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Mautic on your server

Mautic on your server. Your own marketing automation solution

Mautic on your virtual private server. We tell you how to install and manage your own marketing task automation solution.

Windows 10 on a USB

Install Windows on a USB and let Linux take its place on your PC's hard drive

In this article we show you how to install Windows 10 on a USB using WinToUSB, and install Linux on your PC's hard drive!

More inquiries from readers

More Readers' Inquiries Answered The Old Way: Ebooks

More inquiries from readers. How to change ebook formats with DRM and how to create audiobooks in Windows using free software

How to make Windows not change the time in dual-boot

How to prevent Windows from changing the time when you use dual-boot

In this article we explain why Windows and Linux clocks do not get along and what to do so that the time does not change.

postmarketOS on the PineTab

How to install postmarketOS on the PineTab and use Plasma Mobile horizontally

In this article we are going to show you how to install postmarketOS on the PineTab, the best way to view Plasma Mobile horizontally.

Visual Studio Code is now compatible with Raspberry Pi OS

As it happens every month, the new update for Visual Studio Code has been presented and in this new version 1.55 presented ...

LibreOffice 7.1.2

LibreOffice 7.1.2 Community Edition fixes more than 60 bugs

The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 7.1.2, the most advanced update to its office suite with more than 60 fixes.

Linux Lite 5.4

Linux Lite 5.4, a modest update to build on Ubuntu 20.04.2 and update packages

Linux Lite 5.4 has arrived and its developers say it is a modest update. It is now based on Ubuntu 20.04.2 Focal Fossa.

Download Deepin 20.2

Deepin 20.2 arrives with Linux 5.11, based on Debian 10.8 and improvements in performance and user experience

Deepin 20.2 is the latest version of this operating system with such an attractive graphical environment that it comes with an updated kernel.

Linux mint: Update

Linux Mint has found a good way to encourage us to upgrade without bothering us too much

Linux Mint has found the best way to encourage its users to upgrade, and the action taken looks a lot like other systems.

GNOME 41

GNOME 41 will use libadwaita to make the interface look better when using GNOME Apps

With GNOME 40 already with us, the project is focusing on GNOME 41, the version of the desktop that libadwaita will use for consistency.

OBS and Wayland

OBS 26.1.1 enables the possibility of capturing the screen in Wayland sessions natively

The latest OBS update, numbered 26.1.1, already allows us to record Wayland sessions on Linux operating systems.

GTK 4.2.0 comes with performance improvements, for rendering, Meson and more

After three months of development, the launch of the new version of GTK 4.2.0 was presented in which about ...

systemd

systemd 248 comes with improvements for token unlocking, image support for expanding directories and more

Continuing with a predictable development cycle, after 4 months of development the release of the new version was unveiled ...

Xinuos took legal action against IBM and Red Hat

The news recently broke that Xinuos people have taken legal action against IBM and Red Hat and Xinuos claims that

Rocky Linux trial release postponed to end of April

The developers of the Rocky Linux project a few days ago released a report in March in which they announced the postponement ...

GIMP 2.10.24

GIMP 2.10.24 arrives improving the layers and other new features yet to be announced

GIMP 2.10.24 has been released with at least one tool that serves to highlight scenes, among other new features that will soon be confirmed.

Amazon Alexa

Can the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant be added on your distro?

If you like to use Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, you can try installing this app so that you have it on your Linux distro

LineageOS, Android 11 on the Raspberry Pi

How to install Android 11 on the Raspberry Pi using a LineageOS-based version

In this article we will teach you how to install Android 11 on the Raspberry Pi, using a modified version of LineageOS (CyanogenMod).

Richard Stallman

Debian, Red Hat and the Document Foundation join the anti Stallman movement

Continuing the Stallman case that divided the community, now other heavyweights have joined the anti-Stallman side.

A little conspiracy theory

A little conspiracy theory What's behind the anti Stallmans?

A small conspiracy theory about the surprising reaction against the return of Richard Stallman lacks any justification.

The Raspberry Pi 4-based CutiePi is now available for pre-order for $ 199

The device was born thanks to a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and is already in the mass production phase with ...

The other side of the coin, Stallman supporters call on the FSF to resist pressure

Following Richard Stallman's announcement of his return to the board of the Free Software Foundation, his return ...

Richard Stallman

Mozilla and Tor join the frontline calling for Stallman to leave the Free Software Foundation

More and more voices are raised to protest against the return of Richard M. Stallman (RMS) to the FSF board of directors ...

Drivers table

The Mesa 21.0 controllers have already been released and these are their news

The launch of the first version of the Mesa 21.0.0 branch was announced, which has an experimental state and that after the ...

Not everything is as you plan ... thousands ask Stallman to return command and leave

The pressure increases every moment for Richard Stallman (RMS) after he has announced that he is back with the (FSF) ...

Richard Stallman

OSI will stop working with FSF if Richard Stallman does not resign again

During the last days the community related to open source and also in relation to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) ...

Debian 10.9

Debian 10.9 comes with SBAT support for FWUPD packages and security and performance improvements

Debian 10.9 has arrived as a maintenance update to fix bugs and security flaws, as well as some other enhancements.

WINE 6.5

WINE 6.5 arrives with improved OpenCL and IE support and more than 400 changes

WINE 6.5 has arrived as the latest development version of the emulation software to keep polishing things for next year.

Tim Berners-Lee Says Internet Access Should Be A Fundamental Right

Tim Berners-Lee announced several days ago that he is concerned about the emergence of a global "digital divide" because ...

Firefox 88 allows pinch to zoom

Firefox 88 will enable Pinch to Zoom in Linux Wayland sessions

With the arrival of Firefox 88, Linux users will be able to use the "Pinch to zoom" gesture in the browser, if we use Wayland.

Raspberry Pi OS with Linux 5.10

Raspberry Pi OS was updated to its March version and now uses Linux 5.10

The latest version of Raspberry Pi OS has switched to using the latest LTS version of the kernel, a Linu 5.10 that will be supported until 2022.

FSF announced the winners of the annual award for contributions to free software development

During the LibrePlanet 2021 conference, which like last year was held online, hosted the award ceremony ...

The new version of the Apache OpenMeetings 6.0 web conferencing server has been released

The Apache Software Foundation announced the release of the new version of the web conferencing server "Apache OpenMeetings 6.0"

Sonic pi

Sonic Pi: learn programming and computer science while creating music

Would you like to learn basic computer and programming skills while creating music? That's what Sonic Pi is about

GNOME 3.38.5 arrives with the final touches and prepares the GNOME 40 landing

GNOME 3.38.5 has arrived as the last maintenance update in this series and paves the way for the landing of GNOME 40.

Krita 4.4.3

Krita 4.4.3 has arrived as a version released strictly to fix bugs

Krita 4.4.3 has been released, but it is a version that only fixes bugs and improves the performance and stability of the application.

Microsoft Edge for Linux

Microsoft Edge for Linux already allows synchronization between browsers

Microsoft Edge for Linux continues to add functionality. Still in development, it allows you to synchronize data between browsers

DuckDuckGo in dark mode in Firefox 87

Firefox 87 adds an option to its inspector that allows us to switch between light and dark mode if the web allows it.

The Firefox 87 inspector allows us to switch between the light and dark modes of web pages if they offer such possibilities.

vulnerability

Linux kernel iSCSI vulnerability allows elevation of privilege

Important information about the identification of a vulnerability (cataloged as CVE-2021-27365) was recently released ...

Manjaro 21.0 Ornara

Manjaro 21.0 Ornara released, with Linux 5.10 and updated desktops

Manjaro 21.0, codenamed Ornara, has been released, and its most outstanding novelties are linked to the new graphical environments

Firefox 87

Firefox 87 now available, but its few novelties make us think about the absences

Firefox 87 has been officially launched, but a novelty that many users are waiting for has fallen by the wayside.

The Mautic facility

Mautic installation on Ubuntu 20.04 and Apache

The installation of Mautic, a marketing task automation platform on a virtual private server running Ubuntu 20.04

Fedora 34 Beta

Fedora 34 Beta now available with transparent BTRFS and PipeWire compression replacing PulseAudio

Fedora 34 Beta has been officially released, so those who want to try the new version can now do so with more confidence.

Stallman's return

Stallman's return to the Free Software Foundation

Stallman's return to the Free Software Foundation. After having resigned as president, he returns to the entity he founded in the 80s

GNUnet

GNUnet: create secure P2P networks from Linux

P2P networks are not dead, despite the fact that large platforms have disappeared or some programs are abandoned. GNUnet is a test

Debian 11 Bullseye Background

Debian 11 Bullseye has entered Hard Freeze. Major changes are no longer supported

Debian 11, which will be codenamed Bullseye, has entered the Hard Freeze, which means that there will no longer be any major changes.

SuperTux on Ubuntu Touch

SuperTux arrives at the OpenStore of an Ubuntu Touch that begins to despair

SuperTux, the famous game based on Super Mario, has arrived on the Ubuntu Touch OpenStore, but it is not all good news.

Alpenglow theme in Firefox 88

Alpenglow Dark will be available on Linux starting with Firefox 88

Finally! Six months after Windows and macOS users, Linux users will be able to use Aplenglow Dark in Firefox 88.

Manjaro on Android tablet

Manjaro prepares its landing on Android tablets ... and the iPad?

Manjaro will come to tablets that use the Android operating system by default, and also to an iOS tablet. How will they do it? Will it be worth it?

flent

Flent: a complete test kit to test network connections

Flent is a complete kit to perform various tests to check the status of your network connections in Linux

Audacity 3.0.0

Audacity 3.0.0 comes with a new extension for projects and these other changes

Audacity 3.0.0 has arrived as the latest major update to audio editing software, introducing a new extension for projects.

flash

Blinken: a simple video game to improve your memory

If you have memory problems, surely you will like to know video games like Blinken, which will help you improve it while you play

Vivaldi 3.7

Vivaldi 3.7 improves performance and adds support for Apple's M1

Vivaldi 3.7 is not the most exciting release in the history of the browser, but it has come with much improved performance.

Free version of LastPass

Free version of LastPass will have limited features. Some alternatives

Free version of LastPass. A cross-platform password manager will have limited functions. We review alternatives to migrate.

New Fedora logo

Fedora shows us what the new version of its logo will look like

Fedora has a new logo. If nothing happens, it will be released on Fedora 34 which is scheduled for mid-April.

PinePhone Beta Edition

PinePhone Beta Edition will be available for pre-order next month, with Manjaro and Plasma Mobile

The PinePhone Beta Edition is ready for pre-order. You will use Manjaro as the operating system and KDE software as the desktop and apps.

jing pad a1

JingPad A1, a tablet with JingOS that renews our faith in tablets with Linux

The JingPad A1 is the first tablet that will include JingOS as the default operating system, and the truth is that it looks very good.

basket, notepad

Basket: more than a notepad, an organizer for Linux

Basket is more than a simple notepad for your notes or notes, it is a complete organizer that will surprise you

UEFI logo

UEFITool: analyze, modify, and extract firmware images

Although it is something for some developers and professionals, the UEFITool tool will allow you to work with firmware images

WINE 6.4 introduces improvements to the DTLS protocol and hundreds of common fixes

WINE 6.4 is here as the last development version and continues with the process of improving the software for the next stable version.

openrocket

OpenRocket: rocket simulator for your Linux distro

OpenRocket is a rocket simulator for your GNU / Linux distribution that may be interesting for those with the soul of astronomers

10 years after the arrival of Thunderbolt, this is still a fast alternative to USB

Intel's Thunderbolt technology turns 10 this year, having debuted on Apple's 2011 MacBook Pro and even though…

Collabora has already started working on the adoption of the Gallium D3D12 controller

Collabora developers recently announced the adoption of the Gallium D3D12 open controller ...

Hubzilla 5.4.1 a corrective version that arrives a few hours after version 5.4

The launch of the new corrective version of the platform for building social networks was recently announced ...

7-Zip comes to Linux, 20 years after making it on Windows, but not as you expect

Last Sunday, my partner Diego told you about PeaZip. I'm not going to lie to you, I don't use that tool on ...

Criticism of Bitcoin. What cryptocurrency critics say

Criticism of Bitcoin. The most famous of the cryptocurrencies is in the crosshairs of critics as its price rises and investors join "

MIPS Technologies Joins RISC-V and Switches to Open Source ISA Standard

RISC-V has begun to gain great popularity and this has already set some precedents as there is a change in the ...

Sigstore, a cryptographic code verification service from Red Hat and Google

Red Hat and Google, together with Purdue University, recently announced the founding of the Sigstore project, which aims to ...

Rust drivers on Linux

They ask to adapt Debian to use the Rust implementation of coreutils

Sylvestre Ledru (a developer known for his work building Debian GNU / Linux using the Clang compiler) ...

We continue talking about the keyboard. An essential accessory

We continue talking about the keyboard. Third part of the series of articles dedicated to rescuing this essential component of hardware "

More about the keyboard. The component that nobody remembers

More about the keyboard. We continue talking about the component that allows us to communicate with our device and with the world.

Small tribute to the keyboard. The forgotten component

Small tribute to the keyboard. This component is the least valued of a computer system, but it is still essential.

Intel to make a fully homomorphic encryption chip

Intel announced that it has joined the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of ...

Linus Torvalds advises users not to use RC1 version of Linux 5.12

Last week we shared here on the blog the news about the release of the first RC of what will be the ...

Morse code software. Some open source options

Morse code software. We review some open source options to learn about this communication tool still used.

Bottles aims to simplify the task of running Windows app on Linux

Bottles is a PlayOnLinux-type software that aims to simplify the task of installing and running Windows apps on Linux

Hydrogen, a multiplatform and easy-to-use drum machine

Hydrogen is a drum machine that we can use in our Linux operating system and that we can program in just a few steps.

Linux App Summit 2021, LAS

Linux App Summit (LAS) 2021: the event returns in May

Linux App Summit is a great international event about Linux applications that you will already know. This year returns in May

PeaZip file utility

Peazip archive utility. A solution that should be on hand

Peazip archive utility. We discuss one of the most complete open source solutions to compress, decompress and encrypt files.

OBS in Snap format

OBS in Snap format. An unbeatable combination

OBS in Snap format. We tell you why if you use Linux and need to install OBS Studio, you should install it using the Snap packages

Ubuntu has a dark future

Ubuntu has a dark future. This is what we know about Hirsute Hippo

Ubuntu has a dark future. The new version Hirsute Hippo, the first of the year 2021 will come without news, except Wayland and dark mode

The new version of Dart 2.12 has been released and arrives with Null Safety and FFI

Google announced the launch of the new version of the Dart 2.12 programming language, in which the development of ...

The Arduino IDE 2.0 beta has already been released and these are its news

The Arduino team announced a few days ago through an announcement that version 2.0 (beta) of the Arduino IDE is available ...

Google presents GKE Autopilot, an administrator to correctly configure Kubernetes

Google has acknowledged that users are having difficulty configuring Kubernetes correctly and introduced the new service called ...

Flutter 2 has already been released and arrives as a universal framework

Google recently unveiled the introduction of the new version of the Flutter 2 UI framework,…

apps

Linux applications to improve productivity at work

If you are teleworking, surely you will be interested in knowing these Linux applications to improve productivity

motion box

Motionbox: a very peculiar video browser ...

If you do not know Motionbox, it is a very peculiar browser, since it is a video browser. A software that you will love

LibreOffice 7.1.1

LibreOffice 7.1.1 has arrived fixing more than 90 bugs and improving compatibility

The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 7.1.1, more than 90 fixes to the suite of software that already uses the Community tag.

Maintainers Fedora and Gentoo Abandon Telegram Desktop App Maintenance

One of the developers who is in charge of maintaining the Telegram Desktop packages for the Linux Fedora distribution and in the ...

8 vulnerabilities were identified in GRUB2 that allow the execution of unverified code

Information about 8 vulnerabilities in the GRUB2 boot loader was released recently, which allows bypassing the boot mechanism

Brave launches its seeker

Brave will launch its search engine to replace Google's

Brave will launch its browser. It is based on the project of a discontinued open source search engine and will be focused on privacy.

steamlink linux

Steam Link is now available for Linux, thanks to Collabora

Steam Link, which allows us to play Steam titles remotely, is now available to install on Linux operating systems.

Using Flutter

The use of Flutter by default in new applications. New Ubuntu feature?

Use Flutter by default for new applications. A tweet posted on the distribution's official account announces the possibility

Chrome 89

Chrome 89 arrives with improvements in the installation of PWAs among other little notable novelties

Google has launched Chrome 89, the latest stable version of its web browser with three new features that stand out from the rest.

New open source licenses

New open source licenses to respond to new needs

New open source licenses to respond to new needs. The Open Source Initiative approved 4 new forms of distribution.

Fedora plans to deliver RHEL builds based on Fedora Rawhide

The Fedora developers announced through an announcement the formation of a Special Interest Group (SIG) with the purpose of ...

Linux Mint, Windows

Linux Mint developers consider forcing us to apply security patches in their latest monthly bulletin

The Linux Mint developers are considering forcing us to apply some security patches. Will they carry it out? How will they do it?

China cloned and used an NSA 0-Day exploit for years before it went public

Many must remember the disclosure of the secret NSA hacking tools orchestrated by the hacker group ...

Toshiba Introduces FC-MAMR, First Helium-Sealed 18TB HDD

Toshiba introduced the industry's first hard drive with microwave-assisted magnetic recording technology last week ...

Fedora has 99% upgrade packages from Python 2 to Python 3

Red Hat that Fedora is firmly focused on removing packages that work with Python 2 and that so far have been integrated into Fedora ...

video trimmer

Video Trimmer, trim your videos in Linux in the fastest and easiest way possible

Video Trimmer allows you to cut videos quickly and easily without recoding the original file, perfect for new users.

WINE 6.3

WINE 6.3 arrives without great news, but many low-level patches

WINE 6.3 is the latest development version that has arrived without many major changes, but a lot of low-level patches

Blender 2.92

Blender 2.92 has arrived and its developers assure that it is the beginning of something incredible

Blender 2.92 has arrived including Nodes to its geometry and other tools that continue to improve 3D modeling software.

helloSystem, a distribution that uses FreeBSD, looks like macOS and comes from the author of AppImage

Simon Peter (the creator of the AppImage standalone package format) announced a few days ago that he is working on the ...

Barclays and TD Bank join OIN to protect Linux from patent claims

Bank the TD, the second largest financial holding company in Canada and Barclays, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the world ...

Introduced Tor 0.4.5 and an anonymous reporting system for GitLab

During the last days the Tor developers released two important news, one of them is the launch ...

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) Moves to Git and GitHub

The developers of the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library, whose objective is to facilitate the writing of games and applications ...

Fuchsia OS

Fuchsia OS is working on support for running unmodified Linux programs

Google developers released a few days ago a plan to implement a mechanism to run programs ...

Kali Linux 2021.1

Kali Linux 2021.1, first version of the year with updated desktops and these other news

Kali Linux 2021.1 has arrived as the first version of 2021 with updated graphical environments and other interesting news.

The witch hunt

The witch hunt comes to video games. Time to stop this

The witch hunt comes to the video game industry. Interestingly, the victim is a developer of a video game based on Harry Potter

Ingenuity

Linux and open source come to Mars with Ingenuity

NASA's new mission to Mars has taken Linux and other open source projects to the red planet

Reviving an old notebook

Reviving an old notebook with Debian and Raspberry Desktop

Reviving an old notebook with Debian Buster and Raspberry Desktop. Open source provides us with tools to rescue equipment

hiri

Hiri: one of the best multiplatform email clients

If you like using email clients to manage your calendar, emails, etc., then you will like Hiri for Linux

Code 19 Matrix

Kodi 19 Matrix comes with support for AV1, Python 3 and these other novelties, but the launch is not official yet

Kodi 19 Matrix is ​​now available for download, and it comes with highlights and fixes for the famous multimedia program.

Transmission on the PineTab

Transmission arrives as an official application (not web) to Ubuntu Touch

Transmission, the famous app to download torrent files, has arrived as an official application to the Ubuntu Touch OpenStore.

touchpad, mobile

Remote Touchpad: use your mobile as a touchpad for your PC

If you want to use your mobile screen as a touchpad for your Linux PC, you can use the Remote Touchpad app

GNOME 3.38.4

GNOME 3.38.4 arrives with improvements to Wayland, Mutter and GNOME Shell

GNOME 3.38.4 has arrived as the fourth maintenance update in this series to continue fixing bugs, but with few improvements.

Kinoite Fedora

Fedora Kinoite, next Spin that will arrive with Fedora 35 and will be based on Silverblue

Fedora Kinoite is a spin in which the project is working that will be based on Silverblue and will arrive during the fall of 2021.

plasma 5.21

Plasma 5.21 is here, with new features ranging from the application launcher to interface tweaks

KDE has released Plasma 5.21, the latest major update to its graphical environment with many exciting new features that you will want to try.

PinePhone with Manjaro and Plasma

PINE64 has already chosen the default operating system for its PinePhones: Manjaro with Plasma interface

PINE64 has decided that the operating system that its PinePhones will use by default will be Manjaro in its edition with Plasma interface.

vlc 4.0

VLC 4.0 will arrive this year, and the design will not be its only big news

VLC 4.0 will finally arrive sometime in 2021, and it seems that the wait will be worth it and not only for its spectacular design.

snap pack, logo

Compatibility improvements: WINE packages in the Snap store?

If you are interested in snap packages, surely you have seen curious things in the app store packaged with it, such as those marked WINE

netcalc

netcalc: calculator for network administrators

Network administrators have quite a few tools that they can use to make their management easier, such as netcalc

We love free software

We love free software and today is the time to say it #ilovefs

We love free software and today, February 14, the Free Software Foundation Europe invites us to publicly thank those who do it

WINE 6.2 introduces Mono 6.0 and the usual hundreds of enhancements in a development release

WINE 6.2, the latest development version of the software, has arrived with the main novelty of updating Mono to version 6.0.

programming, debuggers

The best debuggers you can use on Linux

If you are a developer and need to use debuggers on Linux, here is a list of some of the best

Raspberry Pi 4

Raspberry Pi & Company: all about SBCs

Here is everything you should know about the Raspberry Pi SBC, and also about all the alternative boards that you can find

An information leak reveals the user interface that is being prepared for Android 12

A leaked online document, which purported to show partners the latest changes in the new version of Android, allowed ...

Twitter confirms that Donald Trump will not return to the social network, regardless of the political position he may take in the future 

Twitter's CFO Ned Segal has confirmed that Donald Trump's exclusion from the platform is permanent ...

Windows drops support

Windows abandons 32-bit support. What Linux distribution to use?

Windows drops 32-bit support starting with new versions for manufacturers. With which Linux distros to replace them.

They revealed a technique to be able to identify the browser through the Favicon

A new technique used to identify an instance of a browser was unveiled. The method is based on the characteristics

OSV, google's service to learn about open source vulnerabilities

Google recently announced the launch of a new service called "OSV" (Open Source Vulnerabilities), which offers access to a database

Packages in Snap format

Packages in Snap format that I like and recommend

Packages in Snap format. A short list of apps that I like the most from the Snap store and want to share with readers.

Why a search engine

Why a state-run search engine is not a feasible idea

Why a state-run search engine is not a feasible idea. It had been a proposal from Australian politicians.

hushboard

Hushboard: a practical program to not record while typing

If you are making some recordings and want to stop recording while typing, Hushboard is what you are looking for

The alternative to Google

The alternative to Google proposed by a senator from Australia

The alternative to Google. Should the search giant decide to leave the country, an Australian senator suggests an alternative.

A country without Google

A country without Google. Australia challenges the search engine and Facebook

A country without Google. The Australian Minister of Communications bet on MIcrosoft Bing in case Google goes in repudiation of new law

vulnerability

3 vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel allow privilege escalation

During the last week the news about three vulnerabilities were released, three vulnerabilities were identified ...

Google proposes to establish new rules to improve open source security

Open source software security has attracted industry attention, but solutions require consensus ...

Debian 10.8

Debian 10.8 comes with an updated NVIDIA driver and many other fixes

Debian 10.8 has arrived as the last point update of the operating system to fix a lot of bugs and introduce small improvements.

The Linux Foundation took control of Magma

The Linux Foundation released the news that it will partner with Project Magma, with the intention of building a central platform ...

explainshell.com commands

Explainshell.com: a website to learn about commands

If you want to learn about Linux commands or have doubts, with the website explainshell.com you have a good resource for it

Database

The databases. A short introduction to the topic

The databases. A short introduction to the subject. We review the main concepts of a key area of ​​computer science

ethical-source licenses

Ethical-source licenses: what are they?

If you've ever heard the term ethical-source, here's everything you need to know about these licenses

The Linux OfficeAdictos

The LinuxAdictos office. Responding to readers the old-fashioned way

The LinuxAdictos office. In the style of mail from readers of old women's magazines, we answer queries about Linux

Raspberry Pi OS with Microsoft

Raspberry Pi OS adds a Microsoft repository that users don't like

The latest version of Raspberry Pi OS installs a Microsoft APT repository that is not appealing to users of the operating system.

Are there alternatives to Android?

Are there alternatives to Android for mobile phones?

Are there alternatives to Android for mobile devices? Before the comment of a reader we try to find alternatives developed from 0

nsa-open-source

NSA makes recommendations on companies adopting encrypted DNS

In a document titled: "Adoption of Encrypted DNS in Business Environments," the National Security Agency (NSA) ...

