Mastodon is a free and open source microblogging platform similar to Twitter, but with user privacy and decentralization in mind.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Manipulating Files – Part 13
This article explains the fundamentals of manipulating files from the shell. We explore cp, mv, rm and mkdir using Ubuntu 21.04.
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lfs is an open source utility that lists your file systems improving on the venerable df utility in a number of ways.
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Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.
Read moreBest Free and Open Source Software – July 2021 Updates
July 2021 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
Read moreTootle – GTK client for Mastodon
Tootle is a multi-functional Mastodon client that is well designed and intuitive to use.
Read moreLinux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Getting Help – Part 11
We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.
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In this article we’ll take you through the basics of files and permissions. We’ll use the ls command. Part of the Linux for Starters series.
Read moreChoosing a Journaling File System
A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal. Here’s our recommendations.
Read moreNewsFlash – follow your favorite blogs and news sites
NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.
Read more6 Best Free and Open Source FICS Chess Clients
Free Internet Chess Server is a server for chess players to play against each other over the Internet.
Read moreExcellent Utilities: tldr – simplified and community-driven man pages
The tldr project is a collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional man pages.
Read moreLinux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Get Started with the Terminal – Part 9
What’s a shell? What’s a terminal? The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform.
Read more12 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines
Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.
Read morevizex – visualize disk space and disk usage
vizex is a command line interface program that shows how much free disk space you have. vizex is free and open source software.
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