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LZ4 is one of the faster compression algorithms in Linux, but the newly released LZ4 version 1.10 significantly raises the bar on its own forerunners.

Discover a step-by-step guide to install Zoom video conferencing application in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions with practical examples.

Intel is kicking off the new week with a new release to their open-source Compute Runtime stack that provides OpenCL and Level Zero support across Windows and Linux systems with Intel integrated/discrete graphics.

Chezmoi is an incredible CLI tool that makes it easier to manage your system and software configuration dotfiles across multiple systems.

The csh command in Linux refers to the C shell, a Unix shell created by Bill Joy while he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley in the late 1970s. The C shell (csh) is a command processor that provides a user interface to access an operating system's services.

GStreamer 1.24.6 open-source multimedia framework offers essential bug fixes & security updates. Here's more on that!

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the August 2024 issue.

Another release of GE-Proton / Proton-GE with version 9-11 updating various stuff behind the scenes, along with some more game-specific fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.

Looking for a VPN solution for your devices? Explore our comparison of WireGuard vs OpenVPN to determine which one fits your personal needs.

The W55RP20-EVB-Pico evaluation board combines the W55RP20 MCU with the W5500 wired TCP/IP controller and the RP2040 from the Raspberry Pi Pico.

The PDF file format is one of the most common file formats in use today. This article recommends the best open source PDF viewers.

While Linus Torvalds stated in mid-June that he intended to merge sched_ext for Linux 6.11 as the exciting extensible scheduler code, it didn't end up happening...

Deploy your automation platform with Chef. Chef enables automation for both nurture and applications in development and production environments.

The exodus, which was already being much discussed in online forums such as Reddit, began in 2023 when Oracle made a major change in the way it prices Java. Under the new scheme, business users are charged based on the company’s size — specifically, on the number of employees, which includes part-time workers and contractors.

Hyprland tiling Wayland compositor has been accepted into Debian and is now part of its unstable repositories. Here's more on that!

Linus Torvalds, the principal developer of the Linux kernel, has announced the release of Linux Kernel version 6.11 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) on 28 July 2024.

Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers. This guide will walk you through the installation and configuration of a WebDAV server on Ubuntu and Debian using Apache2.

The other day, Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of the software supply chain company Chainguard, wrote on LinkedIn that "open source is not a good strategy for startups." What? Do you think I was going to disagree because I'm a big open-source fan? Think again!

With this First Look, we will be taking a look at an open-source file transfer app called “LocalSend”, which allows you to securely share files and messages across devices.

Version 22 is based on Ubuntu 24.04, which appeared in late April. The beta version of Ubuntu Noble was delayed, and correspondingly the Mint blog said in June that "there are many bugs in this BETA," followed by a summary in the July post: