Encoding detection smackdown

enca vs file vs iconv vs isutf8 vs uchardet? The file and isutf8 commands are best for detecting whether or not a file contains only UTF-8 characters.

Linux Journal is Back

As of today, Linux Journal is back, and operating under the ownership of Slashdot Media. As Linux enthusiasts and long-time fans of Linux Journal, we were disappointed to hear about Linux Journal closing it's doors last year. It took some time, but fortunately we were able to get a deal done that allows us to keep Linux Journal alive now and indefinitely. It's important that amazing resources like Linux Journal never disappear.

Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month. Repeat, Microsoft will release a browser for Linux -- and it uses Google's technology

This means Linus Torvalds has definitely won, doesn't it? Ignite Microsoft will release its Edge browser for Linux next month, initially through the browser's Dev preview channel.…

Microsoft is Bringing Edge Browser to Linux in October

At the Ignite 2020, Microsoft announced that the Chromium-based Edge browser will have a Linux preview build in October this year.

Linux Lite 5.2 Is Now Ready for Testing Based on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS

Linux Lite creator and lead developer Jerry Bezencon announced today the general availability for public testing of the RC (Release Candidate) version of the upcoming Linux Lite 5.2 release.

A million students and counting have learned Linux

The Linux Foundation[he]#039[/he]s Free Introduction to Linux class has just passed the million enrollment mark.

Meet eDEX-UI, A Sci-Fi Inspired Linux Terminal Emulator With Some Cool Features

eDEX-UI is a cool sci-fi inspired terminal emulator that looks cool with a bunch of options like system monitoring. Check out what features it offers.

What Cassandra users think of their NoSQL DBMS

They love it, but they really, really wish there were more expert Cassandra NoSQL DBMS administrators out there.

Solve a real-world problem using Java

As I wrote in the first two articles in this series, I enjoy solving small problems by writing small programs in different languages, so I can compare the different ways they approach the solution. The example I'm using in this series is dividing bulk supplies into hampers of similar value to distribute to struggling neighbors in your community, which you can read about in the first article in this series.read more

Give Your GNOME Desktop a Tiling Makeover With Material Shell GNOME Extension

Material Shell GNOME extension turns your regular GNOME desktop into a preconfigured tiling window manager and thus giving you an intuitive interface.