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fx_cast, a tool that enables Chromecast support for Firefox web browser, has been updated to version 0.0.5 with some new features and bug fixes. This release includes support for finding and converting local SubRip (.srt) subtitle files for local media casting, an important fix that gets YouTube casting to work correctly, and more.

Troubleshooting a network is fun, challenging, and interesting, especially for sysadmins. Linux comes with various tools under its belt to help you along the way, including Nmap, ping, traceroute, netstat, ns lookup, and dig. For the purpose of this article, I will stick to Nmap and will explain the steps for how to troubleshoot a network.

This guide provides a list of useful tools for Linux system admins. These tools may not be useful all the time, but some of them might help. Sysadmin-util is a collection of useful tools for Linux system admins and anyone who wants to improve their Linux command line skill-sets in general.

It is a good idea to keep your confidential data in an encrypted location to prevent unauthorized access. It becomes more important when you share your computer with others. Encryption encrypts the information so that it is unreadable to anyone. VeraCrypt is an open-source tool for encrypting files, folders and entire partitions, available not only for Linux, but also for Windows and Mac OS. In this article, I will describe how you can encrypt a partition under Linux with VeraCrypt.

The JSON Lines data format bridges the gap between standard JSON and table-style data. Each JSON object is on a separate line, allowing line-by-line processing with shell tools.

Offensive Security kicks of 2020 with the first release of their Kali Linux ethical hacking and penetration testing GNU/Linux distribution, Kali Linux 2020.1.

CompuLab and the Linux Mint project have launched a “MintBox 3” version of CompuLab’s fanless Airtop3” mini-tower loaded with Linux Mint 19.3 and a choice of Intel 9th Gen CPUs: a hexa-core i5-9500 for $1,399 and an octa-core i9-9900K with GeForce GTX 1660 graphics for $2,499. For years, the Linux Mint project and CompuLab have […]

Where there’s activity, there’s opportunity for mistakes and confusion, so it’s time to dust off those old monitoring tools and put them to good use. Here are some of the monitoring commands you may have forgotten about (or never knew about) to help you track what’s been happening on your server. Who is logged in to your system, and what are they up to? Find out with these simple Linux commands.

Sometimes when users try to install an application by executing the usual apt command on Ubuntu, they get the following error: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock’. In this article we will shall provide some effective methods to get rid of this kind of errors.

'We all use other people's code' Enigma In a chilly conference room at the San Francisco's Hyatt Regency on Monday, legal and digital security pros convened at USENIX's Enigma conference to hold forth on security, privacy, and related matters.…

Kingpin: Life of Crime is being remastered with 3D Realms recently announced Kingpin: Reloaded bringing new life to the Quake II engine classic.

The Battle for Wesnoth is an open-source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. It features both single-player and online/hotseat multiplayer combat.

ExTiX 20.2 distribution has been released today and it appears to be the first GNU/Linux distribution to be based on the upcoming Ubuntu 20.04 LTS operating system and the Linux 5.5 kernel series.

The web hosting industry has blown up in recent years, and therefore making for an increasingly competitive market. Web hosting companies have now had to adapt, evolve and keep their prices lateral or less than their competitors. Hosting providers are clamoring to offer the extra features, stronger security, better support, faster performance, or easiest design tools needed to attract your business.

Polr is a free and open-source URL shortener that allows you to host your own link shortener. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Polr Link Shortener on Debian 10 server.

The GNU Linux-Libre 5.5 kernel has been released today as a 100% free version of the Linux 5.5 kernel, shipping only with free and open source drivers.

The iptables command is a powerful interface for your local Linux firewall. It provides thousands of network traffic management options through a simple syntax.

Axiomtek’s Linux-friendly “CEM520” is a COM Express Basic Type 6 module with an Intel 8th Gen “Coffee Lake” Core or Xeon CPU, 4x SATA, PCIe x16, 8x PCIe x1, and support for -20 to 70°C and triple independent displays. Axiomtek has released the Intel 8th Gen based CEM520, which follows its earlier 6th Gen Skylake […]

Today, using serverless means choosing a cloud platform to lock yourself into. The open source project expected to fix that is approaching prime time.

Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I'm taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you to be more productive in the new year, using tools you may or may not already be using. read more