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RDP, or Remote Desktop Protocol, enables you to access the graphical interface of another computer over a network. On Linux, you can utilize Xrdp to create an RDP Server. Xrdp is a free and open-source application server implementation of RDP protocol.

File managers for Android have improved significantly over the years. You do not necessarily need to install options like ES File Manager, Solid Explorer, and others. But, even if you do — and you do not like the default file manager (or refuse to use Google's Files app), there is always the open-source way instead of using the proprietary ones I just mentioned.

While there were plans of adding getrandom() in the vDSO with the upcoming Linux 6.11 merge window to speed up user-space random number generation access, Linus Torvalds is unconvinced by the work and intends to reject any pull request with it for Linux 6.11.

Daphile is a headless music server operating system. This provides an audiophile class music server and player OS – targeted to dedicated headless PC.

This week I received an email from Artyom and Kyrill Zorin, the founders of Zorin OS, stating that on July 1st it was already 15 years ago that Zorin OS 1.0 saw the light of day. For me, Zorin OS is one of the Linux distributions that I recommend to users who are curious about trying Linux for the first time. But also for people who want to use Linux for productive purposes and want a fantastic out-of-the-box experience right away, Zorin OS is a solid choice.

Proton, once famed for a VPN, now provides a suite of secure online services, including e-mail, cloud storage, and password manager (Proton Pass Linux app launched last month). Now, it’s adding another string to its privacy-focused bow, and takes aim at Google Docs in the process.

It's been nearly one decade since Intel began working on 5-level paging support for the Linux kernel to allow for greater virtual and physical address space with expanding memory sizes. The 5-level paging kernel-side bits were upstreamed back in Linux 4.12 in 2017 and enabled by default since 2019 with Linux 5.5. Intel CPUs for a while (since Ice Lake) have supported 5-level paging and AMD CPUs too since Zen 4. The Linux kernel may move to unconditionally enabling 5-level paging support for x86_64 kernel builds.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation today released a new update to their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS operating system for the Raspberry Pi single-board computers adding numerous UI improvements and new settings.

KDE Gear 24.05.2 apps collection improves user experience with fixes for memory leaks, file access issues, and more.

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 9 high quality terminal-based open source calendar software. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for anyone who wants to manage their daily activities.

The OpenMandriva team announced the Release Candidate for OpenMandriva's rolling release, ROME 24.07. This version includes significant updates and enhancements.

Discover the top open-source CRM software for your business needs. Explore features, benefits, and pros and cons in our review.

Dolphin Emulator is adopting a new rolling release schedule and version numbering scheme. So, say goodbye to the eight-year-old Dolphin 5.0 release. Dolphin 2407 is available today on all major platforms.

The KDE Project today announced the general availability of KDE Gear 24.05.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.05 suite of KDE apps for the Plasma desktop and other platforms.

GitHub's co-founder and former CEO launched the Ladybird initiative, a brand-new independent browser written from scratch and backed by a non-profit.

Do you need to convert music files to a different audio format? Unsure of what tool is best suited for the job?

I was invited to go and spend weekend time as a speaker at the OSCAL conference. The request to support harassment victims was not something that was anticipated.

The Miracle-WM tiling window manager for Canonical's Mir display server has hit 0.3 – and also reaches places you may not expect to find Canonical code.

Node or NodeJS, a popular open-source JavaScript runtime environment, is a key tool for web developers. It’s commonly used to enhance web app functionality or create local development environments.

The regreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387) bug is patched in openSSH 9.8 version! Users are highly encouraged to update their OpenSSH tool immediately.