Polished

Almost all Linux graphical desktop environments integrate programs that provide users with system information. Fastfetch lets you route important system information to the terminal.
Better Safe than Sorry

Solar-powered projects sometimes require a parallel power supply to bridge periods of darkness. There are a number of technical pitfalls you need to avoid.
Private Networking Club

With PiVPN, a system administrator can build a small private network and let end users attach to it themselves – and use it for running games.
Key to the Cloud

Cryptomator lets you encrypt your files on your computer before syncing to the cloud, keeping your data private even from your storage provider.

News and Articles

Nitrux 6.0 Now Ready to Rock Your World

DEBIAN , Desktop , Nitrux

The latest iteration of the Debian-based distribution includes all kinds of newness.
Linux Foundation Reports that Open Source Delivers Better ROI

Community , open source , Software

In a report that may surprise no one in the Linux community, the Linux Foundation found that businesses are finding a 5X return on investment with open source software.
Keep Android Open

Android , apps , open source

Google has announced that, soon, anyone looking to develop Android apps will have to first register centrally with Google.
Kernel 7.0 Now in Testing

Kernel , Linux

Linus Torvalds has announced the first Release Candidate (RC) for the 7.x kernel is available for those who want to test it.
Package Packer

package management

The AlmaLinux Build System lets you build, test, sign, and release packages from a single interface.
Introducing matrixOS, an Immutable Gentoo-Based Linux Distro

Gentoo Linux , matrixOS , Operating Systems

It was only a matter of time before a developer decided one of the most challenging Linux distributions needed to be immutable.
Chaos Comes to KDE in KaOS

KDE , Plasma

KaOS devs are making a major change to the distribution, and it all comes down to one system.
New Linux Botnet Discovered

botnet , Security

The SSHStalker botnet uses IRC C2 to control systems via legacy Linux kernel exploits.
The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0

Encryption , Kernel

Linus Torvalds has announced that after Linux kernel 6.19, we'll finally reach the 7.0 iteration stage.
Linux From Scratch Drops SysVinit Support

Linux From Scratch , Systemd

LFS will no longer support SysVinit.

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