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- Korbin Brown
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Trisquel GNU/Linux (or "LiGNUx") is a distribution built on 100% free software. It's based on Ubuntu (and inherently Debian) but with all the proprietary bits stripped out or replaced with free alternatives. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Trisquel is geared towards home users, small businesses, and educational centers. It's listed on GNU's website as one of only a handful of operating systems that contain strictly free software. Among them, it's one of the most popular. It's also endorsed by the Free Software Foundation.
Trisquel's flagship version comes with the MATE desktop environment installed. It's similar to Ubuntu's default GNOME environment but provides a more traditional feel and does a better job of supporting older hardware.
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- Korbin Brown
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Solus Linux is a desktop focused distribution built from scratch. It aims to present a clean and simple operating system experience for home computing. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
The flagship edition of Solus features the Budgie desktop environment, which was developed in house. It offers a rather traditional desktop feel with a high focus on simplicity and functionality. Budgie has since become a popular choice even outside of Solus, for example being offered as an official flavor of Ubuntu.
Solus is similar to Linux Mint in many ways, as both distros are designed for home computing and have developed their own desktop environments to enhance ease of use. Unlike Mint, though, Solus only offers releases in 64 bit and has a rolling release schedule (more on that below).
Solus comes packed with support for everything you'd need on a home PC, including office apps, media editors, developer tools, and gaming software. Most tools are included by default but you can install other things quickly from the package manager.
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- Justin Chapin
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Introduction
If you have been using GNU/Linux for any amount of time chances are pretty good that you have heard of git. You may be wondering, what exactly is git and how do I use it? Git is the brainchild of Linus Torvalds, who developed it as source code management system during his work on the Linux kernel.Since then it has been adopted by many software projects and developers due to its track record of speed and efficiency along with its ease of use. Git has also gained popularity with writers of all kinds, since it can be used to track changes in any set of files, not just code.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- What is Git
- How to install Git on GNU/Linux
- How to Configure Git
- How to use git to create a new project
- How to clone, commit, merge, push and branch using the git command
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- Korbin Brown
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Clear Linux is Intel's entry into the Linux space. It's a free and open source distro that Intel has developed for maximum performance. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Unsurprisingly, Clear Linux has been optimized to perform very well on Intel hardware. Being developed by a hardware giant means that the operating system can undergo improvements that more community driven Linux distributions may be likely to neglect.
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- Korbin Brown
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Puppy Linux specializes in being a super lightweight desktop distribution with user friendly features. The entire operating system only weighs in at about 300 MB and its system requirements are incredibly small.
It's a great distro for restoring an old computer or providing a simple interface to casual PC users. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Puppy is simple and straight forward, similar to Ubuntu and Linux Mint in this regard. However, it comes with far fewer packages and leaves a much smaller footprint. Other distributions feel bloated when contrasted with Puppy.
Puppy Linux is more accurately defined as a collection of distributions. There are multiple "puppies" available for download, including versions based on Slackware, Ubuntu, and Raspbian. That's what has been officially released, but there are a slew of community "remasters" available as well, called "puplets". As you can see, Puppy likes to coin a lot of their own terms.
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- Egidio Docile
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Restricting access to a resource is often required when using the web. On complex web applications, this is often implemented using a login system which can be more or less sophisticated. If our requirements our pretty basic, however, we can use the authentication system provided by the Apache web server. In this tutorial we will see how can we do it.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to restrict access to a web page using the Apache web server
- How to store the user passwords in plain text files
- How to store the user passwords in a database
- How to allow access to multiple users
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- Korbin Brown
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OpenSUSE is the free alternative to SUSE Linux, an enterprise level distro that goes toe to toe with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Essentially, OpenSUSE is the non-commercial edition of the enterprise distribution.
For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
OpenSUSE naturally lends itself very well to servers and workstations, but also brands itself as a user friendly desktop operating system. OpenSUSE stacks up very well against similarly aimed distros like Red Hat and CentOS.
