Features
In Living Color
Color management on Linux
Get a grasp of color management basics and put your knowledge to practical use.
Orderly Situation
Simple backup with Back In Time
Despite the importance of backups, many users still view the process as too complicated and too inconvenient. Back In Time makes the unloved backup less terrifying.
Sound City
Exploring the Audacity 2.1 audio editor
The Audacity free audio editor is evolving from a hobby app into a professional sound tool.
Digital Incubator
A look at the Apache Software Foundation
Apache incubates hundreds of major software projects and brings together thousands of developers – all without ensuing chaos. How do they manage it?
In Step
Synchronizing data between computers and mobile devices using Syncthing
Syncthing is a free alternative to BitTorrent Sync for synchronizing data on computers and mobile devices.
Performance at a Glance
Performance analysis with iostat, sar, Ksar, collectd, and serverstats
We describe five tools you can use to monitor and troubleshoot your system's performance.
Master Key
Keep access data secure with Cryptonify
Keep track of your login information for web services with Cryptonify.
Socket Wrench
Troubleshooting sockets with ss
The unassuming ss utility is easy to understand and easy to type, but it adds some powerful options to your admin toolkit.
Wrapped with a Bow on Top
Build Debian packages and offer them in PPAs
Is the current package for your favorite Ubuntu program woefully behind the times? No problem: Just a few steps creates an updated Debian package that you can then share with others in a PPA.
Magic Potion
Functional programming with Elixir
Developers will appreciate Elixir's ability to build distributed, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications.
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openSUSE Joins End of 10
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IBM Announces Powerhouse Linux Server
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Plasma Ends LTS Releases
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Arch Linux Available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
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System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7
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OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Available for Installation
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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.
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So Long, ArcoLinux
The ArcoLinux distribution is the latest Linux distribution to shut down.