There has been some improvement in Lubuntu and the LXQt desktop it ships, but it is still far from what other lightweight distributions offer.
We recommend using other Linux distributions if you are looking for a lightweight OS.
https://fosspost.org/lubuntu-24-04-review
We recommend using other Linux distributions if you are looking for a lightweight OS.
https://fosspost.org/lubuntu-24-04-review
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What's Come Of Lubuntu As Of Its 24.04 Release?
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Top open source speech Recognition/TTS/STT libraries that you can use for your next speech program. 🌹
https://fosspost.org/open-source-speech-recognition
https://fosspost.org/open-source-speech-recognition
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Top 15 Open Source Speech Recognition/TTS/STT/ Systems
There has been many open source speech recognition, TTS, STT and ASR libraries developed in recent years. Here's the top ones among them.
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A couple of open source programs that you can use to fix your grandma's broken Ubuntu installation from your couch. 😚
https://fosspost.org/open-source-remote-desktop
https://fosspost.org/open-source-remote-desktop
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Top 7 Open Source Remote Desktop Software
Discover our most recommended open source remote desktop applications which allow you to access remote machines with ease.
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Here are some useful open source reference management software that you can use for academic work.
https://fosspost.org/open-source-reference-managers-zotero-alternatives
https://fosspost.org/open-source-reference-managers-zotero-alternatives
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Top +5 Open Source Reference Managers & Mendeley Alternatives
In this article, we are going to visit the top open source reference managers that you can use for your academic purposes.
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Firefox 129 has been released.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/129.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/129.0/releasenotes/
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You can use one of these programs to monitor your security camera for your house, dashcam or other places. 😎
https://fosspost.org/open-source-cctv-ip-camera-monitoring-software
https://fosspost.org/open-source-cctv-ip-camera-monitoring-software
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Best Open Source CCTV Monitoring Software, IP Camera Software, And Security Cam Monitoring Programs
Open source IP or CCTV camera monitoring software are special software that allow you to manage, connect and monitor your remote cameras over a network
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Ubuntu announces a shift in how they ship kernel versions in their distribution.
They will now ship whatever latest stable kernel version available before shipping Ubuntu, ensuring users will always get the latest stable kernel in each new release:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-version-selection-for-ubuntu-releases/47007
They will now ship whatever latest stable kernel version available before shipping Ubuntu, ensuring users will always get the latest stable kernel in each new release:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-version-selection-for-ubuntu-releases/47007
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Kernel Version Selection for Ubuntu Releases
The Canonical Kernel Team (CKT) is responsible for all things relating to the Linux kernel for any Ubuntu distribution release, including version selection, preparation, qualification, the actual release, and then ongoing maintenance for 9 months or 12 years…
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This is an important notice for laptop owners to care for an update that landed in the "power-profiles-daemon" package and which could downgrade performance compared to previous releases when the "balanced" power profile is used.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1erh1pf/powerprofilesdaemon_introduced_an_unconditional/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1erh1pf/powerprofilesdaemon_introduced_an_unconditional/
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Deepin 23 has been released.
https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-v23-is-officially-released/
https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-v23-is-officially-released/
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Google has removed the open-source map application "Organic Maps" from its Play Store for no reason.
https://x.com/organicmapsapp/status/1824727403580596260
It is one of the open source maps applications that we talked about here:
https://fosspost.org/android-open-source-google-maps-alternatives
Edit: It has been returned now.
https://x.com/organicmapsapp/status/1824727403580596260
It is one of the open source maps applications that we talked about here:
https://fosspost.org/android-open-source-google-maps-alternatives
Edit: It has been returned now.
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Open Source Google Maps Alternatives for Android
Google Maps is one of the most useful applications that one can use on Android. Without it, one may find himself/herself lost in some jungle instead of
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Opinion: Mozilla has been suspiciously silent about Google and Manifest V3
This is their greatest marketing opportunity of the year, and they are yet to seize it.
Why is that? Let's see.
https://fosspost.org/mozilla-has-been-suspiciously-silent-about-google-and-manifest-v3
This is their greatest marketing opportunity of the year, and they are yet to seize it.
Why is that? Let's see.
https://fosspost.org/mozilla-has-been-suspiciously-silent-about-google-and-manifest-v3
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Mozilla Has Been Suspiciously Silent About Google And Manifest V3
Opinion: Last week, Google announced that it is going to remove extensions using Manifest V2 from its Chrome extensions store at a very near time, and that
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