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By default, many Linux installations come with plain black and white color prompts. However, because a Linux user spends a lot of time in the terminal emulator, it would be nice if we could visually improve our experience. This article will show you how to change the colors for user, host, and directory information of the Linux terminal prompt.

AlmaLinux has emerged as a popular replacement for Red Hat Enterprise Linux’s free version since CentOS’s entry into the “stream.” One week after RHEL 9, based on Kernel 5.14, AlmaLinux 9 “Emerald Puma” is the first release of AlmaLinux that stems from CentOS Stream through RHEL.

VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization software commonly used at the desktop level to create a test environment. This guide will walk you through the steps to install VirtualBox, a general-purpose full virtualizer app, on AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux.

Alpine Linux 3.16 is now available for this widespread container-oriented distribution and other situations that require a tiny footprint.

One of the first things any new Linux user learns is that the Linux desktop environment can look in various ways. The second thing a user discovers is that in Linux, you can have multiple entirely independent working environments. This article introduces new Linux users to the advantages and disadvantages of the two most popular desktop environments in the Linux world, GNOME and KDE.

Almost all HP laptops are sold with Windows preinstalled; however, there are notable exceptions. The yet-to-be-launched laptop will be a collaboration between HP and System 76, a Denver-based American computer manufacturer. Dubbed "HP Dev One," the laptop is priced at $1,099 and will run Pop!_OS, an Ubuntu-based Linux desktop distro developed by System76.

VirtualBox is cross-platform, free, and open-source software that allows you to virtualize the x86 computing architecture. It has allowed open source enthusiasts and IT professionals to host many operating systems on a single host machine for years. This tutorial shows the easiest way to install VirtualBox on Debian 11 Bullseye.

Google Chrome is a modern web browser that is fast, simple, and safe. However, because it is not an open-source browser, it is rarely included by default on any Linux distribution and is usually not available for installation from official repositories. This tutorial will cover installing the Google Chrome web browser on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux in a few easy-to-follow steps.

Red Hat is the most well-known name in the Linux world when it comes to enterprise solutions. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 is available and delivers exciting new features and many more improvements. Here’s what is new!

Direct internet access is not permitted in the majority of corporate networks. So, if we need to get something from the internet, we must go through some proxy servers. This guide will show you how to set a proxy for the YUM/DNF package manager so that you may be able to install and update packages from remote repositories.

Kali Linux is a popular operating system designed for security professionals and Linux enthusiasts. This year’s second Kali Linux update, 2022.2, brings the latest versions of the GNOME and KDE desktop environments and many other improvements.

LEMP is an acronym for a group of free and open-source software often used to serve web applications. It represents the configuration of Nginx Web Server, MySQL / MariaDB Database, and PHP Scripting Language on a Linux operating system. This guide shows you step-by-step the installation process of the LEMP stack, Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP, in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Microsoft CBL-Mariner is a free and open-source Linux distribution for Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure and edge products and services. Microsoft CBL-Mariner 2.0 Linux is the second stable release of this new Linux distro developed internally by Microsoft. Here’s what is new!

AlmaLinux has emerged as a popular option for Red Hat Enterprise Linux‘s free version since CentOS’s entry into the “stream.” AlmaLinux 8.6 was made available within 48 hours after the release of the upstream Red Had Enterprise Linux 8.6. Here’s what is new!

Today can be one of the most memorable days in Linux history. Beginning with the R515 driver release, NVIDIA provides Linux GPU kernel modules open-source under a dual GPL/MIT license.

Linux support for Docker Desktop has been the most requested feature among the Docker community for 12 months. In response to these needs, Docker Inc. announces at DockerCon 2022, that Docker Desktop is now available for Linux. Here’s how to install Docker Desktop on Ubuntu.

Upgrade Fedora from one version to the next is one of Fedora’s best features. So here’s our step-by-step guide on how to upgrade from Fedora 35 to Fedora 36 quickly and easily!

Fedora 36, Red Hat’s free Linux distro, brings an updated desktop experience and some behind-the-scenes tweaks. This release continues the Fedora Project’s emphasis on delivering leading-edge open source technologies and includes updates spanning the Linux kernel to the desktop experience.

The internet radio stations have a huge advantage – you can access them from any geographic location. Of course, you may listen to them using a variety of tools. Let us introduce you to Shortwave – one of the best apps for listening to internet radio.

There are currently hundreds of active Linux distros, but only a few of them can be described as the mothers and fathers of everything else we know these days as Linux. So, the Linux world is incredibly diverse, but it started with a few major Linux distros. Here’s who they are!