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Linus Torvalds released the fourth release candidate (RC4) for Linux Kernel version 6.19. Learn what's new in Kernel 6.19-rc4 ...

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Nate Graham is looking for a new maintainer to take over This Week in Plasma, citing career growth, and family priorities.

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Disable sleep on laptop lid close in Linux using systemd-logind. Works on Arch, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu. 2-minute fix with ...

AppImage follows a concept called “One app = one file”. This is to be understood as an AppImage being a regular independent “file” containing one application with everything it needs to run in the ...

Containers and Virtual Machines are both Virtualization technologies that can be used to deploy and manage applications. However, they have different strengths and weaknesses, and the best choice for ...

The ip command is used to show and manipulate routing, network devices, interfaces and tunnels in Linux. As you noticed in the output, the IP address and the subnet details are also shown. If you want ...

Even though Linux is secure by design, there are still many chances for the security breach. One of them is weak passwords. As a System administrator, you must set a strong password for the users and ...

This tutorial explains what is ArchiveBox and how to install ArchiveBox in Linux, and finally how to self-host your own personal Internet Archive with ArchiveBox. Disclaimer: All the information given ...

Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are two of the most popular operating systems in the world. Windows is known for its ease of use and compatibility with a wide range of software, while RHEL ...