The use of cron for lazy. Linux and deadly sins part two
Continuing with our list of free software to commit the deadly sins we talk about the use of cron for lazy people.
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WINE 7.12 supports Qt5 application themes and falls below 300 fixes again
WINE 7.2 has arrived with support for Qt5 application themes, and the number of fixes is average, but on the decline.
Free software to commit the deadly sins
We make a list of free software to commit the deadly sins. This is a different way of knowing the use of these programs.
AMD is investigating a possible breach, “RansomHouse” claims to have stolen 450 gigabytes of data
News recently broke that AMD is investigating a possible data breach after...
Epiphany will support extensions when GNOME 43 is released
GNOME Web, also known as Epiphany, will support extensions when the next version of the GNOME desktop is released.
Vim 9.0 arrives with a new scripting language and plugins, improvements and more
Recently, the release of the new version of Vim 9.0 was announced, a version in which a series of improvements have been implemented...
The new version of BitTorrent Deluge 2.1 has already been released
After three years of the formation of the last significant branch, the release of the new version "Deluge 2.1" became known...
Shotcut 22.06 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the new version of the popular Shotcut video editor 22.06 has just been announced, a version in which
Thunderbird 102 has already been released and this is its news
A year after the publication of the last significant release, the release of the new version has been announced ...
Windows 11 WSA, what Anbox and Waydroid should be in Linux, but they are not and they are not
WSA, or Windows Subsystem for Android, is a hugely important feature of Windows 11, and the community needs to do something like it now.
The disappearance of Internet Explorer. Why is this not good news?
Far from being good news, the disappearance of Internet Explorer impoverishes the options of users. This is why.
Internet Explorer, from quasi-monopoly to irrelevance
We review the history of the Internet Explorer browser and its path from quasi-monopoly to irrelevance and why it is not good news
Google has already started the distribution stage of Fuchsia in the Nest Hub Max
Recently, the news broke that Google has started to distribute a new firmware based on the Fuchsia operating system...
Manjaro 2022-06-24 arrives with Cinnamon 5.4 and few more notable news
Manjaro 2022-06-24 has arrived in what seems to be a transition version to prepare the way for more important ones.
Firefox will let you scroll forward/back with two fingers on the trackpad
Within a few months we will be able to swipe two fingers to go forward or back pages in the Firefox web browser.
CodeWhisperer: Amazon also wants you to write less code and produce more
CodeWhisperer is a new tool from Amazon that suggests code so we write less and produce more, like Copilot.
The possibility of integrating Rust support into the Linux 5.20 kernel is not ruled out
At the Open-Source Summit 2022 conference going on these days, in the FAQ section, Linus Torvalds...
OPI Project : what is this project of the Linux Foundation
OPI Project is a new and interesting project of the Linux Foundation to manage developments on DPUs and IPUs
TMO, a Facebook mechanism that saves RAM on servers
Facebook engineers unveiled TMO (Transparent Memory Offloading), which allows you to significantly save RAM on...
AlmaLinux Build System: the new AlmaLinux build system
Recently the developers of the AlmaLinux distribution introduced a new build system called ALBS...
Copilot will ask us for money: €10 per month if you want to use it from this summer
Copilot, GitHub's AI assistant, will be paid unless you're a student or a verified software developer.
Chrome 103 arrives with improvements for the AVIF format, in the fonts and some other things
Chrome 103 is the latest version of Google's web browser, and it comes with improvements like improved support for AVIF files.
WINE 7.11 brings Android driver to PE and nearly 300 changes
WINE 7.11 has arrived with fewer changes than usual and without much of note, but at least they have brought the Android driver to PE.
Cambalache 0.10.0 arrives with support improvements and more
Recently, the launch of the new version of the Cambalache 0.10.0 project was announced and in this new version...
GNOME is the winner of the Microsoft FOSS Fund and will receive $10,000
The news recently broke that the GNOME project has been the winner of the Microsoft FOSS Fund.
Hertzbleed, a new form of side channel attacks affecting both AMD and Intel
Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Texas, Illinois and the University of Washington released...
GIMP 2.10.32 introduces optimizations for different file types as we continue to wait for version 3.0
GIMP 2.10.32 is the latest image editor maintenance update that, among other things, optimizes different formats.
Mozilla adds K-9 Mail so that Thunderbird has a mobile version
Mozilla adds to K-9 Mail, the code of the email client will be the base of Thunderbird for mobile devices.
postmarketOS 22.06 arrives with Plasma Mobile Gear 22.04 and Phosh 0.17.0
postmarketOS 22.06 is a huge update that has introduced new desktops and now allows you to update from the terminal
Symbiote, a new, dangerous and stealthy virus that affects Linux
Symbiote is a virus released by Blackberry that is dangerous, affects Linux users and is almost undetectable.
Google Chrome will add a series of features based on machine learning
Google developers announced through an announcement that their web browser, Google Chrome, will integrate...
Atom will be discontinued at the end of the year. GitHub bets on Visual Studio Code
GitHub has announced that it will abandon development of Atom. At the end of the year it will cease to exist as such, and it will be necessary to move to another publisher.
Red Hat unveiled performance and scalability improvements for its cloud-native applications
Recently, Red Hat introduced its new updates to its portfolio of developer tools designed...
ELKS, a Linux variant for older 16-bit Intel processors
The ELKS 0.6 (Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset) project was recently released, developing an operating system...
LibreOffice 7.3.4 fixes over 80 bugs, and The Document Foundation snaps at Microsoft for working with a discontinued format
LibreOffice 7.3.4 is a point update in which they have focused on correcting errors, something more than eighty.
Fixed 7 vulnerabilities in GRUB2 that even allowed malware to be injected
News recently broke that 7 vulnerabilities have been fixed in the GRUB2 bootloader that allow users to bypass...
More open source apps for Apple devices
In this article we review more open source applications for Apple devices. In this case for the iPhone and IPad
Blender 3.2 supports rendering for AMD Linux GPUs, among other new features
Blender 3.2 has been announced, and they've finally added support for AMD Linux GPU rendering, among other improvements.
Open source applications for Apple devices
In this article we start listing open source apps for Apple devices, in this case Apple TV and Apple Watch
How to install WhatsApp on Ubuntu
Find out how to install WhatsApp on Ubuntu as we look at the pros and cons of each alternative.
Whoogle Search: a self-hosted search engine
Whoogle Search is a search engine like Google, but in this case it is self-hosted on your server
A little history of supercomputers
We make a small history of supercomputers remembering Seymour Cray, one of the great pioneers of the industry.
The slowest computer in the world (According to Google)
The slowest computer in the world will have to operate a clock designed to last ten thousand years with an accuracy of one day in twenty thousand.
HTTP/3.0 received the status of "Proposed Standard"
The IETF recently released the news that it has completed the formation of the RFC for the HTTP/3.0 protocol and published the specifications...
Learn more about Frontier, the world's fastest computer
Learn more about Frontier, which is not only the fastest computer in the world, but also the most energy efficient.
CoreBoot 4.17 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the CoreBoot 4.17 project has been published, within which a free alternative is being developed...
Let's not let Open Source be stolen from us (Opinion)
The author warns us not to let Open Source be stolen from us by using it as political platforms that have nothing to do with software.
Practical example of creating an ebook. Part 4
In this article we start with a practical example of creating an ebook that allows us to participate in the Amazon contest.
WINE 7.10 includes more fixes than usual and goes up to Mono 7.3.0
WINE 7.10 has been released as the latest development version of the software with the main novelty of uploading the Mono engine to v7.3.0.
FerretDB 0.3 has already been released, find out what's new in this MangoDB modernization
A few weeks ago we shared here on the blog the news about the change of the name of the MangoDB project...
In Ubuntu 22.10 PipeWire will be used instead of PulseAudio
A few days ago the news was released that the Ubuntu 22.10 version development repository was moved to use the server...
Linux on an iPad? Very soon, at least in the old
Developers are working to install Linux on an old iPad, which could bring it back to life.
armbian 22.05 adds support for more motherboards, among other changes
armbian 22.05 is the May update of this operating system and stands out for the support for new boards.
Distrobox, an excellent tool to integrate any distro into your system thanks to containers
The new version of Distrobox 1.3 has been released, which is positioned as a tool that allows you to install and run...
elementaryOS 7.0 is getting closer, but they're still focused on improving v6.1
Danielle Foré has said that they are close to the release of elementaryOS 7.0, but now they are focused on polishing v6.1.
How to share files between host and guest in GNOME Boxes
In this article we show you how to share files between host and guest systems when in GNOME Boxes.
Copilot is starting to open up to all users, and I think this is the first time I've agreed to be "spied"
Copilot is an extension for Visual Studio Code that can help us to program, especially those who already have experience.
Deepin 20.6 arrives with improvements in tools, search results and more
Recently, the release of Deepin 20.6 was announced, based on the base of the Debian 10 package, but developing...
Linux Mint 21 will use Blueman instead of Blueberry and Timeshift will come in as XApp
The latest news about Linux Mint 21 tells us that it will drop Blueberry in favor of Blueman, and Timeshift will be XApp.
NixOS 22.05 arrives with a new installer, GNOME 42 and more than 9000 new packages
NixOS 22.05 has arrived with the main novelty of a new graphical installer. In addition, it has introduced more than 9000 new packages
Vivaldi 5.3 arrives with new customization options and synchronized search engines
Vivaldi 5.3 has come with many small improvements, but some new ones stand out that will allow us to customize the top and bottom.
GNOME Mobile, the project develops its own mobile option, and for now it looks good
Planning for GNOME Mobile began two years ago, and the first details of the official version of GNOME for mobile are already known.
GNOME Boxes, the best alternative to VirtualBox if we are on Linux
GNOME Boxes is the best alternative to VirtualBox if we are on Linux, and even offers some advantages over Oracle's proposal.
.NET MAUI: What if you could develop an app that would work on all platforms, including Linux?
.NET MAUI is a Microsoft project that promises developers that they will be able to create an app that can run on any system.
How to create an EPUB for the Amazon contest. Part 3
We will see how to create an ebook to participate in the Amazon literary contest using free software and complying with the publication guidelines
The 59th edition of the top 500 has already been published and the second place goes to ARM
The publication of the 59th edition of the ranking of the 500 highest performing computers in the world was announced. In the new edition...
Free software for Amazon contest. Part 2
We continue talking about free software to participate in the Amazon literary contest. Two programs to create EPUB.
chromeOS 102 arrives with note-taking and accessibility improvements, among others
chromeOS 102, or Chrome OS 102 as you can still find it, has come with note-taking and accessibility improvements.
Archinstall 2.5 has arrived with support for FIDO2, among other improvements
Arch Linux has updated its installer to version Archinstall 2.5, and now supports FIDO2, among other improvements.
Dragonfly, a project that claims to be the faster replacement for Redis and Memcached
News broke that the first version of the Dragonfly in-memory data caching system is now available
PulseAudio 16.0 has already been released and these are its news
The PulseAudio 16.0 sound server has just been released, which acts as an intermediary between applications...
How to participate in the Amazon contest using free software.
We tell you how to participate in the Amazon literary contest by writing and laying out the book with free software.
Downloads are back. Some programs for Linux
The downloads are back and we will tell you about some of the best programs that the linux repositories offer to do them.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar turns 25
La Catedral y El Bazar is one of the fundamental texts for understanding how free and open source software is developed.
Broadcom buys VMware for $61.000 billion
Broadcom Corporation, the American company that develops semiconductors used in various telecommunications equipment...
