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Learn how to check the Python version on your Linux system, whether via the command line, the Python interpreter, or programmatically.

The Cinnamon 6.2 desktop environment and many other goodies debuted in the new Linux Mint 22 are now available to all LMDE 6 users.

In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems. Late in the summer of 1974, CP/M first started running on hardware. It became one of the first cross-platform microcomputer OSes, and revolutionized the hardware and software industries.

As of today, those of you who want to install Arch Linux have a new ISO image that incorporates the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies, including Linux kernel 6.10.

We're reflecting on the steps taken as we continually seek to improve Linux kernel integration. This will include more detail about the tests used to enhance the quality of testing processes and coverage.

We’ve again pulled out all the stops and published a mammoth array of updates this month.

Encryption is a crucial aspect of securing sensitive information on your Linux system. One of the tools you can use for this purpose is mcrypt, which provides symmetric encryption and decryption capabilities. This guide will walk you through the process of using mcrypt to encrypt and decrypt files and directories on Linux, covering a range of options and examples.

The internet is ubiquitous: on our desks, in our pockets, even in the air around us, as radio waves transmit between devices so we can be online on the move. It’s a sprawling web of interconnectivity, linking people and gadgets around the world.

A bit of an oops here with the newly released The Jackbox Megapicker, with the Native Linux version causing the Steam Deck to get corrupted.

Xen 4.19 type-1 hypervisor debuts with enhanced hardware support for x86 and Arm, plus new features and improvements. Full details inside.

There's been no shortage of cheap, ARM-based handheld game consoles coming to market. Given Linux on Arm tending to work better than Windows and in keeping vendor costs to a minimum, they've tended to be running Linux or Android with various open-source games/emulators.

The big names mostly can't yet, but some lesser-known Linux distributions offer the ability to undo updates and recover from damage, even automatically.

Docker is a platform as a service product (PaaS) that uses OS-level virtualization and delivers encapsulated software in packages called containers. The software that hosts the container is called Docker Engine. Libraries, packages, and services isolate the containers from one another, but they can easily communicate over defined channels.

Learn how to install multiple Python versions on Ubuntu using Pyenv without any conflict issues, and then create a separate virtual environment.

GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer for Unix-like systems, including Ubuntu. It provides an efficient and user-friendly way to visualize and analyze web server logs, supporting various formats like Apache, Nginx, and Amazon S3 logs.

The Xen Project has delivered a new cut of its open source hypervisor. Version 4.19 debuted on Thursday, billed as "a significant milestone in enhancing performance, security, and versatility."

The wait is finally over and Ikey Doherty’s long-anticipated Serpent OS distribution has an ISO image that people can download and test on bare metal hardware or virtual machines to see what the fuss is all about.

For this instalment in the series, we examine the power consumption of the DreamQuest N95 Mini PC and compare it to three other machines.

Merged on Sunday prior to tagging the first release candidate of Linux 6.11 were some last minute updates to Turbostat, the tool that lives within the kernel source tree and used for reporting CPU frequency and idle statistics along with other useful metrics.

Nitrux 3.6 is available for download with NVIDIA 560.28 video drivers, Mesa 24.1, Linux kernel 6.9, better performance, and more.