5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line
5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line Jim Hall Wed, 12/21/2022 – 03:00 In the beginning, there was the command line. While modern Linux distributions include graphical desktops like GNOME and KDE, the command line remains one of the power features of every Linux system. With the command line, you can leverage a rich set of instructions to edit and manipulate files, control your system, and automate processes....
My 4 favorite features of the 4pane file manager on Linux
My 4 favorite features of the 4pane file manager on Linux sethkenlon Wed, 12/21/2022 – 03:00 4Pane is a multi-pane file manager for Linux that allows for customized layout, and provides quick access to traditional desktop conveniences as well as common Linux tools. 4Pane aims for speed over visual effects, and places the way you want to work above all else. In honor of its name, I’ve got a list of my four favorite features...
How I use Artipie, a PyPI repo
How I use Artipie, a PyPI repo olena Tue, 12/20/2022 – 03:00 While developing with Python as a student, I found that I needed some private centralized storage. This was so I could store binary and text data files, as well as Python packages. I found the answer in Artipie, an open source self-hosted software repository manager. At university, my colleagues and I conducted research and worked with a lot of data from experimental...
Explore the features of the Linux Double Commander file manager
Explore the features of the Linux Double Commander file manager sethkenlon Tue, 12/20/2022 – 03:00 Double Commander is a graphical dual-pane file manager for Linux, in the tradition of Midnight Commander (mc). While Midnight Commander (like the DOS application Norton Commander before it) has its fans, its audience is limited by the fact that it only runs in a terminal window. Not everyone wants to use a “flat”...
Use Rexx for scripting in 2023
Use Rexx for scripting in 2023 howtech Mon, 12/19/2022 – 03:00 In a previous article, I showed how the Rexx scripting language is both powerful and easy to use. It uses specific techniques to reconcile these two goals that are often considered in conflict. This article walks you through two example Rexx scripts so you can get a feel for the language. Rexx purports to be highly capable yet easy to work with. An example of a Rexx...
How I use my old camera as a webcam with Linux
How I use my old camera as a webcam with Linux tomoliver Mon, 12/19/2022 – 03:00 This year after largely abandoning my MacBook in favor of a NixOS machine, I started getting requests to “turn my camera on” when video calling people. This was a problem because I didn’t have a webcam. I thought about buying one, but then I realized I had a perfectly good Canon EOS Rebel XS DSLR from 2008 lying around on my shelf....
