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openSUSE Leap 15.3 Enters Beta Phase As an Exciting CentOS Alternative With Xfce 4.16, Power10 Support, and More

openSUSE is unquestionably an interesting distribution. We also have a separate article listing some compelling reasons to use openSUSE. While

Ankush Das

04 Mar 2021 2 min read

Courses 🎓

Free Courses Now Available to Learn 'RISC-V' by The Linux Foundation & RISC-V International

The Linux Foundation is the official organization behind Linux and is at the forefront for collaboration on open-source software,

Sourav Rudra

03 Mar 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

ONLYOFFICE 6.2 Release Introduces Data Validation, Auto-Format, and Other Useful Changes

ONLYOFFICE is a free and open-source cross-platform office suite available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms.

Arish V

03 Mar 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Valve Finally Makes Steam Link Available for Linux Gamers To Stream Games

In case you didn’t know, Steam Link was initially a hardware-based solution to let you stream the games

Ankush Das

03 Mar 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Nitrux 1.3.8 Release Packs in KDE Plasma 5.21, Linux 5.11, and More Changes

Nitrux is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that comes equipped with NX Desktop (based on KDE Plasma 5 desktop

Sourav Rudra

01 Mar 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Flameshot 0.9 Release Brings in Global Shortcut Menu, Latest Uploads, JPEG Support, and More

Flameshot is one of my daily drivers that I utilize to take screenshots. You can also find my guide to

Ankush Das

01 Mar 2021 2 min read

Gadgets 🎛️

Good News! De-Googled /e/OS Smartphones is Now Shipping to the US and Canada

The de-googled Android fork /e/OS is a passionate step towards removing Google from your daily driver (i.e.

Ankush Das

26 Feb 2021 2 min read

Round Up

Linux Release Roundup #21.09: Mozilla Firefox 86, Kodi 19, Nextcloud Hub 21 and More New Releases

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

Sourav Rudra

01 Mar 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Kali Linux's First Release Of 2021 Brings in New Hacking Tools, Linux Kernel 5.10 and Xfce 4.16

Kali Linux 2021.1 is the first release of this year. This release brings in Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS

Arish V

25 Feb 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Nextcloud Hub 21 Is A Promising Release For Remote Teams With Big Improvements

The Nextcloud team recently unveiled the details and general availability of Nextcloud Hub 21. In case you didn’t know,

Sourav Rudra

24 Feb 2021 3 min read

Application Releases

Firefox 86 Is An Exciting Release With Total Cookie Protection and Multiple Picture-in-Picture Mode

Firefox as an open-source Chrome alternative is already a quite popular choice among Linux users. With every recent update

Ankush Das

24 Feb 2021 2 min read

Featured

Is Google Locking Down Chrome to Resist the Rise of Chromium Based Browsers?

Google recently announced that they would be removing support for Google services from Chromium. What does this change mean for

John Paul Wohlscheid

26 Feb 2021 6 min read

Distribution Releases

GeckoLinux "Rolling" Editions Get New Releases With KDE Plasma 5.21, Xfce 4.16, GNOME 3.38, and More

GeckoLinux is an openSUSE-based Linux distribution which focuses on overall usability and a polished experience. Compared to other Linux

Sourav Rudra

23 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Netrunner 21.01 Released Based on Debian Stable 10.7 With Modern Hardware Support and Updated Packages

Netrunner is a Debian-based Linux operating system that caters to Desktops, Laptops and ARM-based computers, it was first

Sourav Rudra

23 Feb 2021 2 min read

Application Releases

Kodi 19 (Matrix) Released With Major Improvements on Playback, PVR And Security

Kodi is an open-source cross-platform media player for organizing your media files or streaming online media. It is

Arish V

20 Feb 2021 4 min read

Courses 🎓

A Free Node.js Course by OpenJS & The Linux Foundation is Now Available

Node.js is an interesting and popular open-source JavaScript runtime which is useful for both front-end and back-

Ankush Das

19 Feb 2021 2 min read

Round Up

Linux Release Roundup #21.08: Linux Kernel 5.11, KDE Plasma 5.21, OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 and More New Releases

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

Sourav Rudra

19 Feb 2021 1 min read

Distribution Releases

Ultra-Lightweight Linux Distro Tiny Core Version 12.0 Released with Kernel 5.10 and Other Improvements

Tiny Core Linux aka ‘The Core Project’ is a modular Linux-based distribution that offers basic functionality in a very

Sourav Rudra

18 Feb 2021 2 min read

Opinion

Signal Needs to do Better For its Response to the Anti-Censorship Community

Signal has managed to gain a huge number of active users after Elon Musk’s tweet and numerous other recommendations

Ankush Das

17 Feb 2021 5 min read

DE Releases

KDE Plasma 5.21 Brings in a New Application Launcher, Wayland Support, and Other Exciting Additions

KDE finally announced the release of Plasma 5.21. This release focuses completely on usability and the look/feel of

John Paul Wohlscheid

17 Feb 2021 3 min read

Gadgets 🎛️

PinePhone To Ship With Manjaro ARM + Plasma Mobile UI As Default OS

PINE64, the maker of the PinePhone Linux smartphone series had announced earlier this month that they discontinued the PinePhone Community

Sourav Rudra

16 Feb 2021 3 min read

Gadgets 🎛️

Raspberry Pi-based 'AmpliPi' is an Interesting Privacy-Focused Open-Source Home Audio System

Even though I just prefer listening to music on my headphones, having a decent home audio system is something useful.

Ankush Das

16 Feb 2021 2 min read

Distribution Releases

OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 Introduces Desktop Presets, AArch64 Support, and More

OpenMandriva Lx is an interesting Linux-based distribution which is also inspired and forked from Mandriva Linux, and offers a

Sourav Rudra

16 Feb 2021 3 min read

Development Updates

You Won't be Able to Recognize VLC When Version 4.0 Releases [No Kidding]

The popular open-source cross-platform media player VLC Media Player is getting a big update. A new version, VLC

Arish V

18 Feb 2021 4 min read

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