EndeavorOS 2021-02-03

EndeavorOS 2021-02-03, the first version of 2021 arrives after several months without news, but with Linux 5.10

EndeavorOS 2021-02-03 has arrived as the first version of 2021 and also the first in several months with Linux 5.10 and other new features.

AWS Announces Open Source Forks of Elasticsearch and Kibana

Shay Banon, founder and CEO of Elastic, reported on his blog that the source code for version 7.11 will be switched to dual licensing.

In the end, HarmonyOS turned out to be a reworked Android 10

An arstechnica reviewer disclosed that he was able to participate in the SDK test program to develop applications for ...

macOS Big Sur sudo

The Sudo vulnerability also affects macOS, and is not yet patched

The bug in Sudo that is already fixed in Linux also affects macOS, and in Apple's operating system it is not fixed yet.

Making a server secure

Making an Ubuntu server secure. Some steps to consider

Making a server secure with Ubuntu 20.04. In this tutorial we see how to install a firewall and configure automatic updates.

LibreOffice 7.1

LibreOffice 7.1 arrives with the Community tag as the most visible novelty

LibreOffice 7.1 Community is already a reality, but there are no changes for non-business users who will see that everything remains the same.

Firefox-Logo

The decline of Firefox is becoming more notable and the abandonment of projects is increasing

The decisions that Mozilla has made about projects related to the Firefox web browser and also to the brand ...

Microsoft released Extensible Storage Engine source code (JET Blue)

Microsoft recently announced that it has released the source code for its extensible storage engine ...

Rocky Linux creator founded startup Ctrl IQ to sponsor the project

Kurtser Gregory announced the creation of a new commercial company "Ctrl IQ" which will only focus on sponsoring the development ...

Martin Wimpress goes to slim.ai

Martin Wimpress announces that it will soon leave Canonical, but will continue to develop Ubuntu MATE

Martin Wimpress has announced that he will be leaving Canonical for another project, but will continue to work on Ubuntu MATE and Snapcraft.

Firefox-Logo

Firefox Desktop Announces No Current Plans for PWA Support

For the past two months, the maintainers of the Firefox browser have announced that they will remove SSB in Firefox 86 ...

PinePhone, end of Community Edition

PinePhone ends its stage with the Community Editions, but this is only the beginning

There will be no more PinePhone Community Edition. PINE64 is going to focus on the next steps, which is choosing an operating system.

Ubuntu 21.04 with Wayland

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo): Wayland by default?

The new version of the Ubuntu 21.04 distro (Hirsute Hippo), could come with the Wayland graphical server by default ...

RV64X, an open source GPU based on RISC-V technologies

A group of enthusiasts (with contributions from Pixilica), are developing the RV64X project, which aims to create a ...

GPG vulnerability

Libgcrypt: GPG library has a critical vulnerability

Libgcrypt is a library of the famous GPG software, for data signing and encryption. And a vulnerability has been discovered in it ...

Linux Mint 20.2 in development

Linux Mint 20.2 begins development, and LMDE 4 receives enhancements from 20.1

In a short monthly newsletter, Clement Lefebvre revealed that Linux Mint 20.2 has started development and LMDE 4 has received improvements.

JingOS

JingOS launches its first ISO ... but you will have to wait if you want to try it

JingOS has uploaded its first test ISO image, but in order to download it we will have to sign up for its waiting list.

BIMP

BIMP, the best batch and multiplatform image editor ... if you are already a GIMP user

If you want to make simple edits to many images, one of the best options is BIMP, a plug-in for the popular GIMP.

Spanish youtubers against Hacienda

Spanish Youtubers against the Treasury. Benjamin Franklin's opinion

Spanish youtubers against hacienda. The discussion generated from the decision of the youtuber El Rubius is not new. .

This is how the forums worked

This is how the Linux forums worked. A practical example (humor)

This is how the Linux forums worked. In a humorous way we recreated a text that explained the way we linuxers related to each other.

WINE 6.1

WINE 6.1 returns to biweekly development improving support for Mac M1s

WINE 6.1 has arrived after the release of the latest stable version, starting the development of the next big update.

Cards, secure recharge

How to make a secure recharge in Claro credit

If you need to make a safe recharge in Claro credit, here you can learn the steps to do it easily and correctly

Protecting the root user

Protecting the root user in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Protecting the root user on Ubuntu 20.04 server. We detail one of the most important security measures to be adopted

A new variant of the NAT slipstreaming attack was announced

A new variant of the NAT slipstreaming attack was released, which allows a network connection to be established from the attacker's server

Vivaldi 3.6

Vivaldi 3.6 adds a second row to prevent tabs from accumulating

Vivaldi 3.6 has added a second row of tabs, updated its engine to the latest version, and added visual tweaks.

The new version of lsFusion 4.0, a platform for the development of information systems, has already been released

The release of the new version of the lsFusion 4.0 information systems development platform was announced ...

Vulnerability in Sudo

Sudo vulnerability could give attackers root access on Linux systems

Fixed a vulnerability in Sudo that could provide root access to malicious users on Linux operating systems.

Proton, Firefox 90 design

Proton, the new design that Mozilla will debut in Firefox 90

In May, Mozilla will launch Firefox 90, a version of the browser that will introduce more rounded and modern visual changes.

Apache CloudStack

Apache CloudStack 4.15 arrives with a new web interface, improvements and more

The new version of the cloud platform "Apache CloudStack 4.15" has already been released and in this new version several changes stand out ...

Firefox 85

Firefox 85 arrives partitioning the network, firing Flash Player and these other news

Firefox 85 includes a network partitioning feature that will make it difficult for large companies to create a profile based on our activity.

Doctorow's stance

Doctorow's position is that you have to fix the Internet and not the platforms

Doctorow's position based on the controversy generated by the Trump ban. The blogger suggests that the Internet needs to be fixed.

Chromium without Google APIs

Chromium won't be able to use these features anytime soon; recommend switching to Firefox

Starting in March, Chromium will no longer be able to use various Google APIs and functions. Here we explain which ones and what you can do.

Red Hat Logo

Red Hat introduced free options for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat recently announced an expansion of their Red Hat Developer program, which defines the areas of free use ...

Brave now has built-in support for the IPFS distributed network

Brave developers unveiled the integration of support for the IPFS file system, which forms a storage ...

snort 3

Snort 3: open source IPS / IDS has new update

The open source IPS Snort 3 has a new update with several new features that improve this fantastic tool.

Corellium logo, Apple M1

Corellium gets Ubuntu to work on an Apple M1

Although at first it seemed complicated, Corellium has managed to make Ubuntu work on an Apple M1

wine-logo

WINE: profound changes in sight?

The Wine compatibility layer to be able to run native Windows software on * nix systems could have radical changes soon

Raspberry Pi Peak

Raspberry Pi Pico, the raspberry company launches a microcontroller for only $ 4

Raspberry Pi Pico is a new microprocessor from the Raspberry company with which you can create projects for only $ 4.

Linux on the Mac Mini M1

Linux is now compatible with the Mac Mini M1 with Apple Silicon

A developer has managed to run Linux on Apple's Mac Mini M1 and its new SoC with ARM architecture. Worth?

They warn about a license

Warn about a non-open source license

They warn about a license that is not open source. This was done by the Open Source Initiative, the entity in charge of compiling them.

Chrome 88

Chrome 88 removes Flash Player and becomes the only option if you want to use synchronization

Google has released Chrome 88, the latest version of its web browser that is also the latest to officially support Flash Player.

Chromium without Google APIs

Google pushes for users of Chromium, a widely used engine, to switch to Chrome

Google intends to increase the market share of its Chrome by slightly limiting other browsers that use the Chromium engine.

Panfrost now has OpenGL 3.1 support for Mali GPUs

The Collabora developers announced the implementation in the Panfrost driver of OpenGL 3.1 support for ...

IBM Q quantum computer

Can Linux be run on a quantum computer?

A curious question that surely many are asking, and is whether or not you can run Linux on a quantum computer ...

Krita 4.4.2

Krita 4.4.2 arrives and continues to add tools, filters and various improvements

Krita 4.4.2 has been released as the second maintenance release in this series to continue adding features that enhance the software.

PinePhone Mobian Community Edition already announced

The Pine64 community announced several days ago the introduction of the PinePhone Mobian Community Edition, which comes with the firmware ...

JingOS

JingOS dresses your convertible with an iPadOS suit covering Ubuntu's body

JingOS is an operating system designed for touch devices that "borrows" some functions from Apple's iPadOS

Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds blames Intel for lack of widespread adoption of RAM ECC

In a recent exchange on error correction code memory (ECC memory), Linus Torvalds openly criticized Intel ...

Don't trust clouds

Don't trust clouds. How Tech Ruins the Future

Don't trust clouds. Poor quality and arbitrary behavior of cloud-based service providers question their future

Raspberry Pi OS 2021-01-11

Raspberry Pi OS 2021-01-11 removes Flash and adds these other improvements

Raspberry Pi OS 2021-01-11 is the new version of the official operating system of the Raspberry brand for its simple boards.

WINE 6.0

WINE 6.0 arrives in stable version with initial support for macOS ARM64 and 8300 changes

WINE 6.0 has been released with many changes, notably the initial support for the ARM64 architecture of Apple's macOS.

Flatpack 1.10

Flatpak 1.10 comes with improvements that will accelerate the speed of downloads

Flatpak 1.10 has arrived, and its most outstanding novelty is an improvement to make downloading updates faster.

Qualcomm and Nuvia: logos

Qualcomm buys Nuvia for $ 1400 billion

The chip giant Qualcomm has bought the startup Nuvia for about 1400 billion dollars to strengthen itself in ARM chips

Linux books

Fiction books for Linux and open source lovers

If you like open source and Linux, as well as being passionate about reading, you will surely like reading these fiction books.

Slimbook Titan

Slimbook Titan: the new beast for gaming from the Spanish brand

The Slimbook Titan is the new gaming laptop from the Spanish firm to empower the Linux world with fantastic hardware

In the end it happened, after Trump's ban on social networks, the problem of regulation in them arises

During the last week, various events have been generated in response to the events that took place in the Capitol ...

Asus warns that graphics cards are about to get much more expensive

In the Asus DIY PC Facebook group, Asus technical marketing manager Juan José Guerrero III warned that the prices of ...

files40.alpha

GNOME 40 will show the file creation date in Nautilus

GNOME 40 and Nautilus will finally show the creation date of the files from the file manager. It was time! says the community.

mozilla-vpn

Mozilla VPN comes to Linux and macOS, but it will take a little more patience

A new virtual private network comes to Linux: Mozilla VPN has already started working on our operating systems, but not without waiting.

Stripe joins the list of technology platforms that have decided to suspend their services to Donald Trump

Stripe has joined the action against the president, cutting off a lucrative source of revenue for his political operations and has ...

Ubuntu on iPhone 7

They manage to install Ubuntu on a jailbroken iPhone 7, and it seems to work fine

They have managed to install Ubuntu 20.04 on an iPhone 7, which gives hope to users who want to use Linux on our mobile.

Where were the principles

Where are the principles we defended? (Opinion)

Where are the principles we defended? For some readers their hatred of "the right" seems to be more important than free expression

Blender 3D render animation, simulation, VFX

Amazing things done with the Blender program

If you like the fantastic Blender software for creation, you will like to know these wonderful things made with it

Cawbird, the open source GTK client for Twitter reaches its version 1.3.1

Several days ago the release of the corrective version of Cawbird 1.3.1 was announced that fixes some problems in the ...

vulnerability

They unveiled a method to clone token keys on NXP chips

NinjaLab security researchers have developed a new side channel attack (CVE-2021-3011) to clone ECDS keys ...

dissenter

Dissenter, the Brave-based Gab browser that aims to fight censorship

The Dissenter browser is one based on Brave that assures us that we will not suffer any type of censorship and we will be able to comment on any website.

nintendo 64 linux

Can Linux be installed on a Nintendo 64?

The Nintendo 64 game console was one of the most acclaimed of the past. Now almost a vintage piece in which you can install Linux?

The decline of Mozilla

The decline of Mozilla. An unstoppable process

Mozilla's decline continues unstoppable. The Foundation behind the open source browser increasingly privileges political correctness.

Pass, a password manager Cli

Pass is a Unix-inspired password manager that has a command line interface and uses GnuPG to ...

Zoom

Zoom is developing email and calendar services

The news broke that Zoom seeks to create more competition for Google and Microsoft Corp in the productivity market ...

The use of Mautic

The use of Mautic. Automating marketing tasks

The use of Mautic is an excellent alternative for automating the marketing tasks of professionals and companies.

Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account

This time, Twitter has decided to permanently suspend Donald Trump's account. In a post, the social network indicates ...

What is Mautic for?

What is Mautic for? Open source platform for marketing

What is Mautic for. We continue to develop the capabilities of this open source marketing task automation platform.

How to use Mautic

How to use Mautic. An open source platform for Marketing

How to use Mautic. We review the main features of this open source platform for automation of marketing tasks.

The power of social media: Trump's accounts were blocked after the disasters on Capitol Hill

Donald Trump called for "reconciliation" after scenes of unprecedented violence in the United States Capitol ...

Red Hat buys StackRox, a Kubernetes security startup

Red Hat recently unveiled its first acquisition of the year, having taken an interest in the threat detection company ...

WINE 6.0-rc6

WINE 6.0-rc6 arrives with almost the latest fixes

WineHQ has released WINE 6.0-rc6, the sixth release candidate of its next big release that leaves everything almost ready.

Logo Kernel Linux, Tux

Who has contributed the most to the Linux 5.10 kernel?

If you wonder who the most active Linux 5.10 developers were, then here is the list of the biggest contributors.

Epic Games acquires Rad Game Tools

Epic Games announced the announcement that it has acquired Rad Game Tools that has developed tools for more than 30 years ...

For free expression

For free expression. Alternatives to see the videos that Youtube does not want to show you

For free expression. Social content platforms are increasingly questioned. We discuss alternatives to view content.

Linux Mint 20.1 Ulysses

Linux Mint 20.1 Ulissa officially lands with these news

After a few days of delay, Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa is now available for download, and some of its news comes in the form of apps.

2021 video games

The most interesting video games that will arrive for Linux in 2021

2021 has already arrived, 2020 has been left behind. And the developers will not stop, not even in the world of video games for Linux ...

NVIDIA buys ARM

UK to investigate Nvidia's acquisition of Arm

The UK antitrust watchdog said it will investigate the proposed $ 40.000 billion takeover ...

chrome

Chrome 87.0.4280.141 solves 16 vulnerabilities

Recently, the release of a corrective version of the Chrome web browser 87.0.4280.141 was announced, a version that solves ...

manjaro 20.2.1

Manjaro 20.2.1 arrives with Pamac 10 and these other novelties

Manjaro 20.2.1 has been officially released, and it has been released with Pamac 10 and updated versions of the desktops and other packages.

Ethan Lee, Linux video games

Ethan Lee will ditch macOS and focus on Linux ports

The famous developer Ethan Lee will leave the ports for macOS and will focus on video games for Linux

Rust Linux Kernel

Rust applications are faster than their C counterparts

Rust is a compiled, general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language, its goal is to be a good language ...

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