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Klavaro is a free and easy to use typing tutor for Linux operating system. Though it is also available for Windows OS but we're not talking about that. Klavaro is a very simple typing tutor without lots of bells & whistles in the interface. Let's see some of its features and know how we can install & use it in Linux. So let's get started!

Android SDK is the official android emulator which is developed by Google to emulate the Android App in Linux System

European project to clean up software hits halfway point Midway through SUPERSEDE, the EU three-year project backed by €3.25m in funding to make software better, software still sucks.…

Proper quality assurance can save lives and money. (Anyone remember the Ariane 5 explosion in 1996?) That's why the openSUSE and Fedora communities heavily rely on openQA, a fully automated and open source test framework. OpenQA is primarily used to test different Linux distributions, but applications can also be installed on top of it to test desktop environments like GNOME and KDE. read more

Forking is a concept that can strike terror into the heart of any CIO that relies on open source software. Here’s how to make sure you’re on the right side of the split.

'Not convinced Microsoft is committed long term to the OS' Lenovo will not build smartmobes running on Microsoft’s Windows operating system because it doubts the software giant’s long term commitment to the market.…

Today KDE releases its first Long Term Support edition of its flagship desktop software, Plasma. This marks the point where the developers and designers are happy to recommend Plasma for the widest possible audience be they enterprise or non-techy home users. If you tried a KDE desktop previously and have moved away, now is the time to re-assess, Plasma is simple by default, powerful when needed.

Linux containers are helping to change the way that IT operates. In place of large, monolithic virtual machines, organizations are finding effective ways to deploy their applications inside Linux containers, providing for faster speeds, greater density, and increased agility in their operations. read more

Remix OS is an operating system based on Android-x86(). The OS is developed to provide android for PC. It is developed by Jide Technology. The latest version of Remix OS is based on Android Marshmallow. We hope to soon have the next versions based on Nougat.

Managing and monitoring background running processes are not only basic needs as per view of performance control but security is also a concern in this cyber linked world.Here is a list of important terminal commands used in managing,killing and viewing the processes running in the background.

If you were to design a client operating system with the goal of being used by two billion people, what would it look like?…

It’s getting harder and harder to scam little old ladies these days. They’ll just up and switch to Linux on you.

Today, October 4, 2016, the KDE project was proud to unveil the newest and most advanced release of its popular, modern, and free desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions.

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the October 2016 issue.

Fedora 24 ships with PostgreSQL 9.5, a major upgrade from version 9.4 that is included in Fedora 23. The new version 9.5 provides several enhancements and new features, but also brings some compatibility changes, as it has been very common between... Continue Reading →

The first days of October already brought many exciting new technologies for GNU/Linux users, and today we would like to tell you about the recent release of the FFmpeg 3.1.4 "Laplace" multimedia framework.

GnuCash is a free open source accounting program launched in 1998 for small business. GnuCash implements a double entry bookkeeping system. It was first designed for Linux but later in 2004 it was released for Mac and in 2007 was available for Windows. Its current version is 2.6.14. GnuCash is also available for Android in Playstore.

It is important for an inclusive society to keep educational resources open and accessible, regardless of one’s background, wealth or disability. Therefore, high quality and free open source accessibility solutions are important to deliver equal STEM education for all. — … Continue reading

Globalscale’s “EspressoBin” network switching Pico-ITX SBC offers Marvell’s dual-core, Cortex-A53 Armada 3720 SoC, plus 2x GbE, 1x WAN, SATA, and mini-PCIe. Globalscale Technologies and its hardware partner Marvell, which have previously collaborated on products such as the Armada 370 Mirabox, have joined forces on a Linux-fueled EspressoBin network switching single-board computer. The EspressoBin is based […]

Free and Open Source groupware SOGo v3.2 is finally out with massive improvements! SOGo v3.2 features IMAP subscriptions management, keyboard shortcuts, EAS server-side mailbox search capabilities and tons of other enhancements and bug fixes. See http://sogo.nu for all details.