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Survey: Console Based Linux File Managers

September 19, 2018 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

The term ‘file management functions’ refers to the functions used to manage files, such as creating, deleting, opening, closing, reading from, and writing to files. In the field of system administration, Linux has bags of graphical file managers. However, some

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Peek

peek – animated GIF screen recorder

September 17, 2018 Steve Emms Graphics, Software

I’m always on the look out for small indispensable utilities that make the Linux experience even better. This week, I’m seeking to garnish support for peek. It’s an unpretentious utility written in Vala. The utility has no delusion of grandeur.

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Howl

8 Lesser Known Yet Awesome Text Editors

September 14, 2018 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

One of the strengths of Linux is the huge range of software. That is, after all, one of the reasons why users are attracted to Linux in the first place. Having the opportunity to select from a plethora of software

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Podcasts

GNOME Podcasts – podcast client for the GNOME desktop

September 12, 2018 Luke Baker Multimedia, Software

Podcasts are shows, similar to radio or TV shows, that are produced by professionals or amateurs and made available on the internet to stream and/or download. They are a popular source of entertainment. There’s lots of great podcasts that are

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Podcast

Top 9 Podcast Tools – best free podcast software

September 11, 2018 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Software, Utilities

A podcast is a form of digital media consisting of an episodic program downloaded or streamed over the Internet using an XML protocol called RSS. Podcast episodes can be audio radio, video files, PDFs, or ePub files. These episodes can

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Game Engines

5 Sparkling Game Engines – develop great cross-platform games

September 10, 2018 Steve Emms Games, Programming, Software

It’s been ages since we’re recommended the best game engines. After a lot of testing, it’s clear there’s a few amazing open source game engines that need to be added to our recommendations in this genre. Game engines offer huge

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musikcube

musikcube – free terminal-based audio player and streaming server

September 7, 2018 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Software

I started to really appreciate the versatility and awesomeness of console-based software after repairing a broken system using the ubiquitous vi text editor. It was figuratively a life saver. I’m always keen on exploring other wonderful console-based software, particularly multimedia

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LyX

Essential LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully (Updated 2018)

September 5, 2018 Steve Emms Scientific, Software

LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. The system was originally developed by Leslie Lamport in the early 1980s. LaTeX is based on Donald E. Knuth’s TeX typesetting language. Lamport says that LaTeX “represents

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BASIC

Roundup: Best Free Open Source BASIC Tools

September 3, 2018 Steve Emms Programming, Software

BASIC (an acronym for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use. The original BASIC was designed in 1964 by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz of

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StingRay – simple chess graphical user interface

September 3, 2018 Steve Emms Games, Software

StingRay is a new entry in the field of Linux-based chess software. It’s billed as a simple chess graphical user interface with basic functionality to run against UCI and XBoard engines. The software is designed to be lightweight and not

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