Features
Easy Listening
Exploring the Sayonara audio player
For a simple audio player, check out Sayonara Player, a great choice for enjoying all your favorite music, Internet radio, and podcasts.
Armor On
Mandatory Access Control with AppArmor
Today's security environment is a tumultuous landscape riddled with threats. AppArmor offers an extra ring of protection for your system, and it is easier to learn and implement than many alternative mandatory access control solutions.
Tutorial – Readline
Using Readline Functions in Bash
Readline provides you with a rich set of tools for working with text and moving around quickly and efficiently on the command line.
Password: password
Online password protection
Securely storing passwords online can be a complex task. With a few tools, websites can offer better security, but users still need to choose their passwords wisely.
Rich Harvest
A command-line search tool for AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap
If you are looking for an application in AppImage, Flatpak, or Snap app stores, Chob lets you perform a keyword-based search from the command line.
Slippery Shell
Current status of the Oil shell
With its innovative scripting language, Oil, the Bash-compatible Oil shell aims to make life easier for script developers.
Tutorial – Foliate
Explore your e-reader options with Foliate
The Foliate ebook reader can be comprehensively customized to suit your needs, including bookmarking, translation, and read aloud features.
Distribution Point
Sort and organize media files with Mediapurge
If you have a download folder full of photos and music, Mediapurge can help you sort files and even remove duplicates, but beware of its quirks.
Tutorial – Desktop Bash
Creating a simple laptop notification
With Bash, keeping a task simple often means using several different tools that all do their jobs well. Here's an easy, effective way to create a notification for when your laptop is unplugged.
Small Talk
Deploy a real-time collaboration server
Openfire is an instant messaging and group chat server that lets users communicate via the popular XMPP standard.
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