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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How to Install Firefox as a DEB Package on Ubuntu (No Snap)

Discover a step-by-step guide to install the Firefox as a DEB package on an Ubuntu-based distribution without needing the Snap package.

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Proton 9.0-4 Adds Total War: Shogun 2 & Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Support

Coming almost three months after Proton 9.0-3, the Proton 9.0-4 release is to add support for even more Windows games, including Total War: SHOGUN 2, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Welcome to Dustown, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2, ScarQuest, and Hard Chip Demo.

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Direct3D 12 to Vulkan project VKD3D-Proton v2.14 out now with various performance improvements

Turok: Origins announced and it's now a third-person shooter with co-op

GE-Proton 9-21 released for Linux / Steam Deck bringing more game fixes

Slay the Spire 2 gets a first trailer - coming to Early Access in 2025

The Illuminate have returned in a massive Helldivers 2 update out now

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN co-op spin-off announced

Core Keeper developer announced KYORA that looks suspiciously like Terraria where "every pixel is yours to shape"

SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" fixes security issues, plus Indiana Jones and the Great Circle rendering issues

The Witcher IV revealed with Ciri as the protagonist

The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes to PC on April 3, 2025

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH comes to PC on January 23, 2025 - it's getting optimised for Steam Deck

Prime Gaming - December 12th edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux

New Arc Line is a promising new RPG about the conflict between Magic and Engineering

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered v1.4 brings various controller fixes plus improvements to AMD FSR and Intel XeSS

GOG Winter Sale is now live and they're giving away games again with a surprise each day

Inspired by Disco Elysium and Fallout, Weather Factory announce Travelling at Night

Golf With Your Friends 2 announced for Early Access in 2025

Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy is a party-based RPG from the devs of ATOM RPG now in Early Access

Taking inspiration from Ace Attorney, point-and-click adventure Paper Perjury is out now

Chrysalis is a unique hybrid of tower defense and rogue-lite RPG action where you possess plants and creatures

Steampunk bullet heaven auto-shooter Airships: Lost Flotilla releases January 23

Steam Beta for Dec 11 brings new game update options plus a new downloader style

Proton 9.0-4 is out now bringing big compatibility improvements for Steam Deck / Linux

Cyberpunk 2077 gets another big upgrade with more customisation and secrets in update 2.2

Ballionaire is annoyingly good and I want to play it all the time

Moon Watch mixes up the bullet heaven survivor genre with time-stopping and deck-building into something strategic

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is a seriously cool visual novel love-letter to retro anime and 80s Sci-Fi

Ruffy and the Riverside is a unique action-adventure where you have the power to copy and paste textures

Mystery adventure Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping announced

Epic Games update the Unreal Tournament website linking to the free downloads from OldUnreal

The Talos Principle: Reawakened announced that rebuilds and expands the original in Unreal Engine 5

Valve now sell refurbished Steam Deck OLED models

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 released for arm64 works on Raspberry Pi 5 and Apple Silicon

Comedy adventure Elroy and the Aliens will launch April 2025

Escape Simulator 2 the 'ultimate first person escape room experience' announced by Pine Studio

Space Marine 2 adds DLSS3, FSR3 and Frame Generation - more playable on Steam Deck, needs launch option for Desktop Linux

Proton Experimental adds initial speech synthesis support, lots of game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux and easier modding

Humble bring back the excellent Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle for a limited time

Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) gets funding from Sovereign Tech Agency

Funko issue a statement about the itch.io take-down, while also apparently calling itch founder's mom

Raspberry Pi 500 and Raspberry Pi Monitor are available now

OBS Studio 31 released with first-party YouTube Chat features, new NVIDIA filters and Linux improvements

EA pledge another 23 accessibility patents for public royalty-free use

Steam sets a new record with 39 million concurrent users online

Minimalist mini-game filled survival city-builder Dawnfolk gets a release date and new demo

itch.io store was taken down by Funko due to "trash AI Powered" phishing report

Path of Exile 2 now in Early Access and it works on Steam Deck / Linux

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 gets a first Release Candidate

Humble Bundle are bringing back 11 popular game bundles for a limited time

Pizza-delivery bullet heaven Pest Apocalypse is hilarious chaos - out now