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Sometimes we have to erase all the information from our disk in a way that ensures it is impossible to recover. The most typical reason for completely and irreversibly deleting a device is when, for example, it is to be given away or sold. This article shows you the three best ways to completely erase data from your disk using the dd, shred and wipe command.

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of mini ARM-based Linux computers is the Raspberry Pi. However, it’s great when new offerings come out comparable to what the Raspberry Pi offers but at a lower price. Meet the Inovato Quadra, a small ARM-based Linux computer priced at just $29.

GNOME released a new gnome-info-collect tool that collects information about your system and some of the choices you’ve made. It is a small client-server command line application that allows users to contribute data about their GNOME system to the GNOME Project in an anonymous manner.

Tails, a Linux distribution focused on security and anonymity, has reached version 5.4, hardening several aspects of the Linux kernel. This is what's new.

Kdenlive, a non-linear and cross-platform app that allows you to create compelling video content for free, is one of the most robust free video editors on Linux. Recently, Kdenlive 22.08 was just released, so let’s look at what’s changed.

NGINX is the current internet king. It has managed to dethrone Apache as the most used web server in the world during the last year and reclaim its rightful place. This article will present you with the three best free and reliable NGINX alternatives for your production Linux web servers.

Deepin is a Chinese-made Linux distribution based on the Debian stable branch aimed at the average desktop computer user. Recently, Deepin 23 Preview was released, introducing its new format for distributing software packages in Linux, Linglong.

KaOS is an independent rolling-release distribution inspired by Arch Linux and entirely focused on the KDE Plasma Desktop and related Qt Toolkit-based software. The new KaOS 2022.08 moves to Pipewire as the default sound multimedia server and ships with the just released KDE Gear 22.08 apps.

FSearch, the GTK-based lightning-fast file search tool, now has a new version, 0.2, that significantly improves its functionality.

Believe it or not, Linux is a highly reliable development platform for Microsoft-oriented applications, particularly .NET ones. .NET 6 is now included in Ubuntu 22.04 repositories, so let’s see what the collaboration between Canonical and Microsoft brings us.

One central part of keeping Linux servers secure is installing security updates on time. This article shows how to set up the dnf-automatic service to apply updates automatically on a Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux system.

On this day, 29 years ago, Debian GNU/Linux, one of today’s oldest and most popular Linux distributions, began its journey to become a legend. Happy 29th birthday, Debian GNU/Linux!

Sparky is a fast, lightweight, and fully customizable OS built on Debian that offers a few versions for different users and tasks. Three months after the previous 6.3 release, the SparkyLinux team announced the general availability of the latest stable release – SparkyLinux 6.4. This Is what’s new!

Rescuezilla is a free, easy-to-use hard disk cloning and imaging software based on Ubuntu that boots a live USB. Rescuezilla 2.4 upgrades its basis from Ubuntu 21.10 to Ubuntu 22.04 to improve compatibility with modern hardware.

Following the May release of version 2022.2, the new version of Kali Linux 2022.3 will surprise fans because almost everything important is outside the release itself. So let’s go over it.

Following Canonical’s decision to delay the first point release of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS by about a week due to a bug affecting the ability to install Snap packages, today, the Ubuntu team has announced the Ubuntu 22.04.1. Here's what's new!

Visual Studio Code (often abbreviated as VS Code) is a free, cross-platform, and open-source code editor developed by Microsoft that is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. This guide will walk you through the steps of installing Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 22.04, following the official recommended way.

EndeavourOS is a user-friendly Arch Linux-based rolling release distro with some handy new features that improve the user experience. About a month after the previous “Artemis” release, the new EndeavourOS “Artemis Neo” is now available for download. Here's what’s new!

Spotify is a well-known cross-platform music streaming service that millions of people use. This guide will walk you through installing Spotify on Fedora Linux, offering you three different ways to do it by following best practices.

We are pleased to present the proper step-by-step approach, based on official recommendations and best practices, for upgrading your current Linux Mint 20.3 "Una" system to Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa."