Linux++ [Issue 8] with Joshua Strobl of Solus
Hello and welcome to the eighth 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 9, 2020 and ending Sunday, March 15, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
MX Linux 19.1 – Advanced Hardware Support Edition On the AMD Ryzen 3900X
In this video we take a look at MX Linux AHS (Advanced Hardware Edition) ISO. This specific version of MX opens up support for more up to date hardware enablement stack for hardware like AMD GPU’s in the Debian based distro MX.
Linux++ [Issue 7] with Georges Stravracas of GNOME
Hello and welcome to the seventh 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 2, 2020 and ending Sunday, March 8, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 6] with Michael Tunnell of DLN
Hello and welcome to the sixth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, February 24, 2020 and ending Sunday, March 1, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 5] with Alan Pope of Canonical
Hello and welcome to the fifth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, February 17, 2020 and ending Sunday, February 23, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 4] with Michael Mikowski of Kubuntu Focus
Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, February 10, 2020 and ending Sunday, February 16, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 3] with Jonathan Riddell of KDE
Hello and welcome to the third edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, February 3, 2020 and ending Sunday, February 9, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 2] with Eric Adams of DLN
Hello and welcome to the second edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the GNU/Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, January 27, 2020 and ending Sunday, February 2, 2020. This is not meant to be a deep dive into the different topics, but more like […]
Linux++ [Issue 1]
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Linux++, a weekly dive into the major topics, events, and headlines throughout the Linux world. This issue covers the week starting Monday, January 20, 2020 and ending Sunday, January 26, 2020. However, since this is the first issue, I may cover some important topics that happened prior […]
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CrowdStrike causes Global Outage for Microsoft Windows
For a long time, people have worried that some evil hacker would takeover the worlds critical computers and cause a global outage that would cause damage on a scale so great that it would be called catastrophic. Well the company CrowdStrike seemingly decided to not wait for a evil hacker to do it and instead […]
Valve announces Game Recording coming to Steam
Valve announced a brand new killer feature this week that is a game-changer and that’s being able to Record Your Gameplay directly inside of Steam. In my opinion, Valve is an awesome company who I am 100% unashamed to be called a fanboy for because they made gaming on Linux a truly competitive thing. Yes, […]
openSUSE Conference in Nuremberg, Germany & Leap Micro 6.0
This week in Linux, OpenSUSE has been pretty busy. This year’s OpenSUSE conference just started and we also got a brand new version of OpenSUSE’s Leap Micro with Leap Micro 6.0 being released. Now, there is a lot of great content from the conference and if you didn’t get a chance to watch it, you’ll […]
SUSE upgrades SLE 15.6 to 19 years of support
SUSE has announced some big changes to the support term of SUSE Linux Enterprise, with the new release of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 6. SLE 15 SP 6 support is being extended to 2037 which means it’s going to have a 19 year support cycle. “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 has a commited […]
COSMIC Desktop gets new branding and System76 launches new Discount Sale
System76 made some waves this week with news about COSMIC, their brand new desktop environment. We don’t have an exact release date for COSMIC just yet but they have said they plan to have the first Alpha Release in late July. If you are not familiar with the COSMIC desktop well, there is a lot […]
Framework announces RISC-V Motherboard option for Framework Laptop 13
Framework Computer announced this week something really exciting for all you hardware addicts out there. Framework has been working with DeepComputing on a partner-developed RISC-V motherboard for the Framework Laptop 13. This is very early stages of the possibility so we dont have have any pricing information just yet and the motherboard is still in […]
Ubuntu Adds Support to Install DEBs in App Center
Ubuntu’s App Center has had a rather glaring omission from recent releases of Ubuntu. It did not come with the ability to install local DEB packages downloaded from the web. Based on my research, it seems like this feature was always planned to be included but unfortunately there wasnt enough time to make it in […]
How to Run Your Own AI Tool like ChatGPT with GPT4ALL
AI is an exciting and powerful technology that has the attention of . . . well everyone . . . but privacy is a big concern for many and should be for all but there is hope on the horizon with the effort of projects making it possible to run these AI chat bots locally […]
Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Released, Here’s What You Need to Know
As anticipation builds for the upcoming Linux Mint 22, the Mint team have released the latest version of their Cinnamon desktop environment with Cinnamon 6.2. This latest version brings a variety of refinements to the previous major release of Cinnamon. While it does offer some new features, this release feels more of a polishing and […]
KDE Plasma 6.1 Desktop Released, Find Out What’s New
