LibreOffice 6.1 will arrive in August with a renewed online experience
The Document Foundation has started working on LibreOffice 6.1, we will tell you the news that will arrive in August
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Elon Musk, Tesla Motors, SpaceX and their flirtations with open source software
Elon Musk is someone well known who has left large projects such as PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX among others, but ...
SiFive HiFive Unleashed is here and you can run Linux
SiFive is a company that may not sound like too much to you, but it is a company that has achieved ...
LibreOffice 6.0 surpasses one million downloads
The LibreOffice 6.0 office suite has reached a great goal, has exceeded one million downloads, knows all the details.
How to install Blender on Gnu / Linux
Small tutorial on how to install the Blender program on our Gnu / Linux distribution. We are talking about installing it in the main Gnu / Linux distributions not in all ...
Wine 3.2 has already been released with improvements for the gamepad and Direct3D
Wine 3.2 has been officially released, it is the second major update since the new one came out ...
Android 8.0 Oreo causes reboots on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
Samsung has reported an undesirable event that has occurred in its premium range terminals when updating to the ...
Solus 4 will come with Wayland although it will not be available at the moment
The new version of Solus, Solus 4, will have Wayland as a graphic server, this server will not be the default software but you can choose ...
Canonical wants to collect Ubuntu user data to improve its releases
Canonical will seek to collect Ubuntu data to improve its releases, we tell you how it plans to do it
Plasma Mobile can now be installed on Android mobiles
There are already two methods to install Plasma Mobile on any Android smartphone. However, these methods are not to be used on everyday cell phones ...
Atom 1.24 for Linux now available with many new features
The new update number 1.24 of Atom is here, we tell you the details as well as the first changes of the beta version.
Nintendo Switch already runs Linux flawlessly, thanks to hackers
The last great Nintendo game console, Nintendo Switch has been hacked. The console already supports Linux and allows it to run thanks to the FailsOverflow hacker group ...
Europa Universalis IV: Rule Britannia announced!
Surely you already know the Europa Universalis IV video game, a strategy video game that we have talked about in LxA by having ...
Install the Nuvola Player streaming music player on Linux
Nuvola Player is an online music player which allows us to play our music lists from different streaming music services, including Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Cloud Player, Deezer, 8tracks, Pandora Radio, Rdio , Hype Machine and Grooveshark.
CodeWeavers launches its CrossOver 17.1.0 for Linux
We have already talked about the arrival of Wine 3.0 with the numerous improvements in the compatibility layer for software ...
Install the Jdownloader download manager on Linux
Jdownloader is a free download manager written in Java, which is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. This manager allows users to easily start, stop, pause and stop downloads, it also has a bandwidth limit.
KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS now available with many improvements
Introducing the new KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS, the long-support version of KDE
The Free Software Foundation receives a donation of $ 1 million in bitcoins
The Free Software Foundation has received a generous donation from the Pineapple investment fund. A donation amounting to 1 million dollars that have been delivered in bitcoins ...
How to prevent access to USB ports on your server
A good step to improve the security of our Linux server is to prevent access to the USB ports, with which no one can insert a memory to take information.
Install the new version of LibreOffice 6.0 on Linux
Today The Document Foundation has announced the new launch of its Office suite and thus also celebrating its seventh anniversary. In this new version of LibreOffice, various improvements and corrections have been implemented and, above all, some new functions have been added.
DebConf19 will take place in Brazil
We tell you the first details of DebConf 2019. It will be in South America to commemorate its 11th anniversary
Tuhi project will allow Wacom devices to work on Linux
The Tuhi project is a new project that will try to make Wacom devices from the Bamboo family work properly on Gnu / Linux distributions ...
How to install Caliber 3.16 on any GNU / Linux distribution
Small guide on how to install the latest version of Caliber, Caliber 3.16 on Gnu / Linux and always get the latest version, a version that is never in the official distributions repositories ...
Kernel 4.15 now available that fixes Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities
Linus Torvalds team has released kernel 4.15. A new kernel version that natively incorporates Meltdown and Specter fixes as well as new support for AMDGPU ...
The first dedicated Plasma Mobile ISO image now available
The first Plasma Mobile ISO image is now available, an image to test in a virtual machine or directly on a test computer to test the development versions of Plasma Mobile ...
LibreOffice 6.0 will arrive with many design improvements
We have new information about the visual interface of LibreOffice 6.0, know the details a week after its launch
Install Linux on your Android with Linux Deploy
In this case we will use an application that is hosted within the Google repositories this is "Linux Deploy" I leave the link so that you can install it here, it is important for me to mention that it is necessary to have root privileges.
Librem 5 will be more powerful than what we had been told
Librem 5 will be a smartphone that reaches our hands and that has Gnu / Linux at its heart but it will not have the SoC that they told us but a more powerful SoC or processor than expected ...
Fedora 27 ISOs with Meltdown and Specter patch now available
The updated Fedora 27 images are here to protect you against Meltdown and Specter, now you can download them and do a clean install
Prevent your laptop from suspending when closing it with these methods
This is a fairly simple problem to solve, but for newcomers to the world of Linux they do not have the idea of how to do it, that is why I share this little tip with newbies.
Wine reaches its stable version 3.0, with improvements for Direct3D
After a long time, the new stable version of Wine has finally come to light, this time reaching the third branch of this. And it is clear that its developers are pleased to announce this news.
Connect your Android from Chrome with Vysor
Having the need to be able to control my Android phone from my work pc, where I have almost everything limited thanks to sysadmin, I had to look for an application that will allow me to connect remotely without the need to install a client on the pc.
MegaMario: The free Linux version of the classic nintendo game
MegaMario is a clone of the classic Nintendo Mario game, this version has a higher resolution which is ideal for large screens, hence it has all the features of the original game.
The Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase begins
If you are an artist and you want your work to be seen / heard by millions of Ubuntu users, you are in luck, the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase begins
Nextcloud Talk, a free and private rival to WhatsApp
Nextcloud Talk is an instant messaging application that uses Nextcloud technology to work. A free, private and secure alternative to the popular WhatsApp ...
How to reset WordPress password from MySQL
A few steps will be enough for us to be able to reset our Wordpress password from the MySQL command line, in order to regain access.
Barcelona plans to change Windows for Linux and free software
Barcelona has announced a big change, it is planned that in 2019 no government or public-use computer will use Windows.
Linux Mint 19 will be called "Tara"
We already have a new name for the next Linux Mint 19, Tara is the chosen one and the reason is the one you least imagine.
Ubuntu 17.10 is now available again for download
Well and taking advantage of the moment, Canonical has ultimately made the ISO of its Ubuntu operating system available to the public again in its latest stable version which is 17.10, this because in previous days it had withdrawn from its download site the link of this.
VK9 an interesting project to implement a Direct3D 9 compatibility layer using Vulkan
If you still do not know the VK9 (SchaeferGL) project, I invite you to take a walk through the page of ...
Wine 3.0 RC5 is now ready to test
The new Release Candidate 5 of Wine 3.0 has already been released, but unlike other RCs the truth ...
SPECIAL Meltdown and Specter: everything you need to know about these vulnerabilities (UPDATED)
It is assumed that around 20% of the temporary and economic resources allocated to the creation of a new ...
MySQL: how to fix mysqli_connect () error: (HY000 / 1040): Too many connections
The Mysql Too many connections error has its origin in a limit of incoming connections, which in this post we will see how to modify.
Latest Ubuntu version damages Lenovo and Acer computers
The latest version of Ubuntu 17.10 is causing serious problems on Lenovo and Acer computers, rendering many useless or like a brick, something without solution ...
Intel re-bundles it with another vulnerability that also affects virtual memory management
A mysterious security flaw affects all contemporary Intel CPU architectures that have the ability to implement ...
Content filters and parental control for GNU / Linux distributions
There are many GNU / Linux distributions designed for the youngest members of the household, also for educational purposes. We have already analyzed ...
Linus Benedict Torvalds was born on a day like yesterday
Yesterday I talked about the day Ian Murdock, one of the greats of the software world, left us ...
On a day like today Ian Murdock left us
We all knew the tragic news of the death of Ian Murdock, on this day as the anniversary of ...
Linux Mint begins development of Linux Mint 19 and LMDE 3
Linux Mint 19 and LMDE 3 will be among us during next 2018. This has been indicated by the Linux Mint leader who has reported being working on it
AMD opens its Vulkan AMDVLK drivers for Linux
AMD is keeping its word and has already officially codened its AMDVLK driver, and it does ...
Haven: turn your old smartphone into a surveillance device
Haven, as you already know, is the famous application that Eduard Snowden has presented and developed by Guardian ...
CODE 3.0, a new way of working with Office Automation
CODE 3.0 is a version of the Collabora suite. A collaborative office suite or in the Cloud that facilitates the work of work groups or companies ...
Citrix released XenServer 7.3 with improvements and restrictions over the free version
We all know the benefits of virtualization and its importance in current computing, and therefore surely you will know projects ...
The European Commission will give rewards to improve security in the VLC player
VLC has become one of the most popular, flexible and powerful multimedia players to be able to reproduce all kinds ...
ESA also uses GNU / Linux for its projects
We have talked on numerous occasions about projects in the scientific world that use GNU / Linux distributions to work, many of them are ...
The Ataribox project is officially on hold !!!
Ataribox was presented as a project for all those nostalgic people who wanted to recover that essence of the classic machines of ...
The apps for Linux that you cannot miss before the end of 2017
Again we return with a new article aimed at those who have recently landed in the Linux universe and are still walking ...
Soon we will have a renumbering: Goodbye Linux 4.x! Hello Linux 5.x !!
Linus Torvalds has revealed that we will most likely say goodbye to the Linux 4.x branch of the kernel for ...
For a limited time Assassins Creed Black Flag free
Without further ado we can get Assassins Creed Black Flag for free, this is for a limited time, we have until December 18 ...
They Are Billions: strategy video game, steampunk and zombie apocalypse
They Are Billions is a strategy video game that will likely be released for Linux as well. The video game is based on ...
Debian 10 "Buster" will come with automatic security installations
The girls and boys of Debian Project have been working intensively on the current Debian versions with the releases ...
Updated the Google Chrome web browser 63.0.3239.84
Google Chrome is a browser created by the hand of Google developers, Google this is an open source and cross-platform browser.
Amazon Web Service has powerful new features based on Linux
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is probably one of the largest and most powerful cloud computing platforms that ...
TeamViewer 13 now has 64-bit support for Linux
On this occasion the TeamViewer development team released a few days ago its preview version where the main news is that they leave ...
Wine 3.0 RC1 will be ready soon
We know that the famous Wine project, yes, the one that implements a compatibility layer to install native software from ...
Humble Team launches a bundle for racing fans
Everyone will know Humble Team, and almost everyone will know what a bundle is, that is, a pack of video games that are ...
Firefox 58 will support progressive web applications and the FLAC codec
Firefox is growing by leaps and bounds and above all they have accelerated the pace for each new version, many of the users have been fascinated ...
