• LINUX TODAY 15-JAN25

    From LU9DCE@4:902/6 to WW on Wed Jan 15 05:00:55 2025

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    GOOGLE KINDA GIVES CHROMIUM AWAY BECAUSE… ANTITRUST

    FROM WHERE WE SIT, GOOGLE’S “GIVEAWAY” OF ITS OPEN SOURCE CHROMIUM
    ASSETS IS BASICALLY A RUSE TO CONVINCE THE FEDS THAT THE COMPANY ISN’T AN INTENTIONAL MONOPOLIST… OR THAT IT’S CHANGED ITS WAYS.
    THE POST GOOGLE KINDA GIVES CHROMIUM AWAY BECAUSE… ANTITRUST APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    11 BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE GRAPHICAL DOWNLOAD MANAGERS

    A DOWNLOAD MANAGER IS A TYPE OF SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES THE DOWNLOADING OF FILES FROM THE INTERNET. THE BEST DOWNLOAD MANAGERS HELP MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER AND QUICKER.
    THE POST 11 BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE GRAPHICAL DOWNLOAD MANAGERS APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE ALTERNATIVES TO CISCO MODELING LABS

    CISCO MODELING LABS IS AN ON-PREMISES NETWORK SIMULATION TOOL. IN THIS
    ARTICLE, WE RECOMMEND THE BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE LINUX ALTERNATIVES.
    THE POST BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE ALTERNATIVES TO CISCO MODELING LABS
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    NTOPNG – WEB-BASED NETWORK TRAFFIC AND SECURITY MONITORING TOOL

    NTOPNG (SHORT FOR NEXT-GENERATION NTOP) IS AN OPEN-SOURCE NETWORK TRAFFIC MONITORING TOOL THAT PROVIDES A USER-FRIENDLY WEB INTERFACE TO MONITOR NETWORK ACTIVITY IN REAL-TIME. IN THIS POST, WE’LL WALK THROUGH HOW TO INSTALL AND USE NTOPNG TO MONITOR YOUR NETWORK IN A SIMPLE AND BEGINNER-FRIENDLY WAY.
    THE POST NTOPNG – WEB-BASED NETWORK TRAFFIC AND SECURITY MONITORING TOOL APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    11 BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE WEB HOSTING CONTROL PANELS

    A WEB HOSTING CONTROL PANEL IS A WEB-BASED INTERFACE THAT ENABLES USERS TO MANAGE HOSTED SERVICES IN A SINGLE LOCATION. WE RECOMMEND THE BEST OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS.
    THE POST 11 BEST FREE AND OPEN SOURCE WEB HOSTING CONTROL PANELS APPEARED
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    HOW TO MAKE DEBIAN AUTOMATICALLY RUN SECURITY UPDATES

    IN THIS GUIDE, WE’LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE SIMPLE STEPS TO SET UP YOUR DEBIAN SYSTEM SO IT TAKES CARE OF SECURITY UPDATES FOR YOU, AUTOMATICALLY!
    THE POST HOW TO MAKE DEBIAN AUTOMATICALLY RUN SECURITY UPDATES APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    OPENSUSE TUMBLEWEED NOW OFFERS WAYLAND SUPPORT FOR THE LXQT DESKTOP

    AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, LXQT 2.1 IS THE FIRST RELEASE OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT TO INTRODUCE AN EXPERIMENTAL WAYLAND SESSION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW COMPONENT CALLED LXQT-WAYLAND-SESSION. THE WAYLAND SESSION SUPPORTS SEVERAL COMPOSITORS, INCLUDING LABWC, KWIN, WAYFIRE,
    HYPRLAND, SWAY, RIVER, AND NIRI.
    THE POST OPENSUSE TUMBLEWEED NOW OFFERS WAYLAND SUPPORT FOR THE LXQT DESKTOP APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    OPENTOFU TURNS ONE WITH OPENTOFU 1.9.0

    THE TERRAFORM FORK WITH THE ODD NAME, OPENTOFU, IS DOING WELL FOR ITSELF AS IT REACHES ITS FIRST RELEASE ANNIVERSARY. 
    THE POST OPENTOFU TURNS ONE WITH OPENTOFU 1.9.0 APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    HOW TO: REDUCE VLC SUBTITLE FONT SIZE (USING THE 2 METHOD)

    DISCOVER THE TWO METHODS TO REDUCE OR DECREASE THE VLC SUBTITLE FONT SIZE TO JUST 5 PX FONT SIZE WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL TOOLS (WITH PRACTICAL EXAMPLES).
    THE POST HOW TO: REDUCE VLC SUBTITLE FONT SIZE (USING THE 2 METHOD) APPEARED FIRST ON LINUX TODAY.

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    DXVK 2.5.3 BRINGS BACK EXCLUSIVE FULL-SCREEN ON WINDOWS

    DXVK 2.5.3 BRINGS BACK THE EXCLUSIVE FULL-SCREEN MODE FOR WINDOWS USERS AND FIXES ISSUES WITH VARIABLE REFRESH RATE, HDR, AND PERFORMANCE.
    THE POST DXVK 2.5.3 BRINGS BACK EXCLUSIVE FULL-SCREEN ON WINDOWS APPEARED
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