Features
Gaming Your Way
Play video games natively on Linux
Bazzite, an immutable Linux distro adapted for gaming, lets you play your favorite video games on your PC, handheld, or home theater PC.
User Friendly
Getting started with the Arduino IDE
You don’t need to be a developer to work with this IDE.
Mix It Up
Embedding other scripting languages in Bash
Solve Bash blind spots by embedding other scripting languages into your Bash scripts to get the features you need. Pete shows you solutions for floating-point math, charting, GUIs, and hardware integration.
Gate Search
Pattern-matching tools for chasing down malicious software
The big antivirus companies offer a myriad of malware scanning utilities, but it is often difficult to see what they are really doing or to customize them for specific needs. Beyond the giants are a class of more versatile tools that let you choose the rulesets – and even write your own rules.
Linux-Assistant
An all-in-one Linux dashboard
Although a promising tool, Linux-Assistant is still rough around the edges. Does it deserve reviewers’ enthusiasm?
Protected Text
Privacy and Security Tools in LibreOffice Writer
Scattered in Writer’s menus are a surprising number of tools to keep your documents safe.
LibreWolf
A Security-Minded Firefox Alternative
Building on Firefox’s features, LibreWolf offers private and secure browsing.
Answering the Call
Rocky Linux looks for a place in the enterprise
Rocky Linux emerges as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Friendly Fork
AlmaLinux promises continued RHEL compatibility
Recent policy changes at Red Hat have upturned the RHEL clone community. AlmaLinux charts a new path by shifting to binary compatibility and away from being a downstream RHEL build.
ELevate to the Future
Migrating from CentOS 7
CentOS 7 reaches end of life in June 2024, forcing users to look for a free enterprise Linux alternative. AlmaLinux's ELevate migration tool can help ease the transition.
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Red Hat Releases RHEL 10 Early
Red Hat quietly rolled out the official release of RHEL 10.0 a bit early.
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openSUSE Joins End of 10
openSUSE has decided to not only join the End of 10 movement but it also will no longer support the Deepin Desktop Environment.
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New Version of Flatpak Released
Flatpak 1.16.1 is now available as the latest, stable version with various improvements.
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IBM Announces Powerhouse Linux Server
IBM has unleashed a seriously powerful Linux server with the LinuxONE Emperor 5.
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Plasma Ends LTS Releases
The KDE Plasma development team is doing away with the LTS releases for a good reason.
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Arch Linux Available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
If you've ever wanted to use a rolling release distribution with WSL, now's your chance.
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System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7
With scores of bug fixes and a really cool workspaces feature, COSMIC is looking to soon migrate from alpha to beta.
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OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Available for Installation
The latest release of OpenMandriva has arrived with a new kernel, an updated Plasma desktop, and a server edition.
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TrueNAS 25.04 Arrives with Thousands of Changes
One of the most popular Linux-based NAS solutions has rolled out the latest edition, based on Ubuntu 25.04.
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Fedora 42 Available with Two New Spins
The latest release from the Fedora Project includes the usual updates, a new kernel, an official KDE Plasma spin, and a new System76 spin.