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Category: General
Description: When it comes to software compatibility, it is useful to know which versions of an operating system exist and how up-to-date they are. In the case of Linux Mint, the website lists all Mint versions and their dependencies at Ubuntu. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, and Ubuntu is based on Debian. It makes sense to know in this order which versions of Mint, Ubuntu and Debian are existing and how the depend on each other.
Original source: https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/0e7661d64c3f52376912ac6cc8b481c8?format=json
Category: General
Description: Boot Repair is an absolute insider tip when it comes to reviving Linux computers that no longer start up after an incident like a crash. In the past, I used to reinstall the operating system when serious errors occurred. Then I looked into how I could avoid this and came across with Boot Repair. It is integrated as standard in some installation media. If not, one can prepare a bootable device, and use it from there. On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint it works for sure. For other Operating systems see the descripton.
Original source: https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/66d732c91ea4196185d3305d67c59576?format=json
Category: General
Description: For as long as I can remember, I have been using the text editor gedit. This is correct when I am talking about a text editor with its own GUI. In the terminal window, I am using most of the time text editor nano. I have repeatedly tried other text editors with a GUI, but I always come back to gedit.
Original source: https://gedit-text-editor.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/7400c800a7660890ac5fa6c1499251c3?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: EDuke32 is a modern game engine port for Duke Nukem 3D, enabling classic DOS gaming on Windows, Linux, and macOS. A superior alternative to DOSBox for playing Duke3D.
Keywords: EDuke32, Duke Nukem 3D, game engine, DOS games, retro gaming, Windows gaming, Linux gaming, macOS gaming, DOSBox alternative, classic PC games
Original source: https://www.eduke32.com/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/604caa0b292cc7e0f896de809f8b6875?format=json
Category: General
Description: For various reasons, a hex editor should always be installed on a computer. As the name says content is shown by use of hex numbers. The preview image clearly shows the reason for this. For example, image files contain so-called magic numbers that can be used to identify the format of the file or image. They may also contain metadata of different kind. All of this information can be made visible with a hex editor. In this case, a tile was examined with ImageMagic in GIF 89a format. In the past, hackers used hex editors e.g. to crack computer games by modifying parts of the code using, for example, a hex editor.
Original source: https://www.wxhexeditor.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/285c16089bf2d18de085c378d1457287?format=json
Category: General
Description: If one works nowadays with computer systems one needs a software for the calculation of hashes or checksums, most of the time for files of different kind. The calculation of such hashes or checksums can be done by an application from the command line or by using an application with GUI. GtkHash is a tool with a GUI which I am using next to the other methods on the command line now for years.
Original source: https://gtkhash.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/e14870aa56bef5e6c2e78737ea1c5c89?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: NetHogs is a Linux network monitoring tool that tracks bandwidth usage per process in real-time. Perfect for monitoring large downloads like AI models and identifying network activity.
Keywords: nethogs, Linux network monitoring, bandwidth monitor, process network usage, network traffic analyzer, Linux top tool, AI model download, open source network tools, bandwidth tracking, per-process network monitoring
Original source: https://github.com/raboof/nethogs
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/d3da25bd2696b98ccd79fecf3b53fe10?format=json
Category: General
Description: When it comes to photo editing or image editing, you should know about Gimp. I've only been using Gimp since I switched from Windows to Linux, even though Gimp existed before that. It supports Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows.
Original source: https://www.gimp.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/3bc01c883fbd39244ceb98e6caa219f6?format=json
Category: General
Description: How to display images in your Terminal?
The prerequisite is a Linux operating system like Debian, Ubuntu or Mint.
Original source: https://www.copus.io/work/9dfb6e19961249149435bd7eecf677f2
Curated by: Handuo
JSON: https://copus.network/work/221321dec002df5fdcd16d574e8635d6?format=json
Category: General
Description: Even if you don't use ImageMagick, you should still be familiar with it. ImageMagick is the state of the art when it comes to image processing and editing. The legacy version 6 is available on modern Linux systems, even though version 7 is already available. You need to be patient, but it's worth it. I use ImageMagick more and more often, even though I program many things myself.
