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How to Install FFmpeg on Fedora 39

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 21:00

Learn how to install FFmpeg on Fedora 39 Linux utilizing two methods: first with Fedora’s “ffmpeg-free” package or utilizing RPM Fusion.

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AlmaLinux Expands ELevate’s Functionality With EPEL Integration

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 19:00

AlmaLinux’s ELevate now offers EPEL support, ensuring a smoother transition from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8. Here’s more on that!

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SessionProbe: Open-Source Multi-Threaded Pentesting Tool

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 17:00

SessionProbe is a multi-threaded pentesting tool designed to evaluate user privileges in web applications. It takes a user’s session token and checks for a list of URLs if access is possible, highlighting potential authorization issues. It deduplicates URL lists and provides real-time logging and progress tracking.

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Sparky Linux 7.2 Released, Here’s What’s New

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 13:00

Powered by Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, Sparky Linux 7.2 features LXQt 1.2.0 and KDE Plasma 5.27.5, now with ARMHF & ARM64 images.

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Alpine Linux 3.19 Released With Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and Raspberry Pi 5 Support

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 12:00

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.6 LTS kernel series, Alpine Linux 3.19 adds support for the latest Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer, enables iptables-nft as the default iptables backend, and replaces the linux-rpi4 and linux-rpi2 kernels with a single linux-rpi kernel.

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AI Alliance for Open Innovation Formed By IBM and Meta With Intel, AMD, and More

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 11:00

All the members of this AI-focused alliance are set to collaborate with each other by being part of an open community that allows both developers and researchers to further “responsible innovation” in AI.

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Peppermint OS – A Lightweight Linux OS for Older Hardware

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 21:00

Peppermint OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian and Devuan Stable (originally based on Ubuntu). The desktop environment it utilizes is Xfce, which is customizable and lightweight. With relatively few hardware resources needed to run Peppermint, it attempts to give beginners a friendly Linux atmosphere.

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Endless OS 5.1 Rolls Out With Enhanced Learning Experience

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 19:00

Still based on Debian 11, Endless OS 5.1 is a minor release with Endless Key, updated hardware support, and incremental improvements.

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Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Dark GTK Theme, Better Raspberry Pi 5 Support

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 15:00

The new Raspberry Pi OS release, versioned 2023-12-05, brings a new dark GTK theme, enables the Battery Monitor plugin, adds a new “Taskbar Preferences” menu item to the panel’s right-click context menu, and enables monitoring of theme files in the pixdecor plugin to load changes on the fly.

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KDE Announces Finalists in Plasma 6 Wallpaper Contest

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 13:00

Here are the top six contenders in KDE’s wallpaper contest! One of these exceptional designs will be the default wallpaper for Plasma 6.

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KDE Plasma 5.27.10 Improves Night Color With Automatic Location, Fixes Bugs

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 12:00

KDE Plasma 5.27.10 is here one and a half months after KDE Plasma 5.27.9 to address more bugs, such as the one causing the Night Color to start transitioning to night mode at inappropriate times when using automatic location, as well as a bug causing the positions of desktop icons to be remembered incorrectly, especially on multi-monitor setups.

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Ethical Hacking Distro Kali Linux 2023.4 Brings Support for Raspberry Pi 5

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 11:00

Coming after Kali Linux 2023.3, the Kali Linux 2023.4 release is here to introduce support for the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer. A dedicated image is available for those who want to use Kali Linux on the tiny computer, but you can also install it through the official Raspberry Pi Imager flashing utility, which is very cool.

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GNOME 45.2 Released With Various Fixes and Performance Improvements

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:08

GNOME 45.2 is here more than five weeks after GNOME 45.1 and improves the GNOME Shell component by optimizing application search, improving high-contrast styling, and adding support for a “version-name” field in extension metainfo as GNOME Shell extensions now support a custom “version-name” string.

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How to Set Up Dual Monitors With XRandR

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 21:00

If you’ve ever found yourself stumped by resolution issues in Linux, XRandR and ARandR might just be the tools you need to solve your issues.

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How to Install Development Tools on Linux

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 19:00

Learn how to easily install the development tools required to build, compile, and test programs from source in your favorite Linux distributions.

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5 Most Privacy-Focused Web Browsers

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 17:00

Let me highlight the best privacy-focused options that you can utilize on any device of your choice.

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Mobile OS /e/OS 1.17 Released With Enhanced Privacy & Functionality

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 15:00

A fresh new release of the open-source mobile operating system e/OS 1.17 is now available to download and experience via available phones.

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Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 Brings Secure Boot Compatibility

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 13:00

Based on Debian 12.2 “Bookworm,” Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 ships with secure boot and local sync jobs support. Here’s more on that!

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Shotcut 23.11 Open-Source Video Editor Adds NVIDIA AV1 Hardware Encoding

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 12:00

Shotcut 23.11 open-source, cross-platform, and free video editing software written in Qt has been officially released today as a major update that brings some new features and lots of improvements.

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Arch Linux’s December 2023 ISO Release Brings Linux 6.6 LTS, Updated Installer

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:00

Arch Linux’s December 2023 ISO release includes archinstall 2.7, which brings two important features: support for unified kernel image (UKI), which is a single executable that can be booted directly from the UEFI firmware, and the ability to check for new versions of archinstall when initiating the Arch Linux installer.

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