The Open Source Post
Welcome to the FOSS Post! The leading independent publication about Linux and open-source software.
We deliver stories, tutorials, reviews, analysis and opinion pieces about various aspects of the open-source world.
New user to the Linux and open source world? No worries, we have prepared a series of step-by-step explanatory articles that you can read to understand everything you need to know.
Are you a Linux user wishing to enhance your knowledge about privacy and security? Come read this series of detailed articles about these topics and see what practices you can apply.
Have an Android smartphone? Explore what open-source apps are out there that you can install on your smartphone to achieve better privacy and security.
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Latest Posts
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Czkawka is Your Swiss Knife For Cleaning Files on Linux
After using your Linux system for a couple of months or years, you will find that a lot of dust will start building up on different parts of […]
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Watch The World as it Collapses From Your Linux Desktop
We are happy to introduce our first in-house developed program to the world: FOSS Post Collapse Monitor. There are many indicators for a possible collapse in human civilization, motivated […]
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Be Wary Of “Fake” Open Source Software
Open source software have become more important today than in the past. The benefits brought by using open source software for governments, organizations and commercial businesses can not […]
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Easily Get 3rd-Party Software on Ubuntu With Deb-Get
Sometimes you may want to install software applications which are not in the the official package repositories of your Ubuntu installation. And if you want to install these […]
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Fix Bluetooth rtl8761b Problem on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04)
Linux has sadly many problems when it comes to Bluetooth, or at least, some specific distributions of it. We have seen a case before where many Bluetooth devices […]
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Easily Set up Remote Backups With Open Source Duplicati
Backups are crucial in modern times, where data security is vulnerable to hacking or loss due to various factors. Losing valuable data is undesirable; hence, having a backup […]
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Extend Ubuntu LTS Support Period to 10 Years With Ubuntu Advantage
Historically, Ubuntu Long-term support (LTS) versions were always supported with updates for 5 years after the release date. So for example, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was supported with updates […]
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F-Droid is a Google Play Alternative for Open Source Apps
It is true that many open source apps are available in Google’s Play Store, but most of them don’t like to be there. After all, Google Play is […]