Tag: software
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Scammers invade Snap Store
Ubuntu’s Snap Store is Under Siege from Scammers, and The Gates are Open.After years of crypto wallet theft, scammers have escalated to domain takeovers. Malicious actors are doing everything at their disposal to undermine modern IT infrastructure. Some are motivated by the usual monetary gains, while others have more sinister intents. Canonical’s Snap Store is…
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Linux Mint “Zena” is Out
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is Officially Available Now! Introduces Two New AppsA fresh menu, troubleshooting tools, and other improvements arrive in this point release. A few months ago, Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” was introduced with many useful changes, like Linux kernel 6.14, support for accent colors on XDG Desktop Portal XApp, blur effects on the…
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Austrian Army switches to Libre Office
Austria’s Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOfficeThe Austrian military prioritizes independence over convenience. Governments around the world, especially European ones, are increasingly reacting to the threat of American-based services pulling the rug from under them. We have already seen many instances of this, like Denmark moving away from Microsoft or Germany…
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The Curious Dev is Gone?
Opinion : Dayvi SchusterDev Culture Is Dying… The Curious Developer Is GoneFrom tinkerers to metric seekers: How the shift in developer culture is impacting innovation and creativity. When Curiosity Lead the WayIf you have been in software development for a while, you might remember a time when developers were launching unique and innovative products and…
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Opinion: The Future of Flatpak
At the Linux Application Summit (LAS) in April, Sebastian Wick said that, by many metrics, Flatpak is doing great. The Flatpak application-packaging format is popular with upstream developers, and with many users. More and more applications are being published in the Flathub application store, and the format is even being adopted by Linux distributions like Fedora. However, he worried that work…
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NextCloud helps You Drop Google
After Switching to Linux, This App Helped Me Drop Google for Good. Tired of Google’s grip on your data? After switching to Linux, I found the perfect self-hosted app to replace Google Drive, Photos, Calendar, Docs, and more, all on my terms. Here’s how I took back control of my privacy and my data. When…