Original source: https://imagemagick.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/30f355794c0f2c49a0a310fc522bb344?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: DOSBox is a powerful x86 emulator that lets you play classic DOS games on Linux and modern systems. Recommended by a Linux enthusiast who successfully runs Duke Nukem 3D and other retro games.
Keywords: DOSBox, DOS emulator, x86 emulator, DOS games Linux, retro gaming, Duke Nukem 3D, classic games emulator, DOS on Linux, open source gaming, vintage games
Original source: https://www.dosbox.com/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/70ec13b6c060bbdbcf83d93a8cca16eb?format=json
Category: General
Description: htop is a must have on each Linux system. One can see the system resources and one can interact with them. If not installed it should be. It is helpful to see, what is going on. E.g. it shows also Zombie processes. If one can kill them is another question.
Original source: https://github.com/htop-dev/htop
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/0a8e4f95bac7224de7ab3985cca85648?format=json
Category: General
Description: Anyone who works with programming languages will sooner or later come across Alan Turing. Sed is generally better known as a command line command that can be used in a shell on a Unix or Linux computer system. What is less well known is that sed, the so-called stream editor, is a programming language. And even less well known is that sed has been proven to be Turing complete and thus represents shortly spoken a fully capable and complete programming system. This article addresses this topic and is well worth reading.
Original source: https://catonmat.net/proof-that-sed-is-turing-complete
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/179f050d64ea0567a22394cede2cdeb8?format=json
Category: General
Description: It seamlessly replaces the default downloader in your browser and works on Linux, Windows, and macOS, in both Firefox and Chrome. And it's super fast.
Original source: https://abdownloadmanager.com/
Curated by: Handuo
JSON: https://copus.network/work/f0ff26fb8f238c7f174f9964e75c57e3?format=json
Category: General
Description: If you need a professional tool for image processing take a look at RawTherapee. As the name says RawTherapee can handle raw image file formats next to common file formats like jpg, png and tiff. If it come to image processing I am using RawTherapee most of the time. One important feature I like a much is that I can preserve the apsect ratio while cropping an image. Take a look on the website for the support of the used operating system. The Linux version e.g. is an AppImage.
Original source: https://rawtherapee.com/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/3b5ec81b76779c90655dfbf0062801b1?format=json
Category: General
Description: Testdisk & Photorec are the Swiss Army knives when it comes to recovering files, especially photos or digital images, from storage media. I myself use Testdisk almost exclusively in case of . I use Testdisk not only when data in the first glance seems to be lost, but also when I want to see what data is still available on storage media. It runs on Linux as well as other operating systems.
Original source: https://www.cgsecurity.org/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/760cad0ee5c8af84c36d4141a563d9b0?format=json
Category: General
Description: If you like wisdom and sayings, Fortune is the right command line tool. For the preview image I combined fortune with figlet, boxes and lolcat. The result is, that Linux pengui Tux thinks, you love peace. Do you?
Original source: https://github.com/shlomif/fortune-mod
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/59afba0a96554ad473baaf56c1fbf1c7?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: Learn how to create ISO images from directory structures using genisoimage on Debian Linux. Practical guide from an experienced Linux user on converting directories to ISO files.
Keywords: genisoimage, Debian, ISO image creation, directory to ISO, Linux tools, ISO mounting, open source tools, Debian Wiki, ISO conversion, Linux filesystem
Original source: https://wiki.debian.org/genisoimage
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/94407c90afca056eeb7447bdaff85b2f?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: Discover Okular as a versatile Markdown file viewer. Learn how this KDE application handles MD files beyond PDFs, recommended by an open-source enthusiast.
Keywords: Okular, Markdown viewer, MD file reader, KDE applications, open source software, PDF viewer, Markdown file viewer, Linux software, document viewer, KDE tools
Original source: https://apps.kde.org/okular/
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/db7d7af88fbee286a514608ef0e38cd3?format=json
Category: Technology
Description: Discover the original source of the Unix 'tree' command-line tool for visualizing directory structures in color. Essential resource for Linux users and developers.
Keywords: tree command, directory structure, terminal tool, Unix tree, Linux commands, command line utilities, directory visualization, open source tools, file system tree, colored output
Original source: https://gitlab.com/OldManProgrammer/unix-tree
Curated by: zentrocdot
JSON: https://copus.network/work/509e1219f9e9c5f561d6a042cbd955b2?format=json