Riot Games INFECTS League of Legends Windows Gamers with Rootkit, Breaks LoL on Linux Entirely
Riot Games has decided to break their game, League of Legends, for Linux gamers under the guise of stopping cheaters. If you’re playing League on Windows, then it’s much worse for you. As a Linux gamer, the affect is pretty obvious, lol, it’s broken but if you’re on Windows, you should stop playing this game […]
What are Distro Forks, Flavors & Clones? Explaining Confusing Linux Terms
Are you new to Linux and looking for a distro? You may see various confusing terms like Fork, Flavour or Remix when choosing a distro. In this article, I’m going to decode these terms to help you pick the distro that’s right for you. Basically, these terms describe how different Linux distros are related to […]
Tuxedo Computers teases Snapdragon X Elite Prototype Linux Laptop!
At Computex 2024, TUXEDO Computers revealed a new prototype laptop that may be a game changer in the Linux hardware space. For any hardware addict out there, the Linux laptop space has been ramping up lately with a variety of new hardware options but a powerful ARM based laptop have been few and far between. […]
Linus Torvalds Merging Extensible Scheduler “sched_ext” in Linux 6.11
This week in Linux, Linus Torvalds announced he plans to merge the extensible scheduler “sched_ext” patches for Linux 6.11 even though there has been some objections by other kernel developers. For those unfamiliar, the kernel scheduler decides which process runs on which CPU core, when that happens and for how long. It also deals with […]
XZ Backdoor, widespread Linux utility found compromised
A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. So let’s talk about the backdoor found in the XZ compression utility. Here’s what we know about the XZ Utils backdoor that almost infected the world. That might seem like an exaggeration but by the time we’re […]
Control Your Razer Devices On Linux With OpenRazer & Polychromatic
With this quick article I want to share my discovery of the amazing Razer hardware, and why I think it is an excellent choice for Linux users. Before I discuss the main topic of this article, I want to take a step back. I am aware that not everyone is a fan of mechanical keyboards […]
Happy Birthday Linux! 30 Years Ago Today, Linus Gave Us Linux!
Happy 30th Birthday to the Linux kernel! 30 years ago today, August 25th, Linus Torvalds sent out an email to the Minix newsgroup announcing his new hobby project. This hobby became the biggest open source project ever created and arguably the most important software ever created. Linux is use in pretty much every type of […]
Fedora Podcast Has Returned With The Destination Linux Network
The Fedora Community has brought back the Fedora Podcast! If that wasn’t enough, the Fedora Podcast has also joined the Destination Linux Network as a collaborative effort to spread the word about all things Fedora! I know I might be slightly biased about this news but I am incredibly excited to work with Fedora in making the […]
How To Use Linux KVM To Optimize Your Windows 10 Virtual Machine
This tutorial will demonstrate that KVM and virt-manager are great tools not only to virtualize servers on headless hosts, but also for everyday desktop use. My job duties often require me to have a Windows 10 computer, in order to manage Microsoft specific tasks or software that runs only on Windows. However, I did not […]
Modern Lightweight Linux Distro Showdown: Who is the Champion?
As a Linux user, I was recently in search of a Linux distribution (distro) that is lightweight and runs efficiently on a virtual machine or a physical machine using minimal resources. In the end, only 1 would be chosen as the lightweight Linux distribution of choice. It would have to be good enough to deploy […]
How To Install Arch Linux: A Step by Step Installation Guide
The installation of Arch has been and continues to be a rite-of-passage within the Linux community. Although there are many guides that discuss the steps needed to install Arch Linux, I couldn’t resist writing my very own guide. This guide promises to be different by being a narrative-style approach to the topic. The goals of […]
Webcamoid, The Best Webcam App For The Linux Desktop
One of the areas of the Linux Desktop that has left me with just a bit of disappointment is the available application options for the web camera. Sure, there are some decent options out there but my issue is that, there hasn’t been anything as intuitive as what one would experience on the mobile platforms. […]
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A Deep Dive Into The Wayland Protocol For Linux
We’re going to follow up with our dive into file systems in the last issue with a look at another very important component of Linux–the windowing system. This component is what controls graphical environments–like your favorite desktop environment or window manager–to hook into an agreed upon protocol to implement their functionalities. Though there have been […]
PulseEffects – Advanced Audio Manipulation In Linux!
