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How to Use the eopkg Commands to Manage Packages in Solus Linux

Last updated July 10, 2020 By Dimitrios Savvopoulos 1 Comment

A beginner’s guide to using eopkg command for managing packages in Solus Linux. Learn the basic commands with examples.

Google’s Flutter Apps are Coming to Desktop Linux Thanks to Ubuntu

Last updated July 9, 2020 By Ankush Das 11 Comments

Flutter is Google’s open-source UI toolkit that helps developers build native apps tailored for Web. It can now be used to build apps for Linux desktop as well.

BLM Effect: Linux Kernel to Adopt an Inclusive Code Language, Blocks Terms like Blacklist-Whitelist and Master-Slave

Last updated July 9, 2020 By Abhishek Prakash 55 Comments

In the wake of Black Lives Matter movement, Linux Kernel developers are also implementing inclusive coding guidelines by dropping words like blacklist and slave.

Btrfs to be the Default Filesystem on Fedora? Fedora 33 Starts Testing Btrfs Switch

Last updated July 8, 2020 By Ankush Das 20 Comments

If things go well, you’ll have Btrfs as the default filesystem on Fedora starting with the Fedora 33 release. Here are more details on this topic.

On the Personal Edition Controversy, LibreOffice Board Assures the Community That it Will Remain Free Software Forever

Last updated July 8, 2020 By Abhishek Prakash 24 Comments

LibreOffice 7.0 will be released in soon and you may see it labelled as Personal Edition. This labelling and its tagline have created a sort of controversy.

How to Enable Snap Applications Support in Linux Mint 20 (If You Really Need to Use Snap)

Last updated July 7, 2020 By Abhishek Prakash 12 Comments

Linux Mint 20 blocks the snap support. Here’s what you need to do in order to enable Snap package support in Linux Mint 20.

Meet RecApp, a New Screen Recording App for Linux Desktop

Last updated July 6, 2020 By Ankush Das 5 Comments

RecApp is a simple open-source screen recorder tool. It doesn’t boast of huge features but gives you enough to record your screen with a simple user interface.

How to Make a Transparent Background in GIMP [Step by Step Guide]

Last updated July 5, 2020 By Dimitrios Savvopoulos 10 Comments

Learn how to remove the background of an image and make it transparent using the free and open source Image editor GIMP.

Purism’s Ultra-Secure Linux Machine is Now Available in a New Size

Last updated July 3, 2020 By Ankush Das 8 Comments

Same sense of security and privacy but in a new size. Purism’ Librem Linux laptops are now available in 14 inches size as well.