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Dell's Barton George announced today that the eighth generation of the Ubuntu-powered XPS 13 developer edition series is now on sale in the US, Europe, and Canada.

Akaunting is a free and open source accounting software to manage your invoices, quotes, and finances. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Akaunting software on Ubuntu 18.04 server.

This is a review of MX Linux which is a collaboration between the developers of AntiX and Mepis. In the past year this distribution has become very popular and in this review I have had a peek to see why.

Ubuntu's IoT-ready Linux distribution makes developers lives easier and boosts security through use of Snaps.

Currently, WebRTC.org is the most popular and feature-rich WebRTC implementation. It is used in Chrome and Firefox and works well for browsers, but the Native API and implementation have several shortcomings that make it a less-than-ideal choice for uses outside of browsers, including native apps, server applications, and internet of things (IoT) devices. read more

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Vanilla Forum on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using Nginx as a web server, MySQL as a database server, and optionally you can secure transport layer by using acme.sh client and Let's Encrypt certificate authority to add SSL support.

Learn how to install and manage python packages on Linux with pip

There seems to be a mad rush at the beginning of every year to find ways to be more productive. New Year's resolutions, the itch to start the year off right, and of course, an "out with the old, in with the new" attitude all contribute to this. And the usual round of recommendations is heavily biased towards closed source and proprietary software. It doesn't have to be that way. Here's the 11th of my picks for 19 new (or new-to-you) open source tools to help you be more productive in 2019. read more

If you are Linux system administrator or just a Linux enthusiast/lover, than you love & use command line aks CLI. Until some years ago majority of Linux work was accomplished using CLI only & even there are some limitations to GUI . Though there are plenty of Linux distributions that can complete tasks with GUI but still learning CLI is major part of mastering Linux.

This is the latest in our series of articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems. The series examines both graphical and text based open source utilities. For this article, we’ll look at nmon, a free and open source performance monitor.

A mind map of yourself sounds a little far-fetched at first. Is this process about neural pathways? Or telepathic communication? Not at all. Instead, a mind map of yourself is a way to describe yourself to others visually. It also shows connections among the characteristics you use to describe yourself. It’s a useful way to […]

It is also a fundamental right, not a privilege to be bestowed on anyone. The individual should have the right to determine the extent of his privacy... Well, no—or not exactly. And not right away, or maybe even yet.

Ubuntu ships with a firewall configuration tool called UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall). In this tutorial we will show you how to disable the UFW firewall on Ubuntu 18.04 systems.

2DayGeek: ffsend is a command line Firefox Send client that allow users to transfer and receive files and folders through command line.

If you're using Python for your project, you'll need a good IDE. Here are some of the best Python IDEs that are feature-rich and add to your productivity.

I am excited to announce that Roxi Wen is joining Mozilla Corporation as our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) next month. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, the........

Ubuntu here, there, everywhere Canonical unleashed Ubuntu Core 18 on the public today following a beta of the locked-down Linux in December.…

Canonical announced today the official availability of the Ubuntu Core 18 operating system for the IoT (Internet of Things) ecosystem and embedded devices, based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) series.

VDOO has launched an “ERA” (Embedded Runtime Agent) for securing Linux IoT devices. The agent self-optimizes for specific systems with the help of the company’s Vision analytics software. Security startup VDOO has launched its ERA (Embedded Runtime Agent), which it claims is the first auto-generated runtime agent designed to offer security protections directly on Linux-based […]