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The Plasma desktop environment is amazing. Hands down, the best Linux offering by a parsec. Not only is it the prettiest, it's also the most consistent, the most professional-looking, has the most options and customization, it also comes with a pretty solid bundle of KDE programs, many of which are mature, elegant and powerful.

From the creators of the now defunct Atom, we have Zed editor with interesting capabilities.

With this week's release of SVT-AV1 2.3 for open-source AV1 encoding citing significant performance improvements for running on ARM, I was eager to see how well this AV1 encoder would be performing on the new System76 Thelio Astra ARM developer desktop powered by Ampere Altra.

Something to file under “won’t please many Linux users, but is nonetheless a good thing™ for choice”, Apple Maps on the web now works on Linux.

A database is a core part of many apps, from full-blown enterprise websites to simple tools like shopping lists and finance trackers. Relational databases driven by SQL are popular, but Linux offers a simpler, more transparent alternative.

Fedora is one of those Linux distributions that tends to fly under the radar for Raspberry Pi users because there's Raspberry Pi OS and many other distros fit for Raspberry Pi.

KDE Plasma is all about customization and efficiency. With the right shortcuts, everyday desktop tasks can be much easier. Let's explore how mastering these shortcuts can improve the KDE Plasma experience.

KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly development summary of interesting KDE changes in closing out October.

If you post your work on the internet or share it with other people, you are most likely familiar with the notion of adding watermarks to your photos, videos, and documents to ensure their authenticity and to deter unauthorized copying.

Crowbar Collective have a fresh Beta available for Black Mesa, their fan-made reimagining of Valve Software's Half-Life. This brings with it some nice improvements all across the game, especially for Linux platforms like Steam Deck.

In Linux, the /etc directory is of critical importance because it houses your system configuration files, such as hosts, crontabs, fstab, inittab, passwords, profiles, timezone data and so much more. Simply put, without /etc, Linux wouldn’t function.

Luckfox recently introduced the Omni3576 Development Board, built around the Rockchip RK3576 octa-core processor with a big.LITTLE architecture. With features like dual Gigabit Ethernet and dual CSI camera ports, this board is designed for diverse applications in industrial control, automotive electronics, and cloud terminal products.

Cybersecurity threats have reached a new level of prevalence and sophistication, and innovative methods and tools are urgently needed to protect sensitive information. Recent statistics are eye-opening: According to Statista, 2,365 recorded cybersecurity attacks in 2023, a surprising 72% growth compared to 2021.

Earlier this year and through July Steam on Linux was enjoying above a 2% marketshare thanks to the success of the Arch Linux powered SteamOS and Steam Deck offerings. But then for August and September Steam on Linux use was below 2%. After a 0.13% rise in October, Steam on Linux is back to sitting at a 2.00% marketshare.

The popular free open-source Audacity audio editor announced new 3.7.0 release few days ago! Unlike v3.5.0 or v3.6.0, this is NOT a feature release but maintenance updates with many bug-fixes and performance improvements. While, the developers are working on next major Audacity 4.0.

It seems the GNOME team is getting quite serious about turning GNOME OS into an end-user focused Linux distribution, similar to a project KDE is working on.

Linux is just a source of exploits and cheats and nothing more, the developer said.

Firefox put out some claims on their blog post, but it is not exactly how it seems. Do you agree?

With the upcoming Mesa 24.3 release there is a huge improvement coming for those using the RADV Radeon Vulkan driver with games leveraging AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.

It’s hallowe’en, and there’s a frightfully good treat waiting for fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta!