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fwbackups is a backup program that allows you to protect your files and folders. The software offers a simple but powerful interface that permits you to perform backups with ease.

A good PR move opines community member. AI-generated and assisted code contributions are no longer allowed in the Gentoo Linux distribution.…

(To read the complete Mozilla.ai publication featuring all our OSS contributions, please visit the Mozilla.ai blog) Like our parent company, Mozilla.ai’s founding story is rooted in open-source principles and community collaboration. Since our start last year, our key focus has been exploring state-of-the-art methods for evaluating and fine-tuning large-language models (LLMs). Throughout this process, we’ve […]

Levente Polyák continues as Arch Linux Project Leader and wins the 2024 election unopposed. Here's more on that!

VirtualBox 7.0.16 adds support for Linux kernel 6.9, addresses UBSAN warnings, updates Windows guest additions, and more.

KDE Plasma 6.0.4 rolls out packed with new translations and minor but crucial bug fixes. Here's more on that!

An interview with a true Linux Legend, Jon "maddog" Hall. Those of you who know this name already know you'll love this episode but those who don't know Jon, you are in for a treat.

While Mozilla is still working on releasing Firefox 125, which was delayed due to a last-minute blocker bug, they’ve already promoted the next major release, Firefox 126, to the beta channel for public testing.

Faircamp is designed to offer the best featured of Bandcamp, an online and app music distribution service for musicians. The service lets artists sell their music. Faircamp is free and open source software.

Learn how to enhance your productivity in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions by customizing and managing keyboard shortcuts.

Promises up to ten AI exaFLOPs of grunt – if you turn down the resolution a bit Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has flipped the switch on its Venado supercomputer – a machine capable of bringing ten exaFLOPS of performance to bear on AI workloads for the Department of Energy.…

Is your microphone not working in Linux? Learn two quick and easy methods to test your microphone's functionality, using either your system settings or the command line.

The new Sparky CLI Installer now supports autopartitioning to speed up setups. Autologin enabled, and GRUB installation included.

All you need to know about Ubuntu 24.04: the release date, what’s new, where to download it, FAQs, and more.

Welcome to this comprehensive guide on installing and managing different versions of the G++ compiler on Ubuntu. The G++ compiler is a vital tool for developers who need to compile C++ applications, and having the correct version installed can significantly affect the functionality and compatibility of developed software. This tutorial is designed to help students, hobbyists, and professional developers successfully install the G++ compiler on their Ubuntu systems and navigate between different versions as needed.

The XZ backdoor was foiled by Andres Freund.

HealthyPi Move: An Upcoming Open-Source Smartwatch Powered by Nordic nRF5340 SoC CrowdSupply recently showcased the HealthyPi Move, a biometric monitor designed in a convenient wristwatch form factor. Equipped with the Nordic Semiconductor's nRF5340 SoC and multiple advanced sensors, this portable device is advertised for both personal health tracking and data logging for research applications.

Dust is a simple program written in Rust to make convention du command easier for beginners by displaying disk usage in a tree-like structure.

Archinstall 2.8 has been released today as the latest version of Arch Linux’s text-mode installer to address various bugs, update translations, and also add a few improvements.

The open source StarlingX project is out with its 9.0 release, promising improved performance and capabilities for users of the telco and edge-focused cloud computing platform.

The StarlingX project is part of the Open Infrastructure Foundation, which is the home of the OpenStack cloud computing platform. In addition to OpenStack, StarlingX integrates Kubernetes and Ceph to help enable edge computing to telco use cases. T