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For Linux we recommend that home users install software that hides the complexity of doing backups. To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 5 best Linux simple backup software. Hopefully, there will be something here of interest to anyone who wants to take the effort out of ensuring the safety of their data.
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Are you looking for a simple command-line tool that lets you search for fonts and preview them with no fuss and bother? fontpreview might just be the ticket.
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Watson is a CLI-based open source utility that helps you track the time spent on projects. It’s free and open source goodness.
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oneko is a silly bit of candy that creates a little cat which chases after your mouse cursor. It serves no useful purpose; but it’s amusing!
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Even though there are plenty of VPN options for those who use Apple and Windows products, some might be in search of a VPN for Linux.
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OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched. It’s free and open source software. OCRmyPDF uses Tesseract, GhostScript and other tools.
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gti catches accidental typos of ‘gti’ instead of ‘git’. It displays an animation of a car driving by, and then launches git.
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Steam Locomotive is a fun command that’s designed to teach you one thing. Stop mistyping ls!
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tetris is a terminal interface for Tetris, a tile-matching puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov.
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xcowsay is a tiny utility that displays a cow with a speech bubble containing some text. It’s free and open source goodness.
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