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Highlights of Calibre 8.4 include a new option to generate KEPUB files that have better text justification at the cost of gaps in highlighting when used on a Kobo ebook reader and support for extending the background image specified in the Style section of the E-book viewer preferences under the page margins.

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Hyprland 0.49 tiling Wayland compositor is out with permission management, breaking changes, new protocols, and many fixes.

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DOSBox-X is an enhanced fork of the original DOSBox emulator, which replicates a complete MS-DOS environment and adds modern features such as better hardware support, customizable UI, long filename support, and improved compatibility with a wide variety of software.

It is actively maintained and continues to be ported to Linux, Windows, macOS, and other platforms thanks to its use of the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL).

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Calibre 8.4 adds improved KEPUB output for better text justification on Kobo, with new features in the e-book viewer and several key bug fixes.

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openSUSE Leap 16 Beta is now available, adopting SELinux by default, offering a stable base from SLE 16, kernel 6.12, GNOME 48, KDE 6.3, and more.

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TagStudio is a photo and file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on freedom and flexibility. Read our review.

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The United Nations became the latest large organization to embrace this collaborative office suite when it used it to replace Google Forms. Here’s what you need to know about the open-source project.

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The Linux kernel is the core component of any Linux operating system, managing hardware resources and system processes.

In this guide we will be installing Kernel 6.13.11, which has been released a while go, coming with changes:

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Docker Desktop 4.41 launches on the Microsoft Store, brings Model Runner to Windows with GPU support, Compose and Testcontainers integration.

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With just a couple of lines added to a configuration file, you can reduce keystrokes, avoid typing errors, and make working in the terminal feel smoother. In this guide, we’ll explore what these settings do, how to enable them, and why they matter. If you’re already familiar with other Bash productivity hacks like reusing the last argument with !$, this is a natural next step.

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The EU’s EuroSearch vision might pave the way for a new search paradigm that will benefit local and regional communities throughout the world.

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This tutorial explains how Flatpak consumes disk space and the effective commands and techniques to remove unused flatpak apps to reclaim that space.

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Immich is an open-source, self-hosted solution designed to help you back up and manage your photos and videos with ease. Offering features like automatic mobile uploads, facial recognition, and a sleek, user-friendly interface.

Immich serves as a powerful alternative to proprietary cloud services like Google Photos. By using Immich, you can keep your media private, fully under your control, and free from the constraints of centralized cloud storage providers.

It’s the ideal solution for anyone seeking a more secure and customizable way to manage their digital memories.

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Vuls is an open-source tool that helps users find and manage security vulnerabilities. It was created to solve the daily problems admins face when trying to keep servers secure.

It automatically checks for vulnerabilities linked to your system and tells you which servers are at risk. It runs regular scans and creates reports using CRON or other scheduling tools. This way, admins can manage vulnerabilities without having to monitor everything by hand.

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This detailed tutorial explains how to display real-time undo and redo timestamps directly in your Vim status bar using vim-airline plugin.

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Kdenlive 25.04 open-source video editing software is out with object segmentation, enhanced audio waveforms, OpenTimelineIO support, and more.

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Microsoft Forms is a web-based application that lets you design and analyse online forms, surveys, quizzes, and polls.

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

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When I’m not reading self-help books like Atomic Habits, I enjoy testing different software on my Ubuntu system. As someone who likes to explore creative tools and open-source projects, CAD software has become an exciting area of experimentation.

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The echo command is one of the most commonly used commands in Unix-like operating systems. It serves the purpose of printing text to the standard output (stdout), and it’s an essential building block in many shell scripts. Whether you’re debugging a script or displaying information to users, echo is the go-to command.

In addition to displaying messages or variable values, echo can also be used in combination with redirection operators to write content into files or to pipe output to other commands. Understanding how echo works and the various options it provides will help you craft more robust and readable scripts. For more advanced redirection techniques, including sending standard output and error to multiple files, check out this guide.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 138 open-source email client brings customizable new mail alerts, dark mode refinements, folder management fixes, and more.

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