In this video we take a look at PulseEffect the advanced audio manipulation tool for Linux. You can add effects like compression, deesser, bass boosting and more with this tool. There are profiles you can create and use from the community including the profile that I created for (an attempt) at a spatial sound for […]
Ubuntu Studio 20.10: Is It The Perfect Linux Distro?
This is a quick overview of the latest updates Ubuntu Studio team made with their upcoming release, 20.10, Groovy Gorilla. If you’re interested in a great Linux distro for content creation with a modern appeal and lots of configurations made for you then you’ll certainly want to check out Ubuntu Studio. Let’s get something straight, […]
PulseAudio vs JACK: Adventures In Linux Audio
I consider myself an old Linux user. I have been using Linux since the early days. Back then it was very common to compile your own kernel, deal with no package managers, therefore dependency hell. Those were the rough days. Throughout my adventures, or we could probably call those misadventures in Linux, one of the […]
Is AMD Really The Golden Child Of Linux?
Being realistic about our hardware recommendations is critical, but we so often brush it off because we want to support the underdog or satisfy our philosophical cravings…
Linux++ [Issue 24] with Eric the IT Guy of Red Hat and Sudo Show
Hello and welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the time period starting Friday, September 11, 2020 and ending Monday, September 28, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more […]
New Destination Linux Xonotic Server Is Live!
We had such a great time on Aug 30th at DLN Game Fest! We played some great games on Linux with the community for several hours and shared a lot of laughs and realizations that the DL Crew is even worse than we thought at gaming. One of the games was an addictive arena style FPS […]
The Many Faces of the Linux File System
There are a vast array of file systems available to use with the Linux kernel today but there are really only a few that see heavy usage from the Linux community. We’ll take a look at a few of the most popular file systems in use today as well as an up-and-coming file system that […]
Slimbook Essential Answers The Call For Affordable Linux Laptops
Slimbook debuts a pair of ‘essential’ Linux laptops with affordable price tags. Specs, photos and details inside.
Linux++ [Issue 23] with Sean Rhodes of Star Labs Systems
Hello and welcome to the twenty-third edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the time period starting Tuesday, August 11, 2020 and ending Thursday, September 10, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more […]
6 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Linux’s History
Wow! Eric Londo, FrontPageLinux.com contributor, wrote an amazing article about the History of Unix and Linux entitled “A Guide Through The History of Unix & Linux: Everything You Need To Know“. It’s just Wow! This inspired me to make a video about some of the cool things you can find in the article. This video […]
A Guide Through The History of Unix & Linux: Everything You Need To Know
For this special history guide, we are going to take a trip back in time to see where the seed of Linux was planted — namely via the Unix systems of the early 1970s and how it has progressed through the modern day. Though most are completely unaware of the enormous impact that Unix-like operating systems have […]
Pop!_OS: Fall In Love With GNOME Again Thanks To This Near Perfect Linux OS!
Dear Pop_OS!, you had me at hello! I’ve fallen in love with Pop!_OS and in this video I’ll show you why. If you’re not a fan of GNOME then take a look at this video and see what a few tweaks and attention to detail can do to the GNOME desktop workflow. The window tiling […]
Linux++ [Issue 22] with Hayden Barnes of Canonical and WSL
Hello and welcome to the twenty-second edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the time period starting Monday, July 13, 2020 and ending Monday, August 10, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more […]
Linux Kernel 5.8 Released
If you were to ask any knowledgeable Linux enthusiast what the most impactful kernel version was, many would reply with favorites like 2.6 or 4.2 (and they could be right in their own way!). Even though both of those releases were massive (with 2.6 taking several years to complete), there is a new largest kernel […]
Explaining Linux Distro Types: Difference Between Forks, Flavors, Remixes & More
When searching for which Linux Distro (aka distribution) to use, you’ve probably come across some odd terms being used to distinguish one type of distro from another. Terms like Fork, Flavor, Remix, Respin, Derivative and others. You may even find terms like Ubuntu-based, Debian-based, Arch-based and more. These terms are actually helpful to differentiate how […]
Serpent OS: A Truly Modern Linux Distribution
Not everyone in the Linux community has heard of Ikey Doherty. Ikey is an extremely talented programmer from the Republic of Ireland that has done some great work on Linux distributions in the past. Ikey began the Evolve OS project in 2013 as well as his new desktop environment that he wanted to keep fairly […]
Linux++ [Issue 21] with Rudra Saraswat of Ubuntu Unity Remix
Hello and welcome to the twenty-first edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the time period starting Sunday, June 21, 2020 and ending Sunday, July 12, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more […]
