Firefox has always had a special place in the Linux ecosystem. It’s open-source, deeply integrated into many distributions, and often the default browser for privacy-conscious users. However, installing the right Firefox version — official, up to date, and without breaking system stability — isn’t always as straightforward as it seems, especially on RPM-based distributions.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through all modern, recommended ways to install Firefox on Fedora, openSUSE, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux. This is a skyscraper-style article, meaning it goes deeper than most tutorials, explains the trade-offs, and helps you choose the best method for your setup.

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For years, gaming and Linux were seen as two parallel worlds that rarely met. That perception has changed dramatically, and not just because of Proton, Steam Deck, or better GPU drivers. Even browsers are starting to adapt to gamers’ needs. Opera GX is probably the most visible example of this trend.

What makes Opera GX especially interesting right now is that it’s no longer ignoring Linux. A native Linux version has been confirmed and is actively being worked on, which instantly puts it on the radar for Linux gamers, streamers, and power users. In this article, I’ll break down what Opera GX is, how it differs from regular Opera, why its Linux support matters, and whether there are any real alternatives in the “gaming browser” space.

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Based on the recently released Linux 6.19 kernel series, the GNU Linux-libre 6.19 kernel is here to clean up newly-added firmware loading support in SDCA sound, clean up multiple new dts files, and remove the cleaning up of the STM C8SECTPFE DVB driver, which was removed upstream.

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GNU Binutils 2.46 adds support for AMD Zen 6 processors and Arm v9.7, expanding toolchain readiness for upcoming CPU architectures.

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The software featured in this roundup helps developers create TUI programs. There is a diverse range of programs included, mostly best described as frameworks. Haskell is a powerful, purely functional programming language known for its strong type system, lazy evaluation, and mathematical elegance, enabling developers to write concise, robust, and highly reliable code for complex systems in finance, big data, and academia.

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In this article, you will learn how to use the Linux column command to format text into tables, handle CSV files, and generate clean, structured output, with 15+ practical examples for data formatting.

Working with CSV files or unstructured data often requires converting messy output into readable tabular format.

The column command is a simple but powerful utility that transforms raw data into properly formatted columns and tables, making data verification and analysis significantly easier.

The column command is part of the util-linux package and formats input into columns based on your source file structure.

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The pearOS 26.2 release doubles down on the liquid gel design to offer users a fluid, cohesive look and feel along with redesigned dock and launchpad, an “arc” effect to the Downloads folder, smoother animations, cleaner feedback, and a more consistent feel across the system.

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Kdenlive 25.12.2 open-source video editor, is now available with new stability fixes, better monitor performance, and workflow improvements.

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If you’ve been using Linux seriously for any amount of time, you’ve already interacted with systemd, whether you wanted to or not. From booting your system, starting services, managing logs, or controlling background processes, systemd sits at the very core of most modern Linux distributions.

As an advanced Linux user, you probably rely on tools like locate to instantly find files across your system or use bat as a smarter replacement for cat when inspecting configuration files and logs. systemd fits naturally into this workflow: once you know where things are and how to read them efficiently, systemd gives you full control over when and how everything runs.

As an advanced Linux user or sysadmin, understanding systemd is not optional anymore — it’s a productivity multiplier. Once it clicks, troubleshooting becomes faster, automation cleaner, and systems far more predictable.

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If you’ve spent any time in a Linux or Ubuntu terminal, you’ve already met mkdir. It’s usually one of the first commands people learn, right after ls and cd. Most tutorials stop at “mkdir folder_name” and move on — but mkdir can do a lot more.

In this article, I want to go deeper and show you how to use mkdir like a pro. This is a practical, hands-on guide, written from daily Linux usage, not just theory. We’ll start with the basics and then move into advanced usage, including permissions, modes, regex-style expansions, and building entire directory trees with a single command.

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What are your Linux-based Personal Digital Sovereignty choices?

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Decman provides a declarative way to manage Arch Linux systems, ensuring installed packages and configuration match a defined state.

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For decades, cat has been one of the most fundamental Unix utilities. It does exactly what its name suggests: concatenates files and prints their contents to standard output. It is fast, simple, predictable, and available on every Unix-like system. I used it daily without ever questioning it.

Just like vim for editing files or locate for quickly finding them, cat was one of those essential tools you take for granted. You know it works, you know it’s reliable, and you rely on it every day.

Then I replaced it with bat.

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This week, Linux 6.19 landed as a major kernel release, LibreOffice 26.2 arrived as a major update to the popular office suite, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users received newer kernel and Mesa graphics stacks, Krita 6 entered public beta testing, and Ardour 9 landed as a massive update for the powerful digital audio workstation app.

On top of that, Linux 7.0 was confirmed by Linus Torvalds, KDE Linux gears up for beta release, System76 released COSMIC 1.0.5 desktop, KDE Gear 25.12.2 brought more improvements to your favorite KDE apps, and we also got some nice software releases, including Git 2.53, Calibre 9.2, Darktable 5.4.1, and PeaZip 10.9.

System76 also published the roadmap for COSMIC 2 and COSMIC 3 desktops, while Mozilla pushed the AI kill switch in Firefox Nightly and Firefox Beta. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux roundup for February 8th, 2026.

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So there you have it, the Linux 6.x era has ended with today’s Linux 6.19 kernel release, and a new one will begin with Linux 7.0, which is expected in mid-April 2026. The merge window for Linux 7.0 will open tomorrow, February 9th, and the first Release Candidate (RC) milestone is expected on February 22nd, 2026.

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Highlights of Linux 6.19 include support for the AMD Smart Data Cache Injection (SDCI) feature, support for multiple processors for User-mode Linux (UML), a new listns() system call that lets user space iterate through the namespaces on the system, and support for the PCIe link encryption and device authentication.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: COSMIC Desktop 1.0.5, Wine 11.2, Fish Shell 4.4, LibreOffice 26.2, VirtualBox gains a working KVM backend, GNU/Linux or just Linux?, and more.

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The new Memos 0.26 update brings stronger authentication, refresh token rotation, and better media streaming to this self-hosted, open-source note-taking app.

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If you’re a Linux enthusiast like me—or just a nobody user trying to survive daily terminal work—you’ve probably stumbled across Vim at least once. At first glance, Vim can be intimidating: there are modes, commands, and shortcuts that feel like a secret language.

I remember the first time I opened Vim—I couldn’t even figure out how to exit. But once you understand the basics, Vim isn’t just a text editor—it becomes an extension of your brain for editing text efficiently. Today, I’ll walk you through Vim commands that will transform you from a hesitant beginner into a confident Linux power user.

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So you think Word’s DOCX format is fine because it carries an ISO standard label? Think again. LibreOffice co‑founder Italo Vignoli explains why Microsoft’s OOXML has never been, and likely never will be, a true standard.

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