KDE Plasma 6.1 is the latest version of KDE’s desktop environment and this release is packed with a ton of cool features. Plasma 6.1 comes with new hardware support, new Wayland features, and some overall quality of life improvements including remote desktop functionality and productivity-boosting usability upgrades. KDE Plasma 6 was a huge release that […]
Raspberry Pi goes public with IPO on London Stock Exchange
This week in Linux, Raspberry Pi went public on the London Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol RPI and this IPO was a successful one. After selling more than sixty million Raspberry Pi single board computers, they are now selling shares of the company. … access to the public market will enable us to build […]
Mozilla Firefox 127 is Now Available, Here is What’s New
Mozilla has announced the latest version of their web browser, Firefox, which just so happens to be my favorite web browser so naturally I wanted to dig into this news. Firefox 127 is now available and this version brings a lot of great improvements both with features and security. A few weeks ago on the […]
Podcasts
This Week in Linux This Week in Linux (TWIL) is the weekly news show hosted by the Lead Writer of Front Page Linux, Michael Tunnell, that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. TWIL brings you all the great news you’d expect from FPL but in […]
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Released, Here’s What You Need to Know
A new version of openSUSE Leap is now available as the openSUSE Project has announced the release of openSUSE Leap 15.6. If you are a user who prefers a well-tested operating system with long term consistency and lower frequency of upgrades then openSUSE Leap may be the worth a look. openSUSE Leap is built using […]
Ubuntu 24.10 is switching to Wayland by default for NVIDIA users
Ubuntu 24.10 is going to be shipping Wayland by default for NVIDIA users. This is a big change to the fact that NVIDIA has always had X11 on Ubuntu, and whereas Wayland would be on the AMD and Intel systems because of the fact that NVIDIA has been not the greatest steward of the community […]
C64x MyRetroComputer | mini-ITX Computer Case Review
Computer cases are, for some, an expression of ones own personality. A typical black, grey or beige box communicates a more spartan, utility view of a computer. It is just there to do a job. For those that like to have transparent sides with RGB lighting, RGB fans, rainbow vomit on their memory and keyboards, […]
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Beta Week Is Here! Let’s Do Some Testing!
Ubuntu 22.04 “Jammy Jellyfish” beta week just kicked off on March 31. This includes Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, and all official Ubuntu flavours. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to help out. All Ubuntu users and members of Ubuntu communities can help a great deal by running tests and reporting bugs before final release. […]
Getting Started With Docker Containers: Beginners Guide
Container technology is not exactly new, but it is a big topic in IT. Many enterprise Linux distributions do their best to let you know that they also have all the tools for you to be successful with container technology. If you want official description and documentation, please see the Reference Articles at the end […]
Window Shuffler: Tiling Window Management From Ubuntu Budgie
This tutorial will showcase how you can be very productive with an on-demand tiling system that does not require you to make a hard choice at login. Window Shuffler allows you to use tiling only when you want, on the monitor or virtual desktop you want, without requiring you to log off your regular DE […]
Ubuntu 21.10 & Flavours Released See What’s New!
Ubuntu 21.10 “Impish Indri” is finally here. Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and all flavours have been released on October 14. The list of improvements is extensive. Users of both Ubuntu and any of the official flavours will have some nice surprises, such as Kernel 5.13 , updated versions of LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, and more. Let’s have […]
PinePhone Pro Is Here! Plus An Exclusive Interview with Pine64!
Pine64 is at it again, just when you thought they couldn’t possibly have any more tricks up their sleeves after the announcement of the PineNote, today Pine64 has revealed the new PinePhone Pro! The community has been talking about this device since the moment the PinePhone was announced with anticipation of what it could be […]
Ubuntu 21.10 Beta Week Has Started Let’s Get To Testing
Ubuntu 21.10 “Impish Indri” beta week just kicked off on September 23. This includes Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, and all official Ubuntu flavours. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to help out. All Ubuntu users and members of Ubuntu communities can help a great deal by running tests and reporting bugs before final release. […]
Manjaro Cinnamon Switches Default Browser To Vivaldi
Manjaro and Vivaldi announced a change to the default browser for the popular community edition Manjaro Cinnamon from the open-source Firefox to Chromium-based Vivaldi. The Manjaro team is hoping that this move gives Vivaldi the attention it deserves according to Bernhard Landauer of Manjaro. Vivaldi offers many features such as tab grouping, split screen support, […]
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn’t Know About
KDE Plasma is just packed with features, some of which, even long term plasma users might not know about. I have been using the Plasma desktop for many years now and I am still finding new cool features. Here is a list of 17 cool features of KDE Plasma that you probably didn’t know about. […]
Ansible Beginner’s Guide: Automate the Pain Away
