Linod Everybody knows that Alpine Linux is a great base OS for containers and IoT devices, and it works great for running servers in data centers. We decided to test its performance on a desktop. The post Alpine Linux 3.22.0: Not Just for Servers, Containers, and IoT appeared first on Linux Today.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 is out with VoLTE improvements, Waydroid 1.5.1 support, emoji font upgrade, and bug fixes. The post Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Rolls Out With VoLTE and Waydroid Upgrades appeared first on Linux Today.
There are situations when you want to allow a user to access a system solely through FTP, while blocking all other forms of access like SSH or shell logins. This approach is particularly useful in managed hosting environments or shared systems where limiting user capabilities can improve both performance and security. For a deeper understanding
Learn how to check disk health in Linux using smartctl, badblocks, and fsck utilities. Identify failing HDDs/SSDs early and prevent data loss. The post How To Check Disk Health In Linux: A Beginners Guide appeared first on Linux Today.
RawTherapee 5.12, a raw image processing program, introduces powerful new color tools, tone mappers, and better support for Canon, Sony, and Fujifilm RAW formats. The post RawTherapee 5.12 Enhances Color Tools and Camera Compatibility appeared first on Linux Today.
A new Rust-based library is included by default in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’, designed to bolster Canonical’s hardware story for Ubuntu Pro. The rust-hwlib package is described as “part of the hardware-api project, owned and developed by Canonical Hardware Certification team. It will be used by Ubuntu pro-client to retrieve information about the machine and
Denmark is making ‘digital sovereignty’ a priority, replacing Microsoft and other US big tech products with Linux and open source. You’re reading Denmark’s Government Ditches Microsoft for Open Source, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
A text expander can be extremely powerful as it detects when you type a keyword and replaces it while you are typing. People often use them to write quick text snippets. The post 5 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools appeared first on Linux Today.
The open-source mobile app Organic Maps is used by millions of people on both the Android and iOS platforms. In addition to featuring offline maps (generated from OpenStreetMap cartography) and turn-by-turn navigation, it also promises its users greater privacy than proprietary options. However, controversial decisions taken by the project’s leaders, feelings of disenfranchisement among contributors,
The Radicle peer-to-peer code collaboration project has released Radicle Desktop: a graphical interface designed to simplify more complex parts of using Radicle such as issue management and patch reviews. Radicle Desktop is not trying to replace your terminal, IDE, or code editor – you already have your preferred tools for code browsing. It won’t replace