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Want Firefox without Australis? Try Pale Moon

By Andrew Powell 01/08/2014 Try-This

If the release of Firefox's Australis interface got you down, there are Firefox-based alternatives out there with a more traditional Mozilla UI. One such alternative is Pale Moon and here's how you get it. Earlier in the year I wrote about Seamonkey, an all-in-one internet suite. The browser…

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Wireshark 4.4.7 Network Protocol Analyzer Patches Security Flaw and Fixes Bugs

Wireshark 4.4.7 is here to patch a security vulnerability (CVE-2025-5601) that could allow a denial of service attack via packet injection or crafted capture file in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 due to a bug in the column utility module that leads to a dissection engine crash.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Benchmarking

We benchmark a Raspberry Pi 5 (16GB RAM) against a DreamQuest N100 Mini PC. The Pi 5 runs Raspberry Pi OS (Debian-based), whereas the N100 runs Ubuntu 25.04. The tests are run using the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Linux Display Managers: Complete Beginner’s Guide

Learn all about Linux display managers – what they are, how they work, and how to install, change, or troubleshoot them

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Setting Up Graphical Uncomplicated Firewall (GUFW) on Ubuntu

Learn how to install, enable, and configure GUFW, a GUI firewall tool for Ubuntu, to manage and secure your network easily.

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Murena’s DeGoogled Android Alternative Upgraded to /e/OS 3.0

Murena is out with a new major release of its deGoogled and improved version of Android /e/OS 3.O.

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PeerTube 7.2 Rolls Out with Fresh UI and Smarter Video Management Tools

PeerTube 7.2, an open-source, decentralized video platform, rolls out with redesigned video management, enhanced filtering, and refined handling of sensitive content.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Process Explorer

Process Explorer is a task manager and system monitor. It provides the functionality of Windows Task Manager along with features for collecting information about processes running on the user’s system.

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Karton: KDE’s Libvirt-Powered Answer to GNOME Boxes and Virt-Manager

Karton is a new, still-in-development KDE-native virtual machine manager using libvirt, aiming to bring VM tools closer to the Plasma desktop experience.

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KDE Gear 25.04.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

Discover the latest features in KDE Gear 25.04.2! Explore new apps and enhancements that elevate your user experience.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Passive Cooling the Right Way

Passively cool the Raspberry Pi 5 the right way. Use the case as a heatsink. No fan noise to interrupt your concentration. Here’s how to do it.

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