Features
Fresh Breath of Life
Replacing Android with LineageOS
Breathe new life into your old smartphone: The TWRP recovery image and the free Android offshoot LineageOS let you install the latest security updates every week.
KDE Tiling Solutions
A Sampling of KWin Tiling Scripts
If you want to reap the benefits of tiling desktops on KDE Plasma, check out these KWin script extensions.
DragonFly BSD
Rethinking Unix-like systems
Matthew Dillon, founder of DragonFly BSD, discusses the past, present, and future of BSDs.
Screen Makeover
Customizing screen resolutions with xrandr
You can boost productivity on an old laptop using xrandr to quickly and easily gain some extra screen real estate.
NAS for the Masses
Turning old hardware into network storage
EasyNAS lets you set up network-attached storage in next to no time – even on old hardware.
Bird's-Eye View
Visualize your network with Skydive
If you don't speak fluent Ethernet, it sometimes helps to get a graphical view of what your network is doing. Skydive offers visual insights that could reveal complex error patterns.
New Chip in Town
Exploring the RISC-V processor architecture
The open source RISC-V processor architecture is poised to shake up the processor industry. Thanks to the Qemu emulator, you can get to know the RISC-V without waiting for affordable hardware.
Housekeeping
Deleting metadata from files
Digital camera images often reveal personal information embedded in metadata. Several Linux tools let you remove unwanted metadata to help preserve your privacy.
Swapping with zRAM
More Swap with Same Amount of RAM
ZRAM is a faster RAM disk than other swap sources, and it’s easier on SSD drives.
Check It
Easy monitoring with Checkmk
We'll show you how to use the Checkmk open source monitoring tool to monitor your home router.
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Gnome Working on Test Center App to Make Testing Easier
It's now possible to test experimental features on the Gnome desktop without worrying that you'll break things.
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New Vulnerability Discovered in Linux Kernel
Hiding out for nearly 15 years, the Ghostlock vulnerability allows a standard logged-in user to gain root privileges.
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New Linux Flaw Lets Attackers Escape VMs
A 16-year-old vulnerability allows an attacker to escape a virtual machine, gain access to the host, and execute malicious code.
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Hannah Montana Linux Is Back!
Developer Noah Cagle decided the world needed the once obscure but beloved Linux distribution and gave it a decidedly pink refresh.
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System76 Refreshes the Lemur Laptop
If you're looking for a laptop with tons of power and battery, look no further than the latest iteration of the System76 Lemur Pro.
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More than 43 Million Lines of Code in Linux Kernel 7.2
Using the cloc utility, Michael Larabel of Phoronix discovered that Linux kernel 7.2 has over 43 million lines of code.
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Kubuntu Focus Goes Ultra
The Kubuntu Focus team has upped the performance ante of its M2 and Zr laptops with the latest, greatest CPUs from Intel.
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Linux Gamers May Soon See Less Mouse Lag in KDE Plasma
Gamers using KDE’s Plasma desktop have been suffering from a slight input delay in mouse movement that could lead to getting fragged.
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Three Lines of Code Improve Linux Storage Performance
A developer changed three lines of code, giving Linux storage performance a 5% bump.
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AUR Hit Again with Malicious Packages
Once again the Arch User Repository is plagued by a high volume of malicious packages.