Way back in the day, humanity created computers to help make our lives easier. In a lot of ways, they have; in others, its made life much more tedious, especially for the SysAdmin. What use to be a mainframe has turned into hundreds of servers, containers, and virtual machines spread across data centers, clouds, and […]
System76’s New Launch Keyboard With Configurable Layers
System76 has announced today the launch of the Launch Keyboard. This is a configurable keyboard designed and made in-house by System76. They say that it is “engineered to be comfortable, fully customizable, and make your workflow more efficient”. This mechanical keyboard has a lot of interesting features that I am very curious to try out […]
Screenly: Digital Sign Solution for Raspberry Pi (Tutorial)
Screenly OSE is an, open source, digital sign solution that is purpose built for the Raspberry Pi. This can come in handy in any situation where people gather, business, shop, doctor’s waiting room, a church or a community center to name a few. Screenly OSE isn’t the only solution to accomplish this but it is […]
KDE Plasma 5.21 Released With New Breeze Twilight Theme
KDE Community has announced the official release of the KDE Plasma 5.21 desktop environment. Plasma 5.21 brings with it a massive amount of updates and improvements including a new redesigned interface of the Kickoff application launcher, a brand new theme called Breeze Twilight and many more enhancements. KDE says that “Plasma 5.21 is all about […]
Getting Started With KVM Hypervisor, Virtual Machines The Right Way
Linux KVM is a complete, open source virtualization platform. It is used by many cloud providers and virtualization products use at their core, and it has an extensive set of tools. What many Linux users don’t know, is that KVM is great also to be used as a desktop virtualization solution. It is easy to […]
5 Privacy Alternatives to WhatsApp Messenger
WhatsApp has been in the news a lot recently thanks to the changes for their Privacy Policy, which is essentially for the purpose to send more data to Facebook. Thanks to this news there have been people wondering if they should Ditch WhatsApp or not. If one does decide to switch away from WhatsApp then […]
Sudo Vulnerability Discovered: How To Protect Your System From Baron Samedit
We tend to associate free with good. That’s not the case though when what is free is unauthorized root-level access to your Linux systems! On January 26, 2021, a vulnerability, CVE-2021-3156, was disclosed that affects just about every Linux or Unix distribution that utilizes the sudo functionality. TLDR: You need to update your operating system […]
Restic Backups, A Flexible & Powerful Backup Solution
The backup solution space is crowded. There are a multitude of applications, commands, and methodologies that are available. Choosing the right one is a daunting task that can definitely leave your head spinning. After having tried a few of the options out there, I have settled with Restic and here’s why. First and foremost, Restic […]
Darktable 3.4 Released, What’s New for Open Source Photography
darktable 3.4 has been officially released just in time to help you process your holiday photos with new features, improvements, bug fixes, and updated camera support. Darktable is an open source and cross-platform RAW image editor for Photographers. You could describe Darktable as an alternative to Adobe Lightroom and some users consider it may even […]
Xfce 4.16 Released, This Is What’s New
Xfce 4.16 has been officially released with this major new version. This update to the lightweight desktop environment, Xfce, has been in the works for over a year now and with this latest version they’ve introduced many exciting features including a refresh to the design of the DE’s set of icons. The previous version of […]
BTRFS Guide: Getting Started with BTRFS
Btrfs (b-tree filesystem) is commonly pronounced as “Better F-S”, “Butter F-S”, and “B-tree F-S”. Btrfs is a filesystem that was designed at Oracle in 2007 and has since been in use throughout the Linux community. By 2012, Oracle Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise had adopted Btrfs as a production-viable and supported file system. In November […]
CentOS Crosses Streams With The Community
CentOS has received more media attention in the past two days than I’ve seen for CentOS in the last four years that I’ve been involved in Linux. The sudden media blitz around a project is generally a great sign of something exciting on the horizon, however, in this case it’s based on a lot of […]
Laptop Review: Razer Blade Stealth 4K
In this video we check out the 2016 Razer Stealth 4k laptop. In 2016 Razer decided they were going to bring a ton of high-end value to the market with this amazing laptop. 4k screen, eGPU compatible, anti-ghosting keyboard, backlit keyboard, oh my….Unfortunately, nothing is perfect and this Razer laptop has one major flaw. 4K […]
Ubuntu Studio 20.10: Audio Setup Tutorial
This tutorial is a follow up on my previous article Ubuntu Studio 20.10: Is It The Perfect Linux Distro? In the first article, we looked at all the major changes in Ubuntu Studio. There was a lot to cover already and I quickly realized there was no way I could also squeeze a JACK tutorial […]
Review: Corsair VOID RGB Elite Wireless Gaming Headset
In this video we take a look at the Corsair VOID RGB Elite Wireless headset for just $99 and ask the question do you really need a gaming headset and what is the difference between a gaming headset and standard music headphones? We decide whether this PS4, PS5 and PC compatible device is worth the […]
5 Reasons Why KDE Plasma is the Best Desktop Environment
KDE Plasma is my favorite desktop environment on Linux. In this video, I offer my Top 5 Reasons why I think KDE Plasma is the best desktop environment for me. I’ve been using Linux for over 20 years now and through most of that time I jumped around between different distros and different desktop environments […]