Bobby Borisov

Bobby, an editor-in-chief at Linuxiac, is a Linux professional with over 20 years of experience. With a strong focus on Linux and open-source software, he has worked as a Senior Linux System Administrator, Software Developer, and DevOps Engineer for small and large multinational companies.

Slackware-Based Absolute Linux Has Been Discontinued

January 6, 2025

Absolute Linux, the Slackware-based distro, ends its journey as Paul Sherman announces its termination, citing a lack of time.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 1 (Dec 30 – Jan 5, 2025)

January 6, 2025

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Chimera Linux, Nobara 41, Sparky 7.6 releases, Debian 13 alpha installer, Plasma 6.2.5, Fish Shell in Rust, & more.

Fish Shell 4.0: Rust Is Coming

January 5, 2025
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Two years, 57k lines of C++, now 75k lines of Rust. Fish Shell 4.0 beta has been entirely rewritten in the Rust programming language.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.11 Introduces New Features and Bug Fixes

January 5, 2025

The new ProtonUp-Qt v2.11 enhances gaming on Linux with proton-ge-rtsp, WineZGUI, and key bug fixes.

Debian-Based Sparky 7.6 Now Available for Download

January 4, 2025
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The lightweight Linux distro Sparky 7.6 rolls out with kernel 6.1 LTS, KDE Plasma 5.27.5, Xfce 4.18, LibreOffice 7.4.7, and more.

Here’s the Most Popular Databases for 2024

January 4, 2025

DB-Engines publishes the 2024 database popularity stats. See the leading platforms in data management for the past year.

How to Install VirtualBox 7.1 on Linux Mint 22

January 4, 2025
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Want to run virtual machines on Linux Mint 22? Learn how to install VirtualBox 7.1 with our step-by-step guide, and start creating VMs with ease today.