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About that brawl between the WordPress co-founder and WP Engine…

WordPress has been the most popular content management system for years — and WP Engine was one of the most popular WordPress hosting services around. Not long ago, everyone was happy. Now, it's a miserable open-source business war. What happened?

VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes

Coming only three weeks after VirtualBox 7.1.2, the VirtualBox 7.1.4 release is here to introduce automatic upgrading of the Linux Guest Additions via the Devices menu on ARM systems, improved flickering, black screen, and other screen update issues with recent Linux kernels, and adds initial support for the upcoming...

How to Install and Secure MongoDB on Ubuntu 24.04

MongoDB is an open-source, cross-platform, and distributed NoSQL (non-SQL or Non-Relational) database system. In this guide, we'll show you how to install MongoDB on an Ubuntu 24.04 server.

How to Install Fail2ban on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

Fail2ban is free and open-source IPS (Intrusion Prevention Software) that helps administrators secure Linux servers against malicious login and brute-force attacks. In this guide, you'll learn how to install Fail2ba on Ubuntu 24.04 server.

13 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Python Application Development Tools

Python comes with several different libraries that allow you to write a command line interface for your scripts. Here are 13 of the best application development tools.

Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released, Here’s What’s New

Solus 4.6 debuts with Linux kernel 6.10, Usr-Merge, new multimedia defaults, and upgraded Mesa 24.2 for better hardware support.

36 Useful Apache ‘.htaccess’ Tricks for Security and Performance

The .htaccess file is a powerful configuration file used on Apache-based web servers to manage and modify settings at the directory level. By modifying .htaccess file, you can control many aspects of your website’s behavior without needing to alter server-wide settings. Below are 25 essential .htaccess tricks and tips that...

Fwupd 2.0.1 Enhances GNOME Firmware Emulation with New API

Fwupd 2.0.1 adds API for gnome-firmware device emulation, shifts emulation-tag devices to the database, and fixes compilation issues.

Inkscape: A Powerful Free Alternative to Adobe Illustrator

Inkscape is a popular free and open-source vector graphics editor, used by artists, designers, and anyone who wants to create high-quality illustrations, icons, logos, and other types of graphics. Unlike raster images that use pixels (like in Photoshop), vector graphics are based on mathematical equations, allowing you to scale...

How to Add and Remove Passwords from PDF Files on Linux

Find out the CLI and GUI methods to add and remove passwords from PDF files on Linux, Windows, and macOS with a practical example.

How to Install and Use iTunes on Ubuntu (A Quick Guide)

Learn how to install iTunes on Ubuntu using a Wine program, then how to launch iTunes on Ubuntu, including its removal steps.

OpenSSH Splits Again: New Authentication Binary Unveiled

The sshd splitting progresses with sshd-auth, isolating authentication in a separate binary, and reducing pre-auth attack surface in OpenSSH.

How to Manage Firewalld and UFW on Linux

A firewall is a software that acts as a protective barrier between a user’s system and external networks, allowing or blocking packets based on predefined rules. Firewalls operate mainly at the network layer, handling both IPv4 and IPv6 packets. The decision to allow or block a packet is based on...

FOSS Force Tor’s Raising Funds — Get Swag, Attend Events, and a Benefactor Will Match Every Donation

Dollar for dollar matching funds, cool swag, and you get to sleep better at night knowing that the folks at Tor are able to continue working hard to protect your privacy. What’s not to like about that?

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