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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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Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark

This article discusses Am I Isolated, an open-source container security benchmark that probes users’ runtime environments and tests for container isolation.

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DXVK 2.5 Unveils Major Memory Management Overhaul for Smoother Gaming

DXVK 2.5 optimizes memory with periodic defragmentation, enabling efficient resource use for better game performance without increasing VRAM costs.

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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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