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Did you forget your WiFi password? This guide explains a few different ways to find WiFi password of connected networks in Linux.

The 117th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on December 25th, 2022, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

This article explains how to install and configure Tomcat 10 on Ubuntu 22.04. Apache Tomcat is an open-source web server and Java servlet container. It is one of the most popular choices for building Java-based websites and applications.

'Tis the season for holiday pies and tasty treats, so why not talk about every open source enthusiast's favorite hardware delight: the Raspberry Pi. This year, Opensource.com contributors put in work on how to use the Pi for all sorts of cool projects and use cases. (Did you see the one about creating your own holiday light display with ping pong balls?) From business solutions to just-for-fun projects, these articles will show you a brand new way to use the Raspberry Pi in your life.

When Twitter announced new ownership earlier this year, many people sought out alternatives to the proprietary social media platform. Mastodon, a decentralized open source platform, stepped into the spotlight of the mainstream. If you're looking to switch from Twitter to Mastodon, read Jessica Cherry's tutorial and check out my article about the key differences. For veteran Mastodon users, learn how to get the green checkmark with Seth Kenlon's guide using encrypted keys.

The PoESP32 is a compact module from M5Stack that is equipped with a RJ45 port with PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) support. The device can be used in applications that involve HTTP, MQTT and similar communication protocols.  The PoESP32 is offered with the following ESP32 SoC: ESP32-WROOM-32U — dual core (up to 240 MHz); 600 DMIPS, 520 KB […]

Here learn how to make your Ubuntu terminal look like Kali Linux. For this install zsh shell, zshell plugins and some additional tools.

The Arducam Mega is a low-power camera compatible with any microcontroller that supports SPI protocol. This embedded camera is offered in 3MP/5MP variants and it supports a fully open-source SDK for software development.  According to the product page, the Arducam Mega should be compatible with any 3.3V and 5V microcontroller that supports SPI interface. The […]

The development of Monado's inside-out tracking solution keeps improving and more devices are now supported. Here's an overview of where things stand, as presented at the FOSS XR conference in October.

The Zero Day Initiative originally rated this Linux 5.15 in-kernel SMB server, ksmbd, bug a perfectly awful 10.

Manjaro 22.0 “Sikaris” is in all its glory, with the most recent versions of KDE Plasma 5.26, GNOME 43, and Xfce 4.18. Here's what's new!

Guide on installing the latest PHP 8.2 release directly from the REMI RPM repo using CLI.

This brief tutorial explains how to find the size of a directory in Linux and Unix-like operating systems.

After months of hard work, the Manjaro Linux team released today Manjaro Linux 22.0 “Sikaris” as the latest version of this widespread Arch Linux-based distribution for the masses bringing some of the most exciting GNU/Linux and Open Source software.

“Burn My Windows” is a GNOME and KDE extension that allows you to play many different window effects when you close or open any window on your system.

A terminal is an application that provides access to the user shell of an operating system (OS). Traditionally, the shell is the place where the user and the OS could interface directly with one another. And historically, a terminal was a physical access point, consisting of a keyboard and a readout (a printer, long ago, and later a cathode ray tube), that provided convenient access to a mainframe. Don't be fooled by this "ancient" history. The terminal is as relevant today as it was half a century ago, and in this article, I provide five common file management tasks you can do with nothing but the shell.

The WaveShare RP2040 is an open-source embedded platform based on the Raspberry Pi 2040 microcontroller. This board is equipped with one 1.28” IPS LCD, one 6-axis IMU, various GPIOs and one connector for a 3.7V Lithium battery. As its name implies, the Waveshare RP2040 is equipped with the RP2040 microcontroller: Raspberry Pi RP2040 –  dual […]

Open source provides fertile ground for innovation, not only in the cloud but in the classroom. Whether you are homeschooled, in a traditional K-12, university, someone looking to learn new skills, open source provides rich opportunities for personal and professional development. This year, Opensource.com writers provided readers with a considerable list of opportunities for continuing education regardless of where you are on the continuum.

Ideal if you're looking for something to play with over the holidays. As the end of the year and the holiday season both approach, so do new previews of both SUSE's new enterprise Linux distro, ALP, and the NetBSD OS.…

The T-CAMERA S3 is a compact embedded module based on the low power ESP32-S3 SoC supporting dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2. The device is equipped with an OV2640 camera module, a 0.96” OLED display, a PIR sensor and a few JST connectors for additional devices.  The T-CAMERA S3 integrates the following ESP32 module enabled with […]