IBM, Google, Red Hat and Facebook together to improve open source licensing
IBM, Google, Red Hat and Facebook are teaming up for the sake of open-source licensing. These giants have announced that ...
TheSSS: the operating system designed for servers
TheSSS (The Smallest Server Suite) is an operating system to implement a lightweight CD / USB-based server set ...
Use the DuckDuckGo search engine from the terminal
The tool that we will use for this is called ddgr, which is an open source application and is not an official tool, so it is not linked.
Inboxer an open source Google Inbox client
Inboxer is an unofficial Google Inbox client, which has keyboard shortcuts to improve the user experience
Warhammer 40.000: Gladius Announced for GNU / Linux
Surely you already know it, but for those who do not know it, Warhammer 40.000 or W40k as it is also ...
Atari creates a joystick for Gnu / Linux
Atari has officially unveiled a joystick. A joystick that recreates the controls of old games and that is fully compatible with Gnu / Linux ...
pfSense 2.4.2 has new patches for OpenSSL and network performance improvements
Jim Pingle from Netgate has announced the availability of this new version of this FreeBSD-based operating system and…
The new version of qBittorrent 4.0 has already been released .1
qBittorrent is a cross-platform, free and open source P2P client, it is built on C ++ and python, this program is built by people ...
Microsoft Office also comes to Google Chrome OS
The Microsoft Office suite comes to Chrome OS, the Linux-based operating system that Google has created using ...
Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia is now available
Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia is the new stable version of Linux Mint. A new version that is still based on Ubuntu 16.04.3 but with substantial changes ...
Richard Stallman trapped in a train in Extremadura ...
Richard Stallman has come to Spain for one of his talks to which he has us accustomed about software ...
Open education: economic savings and its advantages for students
Open education is a teaching doctrine that aims to educate from open resources, whether they are courses such as ...
LaTeX: manipulate the text as you wish with these editors
LaTeX is a name that many of you will surely know, it presents a good option for writers of all kinds of texts, including ...
Binary Emotions: brings us a new operating system for your Pi
New release of operating systems for the famous Raspberry Pi SBC board, these are Linux-based SSOOs that…
Black Friday LxA: all the best linux deals
If you are already addicted to Linux and have computers and devices with a distribution, Black Friday can ...
Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, the return of one of the first video games for Gnu / Linux
Beamdog has confirmed the release of Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, a remastered version of one of the first games for Gnu / Linux ...
A gamer creates a "simulator" using SteamOS and DiRT Rally
A gamer has created a table in which he has integrated a computer, and some controls for driving like a ...
How to transform your Android into a bootable pendrive
Small tutorial on how to make your Android become a bootable pendrive to install Gnu / Linux distributions on a computer
GCompris: an educational suite for the smallest of the house
GCompris is a software suite for education aimed at the smallest of the house, specifically for the ...
Mentor Embedded Linux - An Ideal Solution for Various Industries
Mentor Graphics is a great company in the sector, and has been using Linux in its projects for some time. One of…
Alliance for Open Media: an alliance to define the video format of the future
Alliance for Open Media or AOMedia is a non-profit organization to define what the format of…
The development of a new official Ubuntu flavor with Unity is confirmed
Canonical has given the go-ahead to the creation of a new official Ubuntu flavor with Unity, the old Canonical desktop that its users demand so much
Good old Woz respects and praises Linux
Steve Wozniak, or Woz, is undoubtedly one of the icons of the Apple company, along with Jobs. Woz I know ...
Learn languages with free software and GNU / Linux ...
For Android there are many interesting applications available to learn languages. Among them, I would highlight two above all the others, ...
Raspberry Pi + Moodle = a cheap platform for e-learning
You already know that the Moodlebox exists as such, but you can create one yourself with a simple Raspberry Pi and ...
The new version of Slax changes Slackware for Debian
One of the most famous lightweight distributions, Slax, has a new version, but this version does not use Slackware but Debian as the base distro ...
TensorFlow: an open source library for machine learning
TensorFlow is an open source machine learning library for numerical computing used in data flow graphs….
Wine 3 will bring support to Android applications
Wine 3 will be launched in early 2018, a version that will be compatible with Android apps, something impossible so far with Wine ...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM is here
We have seen how the field of servers has gone through a stage in which architectures based on ...
MINIX is in some places that you do not expect ...
If you are familiar with Linux, you will know the MINIX operating system, an operating system that could go unnoticed if it weren't ...
LibreOffice 5.4.3 released with more than 50 bugs removed
The community continues to develop the fantastic LibreOffice office suite. Now they have released LibreOffice 5.4.3, a new improvement ...
PC-MOS reborn as an open source project
You probably don't remember this project, but Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system that dominated the IBM PC market…
IO Interactive is working on another Hitman video game
Those who are aware of the video game industry the name of Hitman will not be strange. It is about…
Mozilla will award $ 500K to open source projects
Mozilla has always been linked to the history of free and open source software, ever since it emerged from the ...
Arch Linux ends 32-bit packages in its repositories
Arch Linux, the world's most famous rolling release distribution Gnu / Linux has started removing 32-bit packages from its official repositories ...
Arduino Create is now compatible with Gnu / Linux
The Arduino Create tool has arrived on Gnu / Linux. The famous development tool can now be installed on Arduino boards using Linux computers.
Microsoft Paint: the best alternatives for Linux
Microsoft Paint is one of the best known programs that includes the Microsoft Windows operating system from ...
