How to create your own custom Linux distribution step by step
We explain step by step the options to create a custom distribution. You will learn step by step how to generate a customized LiveCD.
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Neofetch or screenFetch: view your distro logo and information on your terminal
Many users have headers for their terminals with drawings or ASCII art, as we have seen in some screenshots of ...
Methods to know if a GNU / Linux system is 32 or 64-bit
In general, all users know if their system is 32 or 64-bit, since when they downloaded the ...
Some robots you didn't know worked with Linux
It is not the first article that we dedicate to robots and drones in LxA, in fact we have already talked about several ...
OpenBSD adds a new snapshot feature
You will already know OpenBSD, an operating system from the BSD family. If you do not know it, it is a ...
SuSE brings us its new CaaS platform as part of its infrastructure
The famous German company SUSE brings us the CaaS platform as part of its powerful infrastructure. You know that SUSE ...
System76 Galago Pro: the "MacBook Pro" with Linux
A few days ago we made a ranking on laptops with pre-installed Linux, in them we talked about brands like VANT ...
Ranking of the best laptops with preinstalled GNU / Linux
They will know if they have wanted to buy a laptop with Linux that the equipment that comes without ...
Open-source plastic filament for 3D printers
Yes, it is a rare title, but IC3D is the new plastic filament that you can check as a consumable for your ...
How to delete large files or directories in Linux?
You all already know how to delete files and directories in Linux, both from the tools available from the desktop environment ...
Minimalist apps for wearables thanks to EFL
In the era of IoT and wearables, many developers are trying hard to develop new apps for this type ...
HP Specter + GNU / Linux: the laptop of your dreams
ASUS, Acer, HP, Dell, Lenovo, ... there are many firms that assemble laptops. But of all of them there is one that ...
Find if a file exists or not in our system
Well, as we know, the shell allows us to have extreme control of our entire system, despite its rudeness ...
Red Hat and Amazon integrate RHEL and OpenShift on AWS
Just as it was done with SUSE, Red Hat also wants to be present in what is one of the ...
Somewhat Unknown Linux Commands You Should Know About
In the Unix world in general, with the exception of macOS, the most normal thing is to depend a lot, a lot on ...
Polychromatic: the unofficial GUI for configuring Razer peripherals on Linux
Razer is a prestigious brand in terms of peripherals, especially keyboards, mice, and other controls for the world ...
Mosh: a good alternative to SSH
Mosh (Mobile Shell) is an alternative program to SSH that you will surely like. You already know that for remote connections ...
Docker: all about containers
As you already know, there are several types of virtualization, one of them is virtualization at the operating system level, ...
PC Building Simulator - Play and Learn
It is not a common video game, PC Building Simulator is one of those simulation video games that in addition to entertaining you ...
6 free Dropbox alternatives for Linux
Dropbox was one of the first and most famous cloud storage platforms. Many users use this type ...
Globs help you: how to delete all files except one
Globs and Unix pipes are very beneficial in many cases when we work from the console. All of you…
Meteo-Qt weather on your Linux desktop
Meteo-Qt is a simple and elegant program to be able to see the weather on your Linux desktop. Ideal for all those ...
View your Android screen on your Linux desktop
On many occasions it is necessary to have the screen of your tablet, phablet or smartphone on our screen or monitor ...
How to have your own VPS server in the cloud
The world of the cloud has opened great fronts in the field of technology. It offers us free or low-cost services that we didn't even imagine before.
MirageOS: the library to build unikernels
MirageOS is a very interesting project, since it is an operating system library to build unikernels for secure applications ...
SafeEyes: an ally app for the health of your eyes
We have already talked on several occasions about the famous f.lux application to protect our vision when we spend many hours in front ...
KDE Plasma will be compatible with Flatpak
KDE Plasma will join the list of desktops compatible with the Flatpak package manager, as a new version is in development.
How to install and run Linux on Android
A few steps, and without the need for root access, will allow us to install Linux on Android in order to give our device much greater potential.
Is GNU / Linux more efficient than Windows in terms of RAM usage?
Controversial question that surely raises some criticism or discrepancies as usual when comparisons are made between different ...
How to use SUDO without password
We all know the sudo command, the "safe" substitute for su, and we've talked a lot about it in this blog, ...
