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Discover how to configure Yubico's YubiKey on Fedora Workstation for typical security use-cases.

Sequent Microsystems launched last month an LCD Display Adapter HAT compatible with the Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer. This Raspberry Pi HAT is also equipped with up to 6x Push buttons, a rotary encoder and an onboard STM32 MCU. According to the CEO of Sequent Microsystems, the Display Adapter “integrates a 32-bit STM32G030 microcontroller (up […]

One reason why there are so many Linux desktops is that there's endless disagreement on what makes the best desktop. Now, GNOME, Debian, and KDE are exploring the idea of uniting, using Flatpak to create a Linux desktop app store.

Charnaie Gordon is the content creator behind Here Wee Read, a blog that advocates for diversity and inclusivity in children’s literature. She’s also the author of several children’s books, including “Lift Every Voice and Change: A Celebration of Black Leaders and the Words that Inspire Generations,” You can follow her on Instagram. I’ve always attributed […]

Along with better integration for all three editions. Linux Mint project lead Clement Lefebvre has shared some more details about the forthcoming version 21.2, including new versions of both Cinnamon and Xfce.…

Next version of Red Hat's bleeding-edge distro won't drop all the older tech it had hoped to. The shape of Fedora 38 continues to get clearer as next month's planned release approaches. The latest meeting of the Steering Committee (FESCo) has decided some stuff just isn't ready to remove yet.…

This article introduces four new projects available in Copr, with installation instructions. Copr is a build-system for anyone in the Fedora community. It hosts thousands of projects for various purposes and audiences. Some of them should never be installed by anyone, some are already being transitioned to the official Fedora Linux repositories, and the rest are […]

Cryptpad is an open-source collaborative office suite that serves as an alternative to Office 365. It allows you to access office applications via the web browser. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the Cryptpad suite on a Ubuntu 22.04 server.

Do you need parental controls? What are the options? Do they really work? Here’s everything you need to know about the wide array of parental control solutions, from OS settings to monitoring apps to network hardware. Even if you’ve talked to your kids about screen-time limits and responsible online behavior, it’s still really tough to […]

Converged environment formerly known as Unity 8 breaks free from Ubuntu – and indeed, from tablets. Some significant news about what was Canonical's next-gen desktop: it now works well enough on Debian to be its developer's "daily driver."…

Code update will remove the need for translation layer in Linux distros. With WINE 8 out, the team is merging in the code changes to add support for the Wayland display server protocol.…

Protecting your online accounts with just a password is like locking your front door with a key: It might keep most people away, but an intruder who’s determined to break in can still force an entry. This is where two-factor authentication, or 2FA, comes in handy.  2FA is one of the most accessible and effective […]

This tutorial is a quick setup guide for installing and using GitHub and how to perform its various functions of creating a repository locally, connecting this repo to the remote host that contains your project (where everyone can see), committing the changes and finally pushing all the content in the local system to GitHub.

Memcached is a free, open-source, and general-purpose distributed memory-caching system used to cache database data. It is a high-performance memory caching system used to speed up dynamic web applications by reducing the database load.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up an IKEv2 IPSec VPN using strongSwan using EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication along with Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on a Rocky Linux 9 server. You will also learn how to connect to the VPN using Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android clients.

Python is an open-source and object-oriented interpreted programming language. Anaconda is a Python, R, Data Science, and machine learning platform and used as a package manager. It comes with 1,500+ open source packages.

Set a static IP on Ubuntu. All Ubuntu versions, from Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 20.04 down to Ubuntu 12.04, are covered in this tutorial. The guide explains setting a static IP on an Ubuntu system from the command line. It covers the network configuration for all recent Ubuntu versions and includes instructions to configure a static IP address, set the hostname, and configure name resolving.

WonderCMS is an open-source and extremely small flat file CMS that provides a simple and easier way to create and manage websites. This tutorial will show you how to install WonderCMS with Nginx and Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 22.04.

Jitsi is a free, open-source solution for building a secure video conference platform. This article will go through the installation and configuration of the Jitsi Video Conference on the latest Debian 11 Bullseye.

ProFTPD is a free, open-source, and feature-rich FTP server written for Unix and Unix-a-like operating systems. This tutorial will show you how to install the ProFTPD FTP server on Ubuntu 22.04.