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How To Install Kernel 6.14 On Ubuntu, Debian And Derivative Systems

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:04

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

Yesterday, Linus Torvalds himself announced the release of the stable version of Kernel 6.14.

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Install Jitsi on Ubuntu 24.04

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:01

Jitsi is an open-source project that allows you to build and deploy secure video conferencing solutions. This tutorial will teach us how to install Jitsi on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

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5 Advanced Archive Tools for Linux Command Line – Part 2

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:16

In our previous article, we explored the top 5 command line archive tools, including tar, shar, ar, cpio, and gzip.

In this follow-up, we will cover 5 more archiving and compression utilities that are useful for various scenarios, along with their features, options, and practical examples.

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How to Automatically Restart a Service After Failure on SysVinit and Upstart

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:14

On systemd-based Linux distributions, managing and restarting services automatically after a failure is relatively straightforward. However, many older or minimal Linux systems rely on alternative init systems such as SysVinit and Upstart, which require different approaches to manage and restart services.

In this guide, we’ll explore how to automatically restart a failed service on non-systemd systems using SysVinit and Upstart.

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How to Install Telegram on Ubuntu (and Other Linux Distros)

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:12

In this article, you will discover different ways to install the Telegram desktop client on Linux, including steps to enable dark mode.

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How to Find Your Linux System Running on Systemd

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:10

Discover a step-by-step guide to check if your Linux system is running on Systemd or some other init system with practical examples.

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Kumander Linux: A Windows 7 Nostalgia Trip

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:09

Kumander Linux delivers a Windows 7-style desktop while running on Debian stable, for those who prefer a classic desktop experience.

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GIMP 3.0.2 Fixes Key Bugs, Enhances macOS and Windows Support

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 08:21

GIMP 3.0.2 is out with bug fixes, improved macOS and Windows support, and UI refinements, marking the first micro-release of the 3.0 series.

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Mirantis Is Giving Two Kubernetes Projects to CNCF

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 08:13

Less than a week after IBM announced that it was donating three open source AI tools to the Linux Foundation, FOSS Force learns that Kubernetes-focused Mirantis is is the process of donating a couple of project to CNCF.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple iMovie

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 08:06

iMovie is a free video editing application which is designed to be friendly to users with limited or no video editing experience. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

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Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 07:59

Highlights of Linux 6.14 include Btrfs RAID1 read balancing support, a new ntsync subsystem for Win NT synchronization primitives to boost game emulation with Wine, uncached buffered I/O support, and a new accelerator driver for the AMD XDNA Ryzen AI NPUs (Neural Processing Units).

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OSI’s Questionable Election Returns Questionable Results

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 07:50

Garbage in, garbage out. Open Source Initiative is starting to look like an organization that’s turning its back on its founding principles.

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How to Install Emby Media Server on Debian 12

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:30

Emby is an open-source alternative to Plex Media Server. This guide will teach you how to install Emby Media Server on Debian 12. You will install Emby with Nginx as a reverse proxy and enable UFW. Let’s get started.

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 23rd, 2025

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:20

This week we got some awesome releases, starting with the GNOME 48 desktop environment and the GIMP 3.0 image editor, and continuing with the Blender 4.4 3D graphics software, Kali Linux’s first release in 2025, as well as new elementary OS, Calibre, Finnix, Rescuezilla, Enlightenment, and EndeavourOS releases.

On top of that, Ikey Doherty announced a new name for his Serpent OS distro as AerynOS and I tell you all about what’s coming in Fedora Linux 42. 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 March 23rd, 2025.

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Finders Keypers: Open-source AWS KMS key usage finder

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:10

Finders Keypers is an open-source tool for analyzing the current usage of AWS KMS keys. It supports both AWS customer managed KMS keys and AWS Managed KMS keys.

Finders Keypers supports 28 different resource types across 21 AWS services, focusing on high-usage areas such as AWS Compute, database offerings, analytics services, storage, and secrets and configuration management.

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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 12 (Mar 17 – 23, 2025)

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:00

Catch up on the latest Linux news: EndeavourOS Mercury Neo, Elementary OS 8.0.1, Kali 2025.1a, GNOME 48, GIMP 3, Hyprland 0.48, Wine 10.4, Git 2.49, EU OS on the horizon, and more.

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Hyprland Celebrates Its Third Birthday with v0.48

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:50

Hyprland 0.48 tiling Wayland compositor is out with major improvements including ANR dialogs, full color management, sync fixes, and more.

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22 Best Free and Open Source Clipboard Managers

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:40

We have evaluated each application. Here’s our verdict. Only free and open source software is included.

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It’s CoreOS Test Week for Fedora 42 and Fedora Users are Needed

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:30

The release of Fedora 42 is only a month or so away, so the folks who engineer the project are calling for the user community to help, in a Test Week that starts on Monday.

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EndeavourOS Mercury Neo Launches with KDE Plasma 6.3, NVIDIA 570, and Mesa 25

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:20

EndeavourOS Mercury landed on February 10th, 2025, powered by Linux kernel 6.13 and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.2.5 desktop environment on both the live environment and the offline installation option. EndeavourOS Mercury Neo is here to bump the kernel to Linux 6.13.7 and the live session to KDE Plasma 6.3.3.

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