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Open Source

Google Introduces A Database To Easily Track & Manage Open-Source Vulnerabilities

Google has launched a platform – OSV (Open-Source Vulnerabilities), which is a vulnerability database and triage infrastructure meant for open-source projects.

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Sourav Rudra

10 Feb 2021 2 min read

Gadgets 🎛️

Drauger OS Linux distro is looking to make its own Game Console

Drauger OS is an ambitious project that focuses on providing a good gaming experience on the Linux platform without compromising

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Ankush Das

10 Feb 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Linux's Favorite Screenshot Tool Shutter Sees First Major Release in Years

There are plenty of screenshot tools available for Linux. Shutter has been my all-time favorite. The funny thing is that

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Abhishek Prakash

08 Feb 2021 2 min read

Round Up

Linux Release Roundup #21.06: Nitrux 1.3.7, Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, LibreOffice 7.1 and More New Releases

In the Linux Release Roundup series, we summarize the new application and distribution versions release in the last few days.

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Sourav Rudra

05 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

EndeavourOS's First Release of 2021 Brings Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS, Xfce 4.16, and More

EndeavourOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution that is mainly terminal-centric with some GUI tools out of the box. The distribution

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Arish V

04 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Solus Sees a New Version Release After a Year: Here's What's New!

Solus is a GNU/Linux based operating system that is aimed towards daily use for home computing, they offer a

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Sourav Rudra

04 Feb 2021 3 min read

Enterprise

Open-Source Slack Alternative 'Rocket.Chat' Raises $19M To Add Smart Bots, Improve Security & More

Rocket.Chat is undoubtedly one of the most impressive open-source slack alternatives available out there. Even we at It’s

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Ankush Das

04 Feb 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

LibreOffice 7.1 Community Released With Improved Compatibility, Interoperability and New Features

The popular open-source office suite LibreOffice recently released the latest version 7.1. In the official announcement, they emphasize on

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Arish V

05 Feb 2021 4 min read

Distribution Releases

Canonical Introduces Ubuntu Core 20 To Secure IoT Devices & Embedded Systems

Canonical just introduced Ubuntu core 20, which is a minimal version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS made primarily for IoT

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Arish V

05 Feb 2021 2 min read

Open Source

Microsoft Makes 'Extensible Storage Engine' Open-Source, Used by Windows 10 & Microsoft Exchange

Since Microsoft acquired GitHub, the company has been providing many of its projects directly to the open-source community. Microsoft’s

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Arish V

02 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Much-Anticipated CentOS Alternative 'AlmaLinux' Beta Released for Testing

AlmaLinux is an open-source, community supported fork of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It is meant to be a replacement

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Sourav Rudra

02 Feb 2021 2 min read

Development Updates

Oh, Wow! Ubuntu is Working on a Modern New Installer With Built-in Repair Option

Ubuntu development team has revealed that they plan to work on a new, modern installer created using Flutter. You won’

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Abhishek Prakash

03 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Clonezilla Live 2.7.1 Brings Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS With Improved ExFAT Support

Clonezilla is a free and open-source disk imaging/disk cloning program that allows you to do system deployment, system backup,

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Arish V

29 Jan 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Nitrux 1.3.7 Release Adds Latest LTS Kernel Support, KDE Plasma 5.20.5, And A New Application Menu

If you are not familiar with Nitrux, it is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that comes equipped with NX

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Sourav Rudra

29 Jan 2021 3 min read

Round Up

Linux Release Roundup #21.05: GParted 1.2, Firefox 85, CryptPad 4.0, And More New Releases

In the Linux Release Roundup series, we summarize the new application and distribution versions release in the last few days.

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Sourav Rudra

01 Feb 2021 2 min read

Privacy 🛡️

ProtonVPN Adds 'NetShield' Feature to Block Malware, Scripts & Ads Online

ProtonVPN is a completely open-source VPN service developed by Proton Technologies AG based in Geneva, Switzerland (known for some of

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Sourav Rudra

29 Jan 2021 2 min read

Development Updates

With 21.04, Ubuntu is Switching to Wayland by Default Again

Ubuntu tried to use Wayland as the default display server in Ubuntu 17.10 and burned its hands. It looks

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Abhishek Prakash

29 Jan 2021 2 min read

Linux

The LTS Linux Kernel 5.10 To Be Maintained For Only 2 Years If Companies Don't Help Support It

Linux Kernel 5.10 was the last kernel release of 2020. It is a long term support release. There are

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Ankush Das

28 Jan 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Popular Linux Partition Manager GParted Releases Version 1.2 With exFAT Support

GParted is one of the most popular partition managers for Linux. It is a graphical tool that allows you to

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Arish V

28 Jan 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

PDF Arranger 1.7 Release Makes Managing PDF Documents on Linux Easier

PDF Arranger is a GUI tool for splitting, rotating, cropping, and rearranging pages of PDF files. It is actually a

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Arish V

26 Jan 2021 3 min read

Application Releases

Open Source Google Docs Alternative CryptPad 4.0 Releases With New Look and New Features

CryptPad is an impressive encrypted Google Docs alternatives that we’ve covered previously. Even though it does not offer all

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Ankush Das

26 Jan 2021 2 min read

Featured

7 Linux Distros to Look Forward to in 2021

We’ve covered that list of the best Linux distributions in the past. Sure, pretty much all of them will

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Ankush Das

10 Mar 2021 5 min read

Linux

Good News! You Can Start Using MX Linux on Raspberry Pi [In Beta]

MX Linux is a popular distribution specially among users with relatively older computers. The flagship Xfce desktop version gives a

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Abhishek Prakash

23 Jan 2021 2 min read

Courses 🎓

Blacks In Technology Partners With The Linux Foundation To Offer $100,000 Worth Of Scholarships

The Blacks In Technology Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on putting an end to the discrimination of Black

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Sourav Rudra

25 Jan 2021 2 min read