Mesa 22.1.0 arrives with support improvements, compatibility improvements and more
After two months of development, the release of the new version of the OpenGL and Vulkan API implementation was announced...
Ubuntu devs start solving Firefox snap package issues
Canonical recently announced via a blog post that it has begun to address performance issues...
Almost 5.19 lines of code related to graphics drivers have been accepted in Linux 500
The news broke recently that in the repository in which the release of the Linux kernel 5.19 is being formed ...
Systemd 251 has already been released and these are its news
After five months of development, the release of the new version of systemd 251 was announced, a version in which ...
Chrome 102 arrives with new file management and screenshots, among other new features
Chrome 102 is the latest major update to Google's web browser that comes with a new way to manage files.
Complaint against SUSE for discrimination
A former employee files a complaint against SUSE, the largest independent Linux company, for discrimination
Manjaro 2022-05-23 has arrived with few important news for those who do not use KDE
Manjaro 2022-05-23 has arrived and it seems that he has done it to catch up with KDE software. Few outstanding novelties.
How to watch Netflix on Linux
We tell you how to watch Netflix on Linux and we review some alternatives more in line with the principles of free software.
HP will also sell computers with Pop!_OS installed by default
HP Dev One will be the first non-System76 computer to come with the Pop!_OS operating system installed by default.
WINE 7.9 introduces many improvements for playing Windows titles on Linux among over 300 changes this week
Among the hundreds of bug fixes, WINE 7.9 has come with many improvements to make it possible to play Windows titles on Linux.
Air Explorer and Air Cluster: two unknown apps that you should know about
If you have several cloud storage services and want to manage them, you should know about the Air Explorer and Air Cluster apps
They found a vulnerability in Python that allows commands to be run from sandboxed scripts
A few days ago a method was released to bypass Python's isolated code execution systems...
The new version of TrueNAS CORE 13 has been released
After a year and a half of development, iXsystems presented the release of TrueNAS CORE 13, a distribution for...
Canonical seeks engineers to improve gaming
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is looking for developers. But he does it to strengthen his team dedicated to gaming
Rocky Linux 8.6 is here, it arrives based on RHEL 8.6
Rocky Linux 8.6 is a natural evolution of this CentOS alternative that includes PHP 8.0 and a Rocky migration tool.
Inkscape 1.2 arrives with multipage support, among many other new features
Inkscape 1.2 has arrived packed with new features, but perhaps it stands out because it now supports projects with more than one page.
The second beta of Android 13 has already been released
Google announced the release of the second beta version of Android 13 and in this new beta presented among the improvements...
Apache OpenMeetings 6.3 has already been released and these are its news
The Apache Software Foundation recently announced the release of the new version of the web conferencing server ...
ProtonVPN – A Good VPN for Linux
ProtonVPN is one of the best VPNs that you can hire to work from a GNU/Linux and Android distribution
ONLYOFFICE Docs 7.1 arrives with support for ARM
The release of the new version of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 7.1 office suite has just been announced...
OpenMediaVault 6: the new version for NAS has arrived
The new version of OpenMediaVault 6 has arrived, with interesting new features in its web interface and much more
LibreOffice 7.2.7 arrives correcting the latest bugs in this series. From now on they will focus squarely on 7.3
The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 7.2.7, which is probably the last update point in the 7.2 series.
chromeOS 101 arrives with a name change and a new loading screen, among other news
chromeOS 101 has come with striking new features, such as a new loading screen or a new way of writing your name.
CBL-Mariner 2.0 has already been released and these are its news
Microsoft recently announced the release of the first stable update of the new branch of its Linux distribution.
Qt 5.15.4 LTS is now available as open source software
After some time as proprietary software, Qt 5.15.5 LTS has now been released as open source software.
Fedora 36 now available, with GNOME 42 and Linux 5.17
Fedora 36 is now available as a stable release. It comes with the GNOME 42 desktop and Linux 5.17 kernel.
KDE Connect officially arrives on the App Store
KDE Connect has officially arrived on the App Store. The iOS version is a bit short compared to the Android version.
Modren Store: One Installer to Rule Them All
Modren Store is a software store/installer that can be used on any Linux distribution in the future.
Apple, Google and Microsoft are working on new password-less login features
In a joint statement issued by FIDO recently, Apple, Google, and Microsoft said they would further expand the standards...
Lambda Tensorbook: a laptop designed for deep learning
Lambda Tensorbook is a new high-performance laptop designed for deep learning and AI applications
The seventh version of the patches for Rust driver support on Linux has been published
A few days ago, Miguel Ojeda, in charge of developing and sending these proposals and author of the Rust-for-Linux project, announced...
China orders the government and state-owned companies to stop using foreign PCs, and the beneficiary would be Linux
The Government of China has ordered that they stop using foreign computer brands, and the operating system they would use would be Linux.
WINE 7.8 arrives supporting WoW64 in the sound drivers and about 500 changes
WINE 7.8 has arrived introducing more than 400 changes, among which the support for WoW64 in the sound drivers stands out.
GCC 12.1 has already been released, know its news and its 35th anniversary
The release of the new version of the GCC compiler (GNU Compiler Collection) 12.1 has already been released and as in all ...
Linux Mint 21 gets serious with its development, and Cinnamon 5.4 is also in the works
Clement Lefebvre has announced that they have already started developing Linux Mint 21, and also the Cinnamon 5.4 desktop.
LibreOffice 7.3.3 now available with just under 100 fixes, and can now be downloaded from SourceForge
LibreOffice 7.3.3 is the latest version of the most popular free office suite, and it has arrived to correct a series of bugs.
How to manage wallpapers in Linux
In this article we will see how to manage wallpapers in Linux, both in image and video format, and where to download new ones.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.12 now available
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.12 now available. The first open source office suite releases a new version without anyone knowing why.
