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Canonical Reboots Convergence; Introduces the No Desktop Environment

By Andrew Powell 22/04/2017 Satire

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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Here's how GNOME Shell can look like Ubuntu Unity

By Andrew Powell 08/04/2017 Tutorials

With the recent bombshell that Canonical is quitting the Unity desktop project as well as the overall goals for convergence and returning to GNOME, one can't help but wonder what Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will look like. However, as you will see it is very easy to tweak GNOME to look and feel quite similar…

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Canonical Quits Unity/Mir/Convergence; My Thoughts

By Andrew Powell 06/04/2017 Editorials

In stunning news, which is apparently NOT a late April Fools joke, Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical will be dumping the Unity, Mir projects and ultimately the goal of 'convergence'. Canonical is also planning to then return to GNOME as the default desktop by the release of Ubuntu…

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Snaps vs Flatpak? Both!

By Andrew Powell 23/06/2016 Editorial

We recently did a little article on Canonical's "Snappy" system, also known as Snaps, and it's usefulness for testing new and updated software without breaking your existing installations or versions of that specific software. Akin to Upstart vs systemd, Red Hat also have their own slice…

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Snaps - A Good Way to Test the Latest Apps

By Andrew Powell 19/06/2016 Editorial

If you've been following the latest Ubuntu news around the traps, you've probably heard about Canonical's "Snappy" system. We actually did an article on Snappy back in late 2014 when the project had just started to surface. As of the latest Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release, the core program…

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What is Ubuntu Snappy?

By Andrew Powell 18/12/2014 Editorials

If you're anything like me, you've probably heard about this new thing from Canonical called "Snappy" Ubuntu Core, but at the same time trying to understand exactly what it is may leave you cross-eyed, especially with the buzzwords such as "cloud", "containers" and…

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Ubuntu to stick a fork in Gnome Control Centre

By Andrew Powell 15/12/2013 News

In a move that will no doubt be unsurprising for anyone that has followed Canonical's moves with Ubuntu over the last few years, it has been confirmed that the Gnome Control Centre will indeed be forked into the "Unity Control Centre" for the popular Linux based operating system. Ubuntu…

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How to Count Total Frames in a Video on Linux Using FFmpeg

This article will walk you through how to use FFmpeg on Linux to count video frames.

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How to Install and Use Vuls Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 24.04

In this guide, we'll show you how to install Vuls Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 24.04 server. You'll be installing Vuls, generating CVE databases, and scanning Ubuntu/Debian via local and remote scans

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Jan: An Open Source ChatGPT-Alternative That Runs 100% Offline

In this article we discuss about the privacy and data security issues that arise when using cloud-based services like ChatGPT.

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Linkwarden 2.8 Bookmark Manager: Custom Icons, Browser Sync, and More

Linkwarden 2.8 bookmark manager is out now with custom preview images, Phosphor icons, link details drawer, browser sync, multilingual support, and more.

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DreamQuest N100 Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

This is a multi-part blog looking at a DreamQuest N100 Mini PC running Linux.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems

In this article, we'll provide our top recommendations for network intrusion detection systems.

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How to Install and Use Scikit-Learn in Linux

This article will guide you through the steps to install and use Scikit-learn on a Linux system.

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How To Change File Timestamps To Specific Date And Time In Linux

This tutorial explains how to change file timestamps to a specific date and time in Linux. It also covers how to verify that the timestamps have been changed correctly.

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.NET 9 Developer Platform Released, Here’s What’s New

With thousands of improvements, including substantial updates across the entire .NET stack, .NET 9 brings you increased productivity, unmatched performance, intelligent features, and enhanced security.

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LibreOffice 24.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 88 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 24.8.3 is here one and a half months after the LibreOffice 24.8.2 release to address more of those pesky bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users, thus improving its overall stability and reliability of the open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite.

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