Linux Mint 20 “Ulyana” Released – This is What’s New
Well, after a bit of drama over the last few weeks, the Linux Mint team has released their highly-anticipated Linux Mint 20, codenamed “Ulyana”. Based on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release that came out earlier this year, Ulyana comes with quite a few improvements over its predecessors. Linux Mint is available in several desktop flavors […]
PulseAudio & PulseEffects Takes Linux Audio to New Levels
PulseEffects simplifies management of pulse audio settings, and gives a very useful toolset of effects. This a follow up on my tutorial “Easily Install JACK Audio with Ubuntu Studio Installer“. After going through with all the JACK configurations, I thought it would be fun to try and see what we can do with Pulse Audio […]
Linux Gaming Should Matter to Every Linux User & Here’s Why
In this video from the Destination Linux podcast we discuss the important of gaming for Linux desktop growth and just how large the gaming market is today. It was a great discussion that led to a lot of great conversation. Leave your comments below on your thoughts on the state of gaming on Linux. For […]
Linux++ [Issue 20] with Cassidy James Blaede of elementary OS
Hello and welcome to the twentieth (!) edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the time period starting Monday, June 1, 2020 and ending Saturday, June 20, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but […]
Linux Kernel 5.7 Released
Well, it’s another month and with it another upgrade to the Linux kernel, this time version 5.7. This upgrade has a significant amount of updates, additions, and fixes included and is way too extensive for full coverage in this format. Therefore, I will try to sum up the features that I find to be most […]
MX Linux 19.2 Available for Download
MX Linux has undoubtedly become one of the fastest growing distributions in recent memory. Compared to a few years ago, it is now one of the hottest topics of discussion in the Linux community. With its unique and innovative MX Tools, familiar layout, and now the Advanced Hardware Support (AHS) edition, MX has proven time […]
Linux++ [Issue 19] with Ryan DasGeek of DLN
Hello and welcome to the nineteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, May 25, 2020 and ending Sunday, May 31, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 18] with Dustin Krysak of Ubuntu Budgie
Hello and welcome to the eighteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, May 18, 2020 and ending Sunday, May 24, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 17] with Joshua Peisach of Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix
Hello and welcome to the seventeenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, May 11, 2020 and ending Sunday, May 17, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 16] with Philip Müller of Manjaro
Hello and welcome to the sixteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, May 4, 2020 and ending Sunday, May 10, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
From Lenovo With Love: How Fedora Thinkpads Will Treat Linux As A First-Class Citizen
Yesterday I jumped on a Jitsi call with Fedora’s Matthew Miller and Lenovo’s Mark Pearson for an upcoming Linux For Everyone episode. Admittedly, I had reservations going in. Perhaps it was the jaded journalist hibernating inside of me, knowing that, sure, I was speaking to two humans who are passionate about Linux and open source. […]
Linux++ [Issue 15] with Douglas Berdeaux of WeakNet Labs
Hello and welcome to the fifteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, April 27, 2020 and ending Sunday, May 3, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 14] with Lukasz Erencinski of PINE64
Hello and welcome to the fourteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, April 20, 2020 and ending Sunday, April 26, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
DLN Arch Linux Questionnaire
Thanks for participating in the questionnaire. There have been over 150 responses, all with thoughtful and insightful answers. I appreciate your interest but have all the feedback I need. Thanks again! Tags Social Media DLN Forum Telegram Mumble Discord Steam Twitter Mastodon Diaspora Instagram Facebook Tweets FrontPageLinux 1 week ago RT @linux_plus_plus: The latest edition […]
Linux++ [Issue 13] with Bryan Poerwoatmodjo of EndeavourOS
Hello and welcome to the thirteenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, April 13, 2020 and ending Sunday, April 19, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 12] with Uri Herrera of Nitrux OS
Hello and welcome to the twelfth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, April 6, 2020 and ending Sunday, April 12, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 11] with Aleix Pol i Gonzàlez of KDE
Hello and welcome to the eleventh edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, March 30, 2020 and ending Sunday, April 5, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 10] with Thomas Castleman of Drauger OS
Hello and welcome to the tenth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, March 23, 2020 and ending Sunday, March 29, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 9] with Carl Richell of System76
Hello and welcome to the ninth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, March 16, 2020 and ending Sunday, March 22, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]