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Rescue Me
When I was thinking about ways you could rescue your system with Linux, the thought occurred to me: Why not rescue your life? Because that’s what Linux can do for you.
Linux Small Business Server Distros
Linux Small Business Distros
Admins of small businesses who want to cover all their infrastructure requirements with a single server are the target group of small business servers. In this article, we introduce three Linux distributions that meet this requirement.
The Coming KDE
An Interview with Aaron Seigo
Aaron Seigo discusses KDE’s new approach to managing change and the changes coming up in the next few years.
Software-Defined Networks
Even as the tech world works to figure out just what to do with the potential of cloud computing and big data, along comes a new bit of technology fueled by open source software: software-defined networks.
Saving Energy with PowerTOP2.0
The PowerTOP tool developed by Intel helps you save power. In version 2.0, it can also handle GPUs and offers advanced tracking features.
Testing Password Quality
Creating secure passwords and testing their quality
Create secure passwords with the help of a password generator and check for quality at the same time.
MediaGoblin: Saving the Internet Through Federation
A new project for sharing media files might be as important for its philosophy as its features.
Converting Filesystems with Fstransform
Fstransform converts a filesystem without formatting the media or deleting any files.
Future of the Desktop
Could Mozilla’s announcement of the Boot to Gecko roadmap, along with the continued development of other web-based operating systems, make which Linux distro you’re running less important than the desktop environment?
WebHTTrack Website Copier
Grabbing Websites with WebHTTrack
WebHTTrack backs up complete websites for offline access and modifies the links automatically.
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New Linux Tool for Security Issues
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Ubuntu 25.04 Coming Soon
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