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How To Install Latest KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta In Fedora 42

KDE Plasma 6.4 has entered its beta testing phase. The beta version ships with a lot of new features and improvements. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta on Fedora 42.

Big News for Linux on Windows: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is Now Officially Open Source!

After years of work, Microsoft has made the WSL code publicly available. Yes, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now officially Open Source!

Clippy Desktop Assistant: Run LLMs Locally with 90s UI

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on May 14, 2025 7:58 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Clippy Desktop Assistant is an open-source Electron application that allows you to run large language models (LLMs) locally!

Oxidizr: Try Modern Rust Alternatives To Legacy Unix Tools In Ubuntu

Learn how oxidizr lets you safely switch to Rust-based Unix tools on Ubuntu and test their performance, safety, and stability.

Ubuntu 25.10 will be the first major Linux distribution to ship sudo-rs as its default sudo

Starting with its 25.10 release, Ubuntu is switching the default sudo tool to a new version called sudo-rs, written in Rust.

How Tmux Saved My Work and Why You Should Use It for Unstable SSH Connections in Linux

In this post, I’ll share how Tmux saved my work when SSH kept dropping and why you should use it for unstable SSH connections in Linux.

How To Remove Unused Flatpak Apps To Free Up Disk Space In Linux

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on May 5, 2025 1:49 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This tutorial explains how Flatpak consumes disk space and the effective commands and techniques to remove unused flatpak apps to reclaim that space.

Here's Why Flatpak Apps Use So Much Disk Space On Linux

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on May 3, 2025 11:55 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This tutorial explains why Flatpak apps use so much disk space and are larger in size compared to traditional packages in Linux.

Good News! You Can Now Install and Run Arch Linux Officially on Windows via WSL

Arch Linux now has an official image for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). You can now run Arch Linux directly from Windows 10 and 11 systems.

Compare Files Line by Line Using diff Command in Linux: A Beginner’s Tutorial

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on May 2, 2025 2:52 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This detailed guide explains how to compare files and directories in Linux using the diff command with practical examples.

PyXL: Running Python Code Directly in Hardware? Yes, It's Happening!

PyXL is a custom-built computer chip (a hardware processor) specifically designed to understand and execute Python code directly in hardware.

How To Display Undo And Redo Timestamps In Vim Status Bar Using vim-airline

This detailed tutorial explains how to display real-time undo and redo timestamps directly in your Vim status bar using vim-airline plugin.

How To Enable Ubuntu Pro For FREE To Get 10 Years Of Security Updates

This detailed tutorial explains what Ubuntu Pro is, why I think it’s worth considering, and how you can get started with Ubuntu pro.

Bulk Text Replacement in Bash: Easy Step-by-Step Guide

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Apr 22, 2025 10:55 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This brief tutorial explains how to perform bulk text replacement in Bash using grep, sed, and xargs commands in Linux.

10 Best New Features In Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin”

Canonical released Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin" a few days ago. Here's the top 10 Features I liked in Ubuntu 25.04..

How To Monitor Network Latency In Linux Using Ping, Mtr and Smokeping

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Apr 17, 2025 10:07 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This guide explains how to measure and monitor network latency on Linux using simple tools like ping, mtr, and smokeping.

How To Upgrade To Fedora Linux 42 From Fedora 41 (Workstation & Server)

This comprehensive guide will walk you through both GUI and CLI methods to safely upgrade your Fedora 41 system to Fedora 42.

A Beginners Guide To Convert A PDF File To Markdown (With Images) In Linux

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Apr 15, 2025 12:04 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
If you want to convert a PDF to Markdown format (while keeping the images), this guide will show you how to do it using poppler-utils and pandoc, two powerful open-source tools used for document processing.

Proxmox VE 8.4 Released With Virtiofs Support, Improved UI And More

Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.4 has been released with numerous new features and enhancements. This latest Proxmox VE 8.4 version is based on Debian 12.10.

Linux 6.14 Kernel Now Available For Proxmox VE 8 (And Proxmox Backup Server, Mail Gateway)

The latest Linux kernel 6.14 is now available as an opt-in option for Proxmox VE 8 via the pve-no-subscription or pvetest repositories.

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