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In this tutorial, we will learn how to develop a Python plugin for GIMP, a popular open-source image editing software. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to create your own custom plugins to extend the functionality of GIMP using Python.

Lately we've demonstrated the explosive growth of GNU/Linux or just Linux in Africa, based on some firm's Web-derived data. Here's one way to present this data for all countries, based on July's numbers.

VSCodium is an open-source version of VS Code that removes telemetry and tracking, providing a privacy-focused alternative.

Shipping with the latest underlying changes from Debian 12 “Bookworm,” the KDE-centric Neptune 8.0 is here almost a year after its previous 7.5 release. Here's what's new!

The team behind the Neptune Linux distribution released Neptune 8.0 as a major update to this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution built around the latest KDE Plasma desktop environment.

Learn how to easily install VirtualBox on Debian 12 (Bookworm) with our step-by-step guide, and start virtualizing your systems today!

Inkscape, the powerful open-source, cross-platform, and free SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor, has been updated today to stable version 1.3, a major release that introduces new features and many improvements.

The GTK-based Shotwell 0.32.2 open-source image editor and photo organizer arrived as a maintenance release to the Shotwell 0.32 stable series to address several bugs and implement a couple of new features.

Juno Tab 2, a Linux-powered tablet with an 11? screen and Intel N5100 CPU is now available for pre-order. The price starts at $525.

Today, Collabora is pleased to announce an extension of our collaboration with Arm, providing more surety and capability for Panfrost, the mainline open-source solution to support graphics acceleration on Arm's Mali GPU family. Read on for more.

This long-term-support version of Linux Mint is a great Linux desktop for both beginners and experts.

Here's how you can install the latest Firefox on the Debian Stable version (Debian 12 Bookworm).

The NanoPC-T6 is a single board computer based on the octa-core Rockchip RK3588 System-on-Chip. This SBC is equipped with interfaces including 2x HDMI output ports, 2x 2.5GbE for high-speed networking, 2x CSI connectors for camera integration and many other ports.   As mentioned above, the NanoPi accommodates the Rockchip RK3588 processor with the following architecture:  […]

Boundary Devices launched this month an embedded platform developed in partnership with MediaTek. The device features an octa-core Arm Cortex CPU, an audio DSP, an Arm Mali-G57 GPU for 4k video codecs and 3.7 TOPS NPU for deep learning, computer vision, etc. The datasheet for the Tungsten700 indicates that this board is built around the […]

Yes, the official name of this column is Friday FOSS Week in Review, although we no longer include the day in the headline. And yes, today is Saturday, not Friday.

The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.1 as the first ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series.

Learn how to restrict the use of the su command to only authorized users. This will help to protect your system from unauthorized access.

GitLab is a web-based Git repository manager that offers features such as wiki, issue tracking, continuous integration, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing GitLab on Ubuntu 22.04.

Thanks to the work done by David Turner with the help of a few other Firefox developers, it would appear that the upcoming Firefox 116 web browser release will implement hardware-accelerated video decoding for Raspberry Pi 4 computers.

Do distros even matter in the era of cloud and microservices? Register Kettle Linux is everywhere. Servers, phones, laptops, and more, whether people know it or not. And it's all over our headlines lately – for good reason.…