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Micro command-line text editor is designed to replace Nano as the text editor for the masses. It is cross-platform terminal-based text editor, which is not only used for Linux but on all other platforms like Windows and macOS as well.

Ventoy is an open source tool for creating bootable USB drives. With Ventoy, you don’t need to format the USB drive for each new installation, you just need to copy the ISO file to the USB drive and boot it.

The latest GIMP 2.10.28 release is in principle a “minor” bug-fix release. It is mostly the same program, there are no big changes like there are in the development branch for the next major version that will be released as GIMP 3.0, but there are some noteworthy bug fixes and performance adjustments mainly aimed at Windows users.

Nowadays, it is a little difficult to choose a perfect Linux gaming laptop, but it is not impossible to get it. The Neptune 15? V2 from Juno Computers is powered by Intel’s 10th-gen Comet Lake chipsets, and can be configured with up to 64GB of RAM.

FTP, FTPS, and SFTP are protocols that are used to transfer files over a network. While the acronyms for these protocols are similar, there are some key differences among them. Here’s a comparison of FTP vs. FTPS vs. SFTP.

Firefox Suggest displays suggestions when users type in the Firefox address bar. The feature may look like search suggestions on first glance, a feature that Firefox supported for a long while. However suggestions from Firefox Suggest are not offered by the search engine that is used, but by Mozilla’s Firefox browser.

Kali is a Linux distribution based on Debian, strongly focused on security and specifically designed for computer forensics and advanced penetration testing. Recently, Kali Linux 2021.3 was released. So let’s see what’s new in this version.

PeaZip 8.2 archive manager for Linux and Windows now supports a massive 225 archive formats. The new version focuses on improving user experience on Linux systems, updating installers, improving the automatic configuration of applications for “open with” actions, and displaying more system’s paths in the file manager.

There are various reasons why you might want to find which Linux distribution you are using or the OS version of your Linux system. If you are new Linux user and want to know how to find what Linux version you are running, here’s how to do it by using the command line.

The level of security you need for your Raspberry Pi will strongly depend on how you plan to use it. In this easy-to-follow tutorial we’re going to show you how to install and manage UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Raspberry Pi.

The Paragon’s NTFS driver was merged by Linux creator Linus Torvalds earlier this month, bringing reliable read and write functionality for this file system to the kernel.

Starting from today, Vivaldi is the default browser on the Arch-based Linux distribution Manjaro on its Cinnamon edition. The decision was received with mixed feelings by the Linux community, as Vivaldi is not open source software.

Version 4.22 of The Amnesic Incognito Live System, better known as Tails, rolled out recently. The new version is entirely focused on solving the most important issues in the Tor Connection assistant to make it more robust and easier to use.

The OpenSSL Software Foundation released a completely refreshed version of the OpenSSL software, that handles much of the encrypted communications on the Internet. After over 7,500 commits and contributions from over 350 different authors, OpenSSL 3.0 is finally here.

ClamAV is an open source cross-platform antivirus software which is used in a variety of situations including email scanning, web scanning, and endpoint security. ClamAV 0.104 has been released a few days ago with major changes and new LTS (Long Term Support) program.

For Windows users, installing an antivirus software on their system has become one of the first steps over the years. But for a Linux system, the choice is not as clear. There are some situations when running an antivirus on Linux makes sense, but the average Linux desktop isn’t one of them.

OpenWrt is a free, open-source project for creating custom embedded operating systems for routers. Yesterday the OpenWrt community announced the first stable release of the OpenWrt 21.02 stable version series. The new release brings Linux kernel 5.4, gcc 8.4, glibc 2.33, and binutils 2.34, among many other updates and improvements.

One of the more popular reverse proxy tools at the moment is Nginx. Although Nginx itself is a web server, it does an outstanding job of serving as a reverse proxy. This step-by-step tutorial is going to show you how you can easily set up a reverse proxy with Nginx to improve security and performance.

Linux Lite is specifically developed to ease Windows users and more precisely those with old machines into the world of Linux. Linux Lite 5.6, based on the recently released Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS is now available for download. Here’s what’s new.

The popular open source office suite ONLYOFFICE Docs 6.4 is now available for the download. Here’s what’s new.