FSFE requires right of access and reuse of hardware
In an open letter to EU legislators signed by 38 organisations, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) calls for the right…
Tails 5.0 has arrived based on Debian 11 and Kleopatra, among other new features
Tails 5.0 has arrived as the first version of this anonymous operating system to be based on Debian 11 "Bullseye".
elementaryOS 7.0 begins development, now that Ubuntu 22.04 has been released and internal issues have been resolved
With Ubuntu 22.04 out now and internal issues resolved, Foré and his team are already laying the groundwork for elementary OS 7.0.
What is ClamTK and when should you install it?
We tell you what ClamTk is, the graphical interface of a malware scanner for Linux and why you should consider installing it.
Tor 0.4.7.7 has already been released and these are its news
A few days ago, the release of the new version of Tor 0.4.7.7, used to organize the…
Kubernetes 1.24 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the new version of Kubernetes 1.24 was announced, a version in which some features have been stabilized...
Nimbuspwn, Linux vulnerability discovered by Microsoft that could grant superuser rights
Nimbuspwn is a group of Linux vulnerabilities discovered by Microsoft and made public now that it is fixed.
deb-get, a utility for installing third-party software
Martin Wimpress, co-founder of the Ubuntu MATE edition and member of the MATE Core Team, recently announced the release of...
What is Pegasus, the malware that infected Pedro Sánchez's mobile
We tell you what Pegasus is, the malware that infected the phone of the Spanish Prime Minister and other world leaders.
My experience in Linux without Internet
I recount my experience on Linux without Internet after my 17 year old router stopped working and before the new one was installed.
Mr Musk Don't you want to buy the Linux Foundation?
The author analyzes the possible consequences of Elon Musk buying Twitter and what free software can learn.
More Caliber Settings
We look at more Caliber configurations. In this case, the conversion options between e-book formats
I've been using Wayland on KDE for a whole month and... it needs some improvement
Wayland on KDE is getting into good shape, and is now usable as a first choice on production machines, or is close to it.
KaOS 2022.4 arrives with KDE Gear 22.04 and Linux 5.17.5 as the most outstanding novelties
KaOS 2022.04 has arrived with Linux 5.17.5 and the latest KDE software such as the KDE Gear 22.04 suite of apps from April 2022.
The Caliber preferences panel
The preferences panel of Caliber, the e-book collection manager, allows us to configure many options.
Redox 0.7 arrives with performance improvements, increased support and more
After a year and a half of development, the release of the new version of the Redox 0.7 operating system...
YDB, an open source distributed SQL database
For those who are looking for a distributed SQL database, the article that we will talk about today may be of interest to you...
Free, free or paid Which web development tools to choose?
Whether open, free or paid, the range of programming tools available in Linux is enormous. We explain the differences.
Redis 7.0 arrives with performance improvements, bug fixes and more
The new version of DBMS Redis 7.0 has been released, Redis provides functions to store data in key/value format...
fwupd 1.8 introduces new features and extends hardware support
fwupd 1.8 is now available, and it comes with new features and lots of new supported hardware to upgrade from this software.
My misadventures in the world of technology
The author recounts his misadventures in the world of technology and how free and open source software helps him solve them.
SteamOS 3.2 beta improves fan control and refresh rate, this is experimental
In early March, Valve released v3.0 of its operating system. Among the most outstanding novelties we had that, in addition…
Archinstall 2.2.1 releases a new system menu to make things even easier
Archinstall 2.2.1 has arrived with new features that will make installing Arch Linux on a computer a little easier.
Google unveiled the first preview of Privacy Sandbox for Android 13
Google has taken another step to enable new privacy-focused advertising solutions on Android, with the launch of...
Presentations from the command line?
Presentation programs like PowerPoint, Impress, etc. are very popular. But... can they be done from the CLI?
The beta version of Android 13 has already been released
Google recently announced through a blog post the release of the first beta version of Android 13...
Shortwave 3.0 arrives with tweaks to the interface and private stations, among other new features
Shortwave 3.0 has arrived with many new features, among which the aesthetic tweaks or the fact that private stations can be saved stand out.
Krita 5.0.6 arrives only to fix a couple of bugs
Krita 5.0.6 has arrived as a maintenance update, but only to fix two bugs that were being experienced.
Chrome 101 arrives with a priority manager to load content, among other new features
Google Chrome 101 has arrived with a novelty that will make the browser load the most important content sooner.
How to create a directory in Linux and other useful commands
We tell you how to create a directory in Linux and manage its permissions to determine who can read, write or execute it.
KDE Plasma Mobile 22.04 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the new version of the mobile platform KDE Plasma Mobile 22.04 based on the mobile edition...
LineageOS 19 has already been released and these are its news
The developers of the LineageOS project presented the release of LineageOS 19, based on Android 12 and reaching...
SDL 2.0.22 arrives with Wayland improvements and new features
The release of the new version of SDL 2.0.22 was announced, a version in which various compatibility improvements have been made...
They detected a vulnerability in the ALAC format that affects most MediaTek and Qualcomm Android devices
Check Point recently disclosed through a blog post that it has identified a vulnerability in MediaTek set-top boxes.
Mesa's OpenCL implementation written in rust has already passed CTS tests
The new OpenCL implementation (rusticl) developed for the Mesa project, written in Rust, has successfully passed the CTS tests...
Code OSS, VSCodium or Visual Studio Code: what should you install on Linux
Visual Studio Code, VSCodium or Code OSS? In this article we will try to solve all your doubts so that you can choose the best for you.
Wolfire released the source code for Overgrowth
Wolfire Games recently made it known through a blog post, that it has made the decision to release the…
WINE 7.7 arrives with improvements for X11 and almost 400 changes
WINE 7.7 has arrived with an average number of changes and improvements to UTF-8 and X11 support.
