Remove the background from an image with this Linux command: Remove the background from an image with this Linux command Don Watkins Mon, 04/10/2023 – 03:00 You have a great picture of yourself and want to use it for your social media profile, but the background is distracting. Another picture has a perfect background for …
Our favorite fonts for the Linux terminal: Our favorite fonts for the Linux terminal Jim Hall Wed, 04/05/2023 – 03:00 Terminal emulators came up as a topic for me recently, and it got me thinking: What’s everyone’s favorite terminal font? So I asked Opensource.com contributors to share what font they like to use. Here are …
3 reasons my Linux team uses Penpot: 3 reasons my Linux team uses Penpot ekidney Thu, 03/30/2023 – 03:00 Working with Fedora exposes you to a lot of different open source software. A major Fedora website revamp started over a year ago, with the goal of improving design aesthetics, creating a style guide, planning the …
3 surprising things Linux sysadmins can do with systemd: 3 surprising things Linux sysadmins can do with systemd alansmithee Thu, 03/23/2023 – 03:00 When it first started out, there was a lot of press about systemd and its ability to speed up boot time. That feature had a mostly-universal appeal (it’s less important to those …
8 steps to refurbish an old computer with Linux: 8 steps to refurbish an old computer with Linux howtech Wed, 03/22/2023 – 03:00 We live in a remarkable era. It wasn’t so long ago we were all chained to the “upgrade treadmill,” forced to buy expensive new personal computers every few years. Today, with the …
5 escape sequences for your Linux shell: 5 escape sequences for your Linux shell sethkenlon Thu, 02/16/2023 – 03:00 I recently read an article about shell metacharacters by Opensource.com correspondent Don Watkins. His article made me think about all the weird things you could do with shell input. While I probably have yet to discover …
How I use Ansible to add a feature to my Linux KDE desktop: How I use Ansible to add a feature to my Linux KDE desktop sethkenlon Wed, 02/15/2023 – 03:00 I run the KDE Plasma Desktop on my computer because it’s a flexible environment with lots of options for customization. Having choices in your …
Wordsmith on the Linux command line with dict: Wordsmith on the Linux command line with dict dboth Mon, 02/06/2023 – 03:00 As a writer, I frequently need to determine the correct spelling or definition of words. I also need to use a thesaurus to find alternate words that may have a somewhat different connotation than …
Open source video captioning on Linux: Open source video captioning on Linux sethkenlon Sat, 02/04/2023 – 03:00 In a perfect world, all videos would have transcripts, and live videos would have captioning. It’s not just a requirement for people without hearing to be able to participate in pop culture and video chats, it’s a luxury …
How Linux rescued precious audio files with FFmpeg: How Linux rescued precious audio files with FFmpeg Don Watkins Sun, 01/22/2023 – 03:00 Recently I was asked by a customer to create compact discs of priceless family recordings. My client insisted that the media be delivered as compact discs and not as digital files in an …
Reflecting on my first Linux conference: Reflecting on my first Linux conference skuchere Sat, 01/21/2023 – 03:00 I was left in awe when I first became aware of Linux and other open source software in 2007. Could it be that there is software that people lovingly contribute to, update, and document, and it remains free? …
5 ways to use the Linux terminal to manage your files: 5 ways to use the Linux terminal to manage your files sethkenlon Wed, 01/18/2023 – 03:00 A terminal is an application that provides access to the user shell of an operating system. Traditionally, the shell is the place where the user and the OS …
How to use your Linux terminal as a file manager: How to use your Linux terminal as a file manager sethkenlon Sat, 12/24/2022 – 03:00 A terminal is an application that provides access to the user shell of an operating system (OS). Traditionally, the shell is the place where the user and the OS could …
Experience the power of the Linux Krusader file manager: Experience the power of the Linux Krusader file manager sethkenlon Fri, 12/23/2022 – 03:00 Krusader is a simple, powerful, dual-panel file manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop and other Linux desktops. You can think of it as a power-user’s alternative to Dolphin, and it follows the …
3 delightful features of the Linux QtFM file manager: 3 delightful features of the Linux QtFM file manager sethkenlon Thu, 12/22/2022 – 03:00 QtFM is a simple file manager that aims to provide the basic features of file management through a fast and intuitive interface. It’s available for Linux, BSD, and macOS. QtFM, as its …
My 4 favorite features of the 4pane file manager on Linux: My 4 favorite features of the 4pane file manager on Linux sethkenlon Wed, 12/21/2022 – 03:00 4Pane is a multi-pane file manager for Linux that allows for customized layout, and provides quick access to traditional desktop conveniences as well as common Linux tools. 4Pane …
5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line: 5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line Jim Hall Wed, 12/21/2022 – 03:00 In the beginning, there was the command line. While modern Linux distributions include graphical desktops like GNOME and KDE, the command line remains one of the power features of every Linux …
Explore the features of the Linux Double Commander file manager: Explore the features of the Linux Double Commander file manager sethkenlon Tue, 12/20/2022 – 03:00 Double Commander is a graphical dual-pane file manager for Linux, in the tradition of Midnight Commander (mc). While Midnight Commander (like the DOS application Norton Commander before it) has its …