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Bash scripting is an essential skill for anyone looking to automate tasks in a Linux environment. One of the powerful features of Bash scripts is the use of positional arguments, which allows you to pass data directly to your scripts from the command line. This article will guide you through the basics of using positional arguments, specifically focusing on how to utilize variables like $1, $2, and beyond, to enhance your scripting capabilities.

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) was launched at the end of last month, and we are starting to see companies slowly announce upgraded CM4 designs. Yesterday, we wrote about EDATEC ED-IPC3100 DIN-Rail mountable industrial computers, and today, we’ll cover Sfera Labs’ addition of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 to their Strato Pi Max DIN rail industrial controllers.

Building off last month's release of the LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha release for this free software office suite, out today is the first beta release of the upcoming LibreOffice 25.2.

This year, we celebrated a major milestone: the first Mozilla Builders demo day! More than just a tech event, it was a celebration of creativity, community and bold thinking.

If you have been wanting to emulate PS3 games on your Raspberry Pi, or Apple Silicon, powered by Linux, now is the time!

Fedora (probably) goes COSMIC! There is an official proposal about Fedora 42 Spin, featuring System76's innovative desktop with powerful features.

This could be a good one! Weather Factory developers of Cultist Simulator and BOOK OF HOURS just revealed their third game called Travelling at Night. A combat-free game inspired by CRPGs like Disco Elysium, Planescape: Torment, and Fallout 1+2. Much like their previous games it will have Native Linux support.

Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies have announced the beta launch of the first-ever optimised Ubuntu image for Qualcomm IoT Platforms. This program enables developers to access Ubuntu 22.04 LTS tailored for the Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Vision kit, powered by the Qualcomm QCS6490 processor.

Now that the initial Intel Arc B580 graphics card gaming review on Linux is out, for productivity-minded users you may be more curious about the GPU compute potential...

Kubernetes 1.32 boasts 44 enhancements, including new standardization to the platform and improved dynamic resource allocation.

Here's something I've not done before - I haven't tested an immutable AKA atomic Linux distro just yet. The idea is, your system is sort of read-only, and it can only be updated in a robust, reliable, atomic manner. Sounds like a cool concept. Necessary? Good for the end user? Well. We need to find out.

Proton 9.0-4 update streamlines Linux gaming, brings new game compatibility, fixes crashes, and boosts performance.

A response to the Forbes Article "Microsoft Warns 400 Million Windows Users -- Do Not Update Your PC"

The KDE Project released KDE Gear 24.12 today, the latest stable version of this open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem, bringing many new features and improvements to your favorite KDE applications.

Last week Intel announced the Arc B-Series Battlemage graphics cards as their first Xe2 discrete GPUs. Ahead of the Arc B580 graphics card hitting Internet retailers tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on the Intel Arc B580.

macOS 15.2 is rolling out today (December 11), and my tech feeds are hyped with its highlights. Among the (non-AI) changes I spotted: the option to display weather info in the menu bar – native, built-in, ready to go.

kew supports gapless playback, 24-bit/192khz audio, MPRIS and now rivals musikcube and tap as the finest open source terminal music player.

Few websites actually respect the option, says Mozilla. When Firefox 135 is released in February, it'll ship with one less feature: Mozilla plans to remove the Do Not Track toggle from its Privacy and Security settings.

Get hands-on with AlmaLinux 10 Beta, featuring new x86_64_v2 support, top-tier toolsets, advanced security options, and expanded hardware compatibility.

A lot of people like Linux Mint. Do you know why? We think it's the user experience.