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more »Desktopia: Wmii A look at the Wmii Window Manager
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more »KTools: Klik Software distribution with Klik
Feb 28, 2006Klik brings convenient two-click installation to the KDE desktop.
more »Irssi Text-based chat with Irssi
Feb 28, 2006The Irssi console chat utility is powerful yet frugal with resources. And Irssi’s scripting features make it a giant among chat tools.
more »Bash Tuning Script tuning in Bash
Feb 28, 2006In the old days, shells were capable of little more than calling external programs and executing basic, internal commands. With all the bells and whistles in the latest versions of Bash, however, you hardly need the support of external tools.
more »Scripting Secrets Intro New tools and techniques for scripting in Linux
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more »Command Line: Ispell and Aspell The Ispell and Aspell command line spellcheckers
Jan 31, 2006Nobody is safe from typos and jumbled up words. Spellcheckers like Ispell and Aspell keep the letters in the right places.
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