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KDE neon Rebased from Ubuntu’s ‘Jellyfish’ to ‘Numbat’

The Plasma-centered KDE neon has been rebased from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS. Here's more on that!

13 Best Free and Open Source Anti-Malware Tools

Security is paramount. Security involves defence in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats, and keep intruders at bay.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 13th, 2024

This week we got a lot of great news, starting with the KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment and continuing with the Ubuntu 24.10 distribution. Between them, we got a bunch of KDE software updates, a major release of the KDE neon distribution based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and new...

Doctorow and the ‘Enshitternet’ – Live, Online, and Free on Thursday

Cory Doctorow will be giving the closing keynote on the first day of the free online-only The Tech We Want Online Summit.

KDE Frameworks 6.7 Released with Performance Optimizations and Improvements

Highlights of KDE Frameworks 6.7 include support for adding templates to the “Create New…” menu of the Plasma desktop and Dolphin file manager by placing files in the ~/Templates directory, a redesigned “sleep and screen locking are inhibited” icon, and support for showing elided text labels in a tooltip...

Asahi Linux Brings Gaming to M1/M2 Macs

Asahi Linux's alpha release allows a smooth Apple's M1/M2 hardware gaming with Vulkan 1.3 drivers and x86 emulation.

How to Convert SVG to PNG in Linux

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files are commonly used for logos, icons, and illustrations because they can be resized without losing quality. However, sometimes you need to convert SVG files to a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format for better compatibility with websites or applications. In Linux, there are several ways to do...

How to Temporarily Set a Static IP Address on a Linux System

Setting a static IP address on a Linux system temporarily is useful in situations where you need to troubleshoot network issues or configure networking for a specific session. This temporary change won’t persist after a reboot, but it can be easily applied for immediate network setup needs. In this guide, we’ll...

Germany Puts Microsoft on Five Years Probation for Antitrust Bullying

For the next five years, Microsoft will be under the watchful eye of Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, which will be seeking to thwart any monopolistic activity coming from Redmond proactively.

NotebookLM AI – Creates YouTube Videos into Study Guides

Google has been pushing the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its various tools and services. One of its latest innovations is NotebookLM, a powerful tool designed to make learning and note-taking easier. Recently, Google introduced a new feature for NotebookLM that allows it to transform YouTube videos into study...

How to Install Python 3.13 on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros

Discover a step-by-step guide on installing Python 3.13 on Ubuntu and other Linux distros via Launchpad PPA and source code.

KDE Frameworks 6.7.0 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

KDE releases Frameworks 6.7.0, with Breeze icon fixes, CMake updates, KAuth improvements, and more.

What is Systemctl and How Should You Use It?

Systemd is a popular init system that serves as a management tool for various systems within the Linux operating environment. Through systemd, we can perform essential administrative and maintenance functions, like managing system resources, controlling startup options, logging, and journaling. At the same time, systemctl is a command used...

How to Self-host a Search Engine in 15 Minutes

After trialing SearXNG for a while, I decided to host my own SearXNG instance. In case you are not familiar with SearXNG, it's a metasearch engine that pulls search results from multiple sources, such as Google, Qwant, Brave Search, DuckDuckGo, etc. It does that while scrubbing off tracking, profiling,...

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