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Linux Candy: emoj – find relevant emoji from text

March 25, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

emoj is a utility that lets you find relevant emoji without having to leave your terminal. This open source tool is written in JavaScript.

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Linux Candy: Fondo – wallpaper tool

June 11, 2021 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software

Fondo lets you quickly find beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash. Enjoy your new wallpaper with a single click.

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Linux Candy: WallpaperDownloader – download, change, manage wallpapers

January 8, 2021 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software

Manage your wallpaper with WallpaperDownloader.

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Linux Candy: Hollywood – fill your console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble

October 23, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software

Hollywood is a 102 line script that occupies your console with tech geekery.

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Linux Candy: Evolvotron – interactive generative art software

October 16, 2020 Steve Emms Graphics, Reviews, Software

Evolvotron is an interactive “generative art” application to evolve images/textures/patterns/animations.

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Linux Candy: Buoh – online strips comics reader

July 31, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Buoh is a reader for online strips comics. It’s free and open source software.

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Linux Candy: Boxes – command line ASCII boxes

July 24, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Boxes is a text filter which can draw ASCII art boxes around its input text. It can spice up news posting, emails, documenting files, and much more.

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Linux Candy: Steam Locomotive – fun command for your terminal

March 30, 2020 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews

Steam Locomotive is a fun command that’s designed to teach you one thing. Stop mistyping ls!

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Linux Candy: xcowsay – displays a cow on your desktop with message

February 17, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Utilities

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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Linux Candy: nyancat – Terminal-based Pop Tart Cat Animation

December 16, 2019 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews

nyancat is an animated, color, ANSI-text program that renders a loop of the classic Nyan Cat animation. It’s free and open source candy.

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