Features
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.
Peer Group
Tox: Text, voice, and video chats without a central server
The Tox protocol uses file-sharing techniques for messaging and audio-video chats, which gives users a greater degree of privacy and freedom.
Cycles for Science
Distributed computing in the service of COVID research
Linux and the BOINC distributed computing platform help researchers fight the COVID-19 virus.
Log In and Go
Automate your web logins
Automated web logins with command-line tools and Selenium ensure you don't miss scheduling an activity.
The Users' Network
An interview with IRCNow's Aaron Lin
IRCNow empowers users and lets them break free from social media giants. Project leader Aaron Lin shares his vision.
Virtual Whiteboard
Freehand writing and drawing
Xournal brings the whiteboard to the PC to aid in all of your online learning activities.
Moving Pictures
Create screencasts with menyoki
Short snippets using animated GIFs are often sufficient to show what's happening on your desktop. With menyoki, you can create these animations from the command line.
Log Study
Workshop – Accessing log data with Loki
Loki is a powerful, scalable, and easy-to-use solution for aggregating log data.
Alternative Engines
Safer Internet Searches
If you are interested in data privacy, you might want to try an alternative search engine. We discuss a few search engines that serve up good results, along with an option for setting up your own search engine.
Weighing In
An introduction to electronic weighing
Create your own weighing device with easily available components and open source software.
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Dash to Panel Maintainer Quits
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Blender App Makes it to the Big Screen
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Linux Mint Retools the Cinnamon App Launcher
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New Linux Tool for Security Issues
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Ubuntu 25.04 Coming Soon
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Gnome Developers Consider Dropping RPM Support
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