The new Linux Mint 22.2 release is available for download. It features theme changes, fingerprint support, and updated apps. More details inside.
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Warp, the Agentic Development Environment, for Windows, macOS and Linux has launched a suite of new features to improve prompt-based coding.
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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.
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Since diagrams such as networks, organizational structures, system architectures, workflows, etc., have become an indispensable part of both technical and
The post Top 5 Diagram Tools for Linux Users in 2025 (Free & Open-Source) first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.US judge in antitrust case rules Google can keep paying Mozilla and other companies for default search placement, but bans exclusive contracts.
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GIMP 3.1.4 is out, a fresh development snapshot of what will become the next major stable release. It introduces two long-awaited new features.
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When the first World of Open Source: Europe Spotlight 2022 report was published in Dublin at the time we launched Linux Foundation Europe, it painted a picture of a continent with an undeniable passion for open source — a “romantic” relationship, as our researchers called it. European contributors were motivated by learning and enjoyment more than career advancement. Policies across governments encouraged consumption of open source, and industry leaders recognized its value. However, beneath this enthusiasm, a structural imbalance was clear. Organizations were consuming more open source than they were contributing back, and many sectors, in particular the public sector, lagged in fully embracing open collaboration.
This article explores how modern DevOps teams are redefining stability and reproducibility in production environments by embracing truly unchangeable operating systems. It delves into how NixOS’s declarative configuration model and OSTree’s atomic update mechanisms open the door to systems that are both resilient and transparent. We'll explain the advantages, technologies, comparisons, and real-world use cases fueling this shift.
The Paradigm Shift: From Mutable Chaos to Immutable AssuranceWhy the change happened: The traditional model, logging into servers, tweaking packages, and patching in place, has led to unpredictable environments, elusive bugs, “snowflake” systems, and configuration drift as environments diverged over time. Immutable infrastructure treats machines like fungible artifacts: if you need change, you don’t fix the running system, you replace it.
Key benefits:
Reliability at scale: Automated, reproducible deployments, no divergence across servers.
Simplified rolling back: If something breaks, spin up the previous, working version.
Security by design: Core systems are read-only, reducing the attack surface.
How it works: System configuration, including packages, services, kernels, is expressed in the Nix language in a config file. Rebuilding produces a new system “generation,” which can be booted or rolled back.
Why DevOps teams love it:
Reproducibility: Exact environments can be rebuilt from config files, promoting parity across development, CI, and production.
Speed and consistency gains: In one fintech case, switching to NixOS reduced deployment times by over 50 percent, erased environment-related incidents, shrank container sizes by 70%, and cut onboarding time dramatically.
Edge readiness: Ideal for remote systems or stateless servers rebuilt nightly to ensure fleet consistency with easy rollback.
Personalization meets immutability: With tools like Home Manager, even user-specific configurations (like dotfiles or shell preferences) can be managed declaratively, and consistently reproduced across machines.
Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.
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Zip is a command-line utility tool used for compressing files and folders. Compression of files & folders enables faster and
The post How to Install Zip and Unzip in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.Linux systems provide a variety of system services (such as process management, login, syslog, cron, etc.) and network services (such
The post How to List Running Services in Linux (systemctl Examples) first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.This is a recap of Linux app releases in August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!
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Welcome to the new monthly unstable branch thread.
Recent News Kernel 6.15 is now EOL (click for more details) (click for more details) Notable Package ChangesGet our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.
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SuperFile adds colour and clarity to terminal file management. If you're looking for a modern alternative to Midnight Commander on Ubuntu, it's worth trying.
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LibreOffice 25.8.1 brings almost 100 bug, crash and other regression fixes. This is the first of several planned point updates to the latest stable release series.
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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.
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Our current supported kernelsPackage Changes (Fri Aug 29 09:13:49 CEST 2025)
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Bitwig Studio 6 has hit beta with overhauled automation, new audition tool, project-wide key signatures, and other improvements to core DAW workflows.
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NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.
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