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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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5 of the More Useful Note-taking Apps in Linux

Note-taking app is indispensable in every computing system. Here are some of the more useful note-taking apps that you can use on Linux today.

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How to Share Your Linux Terminal Over the Web Using Ttyd

Learn how to install ttyd on Linux, find out the ttyd default port, create a ttyd systemd service, and access the server via HTTPS.

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How to Open Ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) in UFW

Learn how to check the status of ports 80 and 443 in UFW and how to remove the deny restrictions placed on them.

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How to Setup SOCKS5 Proxy Server on Linux Using MicroSocks

Learn how to setup the SOCKS5 proxy server on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Red Hat, Fedora, and Rocky Linux using the MicroSocks.

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Kubernetes 1.32 ‘Penelope’ Introduces Key Innovations for Open Source Cloud Deployment

The last major update of the open source Kubernetes container orchestration platform for 2024 is now available, bringing with it a host of innovations for cloud-native deployments. Kubernetes 1.32 boasts 44 enhancements, including new standardization to the platform and improved dynamic resource allocation.

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Banan OS: A Fully Functional Linux OS Built From Scratch In C++

Learn about Banan OS, a fully functional Linux operating system built from scratch in C++ by an University student named Oskari Alaranta.

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NVK Open-Source Driver for NVIDIA GPUs Reaches Vulkan 1.4 Conformance

Collabora’s NVK was the first open-source Vulkan driver graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware that has gotten the Khronos conformance badge on any API. Khronos announced earlier this week the release of the Vulkan 1.4 specification and Collabora was quick to offer day-zero Vulkan 1.4 conformance for NVK.

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KDE Frameworks 6.9 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

KDE Frameworks 6.9 introduces refined libraries, bug fixes, improved icon support, and more.

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KDE Gear 24.12 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

KDE Gear 24.12 apps collection is a remarkable release, including a revamped Okular, mobile-ready Dolphin, and many more updates to enhance cross-device connections, faster performance, and better visuals.

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Solution for raw.githubusercontent.com PORT 443: Connection Refused

Fixing the annoying error "Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused" during the download process from GitHub.

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