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Linux Mint’s final point release in the 20 series, nicknamed “Una,” is now in beta. It builds on version 20.2 “Uma” with some new features and refinements. Are those changes more substantial than the name change? Let’s find out.

Phoronix spotted a new Intel open-source project for Linux version 5.17 that allows the operating system to update system firmware, like a motherboard's UEFI or BIOS, without requiring a system restart. This new "PFRUT," or the Platform Firmware Runtime and Telemetry drivers, feature comes as a part of the widely-used ACPI spec, meaning we could see the same approach come to Windows and desktop PCs in the future.

The day has finally arrived! Today, December 31, 2021 CentOS Linux 8 reaches End-of-Life (EOL). So, what can you do now? Fortunately, there are great and reliable options for CentOS 8 replacements.

OpenRGB is an open-source RGB lighting control that doesn’t depend on manufacturer software. The OpenRGB project announced today the release of OpenRGB 0.7 which improve the user experience, as well as the addition of support for more devices.

Open source has a learning solution for you no matter where you are on the education continuum. This year our writers provided readers with a wide variety of articles that spanned that spectrum from PreK-12 to higher education. Here are 12 you won't want to miss.

Here are the next set of GNOME Apps that is perfect for your GNOME Desktop. It ranges from games, utilities and productivity.

It’s been six months after postmarketOS 21.06, so it’s time for another hefty update that brings support for more devices, the latest mobile desktop environments, improvements, bug fixes, and up-to-date components. Here is postmarketOS 21.12, based on Alpine Linux 3.15.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most popular public cloud computing platform. In this article, we will discuss about AWS account creation, AWS Management Console and AWS Pricing & Budgeting.

This tutorial guides you to configure PHP INI settings, FPM settings, Pools, etc which is more useful for your application to run smooth.

Files are an essential part of working with computers, thus using Python to write to and read from a file are basic skills that you need to master. In this comprehensive article, you'll learn how to open a file in Python, read a file with Python (both at once or line-by-line), write to a file, and lots more, like moving files, deleting files, copying files, and so on. This tutorial has interactive example code that you can run right from your browser.

MySQL is probably the most famous Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). Developed as a free and open source software, it was originally backed by the MYSQL AB company, but is now owned by Oracle. In MySQL the “storage engine” used for a table determines how data is handled. There are several storage engines available, but the most used are InnoDB and MyISAM. In this article we see what are their distinctive features and the main differences between them.

There are a number of dangerous commands that can be executed to crash a Linux system. You may find a nefarious user executing these commands on a system you manage, or someone may send you a seemingly harmless command, hoping that you will run it and crash your computer.

There are many Linux distros out there, but GoboLinux is a different kind of beast. It is an alternative Linux distribution that redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy.

The UBports Foundation announced today a call for testing for the next OTA (Over-the-Air) software update for their Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system for Ubuntu Phone devices, OTA-21.

Distrobox is a tool that allows you to create and manage container-based development environments without root privileges. Distrobox can use either podman or docker to create containers using the Linux distribution of your choice. The created container will be tightly integrated with the host, allowing sharing of the HOME directory of the user, external storage, external USB devices, graphical apps (X11/Wayland), and audio.

Gamestonk Terminal provides a modern Python-based integrated environment for financial investment research. It aims to provide a comprehensive tool to help make better investment decisions. This terminal-based tool is free and open source software written in Python.

Mattermost is a self-hosted and open-source online chat service designed to be used as an internal chat platform for companies and organizations.

This year, Opensource.com ran several great articles focusing on open source in business. These articles show the power of open source in business as tools, platforms, or integration points. Let's review some of the top open source business stories from 2021.

Want to play around with the NFT thing while helping Linux and open source projects? The Linux Tycoon will show you how.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install WordPress with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 8.1 on AlmaLinux