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Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the most revolutionary technologies of the 21st century. From entertainment and gaming to healthcare and education, VR has opened up new avenues for immersion, interaction, and engagement. By allowing users to step into virtual worlds, VR has the potential to reshape how we experience digital content.

Messed up or mistakenly deleted configuration files under /etc directory, but no backup? Here’s how to restore the files just like they were originally installed.

LXD 6.3 system container manager brings Pure Storage support, Ubuntu Pro auto-attachment, NVIDIA GPU pass-through, and more.

A ‘fresh new look’ is heading to Bodhi Linux, the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution built around the Moksha desktop1, a fork of Enlightenment 17.

Nessus is a network scanning tool and vulnerability scanner developed by Tenable. It is used for vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and ethical hacking. In this guide, you'll learn how to install Nessus on Ubuntu 24.04 server.

Each new Ubuntu release bears a bespoke desktop background and animal mascot, and the upcoming release of the Plucky Puffin proves no exception.

Ubuntu embraces a Rust-based approach, introducing oxidizer for safe experimentation with new system utilities in 25.10.

If you’re an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS user regularly experiencing issues with connecting to audio devices, there’s an important update to the Bluetooth stack rolling out this week.

Plans have been drafted to begin using more Rust-rewritten Linux system components within the Ubuntu 25.10 release due out later this year and ahead of next year's all important Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. Among the Rust components being planned for use in Ubuntu 25.10 is the Rust Coreutils "uutils" software.

Ubuntu is based on Debian, but they're not the same. To help you choose which to install, we compare support, pre-installed software, release cycle, user-friendliness, and more.

Audacity 3.7.2 is out today as the latest stable version for this open-source digital audio editor and recording software, a bugfix update to the Audacity 3.7 series addressing more issues, crashes, and other pesky bugs.

GNOME 48, the default desktop environment for Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Workstation, is now in RC testing stage. While, the final stable release is planned for 2025-03-19.

The 230th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on March 9th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Learn how to install Spotify on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with this step-by-step guide. Use the APT or Snap approach to enjoy your favorite music.

Based on Ubuntu LTS, KDE Neon offers a polished KDE Plasma experience, showcasing its elegance and customizability.

Switching to Linux? Many will say to try out Ubuntu. Thing is, if you're after a Linux distribution similar to the Windows desktop you already know, Ubuntu might not be the one you want.

For decades, Linux and BSD have stood as two dominant yet fundamentally different branches of the Unix-like operating system world. While Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, have grown to dominate the open-source ecosystem, BSD-based systems like FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD have remained the preferred choice for those seeking security, performance, and licensing flexibility.

Canonical engineer Matthieu Clemenceau has posted a status update on the behalf of the Ubuntu Foundations engineers now half-way through the Ubuntu 25.04 development cycle. A number of notable package updates have landed as well as continued work on better ARM64 support and coming to a decision over "-O3" optimized packages.

Goodbye, Skype! You probably won't be missed. Skype is being discontinued by Microsoft on 5th May. Once a hallmark of the old internet, Skype was already dying a slow death. It just could not keep up with the competition from WhatsApp, Zoom etc despite Microsoft's backing.

Apache Solr is an open-source search platform built on Apache Lucene, designed to create powerful application search and indexing capabilities. In this guide, you'll learn how to install Apache Solr on Ubuntu 24.04 server.