Brotli: a new compression algorithm to speed up the Internet
Although we usually focus on talking about Linux or software for this platform, whether they are open source projects or ...
How to copy a file to multiple directories using commands
The xargs command will allow you to merge several cp commands into one, saving you time and allowing you to copy a file in one go.
7 essential apps for education
We always try to present new projects and alternatives to the software of other closed source operating systems, this time we bring ...
Apache Guacamole: access your computer from anywhere
There are many programs to access a computer from anywhere in the world with just a connection to ...
Awesome window manager version 4.0 is out
The Awesome window manager is a window manager that is already in version 4.0. It's fast and ideal for low-resource teams thanks to LUA.
HomeBank, manage your finances on Linux
With HomeBank we have at our disposal a significant amount of tools and resources to manage our finances.
Definitive guide to speed up your WordPress page
We show you some tricks and we present you a fantastic guide with which you can get your Wordpress page in shape and have a more productive business.
Ideas for Linux gifts this Christmas 2017
Christmas is coming, some are already counting down the days until the new year, all with enthusiasm because ...
The first open source RISC-V comes to Arduino
We have already talked on other occasions about free hardware and the opencores.org project, where there are many chip projects of ...
NAS4Free 11: Your Open Source Storage NAS
NAS4Free 11 is a BSD-based system to implement a storage system or Storage (NAS). Similar to FreeNAS,…
Parrot SLAMdunk: a good kit to create drones
Parrot SLAMdunk is an open hardware and software kit that allows the development of drones or unmanned aircraft….
Kaspersky OS: the new secure operating system that prepares the signature
The well-known antivirus company Kaspersky seems to be developing its own secure operating system, as confirmed by one of ...
DIY: What is needed to set up an online store
E-commerce is on the rise and in this article we show you what you need to set up your own LAMP server and the online platform for the store.
5 essential commands in Linux
Everyone who has worked with Linux knows that the best way to get the most out of it is with the console of must-have commands.
IPFire: a good free Firewall to keep you protected
IPFire is not a normal firewall, like other applications of this type that we are used to. In this case…
USB Killer: software alternative in Linux
USB ports are undoubtedly one of the most widely used today, allowing us a good transfer rate ...
SQUID App: the always fresh news app from Sweden to Spain
SQUID App is an application that is already available in Spain for Android, and that of course you can also run ...
How to enjoy Linux through your browser
Thanks to new technologies, we can now enjoy some Linux operating systems in our internet browser, from any system.
SlimBook: laptops made in Spain with Linux
SlimBook brings us, from Spain, something similar to what VANT offered us so far, the other Spanish brand that ...
Ehorus: Ártica's new remote management software
Ehorus is the latest software developed by the Spanish company Ártica that integrates perfectly with ...
Let´s Encrypt: free security with SSL for your hosting
The Linux Foundation supports the great Let's Encrypt project, with which to obtain SSL certifications for free and independently.
How to install Wifislax on our computer
Surely you already know the famous Wifislax distribution, a Slackware-based distribution that is used to perform audits on our networks.
20 open source tools to unleash your creativity
If creativity is your thing, you love using your equipment to create content, be it images of any kind, ...
Shut down, restart, unlock your system from the terminal
Shutting down or restarting the system from the graphical interface is very simple, but sometimes we may have to do ...
OpenWebinars: your platform to find free courses
OpenWebinars is a MOOC-type online platform where you can find interesting free and paid courses. For those who…
The 10 best recorders for your terminal
We have already talked on numerous occasions about the programs to capture video what happens on your screen. Already…
What is Clonezilla? Your friend in the face of disasters
Clonezilla is a free software for cloning entire disks or partitions. That's why it can save you from a good ...
KaliBrowser or how to use Kali Linux from the browser
Kali Linux is one of the best known and most used hacking distributions, so popular has it become that even ...
Free world: SIM cards, mobile Internet and international calls
All kinds of free and open source projects around SIM cards, mobile Internet (4G) and international phone calls.
How to install emojis on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Adding a PPA is all that is required to start enjoying emojis in Ubuntu, and in full color.
Mesosphere: the operating system for data centers
Mesosphere is an open source datacentre operating system based on the Apache Mesos project for these types of cloud machines.
