AppFlowy: An Open-Source Alternative to Notion

AppFlowy aims to be an open-source replacement to Notion, providing you with better privacy. Let us explore more about it. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 2 years ago

Deprecated Linux Commands You Should Not Use Anymore (and Their Alternatives)

Linux and its toolchain keep on evolving. Here are a few popular Linux commands that have been deprecated or going to be deprecated soon. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 2 years ago

KDE vs. Gnome: What’s the Ultimate Linux Desktop Choice?

Curious about the desktop environment to choose? We help you with KDE vs GNOME here. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 2 years ago

Open Source Lightweight Web Browsers for Linux

feels your browsDo you think your web browser consumes too much system resources? Try these light web browsers in Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 2 years ago

Create Windows, macOS, and Linux VMs Easily with QEMU-Based Quickgui

Quickgui aims to be a simpler alternative to VirtualBox and help create virtual machines quickly. Here's what you need to know about it. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 2 years ago

Q4OS Linux Revives Your Old Laptop with Windows’ Looks (2019)

Q4OS is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian. It imitates the look and feel of Windows. Read the complete review to know more about Q4OS Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 3 years ago

Try These ‘Advanced’ Linux Distros [Not Based on Debian, Arch or Red Hat]

So, you think you are a Linux guru? Why not test your Linux expertise by using these advanced Linux distributions that are not everyone's cup of tea? | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 3 years ago

Gromit-MPX Lets You Draw Anywhere on Linux Desktop Screen

Gromit-MPX is a free and open-source tool that lets you annotate anywhere on the screen. It supports all Unix desktop environments such as GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 3 years ago

Red Hat Launches RHEL Stream to Compete with Rising Popularity of CentOS Stream

In a surprise move, Red Hat has announced RHEL Stream, a rolling release version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 3 years ago

A Brief History of Ubuntu Touch

Ubuntu tried its hands on creating a Linux-based mobile operating system with Ubuntu Touch. What went wrong? How it started? Is Ubuntu Touch still alive? | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Fedora 33 released with Btrfs, nano and zRAM as default

Fedora 33 has finally landed. Check out the major feature changes with this exciting release. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

OnionShare: An Open-Source Tool to Share Files Securely over Tor Network

OnionShare is a free and open-source tool that utilizes the Tor network to share files securely and anonymously. Learn how to use this privacy tool in Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Geoffrey Knauth, a FSF veteran, is the new FSF president

Almost a year after Richard Stallman, the founding president of Free Software Foundation, was forced to resign, FSF board has finally elected a new president. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Manjaro Linux Review: “Arch Linux for Human Beings”

Take a look at the features of Manjaro Linux in general, understand why people like Manjaro and check the performance comparison of Cinnamon flavor with Mint. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Ex-Solus Dev Is Now Creating a Truly Modern Linux Distribution Called Serpent L

The ex-developer of Solus Linux has announced Serpent Linux, a truly modern Linux distribution which is not dependent on GNU toolchain. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Btrfs to Be the Default Filesystem on Fedora?

If things go well, you'll have Btrfs as the default filesystem on Fedora starting with the Fedora 33 release. Here are more details on this topic. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

What Happened to IPv5? Why There Is IPv4, IPv6 but No IPv5?

Why there is no IPv5? Why IPv6 came after IPv4 and not IPv5? Was there ever a IPv5 and if yes, whatever happened to IPv5? | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

The De-Googled Android Fork Is Making Good Progress

Gael Duval, the head of the /e/ mobile OS, shares the progress on his mission to create an open source Android fork that is free from Google. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Session: An Open Source Private Messenger That Doesn’t Need Your Phone Number

Session is an open source messenger that provides end to end encryption without a central server and doesn't even need your phone number. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Discussing Past, Present and Future of FreeBSD Project

Deb Goodkin, executive director, FreeBSD Foundation shares her insight into the past, present and future of FreeBSD project. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

The Most Beautiful Linux Distributions in 2020

Here are the most beautiful Linux distributions that provide an overall pleasant desktop experience out of the box. Check out the list. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Insights into Why Hyperbola GNU/Linux Is Turning into Hyperbola BSD

