Improve your productivity with this lightweight Linux desktop: In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 1 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021. read more: Opensource.com ksonney Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Sailing in …
Try GNU nano, a lightweight alternative to Vim: Many Linux distributions bundle Vim as their default text editor. This appeals to many longtime Linux users, and those who don’t like it can change it promptly after install anyway. Vim is a funny editor, though, as it’s one of the few that opens to a mode that doesn’t …
An example of very lightweight RESTful web services in Java: Web services, in one form or another, have been around for more than two decades. For example, XML-RPC services appeared in the late 1990s, followed shortly by ones written in the SOAP offshoot. Services in the REST architectural style also made the scene about two …
Why choose Xfce for your lightweight Linux desktop: The Xfce desktop has a specific, self-stated goal: to be fast on a system with low resources while being visually appealing and user-friendly. It’s been the de facto choice for lightweight Linux distributions (or remixes) for years and is often cited by its fans as a desktop …
Pekwm: A lightweight Linux desktop: Let’s say you want a lightweight desktop environment, with just enough to get graphics on the screen, move some windows around, and not much else. You find traditional desktops get in your way, with their notifications and taskbars and system trays. You want to live your life primarily from a …
Get started with TaskBoard, a lightweight kanban board: There seems to be a mad rush at the beginning of every year to find ways to be more productive. New Year’s resolutions, the itch to start the year off right, and of course, an “out with the old, in with the new” attitude all contribute to …
Top 5: Lightweight email clients, Raspberry Pi in education, net neutrality, and more: In this week’s top 5, we come to you from PyCon AU in Melbourne, Australia! read more: Opensource.com vmbrasseur Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?
4 lightweight email alternatives to Thunderbird: It’s easy to think other people use their computers and software in the same way you do. That they need every feature and function you rely on. That your computing choices are, or should be, their choices. read more: Opensource.com ScottNesbitt Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Sailing in …