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What is YOUR Essential FOSS Program?

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We all have at least one or maybe even a handful of programs we seemingly just can't live without. You know, that program that you instantly go looking for as soon as you've installed your new shiny OS (or Linux distribution, more specifically in our case). For me, personally it's the Vim text…

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GNOME Recipes to Receive Interface Improvements, New Recipes and Cuisines

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A few months back we took a look at the new GNOME Recipes app that's currently in heavy development. Matthias Clasen has announced that along with a growing team of developers, some further improvements are on the way, both in terms of user experience and the selection of recipes and cuisines…

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Introducing Sudo Satirical

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Recently on The Linux Rain I wrote about some recent changes to the site and towards the end of that article I made mention of a new category that had shown up on TLR: satire. Well, in the interest of keeping The Linux Rain fully on its track and focussed, say hello to a new site. Say hello to Sudo…

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Xfe file manager: an independent marvel

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Nearly all Linux distros come with a graphical file manager tied to a particular desktop environment. KDE comes with Dolphin file manager, Gnome with Files, MATE with Caja, Cinnamon with Nemo, Xfce with Thunar, LXDE with PCManFM. You're not, of course, stuck with the file manager that comes with…

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Review: Spec Ops: The Line

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The bullets screamed past Walker's ears, piercing the dust-ridden air. The only consolation of being aware of the sharp hot cracks through the air from the bullets whizzing by meant that he was still alive. His fellow Delta Force teammates, Lugo and Adams, were crouched nearby on the flanks behind…

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A Linux Rain Update

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How do we look? Regular readers will instantly notice we've had a bit of a facelift all of a sudden. Nothing too dramatic, mainly just CSS stylings and the overall colour scheme. There's also a few other technical changes that have already happened, as well as a few others planned for…

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BASH a block of bytes

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I was preparing a slide presentation and wanted to show a block of random 8-bit bytes, like this: Naturally I didn't just type out that block of text on a slide, which would have taken maybe 10 minutes, or copy and modify some byte-text I found online. Of course not. Instead I spent hours dreaming…

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Containers, a Great Privacy Add-On Currently in Firefox Test Pilot

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While not Linux specific by any means, here is a Firefox add-on (currently in Firefox Test Pilot) that I've been using and I believe is beneficial to any Firefox user, especially those who want a bit of extra privacy. Containers are basically a way of isolating tabs to their own profiles…

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Canonical Reboots Convergence; Introduces the No Desktop Environment

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Just mere days after the news broke that Canonical would be using the GNOME desktop environment in the default release of the Ubuntu operating system, following the news of the company also dropping the Unity desktop and the greater goal of "convergence", newly re-appointed Canonical CEO…

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Review: Yooka-Laylee

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3D platformer and Banjo-Kazooie fans rejoice - Yooka-Laylee recently landed for all major platforms, including our very own Linux. As a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie in particular, and created by a team made up of former Rare members, Yooka-Laylee has been a much hyped and anticipated game.…

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Solus - Impressive, Most Impressive

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If you pay attention to happenings in the Linux world, chances are you've heard the name 'Solus' being bandied around quite a bit. The Solus project (formally known as SolusOS) has been gathering momentum and popularity lately and I figured it was high time I actually try the operating system out.…

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Machine Learning in Linux: RMBG-2-Studio

RMBG v2.0 is designed to effectively separate foreground from background in a range of categories and image types.

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First Look: Garuda Linux Introduces New COSMIC Edition

After releasing Garuda Linux “Broadwing”, the development team behind this Arch Linux-based distribution announced that they’re working on a new edition featuring the up-and-coming COSMIC desktop environment.

The post First Look: Garuda Linux Introduces New COSMIC Edition appeared first on Linux Today.

Communique – RSS reader

Communique is a feed reader that supports a wide range of RSS services and local RSS feeds.

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Mesa 25.1 to Replace Nouveau Driver with Zink/NVK by Default for NVIDIA GPUs

The Zink/NVK implementation promises a slightly more stable experience with better performance for NVIDIA GPU users.

The post Mesa 25.1 to Replace Nouveau Driver with Zink/NVK by Default for NVIDIA GPUs appeared first on Linux Today.

KDE Plasma 6.3.3 Implements Battery Charge Threshold Support for More Devices

Coming two weeks after KDE Plasma 6.3.2, the KDE Plasma 6.3.3 release implements battery charge threshold support for more devices, improves the way colors are displayed on the screen when using the Night Light feature on Intel GPU machines, and adds a warning message when you disable power management.

The post KDE Plasma 6.3.3 Implements Battery Charge Threshold Support for More Devices appeared first on Linux Today.

Fedora Linux 43 to Feature RPM 6

Fedora Linux 43 may ship with RPM 6, bringing enhanced security features like enforced signature checking and multiple signatures per package.

The post Fedora Linux 43 to Feature RPM 6 appeared first on Linux Today.

Navidrome 0.55 Music Server & Streamer Brings Major Overhaul

Navidrome 0.55 music server & streamer released with enhancements to file management, metadata customization, support for multiple artists, and more.

The post Navidrome 0.55 Music Server & Streamer Brings Major Overhaul appeared first on Linux Today.

Audacity 3.7.2 Patch Release Fixes Crashes and Enhances Stability

Audacity 3.7.2 open-source audio editor fixes crashes, improves cloud saving, brings back the "Residue" option in noise reduction, and more.

The post Audacity 3.7.2 Patch Release Fixes Crashes and Enhances Stability appeared first on Linux Today.

Mastering the fsck Command: Repair Linux File Systems Like a Pro

This article will guide you through the use of the fsck command to effectively repair errors on your Linux file systems.

The post Mastering the fsck Command: Repair Linux File Systems Like a Pro appeared first on Linux Today.

7 Ways to Restart Linux from Terminal

In this article, we’ll discuss different ways to restart Linux using the terminal.

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