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Those of us who support open source project communities are often asked about usage metrics — a lot. The good news is that there are approximations and alternative metrics that can satisfy your thirst for knowledge about the software's usage, at least partially. This article explores these alternatives including their benefits and shortcomings.

System76’s upcoming Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment promises HDR support, a smooth NVIDIA experience, and many other novelties.

Google Sites is a structured wiki and web page creation tool. Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites, and more—all without designer, programmer, or IT help.

Apache Hadoop is an open-source framework for processing and storing big data. In this tutorial, we will install the latest version of Apache Hadoop on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. Hadoop gets installed on a single node server and we create a Pseudo-Distributed Mode of Hadoop deployment.

The ARMedOne is a carrier board in E-ATX form-factor that can handle popular SO-DIMM computer modules like the Raspberry Pi CM3/CM4, Jetson Nano/Xavier/TX2 NX, NXP iMX8, etc. The product is expected to be released around mid-December 2022 on Kickstarter. The ARMedOne is a PC/Server mainboard capable of housing up to 28 computer modules from Raspberry […]

Computers are fancy filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, we're taking a look at a file manager for your Linux system.

Flask is a microframework written in Python for developing modern web applications and API (Application Programming Interface). In this tutorial, we will show how to install and configure the Flask Python Web Framework with Gunicorn and Nginx on the Rocky Linux server. You will also learn how to set up Supervisord as a process manager for managing the Python Flask application.

Valve released today a new stable Steam Client update that further improves the new Big Picture mode and fixes various bugs, crashes, and issues for a better and more enjoyable Steam for Linux experience.

This article is part of a series of articles that takes a closer look at Btrfs, the default filesystem for Fedora Workstation and Fedora Silverblue since Fedora Linux 33.

The Archer AXE300 from TP-LINK is a Quad-band Wi-Fi6/6E router supporting up to 15.6Gbps, OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology to provide fast connectivity to several devices at the same time. The device is also equipped with 4x GbE LAN ports, 1x 2.5Gbps WAN/LAN port and 2x 10Gbps WAN/LAN ports. The product page specifies that the Archer […]

With JavaScript’s 27th anniversary approaching in just a few days, we at Opensource.com are reflecting on how it has evolved into one of the most commonly-used programming language in the world. Why is it so popular? JavaScript is a universal language beloved by developers of all levels from beginners to advanced users. It can run anywhere from your phone to your server. And of course, there are the frameworks.

The Mesa 3D graphics library has been updated today to version 22.3, a major update to this powerful and open-source graphics stack that brings numerous new features and improvements for better 3D graphics and gaming.

Nessus is an open-source network vulnerability scanner for vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and ethical hacking. It uses the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) architecture and is one of the most comprehensive vulnerability scanners on the market. This guide describes how to install Nessus Security Scanner on the Rocky Linux server. Also, this will helps you to set up the Nessus CLI that allows you to manage Nessus via the terminal command line. And lastly, this also describes how to scan the server with Nessus.

React.js is a free and open-source JavaScript framework developed by Facebook in 2011. It is used for building reusable UI components and helps users to create rich and engaging web apps fast and efficiently with minimal coding. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install React.js on Ubuntu 22.04.

One of the most software-rich Linux distributions, NixOS, has released v22.11 with a strong focus on security and updated software versions.

Canonical published today details about new Ubuntu Linux kernel security updates for all of their supported Ubuntu releases to address up to 10 security vulnerabilities discovered by various researchers.

The November 2022 issue of my exclusive “Xfce’s Apps Update” monthly roundup is here with news about the latest releases of your favorite Xfce applications, plugins, tools, and more.

I’m proud to announce that we have acquired Pulse, an incredible team that has developed some truly novel machine learning approaches to help streamline the digital workplace. The products that Raj, Jag, Rolf, and team have built are a great demonstration of their creativity and skill, and we’re incredibly excited to bring their expertise into […]

Computers are basically fancy file cabinets... for many of us, as the primary way we interact with data on our personal computers, which makes humble file manager software some of the most important applications you use.

VSCodium is a code editor based on the open-source version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode). Here is how to install VSCodium on Ubuntu Linux.