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A new study meant to investigate energy conservation of free and open source ad blockers has unexpectedly shown that Internet ads are wasting shocking amounts of your time. read more

This article explains how to install the Google Chrome web browser on Ubuntu 20.04.

We turn our attention to the Debian Project and Software in the Public Interest (SPI), knowing that they're vulnerable to cash that [cref 126498 groups recklessly take] without foresight (likely negative consequences)

The LXQt project has released today the LXQt 0.15.0 update for their open-source and lightweight desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions.

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) which was released on April 23, 2020, with a long term support which will be supported for five years.

Firefly has launched a $59 “Core-1808-JD4 AI Core Board” module that runs Linux on an AI-enabled Rockchip RK1808. It’s available as part of a similarly open-spec “AIO-1808-JD4” dev kit for $149. T-Chip Technology’s Firefly (or T-Firefly) unit and development community launched some of the first open-spec SBCs based on Rockchip SoCs, such as the RK3399-based […]

This step by step guide will show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or Ubuntu 19.10 with screenshots.

If you need to send documents to Windows users, you may need to use Microsoft fonts on the documents. Here's how to install Microsoft Fonts in Linux.

In addition, Xubuntu 20.04 has been released (Goodbye and thanks to Xubuntu 18.04). I have changed the Xubuntu distro to 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa.

It's thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that I, like so many of you, have had to rapidly adjust to a life lived almost entirely at home. It's not an ideal situation, but I've had some real consolation—there has never been a better time to play games on Linux. Don't take my word for it. Check this out: read more

This brief tutorial describes how to easily fix broken Ubuntu OS without losing data or without reinstalling it completely.

How to Setup Ubuntu 20.04 on Google Cloud Compute Engine. Ubuntu 20.04 is released on 23rd April and is available immediately on Google Cloud Platform.

In this Ubuntu 20.04 Download guide you will learn where to download and how to download Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO image for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kylin desktops and Ubuntu 20.04 Server.

Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Lite can be very versatile to install a number of useful services (see also my Raspberry Pi projects article). Some addictive features can be achieved by searching for open source software and testing it with this fantastic device. An interesting example is installing a complete open source hotel reservation and booking system with Raspberry Pi and Qloapps. read more

The Fedora Project and Lenovo are partnering to offer customers the option to buy a ThinkPad laptop with the Fedora Linux distribution pre-installed.

In this series, we look at a range of home activities where Linux can play its part, making the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged, safeguarding our physical, mental and emotional health. We need activities that give a zest for living and the sense of contentment. The change of lifestyle enforced by Covid-19 is also an opportunity to expand our horizons, and spend more time on activities we have neglected in the past.

What is Managed Hosting and How is it Beneficial for Your Business?

Perf is a performance analyzing tool in Linux operating systems that supports tracepoints, software performance counters, hardware performance counters and dynamic probes.

Sometimes we have to hide our data to protect it from third-party access to the system. However, one way to achieve this is through encryption. But today we are going to talk about another method, namely steganography, which makes it possible to hide the existence of secret data in order to keep communications private.

This step by step guide will show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or Ubuntu 19.10 with screenshots.