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In what is quite a major achievement, Wine has been ported and made to work on OpenBSD. We have since tested several dozens of 64-bit Windows software, mostly successfully. See screenshots, livestream recordings for example. Even the Remaster of The…
Significant changes in this release include some significant binfmt_misc extensions, some group-scheduling work aimed at improving performance on large systems, the new failfs filesystem that fails all operations, the fchroot() system call, global per-CPU data for BPF programs, the completion of…
Encountering errors on a new operating system can be frustrating. With Windows 11, one common issue users might come across is the ‘Something didn’t go as planned’ error. This vague message could be triggered by various issues, ranging from network problems…
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Sergey Nivens - Fotolia To properly use a command line in Linux, you must consider two factors: if you need sudo permissions and what commands you want to use. The answers depend on the scale of your operations, what permissions you…
A command-line interface (CLI) is a text-based user interface (UI) used to run programs, manage computer files and interact with the computer. Command-line interfaces are also called command-line user interfaces, console user interfaces and character user interfaces. CLIs accept as input…
Google has announced that Chrome will soon connect to websites more securely by default. Beginning with Chrome 154, set for release in October 2026, the browser will automatically activate the Always Use Secure Connections feature. This means Chrome will attempt all website…
The privacy-focused Tails 7.15 Linux distribution is out, updating Tor Browser, the Tor client, and firmware packages for newer hardware. The Tails Project has released Tails 7.15, the latest update to its privacy-focused, Debian-based Linux distribution that helps users protect their anonymity…
Valve's latest Steam Client update improves Proton support for non-Steam games, fixes Vulkan issues, and introduces new Big Picture features. Valve has released a new stable Steam Client update, introducing several improvements for Linux gamers, including easier Proton configuration, fixes…
Peppermint OS is testing PepVoid, a new Void Linux-based edition featuring Xorg and XLibre, with an official release potentially coming in November. Peppermint OS, the lightweight Debian-based Linux distro, is expanding with PepVoid, an experimental edition built on Void Linux.