HPVM, an LLVM Compiler for CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Hardware Accelerators
The LLVM project recently announced the release of a new version of the HPVM 2.0 compiler that aims to simplify...
Ubuntu 22.04 comes with Linux 5.15, Firefox as a snap package, new desktops like GNOME 42 or Plasma 5.24, and improved support for the Raspberry Pi.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and all its official flavors are now available. They are running Linux 5.15 and all are moving to the Snap version of Firefox.
PeaZIP 8.6: new release, new improvements
If you are one of those who use the PeaZIP un/compression program, then you should be aware of this new version 8.6 and its new features
Draft WebAssembly 2.0 standard released
The W3C recently published a draft of a new specification that standardizes code preparation ...
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. As interesting as boiled fish
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish is the second extended support release of the decade and consolidates its commitment to GNOME and Snap
oVirt, a platform for managing virtual machines and cloud infrastructure
oVirt is a platform for deploying, maintaining and monitoring virtual machines and managing cloud infrastructure based on...
Several vulnerabilities found in Wayland's hotkey manager
A few days ago the news was released that a series of vulnerabilities were found in swhkd caused by handling...
webtor, another service to download torrents from the browser, but this one is free, it has no limits and, most importantly, it works
webtor is a page that allows us to download torrents from the browser, but it works perfectly and without limits.
The VeriGPU project announced the development of an open GPU
The VeriGPU project announced a few days ago that it has started working on the development of an open GPU, which has...
Manjaro 2022-04-15 arrives with Plasma 5.24.4 and news for Budgie and Deepin, among others
Manjaro 2022 has arrived with updated packages, among which some from KDE or other more general ones such as GParted stand out.
Neovim 0.7.0 has already been released and these are its news
After almost 4 months of development since the last released version (0.6.1) the release of the new version of...
Richard Stallman talks about the state of the free software movement and attacks Apple and Canonical
A few days ago Richard Stallman spoke about "the state of the free software movement" and in which he has not been kind to Apple and ...
Krita 5.0.5 with many fixes, "skipping" two versions and preparing the next series
Krita 5.0.5 has arrived with what could be the last patches in this series. Two versions jump, but at the request of stores.
How to install Ubuntu in Virtualbox
We tell how to install Ubuntu in Virtualbox, the best known of virtual machine managers, alone or together with Windows.
Fedora 38 will introduce changes to package management within a year
With the release of Fedora 38, scheduled for a year from now, the operating system will introduce changes to package management
Cassidy James, ex-founder of elementary OS, ends up at Endless OS
We already know what Cassidy James Blaede, ex-ceo of elementary OS, will do from now on: he will work on the Endless OS project.
Qt 6.3 arrives with improvements in modules, new functions and more
The Qt Company recently released the new version of the Qt 6.3 framework, on which work continues to stabilize...
Slimbook brings fresh merchandise: know all the news
Slimbook, the Spanish Linux computer brand, brings news for this 2022. Do you want to know them?
OpenRazer 3.3.0 arrives with more support and bug fixes
A few days ago the OpenRazer project announced the release of the new version of "OpenRazer 3.3"...
EndeavourOS Apollo introduces Worm, a new window manager, among other new features
EndeavourOS Apollo, the name given to the latest version, introduces changes such as Worm, a new window manager.
WINE 7.6 arrives with the Mono 7.2.0 engine
WINE 7.6 has arrived as the latest development version with the most outstanding novelty of uploading Mono to version 7.2.0.
OpenSSH 9.0 arrives with SFTP instead of scp, improvements and more
Recently, the release of the new version of OpenSSH 9.0, an open client implementation…
Raspberry Pi OS starts experimenting with Wayland
An update to the Raspberry Pi OS has been released that has started experimenting with Wayland, and already uses the Linux 5.15 kernel.
MangoDB is modernized and now changes to FerretDB
A few days ago the news of the launch of the FerretDB project (previously MangoDB) was announced, which allows to replace...
Linux Mint 21 will be called "Vanessa", and will be based on Ubuntu 22.04
Linux Mint 21 already has a codename. It will be called Vanessa, and it will be based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish.
Vivaldi 5.2 adds Synchronized Reading List panel and privacy information, among other new features
Vivaldi 5.2 has arrived with a new panel, the reading list panel, and it can be synced with Android devices.
Canonical breaks relations with Russian partners and corporate users
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu today joined the companies that interrupt their business with Russia in the wake of…
Cassidy James finally leaves elementaryOS, and her version of what happened
Cassidy James has definitely left elementaryOS, giving her reasons and her point of view on what has happened.
Simple and open source applications to create subtitles
Continuing this series of articles where we are listing the least complicated of the production applications of…
Working with libraries, disks and devices in Caliber
Continuing our series on Caliber, the open source e-book management tool, we'll be working with…
Getting books and news sources with Caliber
Caliber is one of those open source programs that outperforms its paid competitors. It is about…
More about converting between book formats with Caliber
In previous articles (You can see the links at the end of the post) we began to comment on the characteristics of Calibre, a powerful…
Converting between ebook formats using Caliber
In the third part of this series (Links to the other two articles are at the end of the post) we go…
More about managing books with Caliber
In a previous article we had started to describe the advanced features of Calibre, perhaps the best collection manager…
The importance of open source intelligence
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Restic is a backup system that provides a set of tools to store backups...
How to install Linux on Windows
We discuss how to install Linux on Windows 10 and 11 using two Microsoft-provided tools available in the latest versions.
LibreOffice 7.3.2 has arrived with a few dozen bug fixes
The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 7.3.2, a maintenance update that has fixed dozens of bugs.
Several vulnerabilities detected in the Linux Kernel
Recently, the news was released that several vulnerabilities classified as dangerous were detected in the kernel...
MirageOS 4.0 arrives with new utilities, new build process and more
After a year and a half of development, the release of the new version of the project "MirageOS 4.0" was announced ...
Drawing, an excellent open source alternative to Paint
The release of the new version of "Drawing" 1.0.0, a simple drawing program similar to Microsoft Paint...
A vulnerability was detected in zlib
News was recently released of a vulnerability in the zlib library already cataloged under CVE-2018-25032 causing...
Chrome 100 arrives with a new icon and multi-screen improvements, among others
Google Chrome 100 has already been released, and among its new features we have a redesigned icon to celebrate the 100th version.
Fedora 36 beta is now available for download, paving the way for the stable release
Fedora 36 beta has arrived with many of the new features that the stable version will include, among which GNOME 42 and Linux 5.17 stand out
GParted 1.4 with support for tagging more file systems, like Btrfs or EXT4
GParted 1.4 has come with new features such as improvements when adding tags to different types of file systems.
How to connect the mobile to a computer with Linux
Currently, smartphones and tablets take up much of the time we spend using devices…
Debian 11.3 now available for download, with security patches and bug fixes
Debian 11.3 has arrived as Bullseye's third maintenance update, fixing bugs and adding security patches.
DXVK 1.10.1 has already been released and these are its news
Recently, the release of the new version of the DXVK 1.10.1 implementation was released, in which some new features have been added.
WINE 7.5 arrives with the ALSA driver converted to PE and this time less than 400 changes
WINE 7.5 has arrived as the latest development version with news such as ALSA converted to PE, but fewer changes than in recent weeks.
Mozilla has already released the MDN Plus service and the corrective version of Firefox 98.0.2
Mozilla announced through an announcement the launch of its new payment service, MDN Plus, which will complement commercial initiatives...
Parrot 5.0 arrives with many new tools, but chooses MATE as a desktop and there is no longer a KDE version
Parrot 5.0 has arrived as the latest major update to the Debian 11-based operating system, and without KDE as an option.
The European Union wants messaging apps to be compatible with each other
If the European Union proposal goes ahead, we could send a WhatsApp to iMessage or FaceBook Messenger, among others.
Detected a bug in the Linux garbage collector that could lead to privilege escalation
A few days ago Jann Horn from the Google Project Zero team released a technique to exploit a vulnerability he found in ...
For Ubuntu Studio the size does matter
The first Linux distributions came on a floppy disk. Then came the CD bringing us the Live distributions. Later the devedé…
What is the GNOME desktop
Enter here to find out what Gnome is, and what are the characteristics of one of the most used desktop environments in Linux.
Qt Creator 7.0 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the new version of the integrated development environment Qt Creator 7.0, designed to create applications ...
Debian 12 “Bookworm” Freeze Date Released
A few days ago the news was released by the Debian developers, who have already set a plan to freeze the base...
Ubuntu 22.04 will also use Wayland by default with NVIDIA's proprietary driver
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will arrive in April and Wayland will be enabled by default if using NVIDIA driver 510 or later.
Ubuntu will make the jump from GNOME 40 to GNOME 42, and they are already using the new logo in the system information
From what we can see in the latest Daily Build, in Ubuntu 22.04 there will be a direct jump from GNOME 40 to GNOME 42.
Red Hat sued Daniel Pocock for use of the domain name WeMakeFedora.org
A few days ago the news was released that Red Hat is suing Daniel Pocock for infringing on the "Fedora" trademark.
The FSF announced the winners of the Free Software Awards
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) recently announced the winners of the 2021 Free Software Awards, which are given annually...
LMDE 5 "Elsie" now available, based on Debian 11.2 and with Linux 5.10
The new version of Linux Mint based on Debian, LMDE 5 has been released, based on Bullseye and with the Linux 5.10 kernel.
The fifth version of the patches for Rust driver support on Linux has been published
Miguel Ojeda has proposed the new release of the components for the development of Rust device drivers so that...
A year after making Fedora, Ubuntu will debut a new logo, and it will not leave you indifferent
Ubuntu will release a new Circle of Friends (CoF) starting next April, and in general it changes so much that it will not leave you indifferent.
The second preview of Android 13 has already been released
Google recently released the second test version of the Android 13 mobile platform and along with…
How to take screenshots in Linux
Here we will show you how to take screenshots in Linux using the terminal or GUI tools. Enters.
Open and simple programs to produce videos. Second part
In our previous article we had begun to comment on a small list of useful programs for those who want to get started in…
GNOME 42 RC already available, prepares the release of the stable version that will arrive this month
GNOME 42 RC has already been released, which prepares the release of the stable version that will arrive at the end of March.
Manjaro 2022-03-14 arrives with Kodi 19.4, Plasma 5.24.3 and LibreOffice 7.1.3, among other news
Manjaro 2022-03-14 has arrived with the latest KDE software, Kodi 19.4, Cutefish 0.8 and LibreOffice 7.3.1, among other new features.
Fixed a vulnerability in GitLab that allows access to Runner tokens
Several days ago in GitLab it was announced through a blog post that researchers released the details...
postmarketOS 21.12 Service Pack 3 arrives with PinePhone keyboard support
postmarketOS 21.12 Service Pack 3 has arrived with new kernel versions for different devices and other new features.
Anonymous claims to have in its possession 820 GB of data from the Russian federal agency responsible for supervising communications
The hacktivist group Anonymous recently released the news that it has emptied a nearly 820 GB database belonging to...
What if elementary OS disappeared? At the moment they have serious internal problems
The founders of elementary OS are debating what to do with the project. What if they did not reach an agreement that was not to disappear?
Red Hat says companies are more likely to choose vendors to contribute to the open source community
Red Hat recently released a report called "The State of Enterprise Open Source" in which it reveals the...
Despite the ongoing conflict, Ukrainian developers continue to work
It is noteworthy that the country is home to a large community of software developers who work remotely for companies...
Intel acquired Linutronix, a company that handles the rt Linux branch
Several days ago Intel announced the acquisition of Linutronix, a German company that is responsible for the development of technologies.
WINE 7.4 arrives with the light theme activated by default and more than 500 changes
WINE 7.4 has arrived as the fourth development update of what will be WINE 8.0 early next year, already in 2023.
OmniaWrite: a new generation text editor
There are many plain text editors for GNU/Linux, and now you should add OmniaWrite to the list, a very special and new one
Zorin OS 16.1 now available with LibreOffice 7.3 and improved hardware support
Zorin OS 16.1 has arrived with the most important news of improved hardware support and LibreOffice 7.3
Blender 3.1 has arrived with a considerable performance improvement
After the major update of 3.0, Blender 3.1 has come with several changes, among which improved performance stands out
Cybersecurity: hardware to be more secure
Security software (antivirus, firewall, ...) is always discussed, but there is also interesting hardware to shield your system
Dirty Pipe: a vulnerability that allows data to be overwritten
Recently, the news was released that a vulnerability was identified in the Linux kernel and which is already catalogued...
VLC 3.0.17 arrives with better streaming playback of AV1 and VP9 live, among another group of improvements that do not make us forget about v4.0 that was announced more than two years ago
VideoLan already allows us to download VLC 3.0.17, an update with many small improvements, but without the expected design change of v4.0.
UCIe, an open standard for chiplets
A few days ago he announced the formation of the UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) consortium, whose objective...
A cloud-based smartphone with Anbox Cloud, the new thing that Canonical plans together with Vodafone
Canonical will return to the fray and, after failing with Ubuntu Touch, will try again with Vodafone, but in the cloud and with Anbox Cloud.
The new version of DXVK 1.10 has already been released
The release of the new version of DXVK 1.10 has just been announced, a version in which some optimization improvements have been made
The Red Hot Chili Peppers game Californication exists, it's from a Spanish developer and it works on Linux
A Spanish developer has developed the game that we could see at the beginning of the century in the Californication video. And it works on Linux.
libguestfs: access and modify disk images of virtual machines
If you want to access or modify virtual machine disks, then you can use libguestfs to do it from Linux
Arch Linux and Manjaro work to improve the management of the AUR by the latter
Manjaro users can crash the Arch Linux Users Repository, also known as AUR. Soon there will be solutions.
Bottles: Run Windows Software on Linux Easily
Bottles is a fantastic WINE-dependent project that not many know about, and that will help you run native Windows software on Linux
Qt 5.15.3 LTS is now available as open source software
Qt 5.15.3 LTS is now available as open source software, so it can be used on any Linux distribution on a non-commercial basis.
Linux Mint 21 is starting to take shape, and LMDE 5 Beta is now available. News this month
Clement Lefebvre and his team have announced that Linux Mint 21 is starting to take shape, and that LMDE 5 is in its first beta.
LibreOffice 7.3.1 fixes almost 100 bugs in the series released in February this year
LibreOffice 7.3.1 has arrived as the first maintenance update in this series, correcting almost a hundred bugs in the office suite.
The beta version of Arti, the project to rewrite Tor in Rust, has been released
A few months ago we commented here on the blog about the intentions of the developers of the Tor project regarding Rust...
Simple and Open Source Video Production Programs Part One
In this post we talk about programs to produce videos focusing on the simplicity of use and the fact that they are open source.
Chrome 99 introduces improvements in 2D layers, among other new features designed for developers
Chrome 99 has arrived, and once again we are facing a release whose most important improvements are internal or for developers
Paid content on MDN? I have my doubts
The decision to include paid content in MDN, the main repository of documentation on web technologies, is a risky bet
The new GNOME text editor
At the end of last year, my Pablinux colleague told us that GNOME was working on a new text editor…
More wargames open source or available for Linux
Although the offer of games available for Linux is not as wide as that of Windows and does not come close…
Some wargames open source or available for Linux
If you are like the majority of human beings, you have surely sinned by being a brother-in-law on social networks or family gatherings….
What's new in Fedora 36
These are the news of Fedora 36 that will be available for download next April. GNOME 42 is the big news.
Libadwaita, the library of discord
We'll tell you what libadwaita is for, the library that forced changes to Ubuntu's color palette and changes to the Budgie desktop.
How to install Ubuntu from a USB device
Here we explain how to install Ubuntu from a USB device. For that we will analyze three ideal tools for new users.
CoreBoot 4.16 arrives with support for 33 new boards and more
A few days ago the launch of the CoreBoot 4.16 project was announced, in which about 170 developers participated...
Manjaro 2022-02-27 arrives with GNOME 41.4 and Plasma 5.24.2 as the most outstanding novelties
Manjaro 2022-02-27 has arrived with new updates for the most popular graphical environments, this time with GNOME 41.4 and Plasma 5.24.2.
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Change of appearance and little else.
The new features of Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish are basically those of GNOME 42 and a renewal in the color palette
How to recover Manjaro's GRUB, explained by the project's Telegram channel bot in Spanish
The Telegram bot of the Manjaro channel in Spanish teaches us how to recover the Manjaro GRUB if we cannot access it.
WINE 7.3 arrives with even more changes than two weeks ago, when all records were broken
WINE 7.3 has arrived with some novelties that WineHQ has highlighted, but the most striking thing is that they have once again exceeded 600 changes.
Chromium is now available for Fuchsia OS
Google recently unveiled the release of a full version of the Chromium web browser for Fuchsia...
Comparing Snap and Flatpak. Advantages and disadvantages
We compare Snap and Flatpak to learn the advantages and disadvantages of these universal formats. Come in and get to know them thoroughly.
OpenSSH 8.9 has already been released and these are its news
After six months of development, the release of OpenSSH 8.9 was released, which fixes a vulnerability in sshd...
Linux is fastest at fixing security flaws, says Project Zero
According to Google, Linux takes much less time to fix security flaws than any other operating system on the market.