Solution to boot problems in Ubuntu and Linux Mint
Although these things are not usually very common in Linux operating systems, boot problems are still present in systems ...
How to know if my Wi-Fi is being stolen in Linux
In these bad times and in a world where it is becoming easier to steal Wi-Fi due to operating systems like Wifislax ...
5 open source tools to automate your home
With IPv6, the IoT ol Internet of things has arrived, now more and more devices will be connected, ...
Security Onion: your ideal distro for auditing networks
Security is very important in the computer world, especially with the latest cases of espionage and other attacks ...
Install Microsoft Office on Debian without Wine
We know that there are great alternatives to Microsoft Office in Debian, such as LibreOffice, however, sometimes because ...
How to know if your Wi-Fi network is secure with Wifislax
In case you didn't know, Wifislax is a very curious Linux distribution, which comes with a large number of programs dedicated to security monitoring ...
Games to learn programming languages
Learning while playing is something interesting at a didactic level for children, but also many who are not so young ...
Gufw: install a simple Firewall on your Ubuntu
A firewall is a system that can be implemented in both software and hardware and intended for security….
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS systemd will be fully synced with Debian
Martin Pitt and his team of developers will manage the parallelization of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS systemd so that the Canonical project and ...
Resize images in Ubuntu easily
Those of us who work with images that must have a certain size, such as bloggers, need practical and fast tools to ...
Repair AVI video files with damaged index
Sometimes we will have seen that certain AVI videos or other formats have a damaged index and we cannot reproduce them, ...
How to browse privately with anti-tracking protection
Following the spy scandals in recent years, privacy and security seem to have become fashionable. By…
All flavors of Linux Mint 17.3 on Linux AIO
We have a new distribution available within the list of Linux AIO distributions (all in one), this time it is the famous distribution ...
How to download YouTube songs or videos
We explain how to download YouTube songs or videos from Linux using multiple tools and add-ons for your Chrome or Firefox browser.
Parted Magic: the friendly distro for your hard drive
Parted Magic is now available in its 2016_01_06 version, a whole toolbox to manage and keep your memories in shape on a LiveCD.
11 open source projects for pentest
Pentesting has become almost an obsession for many developers and security guards in the digital world. Introducing tools
Dell wants to bring firmware updates to Linux
LVFS, and the project being carried out by Dell, could soon bring firmware updates from Linux-based operating systems.
Idempiere: enterprise resource management software
Idempiere is based on Adempiere and has OSGI technology. It is an open source enterprise management software available for Linux.
Mycroft AI can now run on Linux
Mycroft IA is being ported to fit the Linux desktop, competing with Siri or Cortana and making a mature speech recognition project.
Top Three Open Source Python IDEs
We present three good IDEs for Python that you can install on your GNU / Linux distribution and develop software in this programming language.
What are Linux meta-packages?
We introduce you to the world of metapackages in Linux, we show you what they are, what they can do for you and how to create them in a simple way on your distro.
Create a "RAMDisk" on your Linux distribution
Transform a portion of RAM into your particular ultra-fast "SSD" to improve performance with just a few commands on your Linux terminal.
OneDrive adds another unofficial client for Linux
Linux users already have a new alternative to synchronize our local folders with OneDrive, Microsoft's storage service.
DDRescue-GUI, a frontend for the Ddrescue rescue tool
Those who do not want to deal with the command line to use Ddrescue have an excellent ally in DDRescue-GUI, a very simple and complete frontend.
AndEX OS: a LiveCD to use Android on your PC
AndEX OS is a LiveCD that allows you to use Android on your PC, without installing anything, in a simple way. All thanks to Arne Exton, a well known developer.
PSSH, run commands on multiple remote servers simultaneously
Through Parallel SSH, or PSSH, we can execute commands simultaneously on several remote computers from a single shell.
Linux sucks ... Spanish-style
Criticizing Linux is not attacking it, but improving it. Maybe we should reflect and not be a Linux Taliban, but help its progress and development.
Open source alternatives for GMAIL
Gmail is an extraordinary service, but it is not the only one, here we show you the best open source alternatives that exist for you to choose from.
Vulnerable distributions on purpose to practice
Metasploitable is a distro with default settings and bugs that deliberately affect security, in order to use it as a test bed.
