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Librem 5 and Ubuntu Touch
Mobile Desktop Innovation
Recent news of Ubuntu Touch being ported to the Librem 5 phone promises innovation for mobile desktops.
Bit Trip
Manipulating Binary Data with Bash
Bash is known for admin utilities and text manipulation tools, but the venerable command shell included with most Linux systems also has some powerful commands for manipulating binary data.
Universal Desktop
Exploring the Electron application framework
GitHub's Electron project brings the benefits of web programming to the realm of desktop applications.
String Theory – Fast guitar training for classical music
Nootka
With Nootka and your guitar, you can learn to recognize musical notes in classical notation and train for precision and speed.
Sweeping Up
Customizing the way your browser stores and organizes data
Web browsers collect a large amount of data about the user’s browsing habits. If you care about privacy, you might want to clean up your browser and configure some custom privacy settings.
Tutorials – Video Editing
Creating custom transitions with FFmpeg
Most video editors supply you with a generic catalog of transitions, usually in the shape of tired wipes and fades. But what if you wanted something a little more special? FFmpeg to the rescue.
Gamer’s Paradise
Retro games on the Raspberry Pi
With the right software, you can turn the Raspberry Pi into a versatile console for retro games.
Working Around Template Limitations
LibreOffice Writer
If you are looking to change or combine templates in LibreOffice, there three workarounds can help you accomplish the task.
Enhanced
LFTP is an alternative to the FTP command set, which supports many protocols and offers countless parameters.
Kernel Keeper
The Kernel Self-Protection project aims to make Linux more secure
Security vulnerabilities in the kernel often remain undetected. The kernel hacker initiative, Kernel Self-Protection, promotes safe programming techniques to keep attackers off the network, and, if they do slip through the net, mitigate the consequences.
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