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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 news is overwhelming. Attention spans are waning. Combine those with social media feeds that are optimized for endless scrolling, and we get an internet where misinformation thrives.  In many ways, consuming news has become a social act. We get to share what we’re reading and thinking through social media. Other people respond with their […]

A list of new features and enhancements in Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu which brings GNOME 43 and additional tweaks.

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.

Kdenlive is a powerful video editing tool that offers a wide range of features for novice and experienced users. The software is based on the MLT Framework, KDE, and Qt, and a small team of passionate developers is constantly developing it.

For this review, we’re looking at Spotify TUI. It’s a Spotify client for the terminal written in Rust.

This guide explains what is Select loop in Bash scripting and how to use Bash select loop to create a menu-driven script with examples.

Get up to speed to all the available options that you can use to display weather information on your Linux desktop.

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.

Lately, I’ve been looking at how Groovy streamlines the slight clunkiness of Java. In this article, I begin a short series to demonstrate Groovy scripting by creating a tool to analyze my music directory.

AnyDesk is a cross-platform software that provides secure remote access for file transfer or VPN features but also works well as just another tool in professionals’ arsenal when they need more control over what’s going on their machine than what is available through other means.

The DR8072 V01 is a networking board based on the Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8072A System on Chip (SoC) which also supports Wi-Fi 6. According to the developer company Wallystech, this board was optimized to provide users with high-bandwidth data transmission and robust performance in challenging RF environments. According to the IPQ8072A datasheet, the SoC offers four […]

Today is August 25th in many parts of the world, which means that Linux is turning 31 years old, so join me in celebrating Linux’s 31st birthday with a glass of good champagne and a delicious cake!

The pwdx command is to used report current working directory of a process. In this guide, we will see how to find current working directory of a process using pwdx command in Linux.

On August 25, 1991, Linux 0.01 was announced. All of us have a story to tell about Linux. I told my story a couple of months ago, but for those who weren't here: My first exposure to Linux was when my grassroots hospice organization moved from paper to digital charting. We didn't have the funding to get something proprietary, but the IT department had Linux set up on our old machine, and we used the GNOME desktop and OpenOffice to start our journey in creating digital assets.

The KDE developers now enabled the popular backports PPA with necessary updates with KDE Plasma 5.25, which you can install now in Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Here's how.

The wait is finally over! Kubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) users are now able to the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 5.25 desktop environment on their personal computers.

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.

As each generation comes of age, they challenge the norms that came before them. If you were to ask most people their go-to way to search, they would mention a search engine. But for Gen Z, TikTok has become one of the most popular ways to find information. Adrienne Sheares, a social media strategist and […]

Big changes are afoot in a forthcoming version, but they're not fully visible yet. A leading Chinese Linux vendor is polishing what may be its last Debian-based release, and preparing for the move to becoming a fully independent distro with its own new package format, Linglong.…