Shashlik: run Android apps on GNU Linux
ShashlIk, a project to bring more applications for Linux-based systems that can run Android apps thanks to the guys at KDE.
Laby: and that the little ones learn to program
There are more and more projects like Scratch, to teach the little ones to program or those who do not have much knowledge. Now comes Laby.
steghide: steganography to hide text in images
Steganography is the art of hiding information in a document, such as a text, an image or digital files (image, video, sound).
I2P and Freenet: alternatives to the TOR network
TOR is the most used, but it is not the only one or the best in every way. There are very good alternatives to this network such as I2P and Freenet with advantages.
Shodan the Google of hackers
Shodan is another alternative to Google that is known as "the Google of hackers" because of its powerful filters to be able to carry out very interesting searches.
Tutorial: Defragment your hard drive under GNU Linux
Defragmenting seems only a thing of WIndows and I say it seems because in Linux it is also necessary sometimes. You do not believe it? Despite the efficiency, it is.
Parrot OS: more competition for Kali GNU / Linux
Kali Linux is a Linux distro designed for pentesting and computer security audits. The same as Parrot OS, another alternative for this niche.
mBOT: robot to learn to program
Learning to program by playing is the goal of many projects, one of them being Makeblock's mBOT, a cheap and open source android for classrooms.
Convert a video into images from GNU / Linux
We teach you how to transform a video into images frame by frame with a simple command thanks to the ffmpeg tool from the Linux terminal.
Clipit: manage the clipboard easily on your Linux distribution
ClipIt is a project that inherits the advantages of Parcellite and that improves the functionality and experience to manage our clipboard in Linux
Samba 4.2.0 available for download
Samba 4.2.0 is the new stable version of this software that is now available for download and installation on different sharing platforms.
Orange Pi: Raspberry Pi-style hackable SBC
Orange Pi Plus is a new Raspberry Pi clone that claims to rival it. The new board integrates an ARM-based Allwinner SoC and much more
LinSSID, a Wi-Fi network scanner for Linux
LinSSID is an open source tool for Linux (based on Qt5) that allows us to scan Wi-Fi networks from an interesting graphical interface.
Compilation: the 44 best tricks for Linux
An authentic compilation of tricks for Linux that will not leave you indifferent. In a single post we offer you the best tricks and practices for your day to day
Linux Lite: rejuvenate your old computer
Linux Lite is a lightweight Linux distro that can run on PCs with low-end or older hardware. And it can present a good alternative for XP
New project for the DNIe: contributions to free software homelands
The DNIe is somewhat complicated to install, and even more so in the different Linux distributions. But this is a thing of the past thanks to Eloy García and his project
jCrypTool: learn cryptography with this tool
jCrypTool is a Java-based tool to learn cryptography in a graphical and simple way. With this tool we can learn for free
Netflix available for Ubuntu
Netflix now has support for Ubuntu. The online movies and series platform lands in the Linux world, at least in the Canonical distribution
VANT offers us a special keyboard and mouse kit for Linux
VANT, the Spanish firm with a clear commitment to free software, not only assembles computers with Linux, now it gives us a mouse and keyboard kit for Linux
Terminal alternatives in Linux: Terminology
The terminal is a widely used resource in the Linux world, and beyond the most recognized there are several very interesting ones. Let's meet Terminology.
How to run Android apps on Linux very easy
Running Android apps on Linux, Windows or Mac OS X, among others, is already easy thanks to the Chrome browser and an extension called ARCHon runtime
How to reset the Raspberry Pi password
This simple procedure that we show here allows us to restore the Raspberry Pi password in case we have forgotten it.
Ubuntu is the best platform to develop apps for Android
Ubuntu is number one in Android application development. It is the platform that most developers choose as their header system
Protect Grub2 edition with username and password (text)
Through this simple procedure we can protect the edition of the Grub2 configuration by entering the username and password.
Resurrecting ZX Spectrum games on Linux
ZX Spectrum was one of those Sinclair computers that marked an era. Now you can run their software thanks to this praa Linux emulator.
Robolinux: transform your Windows C drive into a virtual machine for Linux
Robolinux is a distribution based on Debian Linux that can clone the Windows C: drive to fully virtualize it, thanks to a new tool.
