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As we approach 2025, hopefully none of you are still running x86 32-bit kernels / 32-bit OS software on x86_64 processors, but should you still be into that, there are improvements on the way.

Learn how to back up your Raspberry Pi using rsync - from basic folder backups to full system automation - with this comprehensive guide.

Cinnamon 6.4 is already out and Xfce 4.20 is very nearly ready. Fancy spending time refreshing your setup over the holidays? Two of the more popular Windows-style FOSS desktops are about to drop new point releases, one for higher-end machines and one for lower-end kit.

Ever find yourself tinkering with settings or exploring new tools on your Linux system and wonder if you're becoming more proficient? If you've been using Linux for a while, here are five signs that might indicate you're moving into advanced user territory.

GStreamer 1.24.10 multimedia framework released with bug fixes, 40+ security improvements, and enhanced stability.

Mozilla isn’t just another tech company — we’re a global crew of activists, technologists and builders, all working to keep the internet free, open and accessible. For over 25 years, we’ve championed the idea that the web should be for everyone, no matter who you are or where you’re from.

Learn practical strategies for protecting containerized applications on Linux.

The Rustls project as a modern TLS library written in the Rust programming language and an alternative to the likes of the widely-used OpenSSL and Cloudflare's BoringSSL has published some new performance figures.

Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great. Elementary OS 8 "Circe" is here, based on Ubuntu 24.04, with Wayland support in the Pantheon desktop.

If your Linux shell scripts are getting tripped up by SSH fingerprints, follow this concise tutorial for an easy solution.

After a long day at work, you might not fancy sweating through a stressful Counter-Strike match or juggling a dozen objectives in your favorite MMO. Sometimes, all you want to do is relax before bed. So here are 15 cozy games that run on Linux, natively or via Proton.

After the survey for selecting a new artwork ended, 2817 votes crown 'Ceratopsian' as the default theme for the upcoming Debian 13 'Trixie.'

Flags in Bash scripts are crucial for modifying the behavior of scripts without needing to pass lengthy arguments. Particularly, flags without arguments provide a simple way to enable or disable features in your scripts, often making your scripts more user-friendly and easier to use.

As a follow-up to last month's article around the Debian 13 release processes continuing and desktop artwork voting underway for Debian 13 "Trixie", the winning desktop theme/artwork was announced today...

The GRUB boot loader plays a critical role in booting Linux systems, serving as the first program executed when the computer starts. Securing GRUB with a password can prevent unauthorized users from tampering with boot parameters or gaining root access to the system. This is especially important for systems that require heightened security.

The decision to move to Forgejo as the new git forge has been made. There are numerous factors involved in this decision and this article will discuss them, present some background on the process, and invite one more chance for feedback before the formal Fedora Council vote.

The Debian Project unveiled today the default theme of the next major Debian operating system release, Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie,” made by Elise Couper.

yosay is a command-line tool and library that generates an ASCII picture with a message. It’s billed as software which is like cowsay but with less cow.

The Linux kernel is the beating heart of every Linux installation. We look at where it came from, what its purpose is and why, without the kernel, there would be no Linux.

Unlike COW filesystems like BTRFS and ZFS, traditional Linux filesystems like ext4 and XFS have no way to detect slow data degradation (also known as bitrot), since they don’t perform data checksumming. When using those filesystems, however, we can store and verify integrity information at the block level, using dm-integrity. In this tutorial, we learn how to create dm-integrity devices with the integritysetup utility, and when creating LUKS containers, using cryptsetup.