My Linux Mint Tribute

[url=http://lxer.com/team.php][img]http://lxer.com/content/Scott_Ruecker.jpg[/img][/url] [b]LXer Feature: 23-Aug-2024[/b]Hi there it’s me Scott, in my previous article I wrote about [url=http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/342185/index.html]How I Turned My Chromebook Into A Mintbook[/url] and all the fun entailed in doing it. Well, its been two … [Read more...]

GIMP 2.99.18 Released: The Last Development Preview Before 3.0!

At long last, we bring you the final development version before GIMP 3! While the release of 2.99.18 is a bit behind our intended schedule, there are a number of new features and improvements that we’re very excited to share with you. … [Read more...]

LibreOffice 24.8 Released, Here’s What’s New

LibreOffice 24.8 is out, featuring advanced privacy settings, a wealth of new features across all apps, and broad OS compatibility. Learn more! … [Read more...]

Celebrating an important step forward for Open Source AI

Mozilla is excited about today’s new definition of open source AI, and we endorse it as an important step forward. This past year has been marked by more and more people recognizing the societal benefits of open source AI. … [Read more...]

How to Install Apache Solr on Debian 12

Apache Solr is an open-source search platform built on Apache Lucene, providing advanced full-text search, real-time indexing, and scalability for applications. It's used for building powerful search engines, supporting features like faceted search, query suggestions, and geospatial search. … [Read more...]

Mozilla Has Been Suspiciously Silent About Google And Manifest V3

While Firefox users have been recommending Chrome users to ditch their cursed web browser for Firefox as a strong ad-blocking alternative all over the Internet, the company itself apparently chose to not say a single word about this and avoid the opportunity to increase the number of its users. … [Read more...]

GNOME 47 Beta Desktop Released with Many Changes, Here’s What’s New

After a long wait, the GNOME Project released today the beta version of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment series, due out on September 18th, 2024. … [Read more...]

How to Install, Update, and Remove Google Chrome on Linux

Learn how to install Google Chrome on various Linux distributions with this step-by-step tutorial, making the transition seamless and hassle-free. The post How to Install, Update, and Remove Google Chrome on Linux appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

LXer Linux News 2024-08-23 00:56:17

The Milk-V Cluster 08 is an advanced full-stack RISC-V cluster designed to deliver high bandwidth and efficient computing across multiple nodes. In addition, the company has introduced two high-performance modules that are comparable in performance to the NVIDIA Jetson NANO and Xavier NX modules. … [Read more...]

How to Install PHP 8.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 with Apache or Nginx

PHP is the most popular scripting language used to create dynamic websites, as it offers a range of new features and improvements that enhance performance and provide additional functionality. If you want to use PHP 8 with Apache or Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04, follow this guide, which will help you install PHP 8 and configure it to work with both web … [Read more...]

Ubuntu Fixes Old NVIDIA Wayland Support For GNOME, Hiring More Desktop Engineers

There are a few interesting bits of information as part of this week's updates from the Ubuntu Desktop Team Integration Squad. … [Read more...]

GStreamer 1.24.7 Released with Audio and Visual Bug Fixes

GStreamer 1.24.7 multimedia framework rolls out with multiple bug fixes. Enhancements in qt6, rtspsrc, and more. … [Read more...]

Don’t Panic! It’s Only 60 Linux CVE Security Bulletins a Week

In security circles, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures security bulletins can be downright scary. In Linux, however, it’s just business as usual. The post Don’t Panic! It’s Only 60 Linux CVE Security Bulletins a Week appeared first on Linux Today. … [Read more...]

HDMI to screw terminal adapters could be useful for Raspberry Pi RP2040 and RP2350 boards

The very idea of an HDMI to screw terminal adapters maybe seem moronic at first, but in an era of programmable IOs (PIO), and high-speed serial transmit (HSTX), those could end up being useful for boards or modules based on Raspberry Pi RP2040 or RP2350 since they’ve all be shown to support DVI output through HDMI connectors. … [Read more...]

Indian State Continues Its Successful Journey With Linux at Schools

With governments around the world increasingly warming up to the idea of open-source software being used in their offices. Local governments and public organizations in India have been no stranger to trying out open-source operating systems and tools in their workflows. … [Read more...]

How to Install Visual Studio Code Cloud IDE on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

The Visual Studio Code Cloud IDE is an online version of Microsoft's popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor, designed to provide a flexible and accessible development environment in the cloud. This guide will show you how to install Visual Code-Server on the Ubuntu 24.04 server with Nginx as a reverse proxy. … [Read more...]