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VirtualBox makes it easy for anyone to try Linux. You don't even need experience with the command line to set up a simple virtual machine to tinker with Linux. I'm kind of a power user when it comes to virtual machines, but this article will show even novices how to virtualize a Linux system. In addition, it provides an overview of how to run and install a Linux system for testing purposes with the open source hypervisor VirtualBox. read more

Thanks to its container customer training, the $1 billion container software market is Red Hat’s to lose. Where do the other players stand?

Most of the time as a Linux system administrator you are managing your servers over the network. It is very rare that you will need to have a physical access to any of your managed servers. In most cases all you need is to SSH remotely to do your administration tasks. In this article we will configure a GUI alternative to a remote access to your RHEL server, which is VNC. VNC allows you to open a remote GUI session to your server and thus providing you with a full graphical interface accessible from any remote location.

Applications typically include some type of default or "out-of-the-box" state or configuration, as well as some way for users to customize that configuration for their needs. read more

Pop!_OS 21.04 brings a new, simple, and speedy desktop experience. It is based on Ubuntu 21.04 but headlined by their new and improved COSMIC Desktop environment.

Uri Herrera announced today the general availability of Nitrux 1.5 as the latest and greatest release of this Debian-based and KDE Plasma-oriented GNU/Linux distribution for the masses.

Qt Creator is the Qt framework's default integrated development environment (IDE) and hence the glue between Qt's rich set of libraries and the user. In addition to its basic features such as intelligent code completion, debugging, and project administration, Qt Creator offers a lot of nice features that make software development easier. In this article, I will highlight some of my favorite Qt Creator features. read more

Maybe call it backseat programming for now? GitHub on Tuesday unveiled a code-completion tool called Copilot that shows promise though still has some way to go to meet its AI pair programming goal.…

In this article we introduce various ways to install software using a graphical interface.

Go also called Golang is an open-source programming language developed by Google. It is used to build reliable and efficient applications. In this post, I will show you how to install the Go programming language on Ubuntu 20.04 server.

Jim Hall is best known as the computer programmer who founded the FreeDOS project. Jim began the project in 1994 as a replacement for MS-DOS while he was still a student at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. Jim created FreeDOS in response to Microsoft ending support for MS-DOS in 1994. Recently Jim agreed to an email interview. Correspondent Joshua Allen Holm joined me in posing the following questions to Jim. Don Watkins: What kind of skill set invites you to write your own operating system? read more

When it comes to email providers, some popular companies that come to our mind are Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail, iCloud, etc. In this article, I am going to list the top private & secure email providers in 2021.

Rsync is a powerful utility to backup and synchronizes your files and directories. You can see Rsync mainly used as a backup solution to snapshot your files and directories.

Remmina is a Remote Desktop Client that supports numerous protocols allowing you to connect to many remote systems. This full featured client program allows you to set up a shared folder, select the screen size and type of connection being used. There are many more options that give you the ability to customize your connection […]

OpenOffice can be used for creating and manipulating word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics modules etc. In this guide, we will walk you through the process of installing OpenOffice 4.1.10 on Fedora 34 Workstation OS.

Deepin Linux 20.2.2 has been released today as the latest and greatest version of this Chinese-made and Debian-based distribution featuring the eye-candy Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE).

MIXXX is a powerfull open-sourcce, free DJ software. It has everything you need to start making your best DJ mixes in a tight, integrated package. MIXXX is used by professional DJs and bedroom DJs alike.

PostgreSQL or Postgres is a powerful, open-source, relational database management system. This tutorial will demonstrate how to install PostgreSQL and phpPgAdmin on a Fedora 34 based server.

There's no better way to learn how to handle errors in your Bash scripts than to see it done.

Mixxx, the powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform DJ software for Linux, macOS, and Windows, has been updated today to version 2.3, a major release that introduces exciting changes.