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Matrix Synapse is an open-source chat application written in Python, used for real-time communication for VOIP services and instant messaging.

This guide explains how to backup Proxmox containers and virtual machines to an external USB drive and how to restore them from the backup via Proxmox web UI.

This article compares and contrasts various performance metrics between Fedora Workstation 35 and Windows 10 Pro 21H2 while running the 2018 game Far Cry 5.

Many scrum masters have an obsession with quickly turning their teams into what they want them to be. Once their expectations are not met within some arbitrary time limit, or someone resists their ideas, then the fight begins.

Canonical published today a new set of Linux kernel security updates for all supported Ubuntu releases to address the recently disclosed “MMIO stale data” vulnerabilities discovered in some Intel processors.

The default disk usage command from UNIX based system summarizes directories on trees’ sizes, so it includes all their contents and individual files sizes.

The openSUSE Leap and Enterprise may get replaced by the Adatable Linux Platform (ALP) and Leap may get discuontinued.

timg is a small command-line program to view images from the terminal. Not only does it display images in a terminal, it also supports the Kitty Graphics Protocol. This allows you to view high resolution images direct in a terminal. And the software also lets you watch animations and videos within the terminal.

The IP (Internet Protocol) address is a global standard for assigning unique 32/128-bit hexadecimal values to network-attached devices for identification on the local/global network.

Unbound is a free and open-source recursive and validating DNS caching server, which uses DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS to encrypt connections. Unbound is much faster than Bind9 and can help to reduce the loading time of web pages and other calls that require DNS resolution. Unbound also supports DNSSEC validation, so it can serve as a trust anchor on your network.

Bitwig and u-he have announced CLAP (CLever Audio Plug-in API), a new open standard for audio plug-ins and hosts. CLAP offers modern features, innate stability, and rapid support for plug-in and host developers. The developers say that, since it’s open source and liberally licensed, CLAP is a safe bet for the future.

I’m surprised just how easy it is to use an iPad or an Android tablet as a second monitor with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Not just “access your desktop” but “use it to extend your desktop” as though it were a regular, physically connected external monitor.

In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-22057, a use-after-free in the Qualcomm gpu kernel driver, to gain root and disable SELinux from the untrusted app sandbox on a Samsung Z flip 3. I’ll look at various mitigations that are implemented on modern Android devices and how they affect the exploit.

ADLINK Technology has just unveiled the SMARC 2.1 compliant LEC-MTK-I12000 system-on-module (SoM) powered by MediaTek Genio 1200 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 AIoT processor coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB UFS storage, as well as the I-Pi SMARC 1200 development kit designed for robotics and AIoT applications.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command [Humble Store / Steam] just released from The Artistocrats and Slitherine Ltd. but getting it on running on Linux desktop or Steam Deck requires a few steps. Video steps at the bottom if you prefer that.

Valve Software, the creator of the popular Steam PC gaming platform and hit titles like Half-Life and Portal, has announced the release of Proton 7.0-3, improving Linux compatibility with Windows games. The release will enhance the Steam Deck's compatibility with existing games.

Learn here how to mount NFS filesystem in /etc/fstab file in Linux. Check what options fstab has to mount to NFS for better performance.

The SSH Config File is a text file that contains configuration information for your SSH client, such as the hostname of the server you are connecting to, your username, and your private key file. In this tutorial we will learn by examples how to use the SSH config file to modify and simplify our networking needs using Linux.

Whether it comes as a surprise to many of you, Microsoft is paying close attention to open source. Microsoft’s FOSS Fund program provides $10,000 to sponsor open source projects. For May, the award will go to GNOME.

The UK-based video games publisher Feral Interactive announced today the availability of the port of the Total War: WARHAMMER III turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game for Linux systems.