Features
Linux Game Engines
Free and Commercial Game Engines
The appearance of new game engines with Linux support gives rise to hope that more games will start to appear in Linux versions. The free game engines are also getting better.
Making Music with Ardour3
Sound System
The latest version of Ardour – a full-featured digital audio workstation – offers some major new developments. We take a closer look.
Download Management
Download management with flareGet
flareGet accelerates your downloads and avoids the consequences of disconnections while downloading files.
Stellarium
Explore the Night Sky with Stellarium
What shines in the dark is often hidden by clouds. Stellarium provides a clear view of the stars plus a lot of astronomical data.
Wanted: A Free Accounting Application for Non-Profits
Non-Profit Accounting Software
The Software Freedom Conservancy is raising funds to fill a major gap in free software functionality.
What’s New in Samba 4
Samba 4
In December 2012, the open source world received the first, and very long awaited, release of the Samba 4.x series.
Traffic Watch
Analyzing Network Traffic with iftop
Sluggish network connections can be nerve-wracking. Checking live statistics about network traffic can help pinpoint the problem. Iftop is a command-line system monitoring tool that can help you identify bandwidth hogs and keep traffic moving.
Real-World Raspberry Pi
Exploring the Raspberry Pi through real-world projects
The single-circuit-board Raspberry Pi computer, only as big as a credit card, makes it easy to gain experience with embedded Linux systems. We’ll show you some hands-on examples of how to use the Raspberry Pi in an everyday environment.
Lightweight KDE Desktop Project
KDE Gets a Refit
An openSUSE project called KLyDE plans to streamline the KDE desktop.
Coping with the UEFI Boot Process
New Sheriff
The UEFI boot specification offers new capabilities – and new headaches if you aren’t ready for it. Learn how one Linux user came to a truce with the new sheriff.
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Red Hat Releases RHEL 10 Early
Red Hat quietly rolled out the official release of RHEL 10.0 a bit early.
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openSUSE Joins End of 10
openSUSE has decided to not only join the End of 10 movement but it also will no longer support the Deepin Desktop Environment.
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New Version of Flatpak Released
Flatpak 1.16.1 is now available as the latest, stable version with various improvements.
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IBM Announces Powerhouse Linux Server
IBM has unleashed a seriously powerful Linux server with the LinuxONE Emperor 5.
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Plasma Ends LTS Releases
The KDE Plasma development team is doing away with the LTS releases for a good reason.
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Arch Linux Available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
If you've ever wanted to use a rolling release distribution with WSL, now's your chance.
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System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7
With scores of bug fixes and a really cool workspaces feature, COSMIC is looking to soon migrate from alpha to beta.
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OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Available for Installation
The latest release of OpenMandriva has arrived with a new kernel, an updated Plasma desktop, and a server edition.
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TrueNAS 25.04 Arrives with Thousands of Changes
One of the most popular Linux-based NAS solutions has rolled out the latest edition, based on Ubuntu 25.04.
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Fedora 42 Available with Two New Spins
The latest release from the Fedora Project includes the usual updates, a new kernel, an official KDE Plasma spin, and a new System76 spin.