ChromeOS: Google Chromebook vs. Google ChromeBook Pro vs. Google Pixelbook
We all knew the successful Google Chromebook, a laptop that has been the best seller on Amazon and that has ...
Canonical becomes part of the Board of the Gnome Foundation
Canonical has become a member of the Gnome Foundation Advisory Board. A decision that has surprised many by its speed ...
CAINE 9.0 available for download and installation
CAINE is a well-known GNU / Linux distribution and we have already talked about it on other occasions in LxA. I know…
Endless OS adds support for Flatpak Apps by default
Endless OS is a robust and simple operating system that makes it easy for its users to use technology and brings information closer to everywhere.
Acumos an artificial intelligence project of the Linux Foundation
The Acumos project was born, a project that began to take its reins at the beginning of 2018. The project will be based on the framework of being able to share the ...
How to format USB device from terminal
Hello, such a good day, dear readers, this time I will show you how to format our USB devices from the terminal without assistance
Install LINSET on Kali Linux
Linset with its acronym in English Linset Is Not a Social Enginering Tool is an application developed in the Linux environment that allows us to audit a network.
How to put the keyboard in Spanish in Arch Linux
Although during the installation process we set the language in the vconsole.conf file, for some strange reason this change is not saved and at startup.
Install Yaourt on Archlinux and derivatives
Yaourt is a package manager like Pacman, although they have their differences, both are extremely important within Archlinux since ...
Fixing Realtek rtl8723be Wifi Driver Power on Linux
Searching the net I came across an article, where a developer shares the Realtek rtl8723be drivers to compile and install ...
Elive closer to launching Elive 3.0
One of the most famous lightweight distributions, Elive, has released one more development version, being closer than ever to launching Elive 3.0 ...
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 will have Wayland by default
The enterprise version of SUSE will have Wayland as the graphical server. This has been confirmed after the start of development of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 ...
How to install or compile filters, plugins and extensions in GIMP
GIMP is a fantastic image editor that has little to envy to the Photo Shop itself, with quite similar tools ...
Canonical and its path to the IPO, the culprit for what happened to the future of Ubuntu
We have already talked about the changes Canonical is making in recent times. We already saw how Ubuntu Touch left ...
Linux Mint 18.3 will have Flatpak support and will be the last version with KDE Edition
The Linux Mint project leader has announced the end of Linux Mint KDE Edition, a version for KDE users, as well as his interest in Flatpak ...
The next version of Ubuntu will be called Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
Mark Shuttleworth has posted on his blog the nickname of the next Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver will be the April 2018 release ...
Linux On Galaxy, the new convergence of Samsung and Gnu / Linux
Samsung will bet on Convergence. The company has presented the Linux On Galaxy project, a project that will allow you to have Gnu / Linux on your mobile ...
Canonical's Mir is coming to Fedora (and other distributions)
Mir's development team has communicated that they are working on bringing Canonical's graphical server to other non-Ubuntu distributions ...
Speedtest: a tool to measure network speed from the terminal
There are many ways to perform performance tests of our connection, there are some well-known web pages from which to perform ...
Ubuntu 17.10 is now available
The new version of Ubuntu is now available. Ubuntu 17.10 comes with Gnome as the main desktop and many more surprises for 64 bits ...
Tusk an open source desktop client for Evernote
Tusk is an unofficial Evernote client, this is open source and created from electron technology, Tusk has many features that
Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora and Arch Linux are already immune to KRACK
The increasingly problematic WPA-2 bug, KRACK, is being fixed within Gnu / Linux distributions, fixed on the most popular distros ...
Some cool productivity apps
There are many very good productivity tools for our GNU / Linux environment, too many alternatives that sometimes make it difficult to find ...
Munich prepares to vote to abandon Linux
The twists and turns seem to be nearing an end and the transition back to Windows will begin next month.
Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) Final Freeze and release scheduled for October 19
Ubuntu 17.10 with codename Artful Aardvark enters Final Freeze, freezes and is expected to be released on ...
Modern code editors for our distribution
If you start to make your first steps of programming and you are not using any IDE that already offers you all ...
Convert DEB packages to Arch Linux packages
We have already talked and explained in other articles in operation the famous alien, a tool for converting packages of ...
Open source webmail client alternatives for GMail
A while ago there were many alternatives for email services that existed, I still remember that one of the ...
Instantnews: fresh news from your Linux terminal
We are in the digital age and we need to be connected and informed at all hours, obviously if you have a browser ...
Librem 5 gets the financing it needed
The first smartphone with Gnu / Linux, Librem 5 has obtained the necessary financing for its construction and sale. That is, the Purism terminal will be real
Hitman: the famous video game has new content prepared
A new game is not coming yet, but those who have Hitman and want more content are in luck. The…
iPal: AvatarMind's humanoid robot that can be customized thanks to ROS and Android
AvatarMind is preparing a mobile humanoid robot capable of being modified by means of an SDK that works thanks to the operating system ...
More competitors to keep Linux alive in the mobile sector
We have already spoken at LxA about various Linux mobile projects. More and more new projects are added to ...
How to install and uninstall packages in Manjaro Linux
Small tutorial on how to install and uninstall packages in Manjaro Linux. An increasingly used distribution, by novice and not so novice users
Gnu / Linux reaches 6,91% of Desktop computers according to NetMarketShare
The NetMarketShare company has revealed that the Gnu / Linux operating system reaches 6,91% of the Desktop, the highest figure so far ...
Firefox Quantum already in its beta version
Firefox Quantum is already in its Beta version, a version that will offer us, among other things, less memory consumption and more speed.
