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In the hunt for the lightest Desktop Environments, we pitted LXDE vs XFCE to see which of them is the better lightweight desktop environment.

Nginx is one a very famous, open-source web server application that we can also use as a reverse proxy, cache server as well as a load balancer among other things. It is a powerful, lightweight application & also…

Someone appears to have ignited the Great Firewall with Hong-Kong-related post. China appears to have blocked access to the website of coding-for-kids tool Scratch.…

The next version of Zorin OS 15.3 is here as the latest point release in the Zorin 15.x series.

Bash scripts are a versatile and handy tool that most system administrators love using to simplify their workflow and automate repetitive tasks. With scripts, you can do almost anything that you can do using a normal shell environment. In this tutorial, we will explain the most common bash operations while also showing you a few bash script examples.

Biz goes public on plans, promises open source tools with kernel code. Paragon has submitted code for a read-write NTFS driver in the Linux kernel, and told The Register that it also plans to provide its NTFS tools and utilities as open source.…

Here's a quick and easy way to create a basic internal registry to manage your container images.

digiKam 7.1 has been released as the first major update in the digiKam 7.x series of this open-source, cross-platform and free professional photo management software.

As enterprises increase their use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL), a critical question arises: How can they scale and industrialize ML development? These conversations often focus on the ML model; however, this is only one step along the way to a complete solution. To achieve in-production application and scale, model development must include a repeatable process that accounts for the critical activities that precede and follow development, including getting the model into a public-facing deployment. read more

VPN or Virtual Private Network is defined as an encrypted path between a device and a network over the Internet. VPNs ensure the security of the transmitted data by offering encrypted channels for data flow.

Terms such as BBS and SysOp are in the history books, but do you know why?

The GStreamer 1.18 open-source and cross-platform multimedia framework has been officially released today and it’s a major update that adds numerous new features and enhancements.

Is it the firewall or something more sinister that's blocking your access to a service?

Ansible is a popular automation tool used by sysadmins and developers to keep their computer systems in prime condition. As is often the case with extensible frameworks, Ansible has limited use on its own, with its real power dwelling in its many modules. Ansible modules are, in a way, what commands are to a Linux computer. They provide solutions to specific problems, and one common task when maintaining computers is keeping all the ones you use updated and consistent. read more

Zim is an impressive cross-platform, open source note taking app for users who want a wiki-style collection of their notes, tasks, or ideas.

Inkscape, the powerful, free, open source and multi-platform SVG graphics editor, has a new release, version 1.0.1, which doubles as the first point release in the Inkscape 1.0 series.

Today, Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker published an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging her to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to build a better internet through …

Ibase’s fanless, Ubuntu-ready “ASB200-918” embedded PC runs on AMD’s Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 and offers up to 32GB DDR4, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x GbE, 5x USB, 4x COM, and 2x M.2 including NVMe support. Ibase announced a compact, semi-rugged embedded computer built around its 3.5-inch IB918 SBC with a choice of four AMD Ryzen […]

'Best approximation of C++ ideals so far,' says Stroustrup - but is it too big and complex? C++ 20, the latest version of the venerable object-oriented programming language, has been unanimously endorsed in ISO's final technical approval ballot.…

Vivaldi browser released its latest version 3.3 with a pause mode which stops all internet activity with just a click of a button.