Features
Pi-Top Prepares to Revolutionize Open Hardware
Do-It-Yourself Laptop Kit
Riding the popularity of the Raspberry Pi, a new company is producing a modular laptop kit to house small-board computers.
Mixed Doubles
Create Linux Bash and Windows batch scripts simultaneously with Batsh
Batsh kills two birds with one stone: Programs written in this language can be compiled both as Linux Bash scripts and Windows batch files.
Enhancing Your Work Habits with KDE
KDE Productivity Options
KDE extends the concept of the desktop with innovations that can significantly enhance your productivity.
By the Light of the Moon
Pale Moon web browser as an alternative to Firefox
A new browser with familiar technology: The lean Firefox offshoot Pale Moon is compatible with many cherished Firefox extensions.
In View
4Pane file manager – An optimal fit
4Pane provides additional confidence in file management in the form of a clever undo function. Advanced users can install supplemental scripts in an instant.
Itsy, Bitsy Spider
Aggregating data with Portia
Are you interested in retrieving stock quotes in machine-readable form off the Internet? No problem: After a few mouse clicks, Portia weaves a command line and wraps the data in JSON format.
The League of Moveable Type
Open Source Fonts
The Free Font Movement is transforming free software, one character at a time.
Get Info, Stat
Stat-like command-line tools for admins
ASCII tools can be life savers when they provide the only access you have to a misbehaving server. However, once you're on the node what do you do? In this article, we look at stat-like tools: vmstat, dstat, and mpstat.
Treasure Trove
Open a cache of riches with lsof
In Linux, everything is a file – directories, devices, pipes – so lsof (list open files) reveals what's happening on your system.
Pi Plus
Exploring the new Rasp Pi Model B+
The brand new Raspberry Pi Model B+ is solid and tidy, with many clever improvements in detail that make this the best version so far. The desired improvement in performance will have to wait for now.
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TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
This latest release is the first laptop to include the new CPU from Ryzen and Linux preinstalled.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
If market share is your thing, you'll be happy to know that Linux is on the rise in two areas that, if they keep climbing, could have serious meaning for Linux's future.
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
With the official release of Fedora 40 coming in April, it's almost time to download the beta and see what's new.
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
SnoopGod is now available for your testing needs
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Juno Computers Launches Another Linux Laptop
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