Google Summer of Code students make KDE Edu even better
The Google Summer of Code days took place as always. This time, one of the most benefited applications has been KDE Edu.
Pop! _OS Linux enters its Beta version
Pop! _OS Linux is now available in its beta version. Based on Ubuntu 17.10, this version has been created by system76 and runs Gnome.
Krita 3.3 released for Linux
Krita 3.3. It comes for Linux, for Windows and for Mac, bringing with it new features such as improved performance.
Intel Clear Containers 3.0, comes an evolution to containers
Intel's latest container technology update promises major performance and integration improvements.
Ataribox: the mythical Atari console is reborn
Everyone, even the youngest, will know the name of Atari, the legendary brand that lived through a golden age in the ...
Get sending mass emails through online platforms
We explain how to send mass emails from using some of the platforms such as Mailrelay, which have free plans.
Adblock Plus slows down cryptocurrency mining
Before the imminent news that caused a stir in the network about the website The Pirate Bay, where the creators of the site implemented a JavaScript ...
Pipewire aims to replace PulseAudio and JACK
Pipewire aims to improve audio and video handling on Linux. Pipewire was born under the initiative that it could support audio and video was created
Fedora introduces Red Team focused on cybersecurity
Red Team a new specialized Special Interest Group (SIG) that aims to become the Red Hat community reference ...
The Gnome Foundation will also help in the development of Librem 5
The Gnome Foundation has confirmed its collaboration in the Librem 5 project, the first smartphone with Plasma Mobile from the Purism company ...
Clem talks about Sylvia, the future Linux Mint 18.3
Clem, the leader of the Linux Mint project, has presented Sylvia, the name of the new Linux Mint 18.3 that will be released soon and will have news
Librem 5, the first smartphone to have Plasma Mobile (or maybe not)
Librem 5 is the name of the new Plasma Mobile smartphone. This smartphone is being built with the Plasma Mobile team and the Purism company
The main innovator of the Linux kernel is ... Microsoft
Many companies are betting on Gnu / Linux, in addition to anonymous users. Curiously, the most important or the one that contributes the most is Microsoft, the great rival.
Spitfire Manjaro Special Edition, the first laptop for Manjaro
The Manjaro distribution has its own laptop. A team called Station X Spitfire Manjaro Special Edition that goes beyond a simple installation
Kernel 4.13 is now available for everyone !!
The 4.13 kernel is now available to everyone. This new version incorporates support for new hardware and improves the performance and use of file systems.
Kali Linux Tools
Looking for Kali Linux tools? Enter and discover which are the best. If you do not know what Kali Linux is, we will also explain it to you.
Install programs on Linux
We teach you how to install programs in Linux. Install any package on Linux with this tutorial .tar, .xz, .deb, .rpm, .bin, .run, .sh, .py, .jar, .bz2 and more.
How to create a bootable USB
The best methods to make a bootable USB with Linux and Windows .. If you want to install Linux from a USB, we teach you how to create a bootable USB.
Connect Watch will launch a smartwatch with Linux as the operating system
Connect Watch will be the first company to commercially distribute a smartwatch with Asteroid OS as the device's operating system ...
Red Hat adds .NET Core to its cloud images and OpenShift containers
Red Hat becomes the first distribution to add full support for .NET Core, which is now downloadable and installed.
Linux browsers
We analyze the 15 best and most interesting browsers for Linux. An extensive list that will help you choose the best option for you according to your needs
Unzip RAR on Linux
We explain how to install the rar and unrar tools in Linux and how to unzip RAR in Linux or compress files, in addition to installing a GUI
The best software for 3D printing
In other specialized blogs or other niches there has been a long talk about 3d printing, even in ...
Krita 3.2 is now available to all its users
A new version of the Krita image editor is now available, specifically, Krita 3.2. This version brings few improvements but advances what will be Krita 4
How to know my IP in Linux
Tutorial in which we teach you the command to know your IP in Linux. If you want to find out your network address, ifconfig is your ally. Learn how to use
How to create your own custom Linux distribution step by step
We explain step by step the options to create a custom distribution. You will learn step by step how to generate a customized LiveCD.
Neofetch or screenFetch: view your distro logo and information on your terminal
Many users have headers for their terminals with drawings or ASCII art, as we have seen in some screenshots of ...
Differences between Linux and Unix
What are the differences between Unix and Linux? We explain it to you so that you solve the confusion and do not confuse them again
Euro Truck Simulator keeps updating with maps
We talked about this truck driving simulator for a long time on our LxA blog. It is a video game ...
Reasons to use Linux for development
Windows 10 has taken a great leap and has quite pleased users and professionals who ...
Canonical Ubuntu vs. Windows 10
We conducted a comparative analysis on these two operating systems that are vying for the future of the desktop. Ubuntu vs Windows 10, who will win?
RIP - Losing Canonical's convergence
When the Linux kernel was introduced in the early 90's, few were interested in it, much less ...
Qupzilla will replace Konqeror as web browser for the KDE Project
The famous Qupzilla browser has come to the KDE Project. This browser will replace the old Konqueror as the KDE desktop web browser ...
The International Space Station prepares to receive a supercomputer
The ISS or International Space Station currently houses three Americans, two Russians and an Italian, it is scheduled to receive ...
Install and configure Wine
We show you step by step how to install Wine on any Linux distro and how to configure Wine with examples to install Windows programs and games.
The upcoming Linux Mint 18.3 will have HybridSleep and a revamped Software manager
Clem Lefebvre has spoken about the upcoming Linux Mint 18.3, a version that is already being worked on and that will have news on his Cinnamon ...
