Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubunu 16.04 Support Has Been Extended to 10 Years
Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) have had their lifespan extended to 10 years.
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Samba 4.15 Ships with a Modernized Virtual File System Modules
Samba 4.15 is now available as the latest release for improving Windows interoperability (i.e. SMB/CIFS) on Linux and other platforms.
Micro Text Editor: Lightweight and Intuitive Terminal-Based Editor
The Micro Text Editor is a command-line text editor designed to replace Nano as the text editor for the masses. Here's how to use it!
GIMP 2.10.28 is Here as a Bugfix Release, Version 2.10.26 Was Skipped
GIMP 2.10.28 features all of the usual stuff like bug fixes and performance adjustments mainly aimed at Windows users.
Neptune 15 v2 from Juno is a Linux Gaming Laptop with 240 Hz Display
The Neptune 15" V2 from Juno Computers is powered by Intel's 10th-gen Comet Lake chipsets, and can be configured with up to 64GB of RAM.
Firefox Suggest is a New Search Feature of Mozilla’s Web Browser
Mozilla announced that it’s adding recommendations to the URL bar in Firefox through a new feature called Firefox Suggest.
Kali Linux 2021.3 Adds New Tools, Introduces Kali NetHunter Smartwatch
Kali Linux 2021.3 is here and now you can even run this new version of Kali Linux on your TicHunter Pro smartwatch as well.
PeaZip 8.2 Released, Focused on Improving Command Line Usage
PeaZip 8.2 archive manager for Linux and Windows now supports a massive 225 archive formats. Let's see what's new in this version.
Linux Kernel 5.15 Will Have Improved NTFS File System Support
The Paragon's NTFS driver was merged by Linux creator Linus Torvalds earlier this month, bringing reliable read-and-write functionality for this filesystem to the kernel.
Manjaro Cinnamon Edition Decided to Switch from Firefox to Vivaldi
The decision was received with mixed feelings by the Linux community, as Vivaldi is not open source software.