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 software, then you have to: Head to their official website. Add their repository to your system manually (If they provide one). If they don’t provide a Deb […] June 27, 2022June 27, 2022
Turkish Municipality Saves $1M By Migrating to Pardus Linux There are many reasons why governments and other societal entities may elect to use Linux and other open source software instead of the proprietary alternatives, but arguably, minimizing software licensing costs is one of the most important reasons for this. Today we’ll be showing the story of Eyupsultan municipality, which is located at the European […] May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
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 were actually supported by the kernel, but an issue in USB power management caused these devices to not work for a very, very long time on various […] May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu releases a new version every six months. However, most of the stuff you may need to do after installing the new version are generally the same. This article will guide you through enhancing your new system. No matter what supported version of Ubuntu you use, you can follow those steps. Please don’t look at […] April 24, 2022May 10, 2022
How to Install Firefox as a DEB Package on Ubuntu 22.04 The most notable change you’ll notice in Ubuntu 22.04 is that the Firefox browser is no longer installed on the system as a traditional DEB package. Instead, it is now being installed as a Snap package. From developer’s point of view, the eases the update process and ensures that all Ubuntu users are using the […] April 24, 2022April 24, 2022
Easily Set up Remote Backups With Open Source Duplicati Backups are an essential thing to do and manage in today’s world, where you can easily expect your data to be hacked or lost because of any internal or external error. At the end, no one wants to suffer through a precious data loss, and the best way to save the day is to have […] March 29, 2022March 29, 2022
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 from 2012 to 2017. However, Canonical announced last year that it is going to extend this support period up to 10 years for Ubuntu Advantage users. Ubuntu […] March 13, 2022March 13, 2022
F-Droid is a Google Play Alternative for Open Source Apps It is true that many open source apps are available in the Google’s Play Store, but most of them don’t like to be there. After all, Google Play is a proprietary software and fully controlled by the biggest advertisement company on the planet. That’s why open source app developers have been looking for a better […] March 3, 2022March 3, 2022
NewPipe Is Your Alternative YouTube Client For Android The official YouTube client for android is full of ads and other tracking scripts. If you use it, then you will be forced to watch tens of intrusive ads from video to video, and your privacy will be under attack because of Google’s tracking activities. Luckily, you don’t have to go through all this. You […] February 27, 2022March 15, 2022
Tune Your Galaxy Buds With This Open Source Desktop App Bluetooth earbuds are quite common these days, and there have been many companies making them. One of them is Samsung, which makes the Buds, Buds Live, Buds+ and Buds Pro earbuds. Sadly Samsung does not provide a universal desktop application to adjust the settings of these earbuds for users, and hence, they are stuck with […] February 17, 2022February 17, 2022
Survey Shows 60% Of VFX Designers Are Using Linux VES (Visual Effects Society) is an organization that represents visual effects designers, animators, studios, film makers and other related stakeholders from many different countries around the world. They have thousands of members from many different companies specialized in VFX field, some of which have made the most iconic films in the world. VES has published […] January 14, 2022January 14, 2022
Firefox Is Currently Facing A Major Bug In Connection [Fixed] Users of the open source web browser have started to report a bug on various online communities where the browser simply can’t establish a connection to any website they wish to visit. Even when they try to close the browser, it hangs and keeps running in the background. No official statement from Mozilla is released […] January 13, 2022January 14, 2022
Adjusting NordVPN Settings on Linux NordVPN is one of the most common VPN providers in the world. They have a Linux version which works on both RPM-based and Debian-based distributions. Sadly, they do not provide a GUI client for Linux, only a command line interface. That’s why it could be tricky to adjust NordVPN settings on Linux. Table of Contents […] January 12, 2022April 30, 2022
MX Linux 21 Is The Best Linux Distribution Of 2021 As is tradition, each year at FOSS Post we take a tour around Linux distributions released during the year, and compare them to see which one was best suited for Linux desktop users. There is no universal “best”, of course, and things are quite subjective and debatable around that term. But in our selection, we […] January 1, 2022January 2, 2022
