Features
The Tracer
Troubleshooting with strace
The strace command-line utility helps you diagnose complex problems by revealing details about the interaction between applications and the Linux kernel.
Rules and Logs
Monitoring Linux system calls with Falco
Create your own rules to detect threats by monitoring system calls.
CSV and Me
Useful tricks for processing CSV files
With a few tools, you can harness the data available in even the most troublesome CSV files.
Snowflake
Building reproducible development environments
Nix flakes modernize the Nix package manager's promise of reproducible builds with structured project definitions and built-in dependency locking, making Nix code more shareable across projects.
Mesh Marvel
Messaging off the grid with Meshtastic
Want to communicate without relying on mobile networks? Meshtastic lets you create your own off-the-grid wireless mesh network with an inexpensive LoRa device and an Android phone.
Chatterbox
Real-time communication with Python
A beginner-friendly guide to building a chat client-server with sockets and multithreading.
Super CoW
A next-gen CoW filesystem enters the mainline
Bcachefs is a next-generation Linux filesystem that merges into the kernel, offering a feature-complete, high-performance copy-on-write design for scalable, reliable storage.
Dashboard Delight
Organize self-hosted services with Homepage
Simplify the chaos of self-hosted services with Homepage, a customizable dashboard with widgets that put service statistics at your fingertips.
Rethinking the Terminal
An AI coding and terminal agent
The Warp AI agent takes the guesswork out of working at the command line. We show you how to build a simple website with one prompt.
The Watcher
Integrated security with Wazuh
This versatile security app checks for vulnerabilities, watches logs, and acts as a single interface for other tools.
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Linux From Scratch Drops SysVinit Support
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Linux Kernel Project Releases Project Continuity Document
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Mecha Systems Introduces Linux Handheld
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MX Linux 25.1 Features Dual Init System ISO
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Photoshop on Linux?
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Linux Mint 22.3 Now Available with New Tools
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New Linux Malware Targets Cloud-Based Linux Installations
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Say Goodbye to Middle-Mouse Paste
Both Gnome and Firefox have proposed getting rid of a long-time favorite Linux feature.
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Manjaro 26.0 Primary Desktop Environments Default to Wayland
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