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Midori is an open-source, lightweight, and fast web browser designed for people who want a simple but efficient way to browse the web.

It’s known for being easy on system resources, making it a favorite for older computers or anyone who wants to keep their Linux desktop uncluttered and speedy.

Midori uses the GTK interface toolkit, which integrates nicely with popular Linux desktop environments like XFCE, GNOME, and others.

It also relies on the WebKit rendering engine — the same engine that powers browsers like Safari and Chrome to deliver smooth and reliable web page rendering.

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If you’re using Linux and want to check what hardware your machine is running, you’re in luck. Linux provides several built-in tools and utilities to display detailed information about your system’s components. Whether you’re a developer, sysadmin, or just a curious user, understanding your hardware setup can help with optimization, troubleshooting, or system upgrades. Right from the start, it’s worth mentioning that tools like hwinfo, /proc, and command-line utilities make this process both powerful and flexible. Also, if you’re working with links or files often, you might want to check out this useful symbolic link guide.

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MSN Weather gets you the very latest weather forecast, including temperature, humidity, precipitation for your location.

MSN Weather is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU featuring 24 cores and threads, the new Serval WS laptop features a brand-new 16-inch display with 2560×1600 (2K) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 16:10 aspect ratio, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics, up to 96GB of DDR5 5600 MHz RAM, and up to 12TB PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 storage.

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Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” will be based on Canonical’s long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series, just like the Linux Mint 22 series. The Linux Mint project leader also unveiled the codename of the upcoming LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 distribution as “Gigi”.

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KDE Gear 25.04.1 apps collection delivers bugfixes and updated translations across 180+ apps and libraries, including Dolphin, Konsole, and Cantor.

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openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop after discovering a policy-violating workaround used to bypass required security reviews of sensitive system components.

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When setting up an Ubuntu server for production, securing the system is crucial to ensure its stability, safety, and accessibility. Although Ubuntu comes with many built-in security features, it’s important to take extra steps to protect your system from unauthorized access and attacks.

In this guide, we’ll cover three essential tools to enhance your Ubuntu server security: UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall), Fail2ban, and AppArmor. These tools will help secure your server by controlling network access, preventing brute-force login attempts, and protecting applications.

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Node.js 24, an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment, is here with V8 13.6 engine, npm 11, global URLPattern, and ClangCL support on Windows.

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On a Linux system, having regular backups is critical to protect your data, keep it safe, and make recovery easier if something goes wrong. Whether you’re handling personal files, running a development setup, or managing servers, you need a solid backup plan.

One of the easiest and most flexible ways to handle backups is by writing a custom script, which lets you decide exactly what gets backed up, when, and where it’s stored. It also saves time and reduces the risk of losing data.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a simple shell script that automatically backs up important files.

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Open source system cleaning app BleachBit has put out its first major update in more than a year, adding improved cleaning capabilities, security fixes, and stability buffs.

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The folks behind Surfshark VPN have looked to see which mobile browsers are most likely to compromise your privacy, and offers some ways that you can protect yourself.

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Highlights of Mesa 25.1 include a fully mainlined Asahi driver as its UAPI was merged into the kernel, support for Mali G720/G925 GPUs in the Panfrost driver, YCbCr, dualSrcBlend, and Vulkan 1.2 support in the PanVK driver for Mali v10+ GPUs (Gxxx), and Zink/NVK as the default driver for NVIDIA GPUs, finally replacing the old nouveau driver.

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Coming a month after fwupd 2.0.8, this release introduces support for Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPUs, the ability to allow installing multiple database certificate updates at the same time, support for showing what certificate signed the EFI authenticated variable, new documentation about updating the KEK and database, as well as the ability to use readline to look up inputs from user, and make it optional.

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The new Raspberry Pi OS release improves screen locking by adding a custom front end that gives them a bit more feedback as to what is happening, while allowing them to lock the screen by pressing Ctrl+Alt+L, or by via the ‘Lock Screen’ option in the ‘Shutdown…’ dialog.

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This article focuses on GUIs that help you manage and create SSH connections.

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Apple Siri (Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is a digital assistant which helps you with the things you need to find, know or do every day.

Siri is proprietary software and is not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Linux Mint 22.2 will be called “Zara” and LMDE 7 “Gigi,” as the team tweaks Mint-Y colors to better align with modern UI trends and libAdwaita styling.

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I can still remember when the 33MHz 486DX was the fastest chip around.

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The Yocto Project, RISC-V and the Rise Project working together in tandem can’t be anything but good for the macrocosmic open source universe.

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