It's a very stable, secure, and tested distro that's been used by many small corporations and casual Linux users the world over since 2005.
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- Korbin Brown
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Manjaro is based on Arch Linux and retains the same qualities of being simple and minimalistic. Manjaro and Arch both target desktop computers, but they both cater to different types of users.
Manjaro builds on Arch by making the distro more user friendly. It's a clean and sleek operating system, sporting much fewer packages installed by default than other distributions like Ubuntu. It's a good choice for users concerned with speed and simplicity. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Manjaro is only available for 64 bit CPU architectures. Manjaro's website has several editions, including "official" and "community", which both contain a number of different supported desktop environments. Manjaro also supports ARM and has a download tailored to Raspberry Pi systems.
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- Korbin Brown
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Arch Linux is an independently developed Linux distribution geared towards experienced Linux users. Its main aim is on simplicity and minimalism. There are not many packages installed by default, basically just what the system absolutely needs in order to run. There isn't even a desktop environment unless you install one yourself.
The result of this approach is a lean and mean operating system with a lot of options for customization. Arch is recommended for Linux veterans that want more control over their system. If you're brand new to Linux, Ubuntu and Linux Mint are designed to give you an easier introduction. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Arch Linux sits close to the bleeding edge, making it more suited for a desktop computer or Raspberry Pi, etc. Arch Linux only has a command line interface by default, but there are a lot of desktop environments that it officially supports, including GNOME, Xfce, KDE, and many of the other most common choices for Linux users.
Manjaro is based on Arch Linux, taking its best features and adding a dash of user friendliness. It's a good distro to check out if you appreciate Arch's ideals but are a little intimidated by the complexity of configuring things from the ground up.
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- Korbin Brown
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Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and belongs to the Debian family of Linux distributions. For other most popular Linux distributions please visit our dedicated linux download page.
Mint took the user friendliness of Ubuntu and kicked it up a notch. This distro was developed to specialize in being easy to use and welcoming to newcomers. As such, it comes preloaded with all the software and utilities that most desktop users will need.
After years with GNOME as its default desktop environment, Mint developers created their own desktop called Cinnamon. This marked a return to traditional desktop metaphor conventions and led to a less confusing desktop for new Linux users.
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- Nick Congleton
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Hulu is only gaining in popularity, but it doesn't officially support Linux. Thankfully, it's actually very simple to watch Hulu on Linux with either Firefox or Google Chrome.
In this tutorial you will learn:- How to Enable DRM on Firefox
- How to Watch Hulu on Linux
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- Korbin Brown
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The cURL linux command can use various network protocols to download and upload data on Linux. Normally, using the cURL command is pretty basic, but it has a ton of options and can grow more complicated very quickly. In this guide, we'll go over some of the more common uses for the cURL command and show you syntax examples so you can use it on your own system.
In this tutorial you will learn:- What is cURL and what can it do?
- How cURL compares to wget
- How to download a file from a website with cURL
- How to follow redirects
- How to download and untar a file automatically
- How to authenticate with cURL
- How to download headers with cURL
- How to use quiet mode with cURL
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- Nick Congleton
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Kodi relies on scrapers to match your files with data on the internet. Those scrapers are looking for specific information in a specific place, so you'll need to name your files to assist the scrapers in locating the correct info for your Kodi library.
In this tutorial you will learn:- How to Name Movie Files
- How to Name TV Files
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- Lubos Rendek
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In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to test internet connection
- How to test DNS resolution
- How to test Local Area network
- How to check your DNS resolution
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- Nick Congleton
- System Administration
FFMpeg is at the core of tons of multimedia utilities, but the utility itself doesn't have the ability to convert multiple files at once. Thankfully, FFMpeg is scriptable, and you can easily set something up quickly with Bash.
In this tutorial you will learn:- How to Set Up Your Variables
- How to Construct the Loop
- How to Strip Out the File Names
- How to Put it All Together, and Run
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