If vector graphics are your thing—logos, illustrations, or scalable icons— Inkscape is the go-to open source tool. Think of it as the Illustrator equivalent for Linux. It’s particularly good at ...

The tar command on Linux is used to create and extract TAR archive files. Run "tar -czvf archive-name.tar.gz /path/to/file” ...

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The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India. Although the attacks described in the two reports use ...

The changes in the latest Linux kernel, Linux 6.16, may be small, but they include some significant ones. Linus Torvalds himself summed up this release as looking fine, small, and calm, but not ...

Have you ever clicked on a Microsoft Office file, only to find it opening in the browser instead of the desktop app you prefer? For many, this seemingly small inconvenience can disrupt workflows and ...

.tar / .gz Use 7-Zip or PeaZip Common on Linux/macOS downloads Double-click the archive to open it in File Explorer, WinRAR, or 7-Zip. Resize or move the archive window so you can see your destination ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a few components that are part of Windows. This marks a milestone for a project ...

We all download a vast number of files on our devices every day. Many of the files we download can get lost in our vast list of downloads. In such a scenario, having a file open automatically upon ...

Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, ...

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