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Coming a month after IPFire 2.29 Core Update 193, which introduced post-quantum cryptography support for IPsec tunnels, the IPFire 2.29 Core Update 194 release is powered by a newer kernel from the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS series, namely Linux 6.12.23, which brings various security and stability fixes.

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Mastering the command line involves more than just knowing the tools—it’s about using them smartly. One subtle but incredibly useful trick when working with grep and ps is using square brackets to filter processes without matching the grep command itself. This technique is especially helpful when you’re scripting or debugging and want clean output. If you’re interested in enhancing your terminal productivity further, check out this guide on smarter tab completion using .inputrc.

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Choosing the right text editor for your workflow can significantly improve productivity, especially when working with administrative tools like crontab or visudo, which rely on the system’s default editor. If you’re frequently using such tools, it’s essential to set your preferred editor so you don’t have to work with a less comfortable one like nano if you prefer vim, or vice versa.

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Imagine a small voice synthesizer on your computer. eSpeak NG is basically that. eSpeak NG is derived from the original eSpeak project, with the “NG” standing for community-driven efforts to enhance and expand its functionality. eSpeak NG is a small, open-source program that converts text to spoken word in a variety of languages and accents.

eSpeak NG takes a different approach from the more complex text-to-speech systems, which rely on large databases of recorded human voices. It understands the rules of each language’s pronunciation and constructs sounds from the basic phonetic units. This makes it very lightweight and portable!

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A quarter-century ago when SUSE was the cream of the crop, most Linux distros were envious of the YaST configuration tool.

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Debian 12 “Bookworm” receives its eleventh refresh (12.11), featuring 81 bug fixes and 45 security updates. Here’s more on that.

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The folks who develop Helwan O.S say it’s “designed by devs for devs and creators,” but our Larry Cafiero says it’s a distro that it would probably fit about anybody.

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Continuing our exploration of lesser-known but powerful Linux commands, let’s dive into a new batch of hidden gems. These commands can streamline your workflow, automate tasks, and help you squeeze more control and efficiency out of your command-line experience.

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Shotcut 25.05 is here almost two and a half months after the Shotcut 25.03 release to introduce a new Alpha Strobe video filter, adjustable track headers width to the timeline, an item count to the playlist, a new ‘Add Generator’ option to the Timeline toolbar, and a new File > Rereun Filter Analysis function.

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This week, we got lots of great news, starting with new KDE Plasma, KDE Gear, and KDE Frameworks releases and continuing with a major Mesa graphics stack release, two new computers from Slimbook and System76, a new Raspberry Pi OS release, as well as new releases of fwupd, Calibre, Clonezilla Live, and Flatpak.

On top of that, I tell you all about what’s coming in Linux Mint 22.2, LMDE 7, and Ubuntu 25.10. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for May 11th, 2025.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Raspberry Pi OS, Plasma 6.3.5, Kitty 0.42, Hyprland 0.49, ‘End of 10’ campaign, openSUSE removing the Deepin desktop, Mint’s theme gets a modern touch, and more.

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Kitty 0.42, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, brings a Quake-style quick-access terminal, Unicode 16-compliant grapheme segmentation, and more.

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Flatpak 1.16.1, a universal app delivery framework for Linux, brings parental control improvements, faster operations, and multiple bug fixes.

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Good news for KDE Users! KDE’s 9-Year old file transfer suspend bug has been officially fixed in the latest Frameworks 6.15 version.

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We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software.

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This tutorial will explain how to install MariaDB on AlmaLinux 10. MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system used for storing data. MariaDB is written in C, C++, Perl, an57d Bash and is highly compatible with MySQL, with exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands. It was developed by the original developers of MySQL and designed as a drop-in replacement for MySQL. MariaDB is used because it is fast, scalable, and robust, with a rich system of storage engines and plugins. The following paragraphs will teach you how to install MariaDB, manage the service, and use some basic commands for login, creating a database, and users in the MariaDB console.

Installing the MariaDB database system is straightforward and may take up to 15 minutes. Let’s get started!

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With Windows 10’s end near, Endof10.org advocates for Linux adoption, helping users keep their devices functional and secure.

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KDE Frameworks 6.14 lands with updates across libraries, including fixes for Baloo, KIO, KWallet, and enhanced support for Telegram Snap icons.

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What’s kew? It’s a terminal-based music player which recently added support for internet radio. The latest version improves internet radio support by adding bitrate information and a favourites list. There are some other useful enhancements too!

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Learn how oxidizr lets you safely switch to Rust-based Unix tools on Ubuntu and test their performance, safety, and stability.

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