Soon Ask for Donations
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Linux Market Share Hits New High
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LibreOffice 24.8 Delivers New Features
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Deepin 23 Offers Wayland Support and New AI Tool
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