Adobe discontinued Brackets, and the main loser has been the Linux user
Adobe signed an agreement with Microsoft, so they abandoned the development of Brackets and recommend moving to Visual Studio Code.
"It's normal and it works." One of the main project managers tells us why he loves KDE
One of the main people in charge of KDE explains to us why he loves the software he works on: "it's normal and it works".
webOS Open Source Edition 2.15 arrives with keyboard and mouse support, keyboard shortcuts and more
A few days ago the release of the new version of the open platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.15...
Chrome OS Flex: the new Google to replace macOS and Windows
Google launches Chrome OS Flex, to replace macOS and Windows operating systems on older computers
Comparing LibreOffice and OpenOffice: which is better?
Office suites are the backbone of professional computing. That is true to such an extent that Microsoft should…
Management of FTP servers, or when things are easier in Linux than in Windows
Windows is used by the vast majority of users, but sometimes things are anything but simple. One example is FTP management.
Linux developers discuss whether to remove ReiserFS
A few days ago it was suggested to remove the ReiserFS file system from the Linux kernel by analogy with file systems...
The new version of Proton 7.0 has already been released and these are its news
Valve announced the release of the new version of the "Proton 7.0" project, which is based on the codebase of the Wine project...
You can now use LibreOffice from your browser thanks to WebAssembly
Thorsten Behrens, one of the leaders of the LibreOffice graphics subsystem development team, released the post...
Kali Linux 2022.1 arrives on Valentine's Day with tweaks to its interface and new tools
Kali Linux 2022.1 has arrived as the first version of 2022 with many changes, including visual tweaks and new tools.
Manjaro 2022-02-14 arrives for Valentine's Day with unremarkable news, such as Firefox 97 or Cutefish 0.7
Manjaro 2022-02-14 is the version that they wanted to give us for Valentine's Day, but it has arrived with few important news.
Let's celebrate the day of love for free software and reflect
Again it is February 14 and again the Free Software Foundation Europe (Not to be confused with Stallman's)...
The fifth version of the patches for Rust driver support on Linux has been published
Recently Miguel Ojeda, author of the Rust-for-Linux project, released the fifth proposal to kernel developers...
OBS Studio 27.2 has already been released and these are its news
The release of the new version of OBS Studio 27.2 has just been announced, the version in which the update ...
postmarketOS 21.12 SP2 arrives with Phosh 0.15 as the most outstanding novelty
postmarketOS 21.12 Service Pack 2 has arrived with the main novelty of including Phosh 0.15.0, the latest GNOME-based interface.
WINE 7.2 arrives with Mono 7.1.1 and more than 600 bugs fixed
WINE 7.2 has arrived with the longest changelog seen in years, and with the Mono engine updated to v7.1.1.
Kasper, a device scanner for speculative code in the Linux kernel
A group of researchers from the Free University of Amsterdam a tool called "Kasper" designed to identify fragments...
Linux performs better than Windows 11 with the latest kernel on computers with an Intel i9 processor
A recent analysis would confirm that Linux performs better than Windows 11 when used on a computer with the Intel i9 processor.
What's new in Android 13 Developer Preview 1
With the launch of the first version for developers of Android 13, some details of its benefits could be known….
They found two vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel
A few days ago the news was released that two vulnerabilities were identified in the Linux Kernel...
Attacks against Linux are increasing and we are not prepared
Years ago, Linux users made fun of Windows users for their security problems. A common joke...
What is Linux and what is it for?
A brief guide to what Linux is and what it's for, how to install it, and where to get a distribution.
Plasma Mobile Gear 22.02 arrives based on Plasma 5.24
Plasma Mobile Gear 22.02 has arrived with notable news such as a Shell based on Plasma 5.24 and improvements to Angelfish.
Firefox 97, now available, will not go down in history as the update with the most news
Firefox 97 has arrived with very few new features, highlighting only one that can only be used by Windows 11 users.
Vivaldi 5.1 introduces slider tabs and customization from the home screen
Vivaldi 5.1 has arrived as a new medium update with new features such as sliding tabs and customization from the main screen.
Programs in Snap format whose installation I recommend
Unlike many Linux users, I am a fan of Snap packages. That's why every now and then I do...
Several vulnerabilities were found in various open source projects
A few days ago, a series of disclosures of vulnerabilities in various open source projects were released and of which...
There are many lost bitcoins. Some open source wallets
Estimates suggest that 20% of the bitcoins mined so far have been lost. If I'm not doing...
Mozilla works together with Facebook on telemetry for advertising networks that guarantees privacy
Mozilla announced a few days ago that it is working hand in hand with Facebook to be able to implement IPA technology...
How to read banned books using free software
In the nineties, with the fall of the Berlin wall and the dissolution of the USSR, many of us…
October, Microsoft and Mozilla. My balance of 2021 part 11
The tenth month of the year brought us some disappointments. At least for those of us who believed that Microsoft had left its old…
NVIDIA will not buy ARM as announced to the press
In a statement dated yesterday in California, NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. announced the termination of the agreement announced last year…
Of anger and financing. My balance of 2021 part 10
The tenth installment of my balance sheet for 2021 takes us to the month of September and deals with the issues of…
A very quiet August. My balance of 2021 part 9
August was a relatively quiet month for a fairly busy year in terms of technology. The loss of users continues...
Intel joined RISC-V and with an investment of millions of dollars creates a fund for development and related companies
Intel recently announced via a blog post that it has joined RISC-V at the Premier membership level and with...
Rust Coreutils, the GNU Coreutils replacement in Rust goes full steam ahead
The effort to write a Rust-based replacement for GNU Coreutils is starting to pay off, as recently...
Warnings, demands and disclaimers. My balance of 2021 part 8
We arrive at July with this balance of the year 2021 and we find ourselves with an early warning of an issue that…