Features
Taking Stock
Analyzing file metadata in the shell
Armed with the right shell commands, you can quickly identify and evaluate file and directory metadata.
Variations on a Theme
Adapt the appearance of the GRUB boot menu, boot screen, and KDE splash screen
Power users can adjust the look of their desktops in openSUSE with just a few clicks. We'll show you how to customize the GRUB boot menu, the boot splash screen, and the KDE start screen.
Reuse and Recycle
A digital picture frame with weather forecast
A digital picture frame displays photographs and a current weather forecast with just a few hundred lines of Bash and a Raspberry Pi.
Sketch Artist
Draw and paint in Linux
If you are looking for an open source drawing program, Krita and MyPaint both offer graphic tablet support and brushes. Deciding which one works best depends on your specific needs.
Preserve Your Favorite Pages
Making an online archive of all your bookmarked pages
If you have a large collection of bookmarked pages, it's worth protecting! With the right scripts, you can create an archive so you never lose access to all your favorite web pages.
Old School
Using the curses library to view IoT data
When you need some quick graphical output, the old school curses library can save you some time and effort.
Organized Games
GameHub displays all your games in a single interface
If you regularly buy games through Steam, GOG, and Humble Bundle, GameHub can help you keep them organized by bringing them all together into a single library.
Interactive Cheat Sheet
Cheat sheets for the shell
When the history function fails and the manpage is too long, navi comes to the rescue with an interactive cheat sheet for the shell.
Pop!_OS
System76’s Company Distro
Pop!_OS’s design may get in the way of its functionality for some users.
Pocket-Size Programming
Microcontroller programming with BBC micro:bit
Designed for students, the BBC micro:bit, in conjunction with MicroPython and the Mu editor, can help you get started with microcontroller programming.
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