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There are a lot of editions and spins of Ubuntu. There are official community editions of Ubuntu featuring almost every major open source desktop. There are server editions, plus editions for embedded devices, and cloud deployments. One variation of Ubuntu we usually do not get to see is a rolling release spin. This week we are going to turn our attention to an unofficial rolling edition of Ubuntu called Rolling Rhino Remix. Read on to learn more about this edition and its custom update tools in our Feature Story.

A few years ago, Google made it possible to add Linux support to Chrome OS. By doing this, anyone could install Linux apps on their Chromebook and take advantage of the powerful Linux command-line interface.

Distrobox is a software tool that allows you to run any Linux distribution inside the terminal. It aims to let you run a variety of software on top of host distribution without any hassle. For instance, — is there anything that is available only in the AUR and you want to access it from your Ubuntu system? Distrobox can give you that comfort.

The CrowPi L is a small laptop computer shell designed to be powered by a Raspberry Pi. It has a display, keyboard, battery, and other components… but it’s the Raspberry PI you stuff inside that will serve as the actual brains of the computer.

Linux has a powerful command line, and it is an essential utility for major operations in the Linux operating system. It is particularly useful for system-level administrative tasks such as installing or uninstalling software, folder or file operations, user management, and much more.

Habits are a long-term interest of mine. Several years ago, I gave a presentation on habits, both good and bad, and how to expand on good habits and change bad ones. Just recently, I read the habits-focused book Smart Thinking by Art Markman. You might ask what this has to do with open organization principles. There is a connection, and I'll explain it in this two-part article on managing habits.

Italian based Sfera Labs released the Iono RP D16 which is an I/O module driven by the RP2040 MCU suitable for industrial and commercial applications. This robust module provides sixteen digital 24V I/I lines and it’s CE, FCC and IC compliant.

KDE Plasma 5.25 is the latest version of the oldest FOSS desktop around, with new and improved features that will particularly benefit trackpad and touchscreen users and people with convertible laptops.

NFS is one of the easiest and most transparent ways to handle shared storage within an organization. Learn how to configure it on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

In this tutorial, we learn how to grant a normal user with root privileges in Linux. We will see a few methods like add user to root group etc.

A review of Voyager Linux which is a Ubuntu LTS spin that brings stunning UI for various flavours with themes, Conky and utilities.

There is no need to introduce every person on this planet who knows how to operate a PC. Whether it is Linux or Windows systems, they all know what VLC is.

But still, for those who don’t know what VLC is? VLC is one of the most popular open-source multimedia players. It is cross-platform and supports almost all media format files.

So let me show you how you can install the VLC media player on Linux

In this blog we investigate how to tune Oracle Linux (OL) for maximizing Redis throughput on Ampere’s A1 [1] Arm–based two-socket systems in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Getting PanVk, an open source driver for Arm Mali Midgard and Bifrost GPUs, closer to conformancy by implementing one of the core Vulkan features: support for secondary command buffers.

In this tutorial we’ll explain what Oh My Zsh is, how to install it and how to use it to manage zsh extensions. We’ll explore some of the commands it comes with, how to change themes and plugins, and how to add a custom plugins, such as the popular zsh-autosuggestions plugin.

GIMP has traditionally been recognized as one of the best free alternatives to professional image editing software such as Photoshop. The new GIMP 2.10.32 comes with support for 8 and 16-bit CMYK TIFF files, support for localized glyphs, and many other features. Here's what is new!

In Complete Guide to Keylogging in Linux: Part 1 and Complete Guide to Keylogging in Linux: Part 2 , we covered how a keylogger can be written for Linux in userland. Today, we will cover techniques to capture keyboard events in Linux kernel.

The Document Foundation announced today the public beta availability of the LibreOffice 7.4 office suite two months ahead of the final release.

This error is very common when you try to log in to your MySQL for the first time. Personally, I too faced this issue multiple times, maybe because we were not following the right way to install MySQL, or we forgot to set a password, or else we didn’t get the options to set a password. Similarly, there may be many other reasons for the above error, but the solution to this error is pretty simple and easy. In this article, you will find a way to resolve 1698 (28000) Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’.

I have used word processing software for as long as I can remember. When word processors moved from direct formatting to leveraging styles to change how text appears on the page, that was a big boost to my writing. LibreOffice provides a wide variety of styles that you can use to create all kinds of content. LibreOffice applies paragraph styles to blocks of text, such as body text, lists, and code samples. Character styles are similar, except that these styles apply to inline words or other short text inside a paragraph. Use the View -> Styles menu, or use the F11 keyboard shortcut, to bring up the Styles selector.