Category: Open Source

12 Open Source Apps To Try

While its easy to run open source software on Linux (its comes preinstalled!), it may not be so obvious on Android. There are free and open source apps available for just about everything on Android. Being FOSS though doesn’t make an app great. Like their closed source cousins, there’s a lot of mediocre apps available. […]
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Open Source Android Launchers 2020

While there are more manufacturers offering stock Android like OnePlus or Nokia, many still offer bloated launchers by default. Other launchers have been available for years. They can add various levels of customization or simplicity. A launcher can even speed up your phone. True to Hacking the Hike, all of the launchers on this list […]
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Protonmail vs Tutanota

Battle of the secure mail services. Which one is better? The popular Swiss hosted Protonmail versus the German champ Tutanota.
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Fedora 32 Guide

This is my personal cheat sheet for Fedora 32. Its an easy getting started style guide that I run through on a fresh install. While its intended to work with Fedora 32, this guide should also work with other Fedora releases as well.
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Pop! OS 20.04 Getting Started Guide

Pop!_OS has quickly become a popular alternative to Ubuntu. PC builder System76 bases Pop!_OS on Ubuntu but makes careful choices to improve the user experience out of box. While all of these commands should carry over to Ubuntu 20.04, Pop!_OS requires less initial setup than a comparable Ubuntu system. This getting started guide will help […]
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Linux Friendly Cloud Services in 2020

There are so many cloud services, its practically raining them.  Bah duh.  Awful dad joke aside, there are countless cloud services that allow for seamless syncing from device to device.  What is lacking, however, is Linux compatible services.  Most popular services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud only work with Windows and MacOS.  Being the […]
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Best Linux Distros of 2020

There’s not one.
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