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With the introduction of the Raspberry PI 400 it now seems that the Raspberry PI is a viable desktop computer. There is now a full Ubuntu desktop version available for the Raspberry PI 4. This article is a review of Ubuntu on the Raspberry PI 4.

The developers behind Kwort, a GNU/Linux distribution based on CRUX Linux, announced today the release of version 4.3.5, which ships with the latest Linux 5.10 kernel series and various updated tools.

Here's this week's roundup series, curated for you from the Linux and open-source world on application updates, new releases, distribution updates, major news, and upcoming highlights. Have a look.

JavaScript is still one of the most widely used programming languages. How has it been able to continue its popularity, and where will it be 25 years from now?

The Open Organization community published more than 30 articles at Opensource.com this year (to say nothing of the books we released, too). That's 30 new case studies, interviews, tutorials, and book reviews showcasing the ways open principles are impacting organizational culture and design. Choosing a favorite seems like an impossible task. But our data have revealed the five most-read pieces of 2020. read more

The Manjaro community announced today the release of Manjaro ARM 20.12, a major update to the ARM edition of the popular, Arch Linux-based Manjaro Linux distribution for embedded devices, ARM laptops and development boards.

reveal.js is a free and open-source HTML framework that can be used to create fully-featured presentations through a web browser. It is built on open web technologies. It has a rich set of features including, Markdown content, nested slides, PDF export, and JavaScript APIs for controlling the slide navigation.

KWrite is a desktop text editor for KDE’s Plasma desktop. It’s meant to be a universal application that anyone can reasonably use when they need to jot down a quick note, write a school paper, do some programming, and/or anything else you can think to do with a text editor. It uses components of the Kate editor to create a simple interface but leverages those same components to provide a long list of useful features.

Docker is an open-source application that provides lightweight operating-system-level virtualization through the use of containers. The key benefit of Docker is that it allows users to package an application with all of its dependencies into a standardized unit for software development.

In this guide we will go from fresh Windows laptop to a fully functional Arch Linux multimedia workstation, tuned for audio performance.

In this article series, Opensource.com Correspondents and others have been writing the same "guess the number" game in various programming languages. This exercise shows how the basic concepts you'll find in most programming languages—variables, expressions, and statements—can be applied to learn new languages. read more

The great thing about computers is that they’re really good at multi-tasking. The bad thing about computers is that they’re really good at multi-tasking. Whether you consider yourself, as a human, good or bad at multi-tasking, sometimes you need a little help focusing. One of those times is when you’re trying to compose clear and concise communication. And that’s exactly why Focuswriter was developed.

This article looks at some of the ways you can find duplicate files on Linux, by exploring some of the duplicate file tools available with examples of how to use them.

The workspace navigation is going to change completely in GNOME 40. The new design is so easy and immersive that people may be migrating to GNOME from other desktop environments.

This guide explains how to add, delete and grant sudo privileges to users in Alpine Linux.

With CentOS Stream now "tracking ahead" of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where exactly does that leave Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distro, and long-time RHEL test release?

This guide explains the steps you need to install GNOME Desktop in Arch Linux. This guide has two parts. The first part deals with installing the base Arch system. The second part is installing the complete GNOME desktop environment on top of Arch Linux.

Google's Android Auto application casts content from a smartphone to a car's head unit display. Officially, that content includes navigation (e.g., Google Maps and Waze), media players (e.g., VLC, Spotify), and messaging apps. The application is useful, but it would be even better if you could show a film on your head unit's display or use it as an interface to a custom onboard computer that manages multiple cameras, GPS, and so on.

Today we’ll see some ways in which the average users of open source software can contribute to these projects, even if they have no experience at all.

This article explains how to install the Deepin Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 20.04 or 20.10, and Linux distributions based on these Ubuntu versions, like Linux Mint 20.x. You'll also find instructions for how to remove it in case you no longer want to use it.