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This years Fedora Flock event was slated to take place in Mexico City. Then organizers hit a roadblock that made it a bridge too far.

The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 24.2.1 as the first point release to the latest LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series fixing more than 100 bugs.

Discover a step-by-step guide to install a UrBackup server on Ubuntu and a UrBackup client on Windows systems with practical examples.

GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment), is one of the most popular desktop environments on Linux, and probably the most used one, since all major distributions use it as their default interface. Version 42 of the D.E., introduced a global “light/dark” UI mode switch, which is respected by all GNOME applications and wallpapers: switching the global style to “dark”, automatically changes the GTK theme to Adwaita-dark, and all the wallpapers supporting this feature, to their “dark” versions. GNOME also supports time-shifting wallpapers.

KDE Neon KVM guest was deployed via neon-user-20240229-0716.iso. Python 3.12.2 installation has been performed per https://www.dedicatedcore.com/blog/install-pyenv-ubuntu/ , in particular case no upgrade of KDE Plasma up to 6.0 was required

Discover five different ways to empty a file from command line without deleting the file itself in Linux and Unix-like operating systems.

Installing a new desktop environment on your Debian GNU/Linux system can significantly enhance your user experience by offering a fresh look, improved functionality, and additional applications. One popular choice among Linux users is the XFCE desktop environment. XFCE provides a lightweight, yet fully functional desktop experience, ideal for users with older hardware or those who prefer a minimalist desktop. This guide will walk you through the process of installing the XFCE desktop environment on a Debian GNU/Linux system.

The Flock to Fedora 2024 organizing team announces the next edition of Flock to Fedora. It will take place in Rochester, New York, United States from Wednesday, August 7th to Saturday, August 10th. Flock is the Fedora Project’s annual contributor-focused conference. The conference provides a venue for face-to-face meetings and conversations. It is also a […]

How to Upgrade to KDE Plasma 6 [Complete Guide]

Quickly bulk rename files or directories using a simple yet powerful tool named Szyszka on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Collabora announced today that their NVK open-source Vulkan graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware in the Mesa graphics stack is no longer experimental and it’s now stable and ready for prime time.

KDE Plasma 6 release is now officially available. Here's what's new.

But beware – Gparted Live hasn't been updated yet. There's a new bugfix release of Gparted, a FOSS replacement for PowerQuest's wonderful Partition Magic.…

KDE neon, a rock-solid distribution based on Ubuntu LTS releases and leveraging the KDE community software, has been updated today to the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series.

The recently introduced Arduino Nano 33 BLE Rev2 builds on the success of its predecessor, the Nano 33 BLE, by retaining the compact size and 3.3-V compatibility, while enhancing its features and capabilities. This board is well-suited for a diverse range of projects, including wearable technology to advanced robotics. This device incorporates the u-blox NINA-B306, […]

In this brief tutorial, we will learn why aliasing 'rm' command to 'rm -i' is a bad practice with a practical example. We are also going to learn about the best practices and safer alternatives to alias the rm command in Linux.

For those of you who like to run multiple Linux distributions containerized in a single distro, Luca Di Maio released today Distrobox 1.7 as a major update to this popular tool for running any Linux distro inside your terminal.

Switching to a different desktop environment can breathe new life into your Ubuntu system, offering a fresh look and feel along with potentially better performance and usability. Cinnamon, known for its classic yet modern design and functionality, is a popular choice among those looking to move away from the default GNOME desktop. This tutorial is designed for users who have Ubuntu installed with the GNOME desktop and are interested in installing Cinnamon as an alternative.

Packet with new features and novelties, the just-announced KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment ushers a new chapter in desktop computing.

Quickemu is a free and open source project which allows us to quickly launch Linux, macOS, and Windows optimized virtual machines. The project is hosted on GitHub, and is basically a wrapper around QEMU and some other tools. In this tutorial we learn how to install Quickemu, and how to use it to create optimized virtual machines on the most used Linux distributions.