Firefox 57 will be a Big Bang
The CEO of Mozilla has spoken about the new version of Mozilla. A version that will bring Servo as a web engine as well as a big change with Firefox 57 ...
WPS Office: the best alternative to MS Office if you like Ribbon
We have already talked about several alternatives for Microsoft Office on Linux, among the most famous you already know LibreOffice and ...
Mozilla Introduces Send, a Secure File Sharing Tool
Mozilla has introduced a new program called Send that is focused on sending large files safely and for a limited time ...
Krita stumbles upon the Dutch Treasury
The Krita Foundation has announced that it has had problems with the Dutch Treasury, ending with a large fine that has drained the resources of the Foundation ...
Methods to know if a GNU / Linux system is 32 or 64-bit
In general, all users know if their system is 32 or 64-bit, since when they downloaded the ...
Microsoft launches a security tool for Linux
It is called Microsoft's Project Springfield, and it is an online platform for security, it is based on ...
CRYENGINE 5.4 Preview has been released with support for Vulkan
Good news for the gaming world. CRYENGINE 5.4 Preview has been released and it comes with support for Vulkan, something really ...
Gedit developer wanted
Gedit, the famous Gnome text editor has been discontinued. The famous tool has stopped developing but it does not mean that it does not work ...
Adobe will kill Flash by 2020
Adobe, the company behind Flash, has announced that it will kill web technology by 2020, helping to make abandonment the least traumatic.
Ranking: the 10 best Linux apps of 2017
Whenever rankings or comparisons are made, controversies arise because each user has their own opinion of which project ...
Puppy Linux Quirky 8.2, a new version of a lightweight distribution
Recently we have among us the version Puppy Linux Quirky 8.2, a new version of the most famous and active light distribution that exists ...
Some robots you didn't know worked with Linux
It is not the first article that we dedicate to robots and drones in LxA, in fact we have already talked about several ...
Microsoft SQL Server getting closer to being used on Gnu / Linux
Microsoft has released an RC of SQL Server for Gnu / Linux, a version that suggests that the final version for Linux servers will soon be available ...
Lifehacker Pack: a pack of essential apps for Linux
Lifehacker Pack is a bundle that includes several essential apps for Linux all in one. We have different distributions, with different ...
Remix OS will not finally reach our computers
The famous version of Android for PC, Remix OS, has been discontinued. Jide, the company behind the project has announced its official abandonment ...
Caliber 3.4 is here with improvements for your ebook library
The famous Caliber application, which is available for various operating systems, including GNU / Linux, is one of the best known ...
Xen could be faster with the arrival of Linux 4.13
Xen has become the most powerful virtualization standard in the industry. For those who have not yet ...
OpenBSD adds a new snapshot feature
You will already know OpenBSD, an operating system from the BSD family. If you do not know it, it is a ...
LinkedIn joins collaboration with open source
We have already seen how large corporations that had the proprietary code as their flag have yielded and created or collaborated ...
Android Samba Client: Google client for file sharing with Windows
Google has released Android Samba Client for Andy's operating system. The convergence between mobile devices and computers ...
Linux Foundation launches Open Security Controller
The Linux Foundation continues with the interesting projects promoted thanks to free and open source software. Now they have launched ...
Paradox acquires Triumph Studios, the makers of Age of Wonders and Overlord
Paradox Interactive has announced that it has acquired the video game studios Triumph Studios, which you will know by titles such as Age ...
Systemd causes insecurity on servers thanks to a bug in dns_packet_new
A bug in Systemd has caused a large security hole in servers around the world, a problem that is being solved little by little ...
KeePassXC 2.2.0 adds strong password generator
One of the leading password managers, KeePassXC now also offers a generator to assist us in creating passwords safely.
Ubuntu MATE will use MIR and not Wayland in its future versions
The Ubuntu MATE team has confirmed the use and development of MIR as a server for its future versions, leaving aside the famous Wayland ...
Debian asks you to disable HyperThreading if you have the latest Intel processors
Debian developers have warned about a serious bug that has appeared in Intel processors, all related to Intel's HyperThreading ...
5 of the best calendar apps for Linux that you will like
Working hours, notes, appointments, reminders, birthdays, ... we live in a time-based society and therefore every time we ...
Steam also goes to Flatpak
Steam, Valve's famous software for digital entertainment, is also moving to universal packages. For which…
IO Interactive retains the rights to HITMAN and becomes independent
Good news for HITMAN Linux fans. IO Interactive has confirmed that it has been able to retain copyright ...
Simon Raffeiner explains why Ubuntu Phone did not succeed
Ubuntu Phone was only available in some terminals of brands such as Meizu and the Spanish BQ. These terminals were hard to come by.
SuSE brings us its new CaaS platform as part of its infrastructure
The famous German company SUSE brings us the CaaS platform as part of its powerful infrastructure. You know that SUSE ...
Krita and Inkscape finally hit the Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store already has two Free Software applications for graphics editing, one of them is Krita and the other is Inkscape ...
Colossal Cave Adventure: One of the First Video Games Returns
1 Colossal Cave Adventure was one of the first computer video games in history, which came in 1976. Well ...
Firefox 54 is officially released
Firefox 54 is now officially available for all available operating systems, that is, for Windows, for OS X and for Linux.
What happened to the famous video game Pingus?
You will all remember the fantastic game Pingus for Linux, and surely many of you still have a little game ...
