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Boot Repair is a graphical open-source program to fix bootloader and Grub issues on Ubuntu.

This article spotlights alternative tools to chmod, software that changes file mode bits.

Thunderbird enhances the Linux experience by supporting Snap, ensuring all users enjoy the email client without limits.

Thorium Reader is a cross platform desktop reading app, based on the Readium Desktop toolkit. It’s written mostly in TypeScript and published under an open source license.

'Complete digital sovereignty' ... sounds familiar. Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions.…

Ah, those memories of wrestling with BIOS and Embedded Controller firmware (EC) updates on my laptop... It often meant resorting to Windows installations or risky workarounds, a headache for Linux users like myself. But thankfully, recent years have seen improvements.

Webcams spice up online communication by offering real-time video chat and webcasting.

This tutorial describes how to create ad hoc shell environments to test a package without installing it using Nix package manager in Linux.

A recent data breach incident disclosed by the OWASP Foundation due to a wiki misconfiguration highlights a critical concern for security practitioners, specifically Linux admins and infosec professionals. The breach exposed personal information from members who joined the foundation between 2006 and 2014.

This is the fourth article in our series looking at a FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC running Linux. This machine has an Intel N100 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD. It’s an extremely inexpensive machine costing little more than a Raspberry Pi 5 yet it’s much more powerful. It sounds like an ideal low cost machine to run Linux on the desktop.

Unlock the secrets to a flawless NVIDIA and Wayland setup on Arch Linux. Follow our step-by-step guide for a hassle-free desktop experience.

Securing remote server access is paramount for system administrators and developers. While it’s common practice to disable root login over SSH due to security concerns, there are scenarios where enabling it is necessary, such as when managing a remote server without a user account or for specific administrative tasks. This article guides you through enabling SSH root login on Ubuntu or Debian Linux servers or desktops, ensuring you can access your system with the necessary precautions.

LXC 6.0 LTS container management solution launches with major updates: IPV6, squashfs images, and a new timeout function.

(Updated) Radxa previews ZERO 3E Single Board Computer with GbE port

Canonical rebuilds Ubuntu 24.04 LTS packages for Noble Numbat Beta, ensuring safety from CVE-2024-3094 threat.

MINIX Z100-AERO Mini PC with 2.5GbE+1GbE ports and NVMe SSD Support

Recent enhancements have been made to GitHub Actions , a feature of GitHub that enables automation and CI/CD processes for developer teams. The updates focus on boosting security and power for GitHub-hosted runners, virtual machines that execute workflows.

This article focuses on font renderers for Linux. Font rendering is the process by which operating systems take text and turn it into display text.

Recent sshd/xz backdoor (CVE-2024-3094 ) reveals risks in systemd's libsystemd, sparking debate on dependency reduction. Here's more on that!

Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today the end of life (EOL) for the Linux 6.7 kernel series, urging users to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.8 kernel as soon as possible.