Gummi: a LaTeX tool for Linux environments and writers
Gummi is a program for editing technical / scientific documents and books in a professional way. It is a LaTeX editor available for GNU / Linux systems
Su vs Sudo: differences and configuration
His vs. sudo is a very trite topic on the net, now we bring you this article about its description and how these programs are used in Unix-like systems.
CodeCombat: learn JavaScript with an RPG video game
CodeCombat is an open source initiative that has made available a game that teaches us JavaScript while we fight, and it is also free.
google-translate-cli: Google Translate in your terminal
Google Translate has a client implemented in AWK that can be run from the Linux terminal to translate your texts easily, without a web browser
Errno.h a bit of Unix / Linux history
SCO and its crusade against Linux is known to all and this crusade ranges from attacks on large companies to the code of C libraries like errno.h
Anubis: the new Bitcoins mining software
Anubis is an open source, web-based system for mining cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoins or BTCs or Litecoins or LTCs. Earn money online
Raspbery Pi: extend the life of the SD card
The Raspberry Pi uses an SD as a physical storage medium and this means that being a flash memory, it deteriorates over time.
OpenSuSE 13.1 for the Raspberry Pi
There are many operating systems that can be installed on the Raspberry Pi, mostly Linux distributions such as openSuSE 13.1
EOL: How to convert a DOS-type text file to UNIX and vice versa
The end-of-line character in Linux or any Unix text files differs from DOS / Windows and therefore must be converted to avoid problems.
OpenFOAM: the CFD software for Linux
OpenFOAM is a free software to work with fluids (CFD) in a professional way. It is available for different Linux distributions for free
Gameduino 2: new version of this shield for Arduino
Gameduino 2 is an Arduino accessory that can transform our Arduino board into a classic game console and development kit of our own.
Cheat Android games: the old trick works
I have tried the old trick of changing the date of my Android device and it seems to work with the CIty Island video game for quick resources.
Access to Dropbox from the Linux terminal and through the app
Dropbox has official and unofficial applications for handling graphically, but there is also a script for use from the Linux terminal.
Arduino IDE and ArduBlock: how to install them on Linux
In this simple tutorial we will show you how to install the Arduino IDE and ArduBlock development environment so that you can carry out your projects with Arduino on Linux
PPSSPP an open source emulator for the Sony PSP console
PPSSPP is an open source and multiplatform project that allows you to emulate the Sony PSP console to run your games on PC and more platforms.
Intel C ++ Compiler v13.0 what's new for Android
Intel C ++ Compiler is the compiler for the Cpp language that works natively on Android in its special edition v13.0
C4 Engine, a possible alternative for Unity 3D and Leadwerks
The C4 Engine graphics engine is the creation of Terathon Software so that you can create video games on your Linux operating system.
Tianhe-2: the most powerful computer in the world uses Linux
Tianhe-2 is a Chinese supercomputer running Linux for research. In 2013, it was ranked 1 on the Top500 lists as the most powerful in the world.
ffmpeg: record your Linux desktop without problems
Tutorial that explains in a simple way how to record your desktop from Linux with ffmpeg and little else, without specialized programs for screen recording
How to protect files in Linux
With the chattr command in Linux we can make it difficult for a malicious intruder to interact with our files and damage the computer.
Linux courses and LPI certification
The acronym LPI stands for "Linux Professional Institute", and it is a non-profit organization dedicated to the certification of Linux professionals.
Nepomuk, the KDE semantic desktop
Using metadata, built-in Linux Kernel and KDE functions, we can enhance our desktop to make it semantic with Nepomuk
Elive Gem: GNU / Linux made art
basic features of Elive Gem, a distribution known for its beautiful interface using Enlightenment
GNU / Linux Users: Law Made, Cheat Made!
Possible types of accounts in Linux, their scope and advantages.
YaST, a good friend in OpenSUSE
YaST an administrative tool in OpenSUSE that facilitates the management of our system
Navigating the heart of Windows
Internet Explorer, a fundamental part of the Windows operating system
Essential Kit of the Good Linux Installer
Basic list of tools that can help us install Linux on a Windows PC
More on the Linux console: put your hand in
first basic commands in the linux console, testing Linux from the liveCD
LiveCD - an excellent option
A Live CD or Live DVD, more generically Live Distro is an operating system stored on removable media that can be run from it without having to install it on the hard drive.