Features
Diversions
The new Python match
Exploring the new Python match statement, Python's implementation of switch/case.
Delivery Service
Improving Linux package management
Linux package managers work too slowly. The experimental distri research project investigates ways to speed up package management.
A Blast from the Past
Setting up a dgamelaunch game server
If you are into retrogaming, dgamelaunch lets you set up a server to play Roguelike games and compete with friends, all while preserving a piece of gaming history.
Finding a Little Zen
Create GUI dialogs in one line of code
The Zenity command-line utility lets you create simple dialog boxes with your own data or with the output of utilities and applications.
Tutorial – Zotero
Literature management with Zotero
Reference management software like Zotero helps you easily record and organize citations and create bibliographies.
Brand New Package
Experimental package management with Nix and NixOS
NixOS and the Nix package manager offer a promising new approach to the challenge of managing packages in Linux.
Pattern Seekers
Tools for generating regular expressions
As regular expressions grow in complexity, regex generators can make the job easier by computing the patterns for you.
Home Automaton
Home Assistant makes the Raspberry Pi fit for the Z-Wave world
Z-Wave components, a RaZberry module, and the free Home Assistant software make the Raspberry Pi a powerful smart home control center.
Explainer
Illustrating mathematical concepts in video with Manim
Manim lets you program video sequences with a few lines of Python code to present mathematical problems in an engaging and scientifically accurate way.
Small and Simple
Editing text at the command line with micro
Editing text at the command line doesn't have to be daunting. Micro brings the ease and intuitiveness of a graphical editor to the Linux terminal.
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