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Debian vs. Ubuntu: The Similarities, Differences and Which One You Should Use

Ubuntu received a lot of love in its earlier releases. It made many seemingly complicated operations, easier for beginners just coming into the world of Linux-based distributions. But around the time the Unity interface was launched, it started to get some hate, too. Objectively speaking, the interface was not good or bad, it did its job well. But it did it differently than what most people were used to. Then, some other changes, like inserting ads in the launch menu and changing the interface once again to Gnome, made some users dislike the distro even more and people began to look… Read more

MX Linux Review: A Popular, Simple and Stable Linux Distro

If you’re a Linux newbie, you might be confused by the sheer number of distributions on offer. One relatively new entry to the market is MX Linux. It’s a Debian-based distro with a lot of support that has topped Distrowatch’s popularity list for the last six months. But why is MX Linux proving to be so popular? Let’s find out. Appearance MX Linux comes with the XFCE desktop environment as standard, although the developers have tweaked things a little, with a customizable taskbar on the left side. XFCE… Read more

Humble Book Bundle: Open Source Bookshelf

This book bundle is the perfect one for you if you’re interested in diving more deeply into the open-source developing space. If you’re a starving developer, this could help even more, as you will pay very little when you buy the Humble Book Bundle: Open Source Bookshelf by Bleeding Edge Press. You’ll pay as little as $1 for books that explain creating interfaces with Bulma, chatbots for eCommerce, practical gRPC, and more. You’ll get instruction and hands-on training in several areas. Buy the bundle and receive only the books you really need to dive deeper into open-source developing. When… Read more

How to Use the Linux Terminal as a Calculator

Do you prefer the simplicity of the Linux terminal over a fancy GUI? If you need to quickly do some math, you don’t have to use a calculator app. You can perform your calculations using the terminal, using tools that you’ll (probably) have installed already. Let’s run through how you can use the Linux terminal as a calculator, no matter your distro. Calculations with GNU bc The bc element of GNU bc stands for “basic calculator.” The bc program itself originated on Unix, based in the 1970s. GNU bc is a more modern, enhanced version,… Read more

One in Three Americans Confused About 5G and Think They Already Have It

Perhaps 5G needs a little P.R., as there seems to be a lot of confusion around it. Not necessarily what it is, as everyone seems to understand it’s the next best thing to hit computing since broadband access was first released and that it is said to have very impressive speeds. The confusion comes in with people clearly not understanding and thinking they already have it. One in three people in the United States think they already have 5G, meaning there are many confused people out there. 5G Confusion Let’s clear something up right away…. Read more