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GNOME 48 will be dubbed “Bengaluru” after the host city of the GNOME Asia Summit 2024 conference, which will take place in Bengaluru, Karnataka, from December 6th to December 8th, 2024, and a release schedule has already been published by the GNOME devs, which suggests a final release date of March 19th, 2025.

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StackloK’s founders say that security software designed to help with open source issues should also be open source.

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To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of static site generators that use make, a utility which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program’s source files.

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The article shows new users how to install Bluej in Ubuntu, and Ubuntu based distributions

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Upgrading your Linux Mint operating system can bring new features, security updates, and improved performance. However, it can also introduce unexpected issues or conflicts with existing applications.

To safeguard your system, it’s wise to create a system snapshot using Timeshift before you proceed with the upgrade.

This article will guide you through the steps of creating a Timeshift snapshot, ensuring you can revert your system to its previous state if necessary.

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Vim is a powerful text editor that many programmers and writers use because of its features and efficiency. One useful feature is the ability to access and share clipboard contents across multiple instances of Vim.

In this article, we’ll explore how to enable clipboard access in Vim and manage clipboard contents effectively from the Linux terminal.

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This guide shows you all the essential EOPKG commands for installing, updating, and handling packages efficiently on Solus Linux.

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But, the work of defining open source AI is far from done.

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A pastebin or text storage site is a type of online content-hosting service where users can store plain text (e.g. source code snippets for code review).

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Podman 5.3 will bring improved rootless networking with pasta, better host access in containers, and Quadlet startup fixes.

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Powered by Linux kernel 6.11, Fedora Linux 41 ships with GNOME 47, Wayland only, DNF 5, a new Miracle official spin, and more.

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PeaZip 10.0, a free & open-source file archiver, introduces an updated GUI, enhanced file tools, improved drag-and-drop options, and more.

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Powered by Linux kernel 6.11, Fedora Linux 41 comes with the latest GNOME 47 desktop environment on the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, which has been stripped of the X11 session to deliver a Wayland-only experience to users. In addition, Fedora Workstation now supports installing the NVIDIA drivers with Secure Boot enabled via GNOME Software.

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Firefox 133 promises support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, allowing users to interrupt kinetic (momentum) scrolling by placing two fingers on the touchpad, the ability to show tabs from other devices in the Tab overview menu, and the enablement of GPU-accelerated Canvas2D by default on Windows.

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URL redirection, also called URL forwarding, allows multiple URL addresses to be associated with a single page. This can include a form, the entire website, or a web application. This functionality is executed through a specialized HTTP response called an HTTP redirect. Redirecting URLs involves pointing an existing URL to a new one. This effectively communicates to your visitors and search bots that the URL has a new destination. This redirect can be either a temporary or a permanent redirection. Nginx, a web server, has gained more and more popularity over the past few years. It was initially created as a high-performance web server. Using an asynchronous event-driven architecture, Nginx can increase speed and stability when handling high traffic. This article will show you how to redirect URLs using nginx in an easy-to-follow guide.

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This article focuses in selecting the best free software for undertaking a wide variety of GPS related tasks.

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mod_status is an Apache module that provides real-time information on web server load and current connections, accessible through an HTML interface that can be viewed in a browser.

In this article, you’ll learn how to monitor your Apache web server’s load and track requests using the mod_status module, compatible with all modern Linux distributions such as RHEL, Fedora, and Ubuntu.

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In the world of Linux and Unix-like systems, security is crucial, especially when multiple users share a system. One way to enhance security is by using restricted shells. One such shell is rbash, or Restricted Bash.

This article will explain what rbash is, how it differs from the regular Bash shell, and provide practical examples of its usage.

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Highlights of PeaZip 10 include a new “MTP devices” folder in the Filesystem section of the navigation sidebar for Linux systems to make it easier to access mounted devices, a revamped GUI with an updated progress screen, as well as support for disabling hints and tooltips, and an updated GUI rendering engine.

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TigerVNC 1.14.1 fixes critical bugs, including VncAuth handling and improved viewer compatibility with RealVNC servers.

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