Features
Tutorials – WM Tiling
Master Your Desktop Be a Window Wizard
Regular window managers are so 2016 – install a tiling WM and work faster, smarter, and cooler.
Fifth Generation
New features in digiKam 5
The freshly released digiKam 5 boasts a number of new features, brings many improvements, and ditches some legacy ballast.
Clever Combination
Leaner surfing with the SeaMonkey Internet Suite
SeaMonkey is a lean and time-tested alternative for web, mail, IM, and address management that supports Firefox plugins.
Zoo Keeper
Graphical desktop front ends for KVM and Qemu
If you want to care for a zoo full of exotic KVM guest systems on your desktop, you could use a little help from a graphical front end.
Master Builder
Create your own Linux distribution
Linux systems out of the box are a dime a dozen. But if you want a customized system, you will certainly see the benefit of AryaLinux, which lets you put together an individualized system from the sources.
Choose Chakra
An elegant and simple Arch Linux-based distro
KDE lovers can rejoice at Chakra Linux's beautiful and functional operating system.
Signs of Life
Intro to the Gnome Flashback desktop
If you struggle with the appearance and behavior of the Gnome desktop, the classic features of fallback mode offer an alternative in a familiar style. Lamented by many as dead and gone, Gnome 3 fallback is still alive and kicking in Gnome Flashback.
DIY Maps
Maps with uMap
uMap provides an easy way to create advanced maps based on the OpenStreetMap service. This article explains how to put uMap's features and functionality to practical use.
Lockdown
Secure your logins with two-factor authentication
Add an extra layer of protection with one-time passwords.
Start Assist
Boot Repair Disk
Sometimes things go wrong when you are installing an operating system on a hard disk drive or SSD. A boot repair disk gets your boot configuration back on its feet, quickly.
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Zorin OS 18 Beta Available for Testing
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Fedora Linux 43 Beta Now Available for Testing
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