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The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 5.91 as a new monthly update to their open-source software suite containing a collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to Qt providing a wide range of commonly needed functionality for the Plasma desktop environment and related apps.

MariaDB 10.7 is an evolution of MariaDB 10.6 with several entirely new features not found anywhere else. Here's what's new!

The server and mobile industries know open source well. But open source isn't just about the technology. First and foremost, open source is about sharing, and if there's one thing people love to share more than anything, it's self-expression in the form of art. Whether you consider yourself an artist or not, you can foster your own creativity with open source applications, and possibly end up with something you're proud to share with others. Here are 26 applications in seven different artistic categories to help you act on your every inspiration.

After about four months of development, OBS Studio 27.2 is here as the latest stable release of this popular and powerful open-source screen recording and live streaming software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.

zsh (Z Shell) is a very popular and highly customizable shell for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. In this tutorial we’ll explain how to install zsh on Debian-based and RHEL-based distros, set it as the default shell, and go through the initial configuration.

As a Linux user, I am passionate about technology, which is a trait that most Linux users share with me. This passion drives me to try and use different operating systems. Moreover, new immigrants to Linux land need to visit their previous operating system from time to time. In such cases, we frequently need certain system utilities and software to maintain, optimize and secure our secondary systems...

As beloved Unix pioneer Brian Kernighan approaches his 80th birthday, he made a special appearance at this year’s Linux Conference Australia. At the traditional January event — held virtually for the second year in a row — Kernighan reminisced on the 1970s and “The early days of Unix at Bell Labs,” always careful to acknowledge the contributions of others, and of those developers who’d preceded him.

The Simula One headset from SimulaVR is about to go up for preorder. If you’re willing to spend the large sum required to lock one in, you can save yourself a bit of money in the long run. Either way, this isn’t a budget-friendly VR headset, but one designed for enthusiasts.

After three months of hard work and several releases, the Kalendar app has reached maturity with version 1.0, a major release that brings you a full-featured and dedicated calendar client for your KDE Plasma desktop environment.

As a desktop environment, KDE Plasma is marketed with unique features, including visually-rich desktop computing fully packed with nifty utilities. Many in-demand Linux distros available in the market offer a KDE flavor variant for users.

When the PlayStation 3 first launched, one of its most lauded features was its ability to officially run full Linux distributions. This was of course famously and permanently borked by Sony with a software update after a few years, presumably since the console was priced too low to make a profit and Sony didn’t want to indirectly fund server farms made out of relatively inexpensive hardware.

Learn how to use the Linux tail command to view log files to help you effectively troubleshoot

The KDE devs enabled the famous backports PPA for you to install/upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.24 in Kubuntu 21.10. Here's how.

Managers of open source communities have to be aware of the 5 levels of transparency that they can provide. These 5 levels of transparency are important for building a thriving open source community. This article describes each level, its goals, and why they are important.

Seco unveiled a Linux-ready “Icarus” Pico-ITX SBC and “Atlas” Qseven module built on Elkhart Lake with up to 16GB soldered LPDDR4-3200 IBECC and triple display support. Seco recently launched an Elkhart Lake-based “Halley” SMARC module. Seco Edge, the embedded unit of Italian hardware manufacturer Seco, has announced two products that run Yocto-flavored Linux or Win […]

Although its popularity has been tempered by languages like Python, Lua, and Go, Perl was one of the primary utilitarian languages on Unix and Linux for 30 years. It remains an important and powerful component in many open source systems today. If you haven't used Perl much, then you may be surprised by how helpful it can be for many tasks. This is especially true if you deal with large amounts of text in your day-to-day work.

Engintron is a free WHM/cPanel plugin that can be used for installing the Nginx web server as a reverse proxy of the default Apache webserver.

Apache Maven is a free, open-source project management software that manages the creation, reporting, and documentation of a project from a central location. In this tutorial, I will explain how to install Apache Maven on Ubuntu 20.04 server.

Sometimes human beings do difficult things just because we thrive when there is a good challenge. This is why we climb mountains, play guitars, surf (in real waves), run marathons, and the like. OK, some do it professionally, but to take on major challenges, you really need to enjoy the activity for its own sake, not just when it leads to victory.

We review the Peppermint OS 2022-02-02 release in terms of performance & stability and give you an overview of the exciting changes of this version.