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If Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) tactics and fear-mongering/dramatisation can determine election outcomes (FUD is spread fastest in social control media), it can also affect people's choice of operating systems and/or purchases

Systemd 257-rc1 is out today as a big feature update for this release that brings many new features and other refinements to this key piece of the Linux operating system stack.

At this year's Ubuntu Summit in The Hague, we were really hoping to hear some news about Canonical's new immutable desktop distro. It was a hot topic this time last year, and since it did not arrive alongside Noble Numbat in April, we were expecting it would appear alongside last month's Oracular Oriole – but no.

FFmpeg developers have achieved a remarkable performance improvement of up to 94x by implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly code.

This article focuses on selecting the best small Linux utilities that support Flickr integration. These tools help users to edit, tag, download and upload images to and from a Linux computer and the Flickr service.

In the digital age, securing your network infrastructure is more critical than ever. Businesses using Linux systems must be proactive in implementing robust security measures. This guide explores how Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) can enhance your Linux network’s defenses.

New Steam Client update improves native Linux gaming, makes detection and passing of commands faster, and fixes multiple bugs. Here’s what’s new!

Ahead of tomorrow's availability of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor as the first Zen 5 CPU released with 3D V-Cache, today the review embargo lifts.

It’s almost time for the Linux Distributions DevRoom at FOSDEM again! Let’s dive into what we’d like to see and how you can get involved! Submit your talk to FOSDEM, when you’re ready! Read on for further information.

21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes. A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux's multithreaded performance.

Fedora Atomic Desktops now supports bootloader updates by default on UEFI systems. BIOS support is coming soon.

Bottom (shortly btm) is a highly customisable, cross-platform graphical process/system monitor designed for use in the terminal.

Clipchamp is non-linear editing software that allows users to import, edit, and export audiovisual material in an Internet browser window. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives to Clipchamp.

The long elusive GIMP 3.0 image editor that is a free software alternative to Adobe Photoshop has finally reached the release candidate phase of development.

Geckium is the perfect tool for anyone who wants to make Firefox look like Google Chrome from back in the day, as far back as 2008!

The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.2.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and various improvements.

Everyone is talking about SmolLM. Is it really buzzworthy? Let me share my Raspberry Pi tests.

An interview with one of the founders of Zorin OS, Artyom Zorin on the podcast Destination Linux. We talked about the past, present, and future of Zorin OS as well as Artyom's journey into making Zorin OS.

Umask (a shortcut of user-file creation mode mask) is a Linux command that sets permissions for a file or directory users create. Linux uses this fundamental command to set the default permissions. When creating a new file or directory, the umask command determines the initial access level.

Typically in my launch-day Linux reviews of new AMD EPYC processors I try to include results both of the performance determinism (default) and power determinism modes available with these server processors since opting in to the power determinism mode can allow for additional performance uplift at the cost of slightly higher power costs.