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Canonical’s Ubuntu Kernel team published today new Linux kernel security updates for all supported Ubuntu operating system releases to address up to nine security vulnerabilities.

Sails.js is a full-stack Node.js framework built on top of Express socket.io. It's a powerful MVC framework inspired by Ruby on Rails, but with supports of data-driven APIs and scalable, also service-oriented architecture.

Sometimes it's useful to get visual feedback from a script. For example, when a script or cron job completes, a long-running build fails, or there is an urgent problem during script execution. Desktop applications can do this with popup notifications, but it can be done from a script too! You can use script commands to send yourself desktop notifications and reminders.

The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 21.12.1 as the first point release to the latest and greatest KDE Gear 21.12 (formerly KDE Applications) open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.

An Azure Scale Set helps to create and manage a group of identical, load-balanced Virtual Machines. The number of Virtual Machines belonging to the scale set can grow and shrink automatically based on the load. This helps to have high availability for our applications deployed in Virtual Machines.

Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer systems of resources like data storage, CPU power, databases, networking, software and etc. Cloud computing offers very scalable and flexible solutions for customer needs, which may reduce the costs, or increase them for some unaware users.

The UBports Foundation announced today the release of the OTA-21 software update for their Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system for supported devices.

Linux Mint has for years been one of the most popular Ubuntu-based distros out there with plenty of tweaks and refinements for both beginners and pros alike. Yesterday, the Mint team released Linux Mint 20.3 “Una”, the last Focal-based release and we’re going to take a look at it today.

This tutorial explains different ways to correct errors and typos in previous console commands in Linux and Unix operating systems.

The Document Foundation announced today the release and general availability of LibreOffice 7.2.5 as the fifth maintenance update to the latest and greatest LibreOffice 7.2 office suite series.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Vivaldi Browser on openSUSE Leap 15 as an alternative Internet Browser to the default Firefox.

There are certain tasks that are done so often, users take for granted just how simple they are. But then, you migrate to a new platform and those same simple tasks begin to require a small portion of your brain’s power to complete. One such task is moving files from one location to another. Sure, it’s most often considered one of the more rudimentary actions to be done on a computer. When you move to the Linux platform, however, you may find yourself asking “Now, how do I move files?”

Deb Goodkin, Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation joins Doc Searls and Shawn Powers on this episode of FLOSS Weekly.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Opera Browser on openSUSE Leap 15 as an alternative Internet Browser to the default featured Firefox browser.

I see you're ctrl-V'ing some code, need help refactoring it instead? Boffins affiliated with dev tools biz JetBrains and HSE University in Moscow have devised an open-source plugin for the company's Java development editor that guards against copy-and-paste coding.

A few days ago, Mozilla Foundation invited netizens on Twitter to send in cryptocurrency donations via a new payment service provider. This move by the Firefox browser maker rapidly drew criticism, including that from Jamie Zawinski – who named the Mozilla project and was one of the original Netscape developers.

Nothing is known yet about who will be speaking, but Percona said the open source event will return live this year on May 16-18 in Austin, Texas.

The final release of the Linux Mint 20.3 “Una” distribution is now available for download as Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE flavors. Here’s what’s new!

Being one of the best KDE focused Linux distros, KaOS has launched the new version KaOS 2022.01 with major changes in the Calamares installer.

The body is the best and the only tool that the human being has for life; it is the physical representation of who we are, the container in which we move and represent ourselves. It reflects our identity, the matter that represents us socially.