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How to read a file N lines at a time in BASH: 3 methods

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The file I'll be using for this demonstration is called demo and looks like this: demo is plain text with 2 tab-separated columns. The first column is sorted alphabetically, but the second column isn't sorted. What I want to find out is how many different letters are in the second column for each…

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7-Zip v25 File Archiver Released with Performance Gains

The latest 7-Zip release speeds up bzip2 by up to 40%, improves ZIP and FAT archive support, and fixes multiple bugs and security vulnerabilities.

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Rhino Linux 2025.3 Rolls Out with RPK2, KDE Option

Rhino Linux 2025.3 is now available with the RPK2 package management tool by default, UBports sponsorship, and the KDE Plasma 6 UBXI desktop.

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Let’s Encrypt Begins Supporting IP Address Certificates

Let’s Encrypt begins issuing IP address certificates, expanding support beyond domain names to cater to specialized use cases, such as DoH and home devices.

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Bash Shell 5.3 Released with New Command Substitution

Bash Shell 5.3 is out now, adding new scripting features, bug fixes, and enhancements to completion, substitution, and Readline.

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Geany 2.1 Lightweight IDE Brings Smoother UI, New Filetypes, and Theming Support

Geany 2.1, a lightweight and user-friendly IDE, introduces new themes, enhanced session handling, modern file dialogs, and more.

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Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 Released with Certbot Enhancements

Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 lands with API schema fixes, performance improvements, and a batch of new DNS providers for Certbot plugin support.

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How to Repair a Corrupted USB Drive in Linux

We are using Ubuntu for this tutorial, but everything applies to most modern Linux distributions. Here is how you can repair a corrupted USB drive in Linux.

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Steam Client Now Enables Proton by Default for Games without Native Linux Builds

This release also introduces Steam In-Game Overlay Performance Monitor, a new performance monitor that Steam can render over your game.

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Gemini CLI: Unleashing the Power of AI in Your Terminal

In this article, you'll learn how to install, use, and uninstall Google’s Gemini CLI to bring AI power directly into your Linux terminal.

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Cavil-Qwen3-4B: SUSE’s Open-Source LLM for Legal Automation

Discover Cavil-Qwen3-4B, SUSE's innovative open-source LLM designed to streamline legal automation and enhance efficiency in legal processes.

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