Powered by Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, elementary OS 8 is here featuring Secure Sessions, app permissions, and inclusive design. Here’s more on that! The post elementary OS 8 Marries Beauty with Functionality appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Firefox 134 looks like a very small release promising only support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux, allowing users to interrupt kinetic (momentum) scrolling by placing two fingers on the touchpad. This feature was initially planned for Firefox 133, but it was delayed as it was needed for testing. The post Firefox 134 Enters Beta, Promises … [Read more...]

In this blog post, we will discuss various methods to convert a Unix timestamp to a human-readable string in Linux with examples. The post How To Convert Unix Timestamps To Strings In Linux appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

A new approach to developing the Linux kernel may have far-reaching benefits beyond the Linux world. The post Beyond Upstream First: The Linux Kernel Contribution Maturity Model appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) and powered by Linux kernel 6.8, elementary OS 8 introduces a new Secure Session to ensure apps respect your privacy and require your consent, a brand new dock with productive multitasking and window management features, and PipeWire as the default media server. The post elementary OS 8 “Circe” … [Read more...]

One of the most interesting changes in KDE Plasma 6.2.4 is support for enabling the HDR mode on GNU/Linux distributions using the NVIDIA 565.57.1 (beta) or later graphics driver for NVIDIA GPU users and Linux kernel 6.11 or later for Intel GPU users. Using previous versions of the NVIDIA graphics driver and Linux kernel results in an unstable HDR … [Read more...]

VORAGO Technologies, a leading provider of radiation hardened and radiation tolerant MCUs and MPUs for Aerospace and Defense, and Collabora, a leader in open source software and support, today announced they are partnering to advance the use of open source to achieve resilience for mission critical applications in space. The post VORAGO … [Read more...]

The Kali SOC in AWS project enables the deployment of a Security Operations Center (SOC) in AWS, utilizing the Kali Linux toolset for purple team activities. This environment is ideal for honing skills in security operations, threat detection, incident response, and training scenarios. The post Deploy a SOC using Kali Linux in AWS appeared first on … [Read more...]

Over time, as you use your Ubuntu system, it can accumulate unnecessary files, packages, and old updates that take up valuable disk space. Cleaning up your system regularly helps maintain its performance and free up space for important files. In this article, we will explore several terminal commands that you can use to clean up your Ubuntu system … [Read more...]

Highlights of Mozilla Firefox 133 include the ability to show tabs from other devices in the Tab overview menu, GPU-accelerated Canvas2D enabled by default for Windows users, and Bounce Tracking Protection, a new anti-tracking feature enabled in ETP (Enhanced Tracking Protection)’s Strict mode. The post Mozilla Firefox 133 Is Now Available for … [Read more...]

Mattermost is an open-source alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams. It allows you to self-host online chat with multiple features such as file sharing, search, automation, and multiple third-party integrations. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Mattermost on Ubuntu 24.04 server. The post How to Install Mattermost with Nginx … [Read more...]

This week we got some cool and highly-anticipated software releases, starting with FreeCAD 1.0 and Blender 4.3, and continuing with Mesa 24.3, GNU Linux-libre 6.12, and Shotcut 4.11. The free RHEL 9.5 alternatives are also here, including AlmaLinux 9.5 and Rocky Linux 9.5. On top of that, Canonical patched a new security flaw in Ubuntu and pushed … [Read more...]

Wine 9.22 is now available with Wayland driver enabled by default, DirectPlay network boosts, Unicode CLDR 46 updates, and display virtualization. The post Wine 9.22 Released with Display Mode Virtualization Support appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Many of the tools in this roundup are good replacements for AirDrop, letting you wirelessly send documents, photos, videos, websites, map locations, and more to a nearby device. The post 11 Best Free and Open Source File Sharing Tools appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

Coming five weeks after fwupd 2.0.1, the fwupd 2.0.2 release adds support for checking AMD hardware configuration MSR (Machine Status Register), support for enumerate-only device emulation to increase test coverage, support for passing a JSON file for emulation instead of ZIP, and new get-version-formats and vercmp commands for fwupdtool. The post … [Read more...]

Docker Desktop 4.36 boosts enterprise efficiency with new settings management, enhanced container isolation, and improved WSL 2 performance. The post Docker Desktop 4.36: WSL 2 Gets Faster, More Reliable, and Secure appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]