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Micro Text Editor: Lightweight and Intuitive Terminal-Based Editor

OnSeptember 20, 2021
UpdatedApril 24, 2022

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

OnSeptember 18, 2021

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

OnSeptember 18, 2021

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

OnSeptember 16, 2021

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

OnSeptember 15, 2021

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

OnSeptember 12, 2021
UpdatedOctober 22, 2023

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

OnSeptember 10, 2021

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.