Chirp: an Electron-based Twitter client for Linux
Chirp is a client of the famous social network Twitter for Linux and it is based on Electron. With the…
OpenExpo 2017 exceeded all forecasts
On June 1, in Madrid, the fourth edition of the famous event took place, that is, OpenExpo 2017. A…
The UBPorts project launches its first update for mobiles with Ubuntu Phone
UBPorts has recently released a new update called OTA-1 that significantly improves the performance of Ubuntu Phone ...
Libreoffice 6 is coming to our desks this year
The future new version of LibreOffice will not be LibreOffice 5.5 but will be called LibreOffice 6, a change that indicates new features in the distribution ...
System76 Galago Pro: the "MacBook Pro" with Linux
A few days ago we made a ranking on laptops with pre-installed Linux, in them we talked about brands like VANT ...
Gentoo will discontinue security support for the SPARC platform
The aging Gentoo distribution will also stop supporting the SPARC platform, starting with draining the platform's security support ...
MESA 17.1.2 comes with 70 enhancements for Linux gaming
The MESA 3D developer Juan A. Suarez Romero has been in charge of announcing this new release that is ...
Lubuntu 17.10 will have LXQT as a functional desktop
Lubuntu 17.10 continues with its development and will finally incorporate LXQT as a desktop but it will not be the main desktop of the distribution ...
Ranking of the best laptops with preinstalled GNU / Linux
They will know if they have wanted to buy a laptop with Linux that the equipment that comes without ...
Chrome 59 came out with Wayland and GTK 3 + integrated
Today, the final release of Google Chrome 59 has been announced, a version that comes with important news.
Open-source plastic filament for 3D printers
Yes, it is a rare title, but IC3D is the new plastic filament that you can check as a consumable for your ...
SteamOS keeps getting better despite its apparent lethargy
SteamOS started out as a very interesting project, but Valve seems to have been putting it aside for not having ...
Security alert: bug in sudo CVE-2017-1000367
There is a serious vulnerability in the famous sudo tool. The vulnerability is due to a bug in the programming of ...
Debunking some myths about Linux and free software
I already mentioned a while ago that the famous Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters uses Linux and free software, and ...
Stacer: a good substitute for CCleaner for Linux
Surely you know the Windows CCleaner program, which helps to clean the system, eliminate duplicate files, cache, some programs ...
Kernel 4.12 continues its development normally
Kernel 4.12 looks very good and this third RC represents it perfectly, since we can see that there are no big changes
Windows Defender ported to Linux thanks to Tavis Ormandy
The latest in oddities is Windows Defender on Linux, yes, this is not a joke. We are not taking you ...
OpenExpo opens its doors to technology on June 1
OpenExpo reopens its doors on June 1 in Madrid, specifically it will take place at La N @ ve. There it is ...
The next version of Windows will be created with Free Software
The next version of Windows is being built with Free Software. Development tools are being changed by programs like Git ...
Slimbook Pro, a tough rival for Macbook Air with a free spirit
The Spanish brand Slimbook has presented its new equipment, the Slimbook Pro, a lightweight laptop but with a lot of power and powered by Free Software ...
How to delete large files or directories in Linux?
You all already know how to delete files and directories in Linux, both from the tools available from the desktop environment ...
Minimalist apps for wearables thanks to EFL
In the era of IoT and wearables, many developers are trying hard to develop new apps for this type ...
What if Telefónica used Linux? What would have happened?
The WannaCry ransomware has caused Telefónica to have serious problems with its computers. But what would have happened if Telefónica had Gnu / Linux?
HP Specter + GNU / Linux: the laptop of your dreams
ASUS, Acer, HP, Dell, Lenovo, ... there are many firms that assemble laptops. But of all of them there is one that ...
Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store
During BUILD 2017, the arrival of Gnu / Linux distributions to the Microsoft Store was known. So from the store you can download and install Ubuntu ...
Limit Theory: the ambitious game that could come to Linux
Limit Theory is an ambitious video game that is still in development, but it already has some nice demo images for ...
LibreOffice 5.2.7 will be the last version of LibreOffice 5.2.X
Today the last revision of this version has come out, being 5.2.7 the last version that will carry the number 2 behind the 5 in LibreOffice.
Automotive Grade Linux: the open-source project for cars
AGL or Automotive Grade Linux is an open source and collaborative project to create Linux-based systems for ...
Canonical will continue to give importance to Ubuntu although it will go public
Canonical shares are still in the news. The intention of taking the company public as well as continuing with Ubuntu has recently been confirmed ...
pfSense 2.3.4: new version of the open source firewall
We have already talked about pfSense and other similar systems to implement firewall systems to give them an extra point of security ...
Find if a file exists or not in our system
Well, as we know, the shell allows us to have extreme control of our entire system, despite its rudeness ...
Red Hat and Amazon integrate RHEL and OpenShift on AWS
Just as it was done with SUSE, Red Hat also wants to be present in what is one of the ...
Ubuntu Phone will no longer have support in June, but we still have Plasma Mobile
Ubuntu Phone will be discontinued in June. However, mobiles will continue to have Linux thanks to the KDE Plasma Mobile project ...
How to know if our Linux has malware or rootkits
Small guide to know if our Gnu / Linux has malware or rootkits that endanger the security of our operating system ...
Ubuntu 17.10 will be called Artful Aardvark
Ubuntu 17.10 will have the nickname of Artful Aardvark as well as many new features, including the arrival of Gnome as the default desktop ...
Somewhat Unknown Linux Commands You Should Know About
In the Unix world in general, with the exception of macOS, the most normal thing is to depend a lot, a lot on ...
Gnome 3.26 will begin development next week
Gnome 3.26 will be the next big version of Gnome to come out. This version will begin to develop from Monday, a development loaded with changes ...
