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Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks on Linux systems. However, unlike high-level programming languages, Bash doesn’t have built-in try-catch blocks for error handling. Instead, you must implement different strategies to detect and manage errors during script execution. In this article, we will explore five methods for handling errors in Bash scripts, ranging from beginner-friendly to more advanced approaches.

Audacious 4.4.1 builds on the changes introduced in Audacious 4.4 (a release that brought GTK3 and Qt6 UI choices, the return of a dedicated lyrics plugin, and better compatibility with PipeWire) rather than adding any huge new features of its own.

While the Linux 6.12 merge window only ended this weekend and won't be out until November, already code is beginning to accumulate for DRM-Next of graphics driver improvements targeting the Linux 6.13 cycle that in turn will be the first major Linux kernel release of 2025.

The NanoKVM-PCIe is a recent solution from Sipeed, designed to simplify remote management of ATX PC cases and 2U servers. Built on the RISC-V architecture, it offers low power consumption and easy installation, with compatibility for both low-profile and high-profile PCIe brackets.

With the Firefox 131 release rolling out today to all supported platforms, Mozilla promoted the next major version, Firefox 132, to the beta channel for public testing.

There are plenty of people who do not actually understand AI and open-source (or its licensing). But, they choose to jump on using those terms to market their products somehow superior to others. It has been happening for a while, and it may not be a big deal if done ethically.

PyBonsai is a Python script that generates procedural ASCII art trees in the comfort of your terminal. This is free and open source software.

Rspamd 3.10 spam filtering system brings enhanced MIME UTF8 support and negative score limits for improved email scanning.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), which is backed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is funding open source work again. This time, the recipients are the FreeBSD Foundation and SerNet, which is one of the backers of the Samba Project.

The popular open-source email client, Mozilla Thunderbird, has launched a beta version of its Android app with a range of new features and improvements.

Open-source developer Zeeshan Ali Khan presented at last week's systemd "All Systems Go" developer conference on busd as a new D-Bus broker written in the Rust programming language.

Arch Linux is a robust operating system often chosen by power users and IT professionals. While there is no doubt that it is an extremely powerful OS, the need to use other systems can also arise for users that are required to use a variety of applications and ecosystems that Arch Linux can’t always easily accommodate. This is when a dual boot system that runs both Arch Linux and Windows 11 proves useful.

Minecraft Live 2024 has been and gone and with it we've been given details on the next new biome and mob coming.

In this tutorial, we will explain the Linux SED command using some real examples. SED (Stream Editor) is one of the most used Linux commands in scripts and command lines. It searches, replaces, inserts, and deletes strings.

September 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

Mozilla published today the final release of the Firefox 131 web browser, which is now available for download from the project’s download server ahead of the official release on October 1st, 2024.

During the month of September on Phoronix there were 265 original news articles and 16 Linux hardware reviews / featured benchmark articles. Here's a look back at the most exciting content for September.

Learn how to eliminate the hassle of typing your password for every sudo command in Linux, whether you want to run specific commands or even all of them, with this step-by-step guide.

Emacs is a free and open-source cross-platform text editor. Learn some of the reasons why I use Emacs in Linux and for productivity tasks.

Linux Mint unveils a darker, modern theme with rounded objects and redesigned dialogs for the upcoming Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment.