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MediaWiki is an open-source wiki software written in PHP and MySQL. It is scalable and extensible wiki software-powered sites like Wikipedia and Wikimedia. This guide will show you how to install MediaWiki on Ubuntu 24.04 server.

Learn how to install Scrcpy on your Linux system and connect it to your Android device for seamless mirroring and control via USB or WiFi.

Now past the Linux 6.10 merge window, this week brought an initial batch of drm-misc-next changes submitted to the Direct Rendering Manager subsystem's DRM-Next for queuing until the Linux 6.11 merge window opens up in July. The changes this week include a notable addition for the open-source NVIDIA (Nouveau) driver and some improvements for the Intel iVPU driver for their Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

2024 FreeBSD Survey highlights user satisfaction and crucial OS features. Discover users' needs and views on system improvements.

Learn how to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04 using our easy to follow step-by-step guide or have our admins do it for you.

When Steam on Linux debuted a decade ago it maintained around a 2% marketshare before receding and then beginning its long climb back up following the debut of Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux and then with the much anticipated Steam Deck handheld game console and the modern Arch-based SteamOS. Valve just published their May 2024 numbers for the Steam Survey and they indicate the Linux marketshare is finally back above 2%.

Stay updated with our Linux Weekly Roundup for the latest news, hardware innovations, essential tools, and distribution updates in the Linux community.

CrowdSupply recently showcased the HealthyPi Move, a biometric monitor designed in a convenient wristwatch form factor. Equipped with Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF5340 SoC and multiple advanced sensors, this portable device is advertised for both personal health tracking and data logging for research applications.

Thunderbird is closer to new releases with Rust-enabled builds, Microsoft Exchange & native Linux system tray support, and more.

It's been another busy week with the open-source AMD Linux graphics driver stack with continued preparations around enabling support for next-generation RDNA4 graphics (as well as continued RDNA3+ / RDNA 3.5 tuning).

In particular case the original set of packages differs from Debian 12.5 and Sparky Linux 2024.05 ones : $ sudo apt install qemu-system libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager

iWave recently unveiled the iW-RainboW-G63M System on Module which leverages the AMD’s Versal Premium series. This new module targets cutting-edge applications across data centers, 5G infrastructure, and communication test equipment.

Why bother with Microsoft and its new AI spyware features... When you can always seek your freedom with Linux?

Meet Linux Lite 7.0 'Galena,' now rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, packed with XFCE 4.18, Linux kernel 6.8, and more.

The Arch Linux ISO snapshot for June 2024 is now available for download, powered by Linux kernel 6.9, for those planning to deploy the popular rolling-release distribution on new computers.

Learn how to install and use Docker Rollout to quickly update the Docker Compose services with zero downtime by automating every task.

While the Gentoo Linux project recently established an AI policy to forbid contributions to the project made using any AI tools/assistance and NetBSD also came out with a similar policy against AI-generated code, the Debian project for now has no project-wide policy regarding AI.

Varia is billed as a quick and efficient download manager. It’s a GNOME-based utility written in Python and published under an open source license. The name “Varia” comes from the aria2 software it is based on.

Wine 9.10 debuts with vkd3d 1.12, better DPI support, and C++ RTTI on ARM. Here's more on that!

Learn how to create a block device, a character device, and a FIFO pipe file using the mknod command in Linux, with practical examples.