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Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
After a few days of using System76's Linux distribution, you'll find yourself hesitant to go back to whatever OS you were using. It really is that good.
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
If you're building a website or programming web tools using PHP, MySQL or other common languages, it helps to have a test site you can run on your local PC. However, most web hosting services, including the best web hosting services, use Linux, not Windows as their hosting environments.
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
Linux is great at using your computer efficiently, but sometimes you might find yourself on a slower or older machine. How can you make Linux work better with lower performance?
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
Radxa recently introduced a compact networking device powered by the hexacore Rockchip RK3582 System-on-Chip. This new model builds on the design of the previous Radxa E20C but features dual 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, enhancing its networking capabilities.
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
As another effort for boosting the energy efficiency and behavior of Intel Core platforms with a mix of energy efficient "E" and performance "P" cores, a set of patches were posted Friday night for adapting Energy Aware Scheduling (EAS) to the Intel P-State CPU frequency scaling driver with a focus on providing better energy efficient performance initially for Lunar Lake SoCs.
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
Vuls is an agentless, free, and open-source vulnerability scanner for Linux and FreeBSD. In this guide, you'll learn how to install Vuls Vulnerability Scanner on the Debian 12 server. You'll install Vuls, set up CVE databases, and then scan the local system and remote machine Vuls.
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 22:20
LLMs not only ruin the Web. They ruin the planet.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
CachyOS November 2024 release: Performance boosts, NVIDIA fixes, and AMD Cache Optimizer updates enhance gaming and laptop efficiency.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
A set of Linux kernel patches posted on Friday by Meta/Facebook provide for sizable performance optimizations for applications leveraging /proc/kcore such as for debuggers.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
You know what they say about lipstick on a pig…
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to backup and restore using Rsnapshot on a Linux server. You'll be setting up rsnapshot for local backup and remote backup. You'll also learn how to set up an automatic backup with rsnapshot and cron.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
The Fedora Linux installer, Anaconda, has been around for 25 years! While it’s been a reliable way to install Fedora Linux (and CentOS, RHEL, and others), many people — especially those new to Fedora — sometimes have issues with complexity and jargon.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
We’ve already checked out the hardware of the Maxtang T0-FP750 mini PC with an unboxing and a teardown in the first part of the review, before thoroughly testing the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS mini PC in Windows 11 Pro.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
Boost your Linux command line efficiency with aliases. Learn how to create and manage aliases in Linux for Bash, Zsh, and Fish shells.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
Want to try a different download manager for a change? Try AB download manager!
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
The Arch Linux based CachyOS Linux distribution has issued its November 2024 media refresh. Notable this time are pulling a few performance-related patches into its kernel build.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
Flatpak is an universal Linux package format that runs in sandbox environment. Many popular applications (e.g., Firefox, GIMP, OBS Studio) provide official Linux packages through Flatpak, and Flathub repository hosts tons of app packages in this format.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
Important note: Hyprland has just been released in version in version 0.45.0. The new version will introduce new shadow variables which results on 4 error messages on top of your screen when you're using the Dotfiles in 2.9.6.5 or lower. The new version 2.9.6.6 of the Dotfiles will be compatible with Hyprland 0.45.0 and is already available with yay -S ml4w-hyprland-git.
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 22:20
The Latest Niri release, v0.1.10, brings window moving, pointer options, input enhancements, and fixes to Wayland's scrollable-tiling compositor.