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Casting Pearls

Cast to TV is a Gnome extension that streams media files from a PC to a Chromecast-enabled device.
A Kinder dd

Kindd offers a GUI alternative to the ubiquitous dd command-line tool, offering a risk-free option for transferring bootable images to USB sticks.
Reuse and Recycle

A digital picture frame displays photographs and a current weather forecast with just a few hundred lines of Bash and a Raspberry Pi.
Variations on a Theme

Power users can adjust the look of their desktops in openSUSE with just a few clicks. We'll show you how to customize the GRUB boot menu, the boot splash screen, and the KDE start screen.

News and Articles

The Status of Universal Package Systems

Flatpak , package management , package manager

Billed as the future of package management, universal package systems like Snappy and Flatpak have failed to live up to their promise.
KDE Developers Are Working on a TV Interface

The developers of the KDE desktop are hard at work to create a TV interface.
System76 Is Developing a New Keyboard

The company behind the incredibly powerful Thelio desktop is developing a new keyboard.
Zorin OS 15.2 Now Available

The latest release of Zorin OS offers numerous improvements.
Firefox to Get an Additional Sandbox Layer

Starting with Firefox 74, the open source web browser will include the new RLBox security feature.
Designing Ebooks with Free Software

Calibre , Desktop Publishing , LibreOffice , libreoffice , Tools

With LibreOffice Writer and Calibre, you can publish your own ebooks with better results than most online conversion tools.
Microsoft Defender ATP is Coming to Linux

Security

Microsoft is ramping up its efforts to fight attackers across all platforms.
Media Distributor

Home media servers like Kodi or LibreELEC are feature-rich but difficult to set up. Serviio promises to make things simpler.
FOSSPicks

Graham has just recorded a one-off podcast featuring the wonderful open source VCV Eurorack emulator, often written about here. He's now strongly considering doing a more regular synth-related podcast.
Charly's Column – Traffic Monitors

Every sys admin has a few favorite tools that they always carry with them, if only because they do not want to be without these often overlooked treasures. The gems dangling from Charly's key ring include Dstat, NetHogs, and nload.