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Ubuntu releases a new version every six months. However, most of the stuff you may need to do after installing any new version is generally the same. This […]

Ubuntu Pro is a package of additional software updates and services offered by Canonical for its enterprise customers. It includes things like: Originally, Ubuntu LTS versions are supported […]

Since Ubuntu version 20.04, the Chromium browser in Ubuntu no longer ships as a DEB package. Instead, if you try to run apt install chromium-browser it will install […]

There are a lot of Linux distributions out there suitable for old computers or computers with low hardware resources, but one particular distribution has been repeatedly mentioned in […]

Google Maps is one of the most useful applications that one can use on Android. Without it, one may find himself/herself lost in some jungle instead of heading […]

Android is a very functional and extendable operating system, and at the end of the day, it remains a Linux distribution. Currently, it powers an estimated number of […]

There are a lot of Linux distributions out there, each suited for a different goal and purpose. Linux being an open-source OS allows anyone from any place around […]

Sometimes you may break your Ubuntu installation by accident in many different ways. One of the most common ways is having issues with the Grub bootloader, which may prevent you from booting up your Ubuntu system. Grub is the default bootloader for most Linux distributions as well as Ubuntu. Its job is to load the …

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Drives of all types fail sometimes. That’s why it’s important to have regular backups and data snapshots so that recovery remains possible. In case you are looking for a way to restore your lost data on disk drives, or if you are looking for a tool that enables disk cloning for your entire disk collection …

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OnlyOffice is an open source office suite licensed under the AGPL 3.0 license, and works on Windows and Linux systems. It features editor programs for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Version 8.0 of the software was released just a few weeks ago, and it is said that many improvements were brought program. It has been a …

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I started FOSS Post around 8 years ago in the hope of creating an independent online publication that covers untouched aspects of the open source world. Today, with millions of pageviews since its establishment and thousands of followers, I am very pleased to welcome all of you to our forums: outpost.fosspost.org Kindly read the detailed …

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QEMU is a virtualization technology emulator that allows you to run operating systems and Linux distributions easily on your current system. It is like VMware or VirtualBox, but it is also free and open source, and uses open technologies to make virtualization possible. You can use it to emulate running any operating system you want …

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The Linux ecosystem is more grown and mature today than ever before. We have tons of Linux apps which are useful for users in all different categories and for all use cases. However, the ways to download and install these Linux apps are not the same. Each software application may have its own method of …

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The most notable change you’ll notice in Ubuntu 22.04+ is that the Firefox browser is no longer installed on the system as a traditional DEB package. Instead, it is now being installed as a Snap package. From developers point of view, this eases the update process and ensures that all Ubuntu users are using the …

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Pretty much any image you see on the Internet can be subject to copyrights. Copyrights mean that you are not allowed to use, redistribute, share or modify the image in any commercial or non-commercial activity unless stated as such by the copyright owner. This can be an issue for example if you are looking for …

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Digital twin platforms are specialized software that allow the digitalization of a specific area or object in the real world. In other words, they create a simulation for the physical object. This digitalization process later on allows performing various study, analysis and manipulation tasks on the properties of the data which was not possible of …

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We are here today to reflect on what Linux distributions released in 2023 were the finest as a Linux desktop driver for the average Joe. Previously, we have nominated the following Linux distributions to fill this position: Today, we are happy to announce that the 2023 winner of that title, according to our humble view, …

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If you are using the open source Firefox web browser to browse YouTube and watch its videos, then you might have noticed that there is an artificial delay that was added recently whenever you try to watch a video. Don’t worry, it’s not an issue in your machine nor a slowdown in your Internet connection. …

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Recently, YouTube has started its crackdown on anti-adblock software and plugins for users using them on their platform. They now want you to either: If you don’t do any of that, then YouTube will block you from watching videos on its platform and you will no longer be able to continue browsing the site. Many …

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There are many VPN providers out there in the market which can have different features, pros and cons. But perhaps the most important one for any Linux user: Does it have a Linux client? This is a quick list of VPN providers – whether open source or not – that provide a Linux client so …

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