We are finally settling down in 2024 with impressive updates to popular Linux distributions, and new open-source projects. I hope you started what you planned with some new year resolutions! 😁 In this newsletter, we have a quiz unit to help new
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Window tilling is often associated with window managers, which lets you arrange multiple windows without wasting any display area. Guess what? You no longer have to use a window manager for basic window tiling as many desktop environments let you do that
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The free command is one of the easiest ways one can learn about their system memory (RAM) consumption and if you have swap enabled. But the question is: How can you use the free command? Well, it is pretty easy and does
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Thousands of games now work on Linux, thanks to all the new tools available and user experience improvements by the distributions. Whether you use a mainstream distribution or a gaming-focused distribution, you can enjoy playing games on Linux. However, there are certain
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In this guide, we will show you how to install git on Ubuntu 22.04 and provide a hands-on example of creating a project folder and pushing changes to a GitHub repository. What is Git? Git is a distributed version control system designed
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New year, new same old me 😄 What do we have in the first edition of FOSS Weekly in 2024? Some year end special articles. But an important and surprising development came from Gentoo just before 2023 ended. That could take away
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Every mainstream Linux distro including Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, and Arch uses systemd by default. But there are many non-systemd distros like Alpine Linux that uses lightweight runit for better performance or Devuan that uses sysvinit on principal basis. The problem comes when
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From the dock to grub screen, GNOME can be customized to your liking. Add the login screen to this list as a new tool called GDM Settings allows you to change the looks and tweak functionalities of the login screen in GNOME.
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Did you notice the number 23.52? Yes, this is the 52nd newsletter of this year. That’s happening for the second year in a row when I was able to send you the newsletter each week of the year. Something to be proud
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In this blog post, we will cover how to install azure cli on Ubuntu 22.04 for Azure management. In the dynamic world of cloud computing, Microsoft Azure stands out as a leading public cloud platform, offering a comprehensive suite of services for
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