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In this article, you’ll learn how a developer or SysAdmin can find the AWS EC2 instance type over SSH using six practical methods.

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Don’t ever run these Linux commands if you want to preserve your system.

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Learn how to use Direnv, an open-source shell extension for Linux and macOS, to manage isolated environment variables for better project organization and deployment.

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This article identifies the finest free and open source graphical web browsers that have a small footprint.

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Dive into Linux memory management, explore the differences between cache and buffer, and discover how to clear them for optimal system performance.

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A package manager is a tool that monitors the software installed on your computer, facilitating the installation of new applications, upgrading existing software to more recent versions, or removing previously installed programs. As the name indicates, a package manager manages packages, which are groups of files packaged together for installation and removal as a single entity. Logically, a Debian package manager executes this function on the Debian interface.

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Discover a step-by-step guide to learn how to install the NPX package manager and use it in different scenarios with practical examples.

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Managing a server is certainly not an easy job, especially for beginners. If you are busy managing various technical matters manually, then cron jobs are an excellent solution. Cron jobs are a feature in Linux OS that can help you automate the tasks on a server easily. In this article, we invite you to learn what a crond or cron daemon is, what cronjob is, its basic commands, and how to use crontab.

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GNOME 46.5 is here five weeks after the GNOME 46.4 release and fixes smartcard logins, adds user permissions to new Wi-Fi connections for restricted users, fixes the showing of pending PAM messages on the login screen, and fixes the “Locate Pointer” accessibility option when the “Reduce Animation” option is turned on.

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Valkey, the Redis fork, is kicking rump and taking names. At Open Source Summit Europe, the Linux Foundation announced the release of Valkey 8.0, a giant step forward to the open-source in-memory NoSQL data store. This release focuses on enhancing performance, reliability, and observability, marking a major milestone for the project initially forked from Redis due to licensing changes.

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Wind River’s new Debian-based server and edge Linux distribution was born out of a need to create a CentOS replacement that would remove Red Hat from the equation.

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GStreamer 1.24.8 multimedia framework rolls out with bug fixes for video encoding and software encoder enhancements.

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The latest 6.11 kernel release is here! This release improves performance, security, and hardware compatibility, increasing the kernel’s flexibility and efficiency for various computing environments.

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Zorin OS 17.2 launches with customizable desktops, enhanced security features, and better app behavior.

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New Proton 9.0-3 update: Play games like Avatar, Ball at Work, Super, Flatout 3, and many others on Linux with improved stability and support.

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In this detailed introduction to Oracle VirtualBox tutorial, we’ll learn what VirtualBox is, its history, use cases, and the amazing features it offers.

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The work done on real-time Linux has benefitted the open-source OS for years, but it was only this week that Linus Torvalds admitted its last piece into the mainline kernel. Exactly what took so long?

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The lightweight Linux distro Sparky 7.5 is now available for download, offering full Debian 12 compatibility and updated package base.

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The new Debian-Linux-based operating system is meant to be a robust, flexible platform that scales for workloads from enterprise to edge.

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PipeWire 1.2.4 multimedia framework update is out now, fixing crashes, enhancing device scanning with systemd-logind, and more.

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