Discover the power of the Linux SpaceFM file manager: Discover the power of the Linux SpaceFM file manager sethkenlon Mon, 12/19/2022 – 03:00 SpaceFM is a tabbed file manager for Linux using the GTK toolkit, so it fits right in on desktops like GNOME, Mate, Cinnamon, and others. SpaceFM also features a built-in device manager …
How I use my old camera as a webcam with Linux: How I use my old camera as a webcam with Linux tomoliver Mon, 12/19/2022 – 03:00 This year after largely abandoning my MacBook in favor of a NixOS machine, I started getting requests to “turn my camera on” when video calling people. This was …
Try this Python-based file manager on Linux: Try this Python-based file manager on Linux sethkenlon Sun, 12/18/2022 – 03:00 Dragonfly Navigator is a general-purpose file manager written in Python and Qt. It’s easy to install, easy to use, and a great example of what Python can do. Python is a popular language for several reasons, …
Travel back in time with the mc file manager on Linux: Travel back in time with the mc file manager on Linux sethkenlon Sat, 12/17/2022 – 03:00 In the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, there was a popular file manager for DOS called Norton Commander. It was beloved by many computer users of the …
5 reasons to love Linux GNOME Files: 5 reasons to love Linux GNOME Files sethkenlon Fri, 12/16/2022 – 03:00 The GNOME desktop is a common default desktop for most Linux distributions and, as with most operating systems, you manage your data on GNOME with software called a file manager. GNOME promotes a simple and clear …
Enjoy two-panel file management on Linux with far2l: Enjoy two-panel file management on Linux with far2l Seth Kenlon Thu, 12/15/2022 – 03:00 Far2l is a port of the Windows text-based file manager Far. And to be clear, that’s a lower-case L (as in “Linux”) not a number 1. It runs in the terminal and is …
Experience Linux desktop nostalgia with Rox: Experience Linux desktop nostalgia with Rox Seth Kenlon Wed, 12/14/2022 – 03:00 Rox-Filer is an open source file manager for Linux, once intended for the defunct Rox desktop but now a streamlined application for any window manager or desktop. There hasn’t been much activity on the Rox project since …
Try this Linux web browser as your file manager: Try this Linux web browser as your file manager Seth Kenlon Tue, 12/13/2022 – 03:00 Konqueror is a file manager and web browser for the KDE Plasma Desktop. In many ways, Konqueror defined “network transparency,” as it applied to a personal desktop. With Konqueror, you can …
A Linux file manager for Vim fans: A Linux file manager for Vim fans Seth Kenlon Mon, 12/12/2022 – 03:00 Ranger is a terminal-based file manager that uses Vim-like keyboard commands. If you’re working in a terminal all day, running Sed and Awk commands and using Vim, then you might want a way to manage …
Simplify your Linux PC with the PCManFM file manager: Simplify your Linux PC with the PCManFM file manager Seth Kenlon Sun, 12/11/2022 – 03:00 The PCMan File Manager, or PCManFM for short, is a fast and lightweight file manager that’s full of features. It was developed for the LXDE desktop environment, but is a stand-alone …
How to use the Linux file manager for GNOME 2: How to use the Linux file manager for GNOME 2 Seth Kenlon Sat, 12/10/2022 – 03:00 Before GNOME 3 there was (unsurprisingly) GNOME 2, which had gained an ardent fanbase during its reign as one of the common default Linux desktops. The Mate project (named …
A Linux file manager for Emacs fans: A Linux file manager for Emacs fans Seth Kenlon Fri, 12/09/2022 – 03:00 In 2009, I was working hard at a startup in Pittsburgh, and in the late evenings of coding, I developed a GNU Emacs habit. The thing about Emacs is that it’s just too versatile to …
Manage your file system from the Linux terminal: Manage your file system from the Linux terminal Seth Kenlon Thu, 12/08/2022 – 03:00 I tend to enjoy lightweight applications. They’re good for low spec computers, for remote shells, for the impatient user (OK, I admit, that’s me), and for the systems we scrap together to fight …
Why I use the Enlightenment file manager on Linux: Why I use the Enlightenment file manager on Linux Seth Kenlon Wed, 12/07/2022 – 03:00 Computers are like filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this series, I’m taking a look …
How the Linux Worker file manager can work for you: How the Linux Worker file manager can work for you Seth Kenlon Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 Computers are like filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, I’m taking …
A 10-minute guide to the Linux ABI: A 10-minute guide to the Linux ABI Alison Chaiken Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 Many Linux enthusiasts are familiar with Linus Torvalds’ famous admonition, “we don’t break user space,” but perhaps not everyone who recognizes the phrase is certain about what it means. The “#1 rule” reminds developers about …
Why you should try the Nemo file manager on Linux: Why you should try the Nemo file manager on Linux Seth Kenlon Mon, 12/05/2022 – 03:00 Computers are fancy filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, I’m taking …
Make your Linux computer feel faster with the Xfe file manager: Make your Linux computer feel faster with the Xfe file manager Seth Kenlon Sun, 12/04/2022 – 03:00 Computers are like filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, …