Hyperbola project lead Andre shares why Hyperbola ditched Linux kernel and opted for BSD kernel. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Don’t Use ZFS on Linux: Linus Torvalds

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is skeptical of ZFS open source licensing and doesn't recommend using it on Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Teams Is Now Available on Linux

Microsoft's Slack alternative Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux. Check out more details. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 4 years ago

Linux Smartphone PinePhone Will Be Available to Pre-Order Next Week

The much awaited Linux smartphone PinePhone will open for pre-orders soon. The low pricing and the ability to run Linux are the main highlights of PinePhone. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Project Trident Ditches BSD for Linux

FreeBSD based BSD distribution Trident is not happy with slow development and updates in BSD. They have decided to base their distribution on Linux. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Gnome Foundation Is Being Sued Because of Shotwell Photo Manager

The GNOME Foundation is facing a lawsuit from Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC. Patent troll Rothschild allege that Shotwell photo manager infringes its patent. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Gimp Forked over “Offensive Name”

GIMP editor has been forked into Glimpse project because some people found the name offensive. But they do have plans to make GIMP better. Read more about it. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Intel Me

Suddenly everyone is concern about privacy with Minix OS hidden inside Intel's chip. But is it a big deal? Find it out. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Mobile OS Alternatives to Android in 2019

Android is not the only option for your smartphones. Meet some open-source Linux based Android alternatives for your mobile phone. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

After Developer Outrage, Ubuntu Decided to Keep 32-Bit Partially

Canonical decided to drop 32-bit completely from Ubuntu 19.10. This made Steam, Wine and Ubuntu Studio devs angry and Ubuntu had to revert its decision. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Open Source Slack Alternative Mattermost Gets $50M Funding

In a bid to challenge the domination of Slack, open source team communication software Mattermost gets $50 million funding from the prestigious Y Combinator. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Alternatives to Raspberry Pi

Looking for a Raspberry Pi alternative? Here are some other single board computers to satisfy your DIY cravings. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Graviton: A Minimalist Open-Source Code Editor

Graviton is a free & open source, cross-platform code editor in development. Check out the features of this promising application. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Sad News Scientific Linux Is Being Discontinued

Scientific Linux, a distributions focused on scientists in high energy physics field, will not be developed anymore. It's creator, Fermilab, is replacing it by CentOS in its labs. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Zettlr – Markdown Editor for Writers and Researchers

Zettlr is an open source markdown editor with features that help writers and researchers. Read and see if Zettlr can be your next favorite application. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Forthcoming Debian 10 New Features

Debian 10 Buster is nearing its release. Excited about the new major release? Here's a list of the new features in Debian 10. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Debian Has a New Project Leader

Debian Project Leader election for 2019 has been concluded and we have a new DPL, Sam Hartman. Learn a thing or two about Debian Project Leader and its election. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

VSCodium: 100% Open Source Version of vs. Code

VSCodium is a fork of Microsoft's popular Visual Studio Code editor. It's identical to VS Code with the single biggest difference that unlike VS Code, VSCodium doesn't track your usage data. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Enjoy Netflix? You Should Thank FreeBSD

Netflix uses FreeBSD and open source software to deliver its content efficiently worldwide. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

NSA to Open Source Its Reverse Engineering Tool GHIDRA

NSA is going to open source its software reverse engineering framework known as GHIDRA. It will be available to the public for free. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Bash 5.0 Released with New Features

Bash 5.0 has just been released. Check out the new features and changes in this new major release. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

MariaDB: The Software That Might Save or Break Open Source

MariaDB's history as an Open Source champion may be running into some walls, but those barriers are leading them to untested waters. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

New Patch Replaces F-Words in Linux Kernel Code with “Hug”

To comply with the new code of conduct, a developer from Intel proposes to replace F-words in the Linux kernel code with "hug". | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 5 years ago

Solus Linux Is Under New Management

Ikey Doherty, the founder and lead dev of Solus Linux has left the project. Read to know why he left Solus and what is going to happen with Solus Linux in future. | Continue reading


@itsfoss.com | 6 years ago