Micro: terminal-based text editor that will amaze you
There are many text editors for Linux, some users are guided by tastes to choose an alternative, others choose ...
Firefox 53, a new version for the most powerful computers
Mozilla Firefox 53 is the new version of the most popular free web browser in the Free world. This new version removes support for older processors ...
Windows security even more in question
Microsoft's Windows operating system security has always been in the spotlight, but now even more ...
Linux 4.11 RC7 Release!
On April 16, the new candidate version of the Linux kernel was released, I'm talking about Linux 4.11 Release Candidate 7…
Anbox, a tool that will allow us to install Android apps on our Gnu / Linux
Anbox is a tool that will allow us to install Android apps on Gnu / Linux in an easy and simple way, although only in some distributions ...
Ubuntu 17.04 is already among us, this is the new thing we will find in Ubuntu
The new version of Ubuntu is now available. Ubuntu 17.04 is now ready to download and to reach our teams, something that many were already waiting for ...
Polychromatic: the unofficial GUI for configuring Razer peripherals on Linux
Razer is a prestigious brand in terms of peripherals, especially keyboards, mice, and other controls for the world ...
Unity 7 will continue to be in Ubuntu according to Mark Shuttleworth
Unity 7 will continue to be in the official Ubuntu repositories, at least that is what Shuttleworth has indicated in their social media profiles ...
Review of the gaming landscape in Linux
The panorama of gaming in Linux leaves us this week lights and shadows, although lately as you know the lights ...
Mosh: a good alternative to SSH
Mosh (Mobile Shell) is an alternative program to SSH that you will surely like. You already know that for remote connections ...
Ubuntu abandons Convergence and Unity in favor of Gnome
At the end of yesterday, the founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, announced through the Ubuntu blog, the ...
Docker: all about containers
As you already know, there are several types of virtualization, one of them is virtualization at the operating system level, ...
Fedora 26 Alpha Version and Other Versions Now Available
The alpha version of Fedora 26 is now available, a version that brings new features such as new software and new official flavors based on Fedora 26 ...
PC Building Simulator - Play and Learn
It is not a common video game, PC Building Simulator is one of those simulation video games that in addition to entertaining you ...
6 free Dropbox alternatives for Linux
Dropbox was one of the first and most famous cloud storage platforms. Many users use this type ...
How to install Visual Studio Code on Gnu / Linux
Visual Studio Code is a code editor created by Microsoft but can be installed and used on Gnu / Linux. Here we have you install it on Linux
Mesa 17.0.2 is now available for Ubuntu 16.04.2 and Ubuntu 16.10
Thanks to Timo Aaltonen it is now possible to have MESA 17.0.2 in old versions of Ubuntu, but you have to use a special repository ...
Globs help you: how to delete all files except one
Globs and Unix pipes are very beneficial in many cases when we work from the console. All of you…
Meteo-Qt weather on your Linux desktop
Meteo-Qt is a simple and elegant program to be able to see the weather on your Linux desktop. Ideal for all those ...
Huawei will use SUSE Linux for its servers
The Chinese mobile giant Huawei until now had servers with Windows Server and Microsoft's RHEL and ...
Mozilla fixes a serious bug in Firefox 52 in just 22 hours
During a hackathon a serious bug was discovered within Mozilla Firefox 52, this bug has been corrected in just 22 hours by Mozilla ...
Microsoft continues to charge for patents to attack Linux
Microsoft seems to have reconciled with Linux, it has used the system for some of its products, it has integrated it into the ...
Ghostwriter, an editor to write without distractions
With Ghostwriter, those who are dedicated to writing can work with a tool that takes them away from distractions.
View your Android screen on your Linux desktop
On many occasions it is necessary to have the screen of your tablet, phablet or smartphone on our screen or monitor ...
Elive manages to be faster and prettier than before
A beta version of Elive has recently been released, the lightest distribution that exists based on Debian and with Enlightenment ...
Erle Robotics gives us a forecast of the future of robotics
We have already written several articles about the Spanish startup Erle Robotics, which despite its youth has already given ...
Microsoft programs that we can already install and use in Gnu / Linux
Microsoft continues with Free Software, in this post we talk about several Microsoft programs that we can download and install on Linux ...
Firefox 53 will not work on computers with a processor older than Pentium 4
The new version of Mozilla Firefox 53 will not work on some computers, especially those with a processor older than the Pentium 4 ...
Mozilla Firefox 52 now available
We already have the Mozilla Firefox browser available in version 52, a version that is available for download and installation.
Manjaro KDE 17 now available
Manjaro KDE 17 is the new version of Manjaro with the KDE desktop, a version that has the nickname of Gellivara and is now available to everyone ...
How to have your own VPS server in the cloud
The world of the cloud has opened great fronts in the field of technology. It offers us free or low-cost services that we didn't even imagine before.
Linux & Tapas 2017: the fantastic event returns on May 6
Last year we already announced the Linux and Tapas event on our blog. As you already know, it is an event that ...
The first Linux kernel 4.11 release candidate is now available
We already have the first Release Candidate of kernel 4.11. This version is still unstable but it helps us to know the news that the new kernel will bring.
KDevelop 5.0.4: A new version of the IDE has been released
KDevelop is one of my favorite IDEs, it is a powerful development environment created by the community of ...
Alpha Litebook, the elegant Gnu / Linux notebook
Alpha Litebook is a laptop for those looking for Gnu / Linux as an operating system. A laptop that also has a low price and interesting hardware ...
