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Rescuezilla 2.6 Released with Secure Boot Fixes and Updated Hardware Support
Rescuezilla 2.6 open-source disk imaging app adds support for new hardware, updates UEFI Secure Boot shim, and temporarily removes Firefox in the Oracular release variant.
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Finnix Linux Distro for Sysadmins Celebrates 25th Anniversary with New Release
Finnix 250 is here to celebrate the distro’s 25th anniversary, which is a huge milestone for such a small project. The first Finnix release was made public on March 22nd, 2000. Despite the small footprint, the Finnix distro ships with hundreds of Linux utilities for system recovery, maintenance, testing, and other system administration tasks.
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Linux Kernel Might Get Smarter Reboots
Google engineers propose LUO, a state-machine-driven system to manage live Linux kernel updates with minimal disruption.
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EU OS Is a New Community-Led Linux Alternative for Europe’s Public Sector
EU OS is a new—still in the idea stage—Fedora-based Linux project designed to provide the EU public sector with secure, sovereign, and eco-friendly computing.
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Wine 10.4 Improves Vulkan Video Decoder
Wine 10.4 is out now with better PDB support, Vulkan video decoding updates, bug fixes, and more.
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How to Use the which Command in Linux
Discover how to use the which command in Linux to find the location of executable files. Learn its syntax, explore options, and see examples.
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How to Install Latest Mainline Kernel on Ubuntu (GUI & CLI)
Discover a step-by-step guide to install the latest version of the mainline kernel on Ubuntu via the GUI and CLI methods.
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Linux Candy: Clairvoyant is a fortune teller
Clairvoyant is a simple program that’s like a magic 8-ball inspired fortune teller. It’s free and open source software.
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FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – March 21, 2025
Did you have time to keep up with the news this week? Here’s your chance to brag… or not. This week there are 11 questions. Good luck!
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CloudPanel: The Best Free Hosting Control Panel to Easily Manage Your Server
CloudPanel is a best free hosting control panel designed for ease of use and high performance in managing web applications and servers.
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PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Rolls Out Major Usability Upgrades
PhotoPrism’s latest release adds PDF support, improved UI, and new translations and sets the stage for upcoming batch editing and multi-user features.
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Calibre 8.0 Brings Major Kobo Upgrade and KEPUB Support Arrive
Calibre 8.0 ebook manager adds native KEPUB editing, Kobo firmware support, folder-as-device connections, and major bug fixes.
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Attendance Exceeds Expectations at ATO’s Big Open Source AI Conference
It looks as if the green light is on for another ‘All Things Open AI’ conference in 2026. It’s likely that a firm date will be announced at the big tent All Things Open event in October.
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CIQ Previews a Security-Hardened Enterprise Linux
CIQ continues to display its enterprise Linux chops with a new security-first Linux distribution.
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Ikey Doherty’s Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS
Why the big change after all this time developing this new Linux distro? Well, Ikey Doherty says that “the “Serpent OS” name was a quickly chosen name that stuck.” In addition, the developer thinks that “serpents” are often associated with negative connotations and that “Serpent OS” is not the most inviting name for a project.
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Fd: The Find Command Alternative For Mastering File Search In Linux
In this detailed tutorial, we will discuss what is fd, key differences between the fd and find command. We will also learn how to install and use fd command to efficiently search files and directories in Linux.
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Git 2.49: Faster Packing, Smarter Cloning, and More
Git 2.49 distributed revision control tool introduces faster packing, smarter cloning, Rust integration, and more.
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How to Create Users in Linux using “useradd” Command [10 Practical Examples]
Learn how to efficiently create, configure, and delete user accounts in Linux using the useradd and adduser commands, along with advanced options and practical examples.
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Plasma 6 Finally Lands in Kali Linux 2025.1a
Kali Linux 2025.1a is here with Plasma 6.3, a refreshed theme, and major updates for Raspberry Pi, Xfce 4.20, and NetHunter.
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How to Get Root Access Inside Vim If You Forgot to Run It with Sudo
Vim is a highly configurable and powerful text editor widely used in the Linux and Unix world. It is favored by system administrators and developers due to its efficiency, keyboard-driven workflow, and extensive feature set.
Unlike other editors, Vim operates in multiple modes:
- Normal mode: For navigation and commands.
- Insert mode: For editing text.
- Command mode: For executing commands like saving and quitting.
One common use case for Vim is editing system configuration files. However, these files often require root permissions, and forgetting to open them with sudo can be frustrating when trying to save changes. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution.
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