How to Install and Use Neovim on Ubuntu and other Linux Distributions

You must have heard about the famous Vim text editor already. However, this article is about its fork, Neovim. Vim is also a fork of vi which makes Neovim fork of a fork. So, you can end up using anything for some of its unique traits. If you decide ... more

FOSS Weekly #23.07: Terminal Basics, KDE Plasma 5.27 and Markdown Guide

For years, the focus of It's FOSS has been on desktop Linux. This is the reason why we mostly go for GUI solutions and tools. Though this is not changing, knowing the basic Linux commands gives you an edge while troubleshooting. And hence I am starting ... more

Beyond Bash: 9 Lesser-Known Linux Shells and Their Capabilities

A Shell provides an interface to Linux and Unix-like systems by interpreting commands and acts as an intermediary between the user and the core workings of the operating system. Undoubtedly, the bash shell is the most popular one , and some users prefer ... more

Meet Clapper: A Sleek Looking Linux Video Player for Minimalists

Love minimalism? You’ll love Clapper. Clapper is a new video player for Linux. Actually, it’s more for GNOME than Linux. Built on top of GNOME’s JavaScript library and GTK4 toolkit, it blends naturally in the GNOME desktop environment. It uses GStreamer ... more

Beaker Browser 1.0 Beta: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back

I recently reviewed the Beaker Browser. About a week after that review was published, the devs released Beaker 1.0 Beta. And that changes almost everything I had observed in the previous article. This made me do an entire article on the new Beaker Browser.Here’s ... more

How to Assign Static IP Address on Ubuntu Linux

Brief: In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to assign static IP address on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. Both command line and GUI methods have been discussed. IP addresses on Linux Systems in most cases are assigned by Dynamic Host Configuration ... more

With npm Acquisition, Microsoft is Set to Own the Largest Software Registry in the World

Microsoft has been betting big on open source for past few years. Apart from open sourcing a few things here and there, Microsoft is contributing a lot to Linux kernel (for its Azure cloud platform). To further strengthen its position in the open source ... more

How to Install Netbeans on Ubuntu and Other Linux

In this tutorial, you’ll learn various ways to install Netbeans IDE on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. NetBeans is an open source integrated development environment that comes with good cross-platform support. This tool has been recognized by the ... more

How to Change MAC Address in Linux

Before I show you how to change Mac address in Linux, let’s first discuss why would you change it in the first place. You may have several reasons. Maybe you don’t want your actual MAC address (also called physical address) to be exposed on a public ... more

How to Install Putty on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

Free and Open Source SSH client Putty is also available for Linux users. Learn how to install Putty on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions in this tutorial. ... more

Min: An Open Source Web Browser for Minimalists

Brief: Min is an open source web browser with a clean UI and minimalist look. Despite being minimal, Min packs enough features for a standard web browsing experience. Remember the last time we discussed non-Google web browsers? Well, here is one more ... more

What Linux Users Must Know About Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Impacting CPUs

Brief: Meltdown and Spectre are two vulnerabilities that impact almost all computers, tablets and smartphones on the earth. Does it mean you can be hacked? What can you do about it? If you think 2017 was the year of security nightmares, 2018 looks to ... more

Use Evernote on Linux with These Tools

Brief: Since Evernote doesn’t have an official client for Linux, we list the best unofficial Evernote clients for Linux. Evernote is a popular note-taking app with online synchronization and backups. Users can create a note with text and images, audio ... more

How to Use GNOME Shell Extensions [Complete Guide]

Brief: This is a detailed guide showing you how to install GNOME Shell Extensions manually or easily via a browser. While discussing how to install themes in Ubuntu 17.10, I briefly mentioned GNOME Shell Extension. It was used to enable user themes. ... more

Linux Foundation is Offering a Whopping 40% Discount on Cloud Certification Courses

Brief: The Linux Foundation is offering a whopping 40% discount on its cloud training courses on Kubernetes, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry. Open Source jobs are in demand. Cloud technologies are in demand. Put two and two together and you can guess that ... more

How to Install Software from Source Code… and Remove it Afterwards

Brief: This detailed guide explains how to install a program from source code in Linux and how to remove the software installed from the source code. One of the greatest strength of your Linux distribution is its package manager and the associated software ... more

Best Open Source Internships For College Students

Brief: Looking for an internship in open source projects? Here we list the best open source internships with all the relevant information. Are you a college student looking to learn programming as well as help Open Source projects? Good thing is that ... more

Gratipay: An Open Source Startup Helping Open Source Projects

There are numerous ways to help open source grow. Helping open source projects financially is one of the most important and one of the easiest if you are economically comfortable. While finding your favorite open source project’s website and making a ... more

TLDR: Linux Man Pages Simplified

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever used the man command? If you haven’t, try now. Open your terminal window and run this: man man What do you see? Are feeling overwhelmed yet? Okay, long story in short — the man command is an interface for reference ... more