What's new in GNOME 44? Jim Hall Tue, 04/25/2023 - 03:00 The GNOME Linux desktop's latest release is now available. Find out about the new and improved Bluetooth, user interface, apps, and other features in GNOME 44. I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn't get in ..read more

5 reasons virtual machines still matter alansmithee Thu, 04/13/2023 - 03:00 Containers are a vital technology for modern infrastructure, but virtual machines still have their place. Virtualization used to be a big deal. For a while, it was the primary way to run services in a "sandbox" environment. IT departments used virtual machines by the hundreds. And ..read more

Remove the background from an image with this Linux command Don Watkins Mon, 04/10/2023 - 03:00 The power of Python makes image editing easy on Linux. You have a great picture of yourself and want to use it for your social media profile, but the background is distracting. Another picture has a perfect background for your ..read more

Make a web-safe color guide with Bash Jim Hall Thu, 04/06/2023 - 03:00 Use the for loop in Bash to create a handy color palette for the web. When computer displays had a limited color palette, web designers often used a set of web-safe colors to create websites. While modern websites displaying on newer devices can ..read more

Our favorite fonts for the Linux terminal Jim Hall Wed, 04/05/2023 - 03:00 Here is an entirely subjective list of some fun fonts for your Linux console. Terminal emulators came up as a topic for me recently, and it got me thinking: What's everyone's favorite terminal font? So I asked Opensource.com contributors to share what ..read more

3 reasons my Linux team uses Penpot ekidney Thu, 03/30/2023 - 03:00 Penpot is an open source design workspace for designers and developers. Working with Fedora exposes you to a lot of different open source software. A major Fedora website revamp started over a year ago, with the goal of improving design aesthetics ..read more

3 surprising things Linux sysadmins can do with systemd alansmithee Thu, 03/23/2023 - 03:00 It's not just for making your computer boot faster. Download our new systemd eBook for Linux sysadmins for more tips. When it first started out, there was a lot of press about systemd and its ability to speed up boot time. That feature had a mostly-universal appeal (it's less important to ..read more

8 steps to refurbish an old computer with Linux howtech Wed, 03/22/2023 - 03:00 A step-by-step guide to refurbishing an old computer to keep it in service. We live in a remarkable era. It wasn't so long ago we were all chained to the "upgrade treadmill," forced to buy expensive new personal computers every few years. Today, with ..read more

5 escape sequences for your Linux shell sethkenlon Thu, 02/16/2023 - 03:00 Use these secret codes for your Bash terminal. Download our new Linux metacharacters cheat sheet. I recently read an article about shell metacharacters by Opensource.com correspondent Don Watkins. His article made me think about all the weird things you could do with shell ..read more

How I use Ansible to add a feature to my Linux KDE desktop sethkenlon Wed, 02/15/2023 - 03:00 Follow this tutorial to see how I use KService and Ansible on my Linux KDE desktop. I run the KDE Plasma Desktop on my computer because it's a flexible environment with lots of options for customization. Having choices in your desktop is about more than just ..read more