Questions tagged [linux]
Software to run on the Linux operating system.
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Wine-like MS-DOS runner for Linux?
For running Win32 applications, there's wine - a wrapper which translates Windows API calls into Linux ones.
Then there's DOSBox, which completely emulates a DOS-era PC incl. graphics. However the ...
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What software to use for online screening of candidates?
I wanted to conduct online screening of candidates for interview purpose and the type of questions include:
Multiple choice questions
Coding Questions
Fill in the blanks
Questions required to be ...
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Software for autocompletetion (bash/zsh) using IA
Is there any software for autocompletion in the console (bash, zsh) that uses some AI?
I know how to autocomplete in bash and zsh (autoload, compgen, etc), but I want something more "smart", ...
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I'm looking for tool which diagnose server slowness issue in linux?
I'm really looking for tools in Linux that can store and analyze logs in the long term.
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Font viewer which can preview sample text?
I'm looking for something quite particular, which I am unsure exists.
I want a font installer/uninstaller and previewer that I can use to tag and sort fonts, so that they're easier to find when I need ...
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Linux alternative to Microsoft PowerToys' FancyZones
Power Toys is an open source toolbox that contains a lot of very useful tools for Windows 10+ and I use it on a daily basis at work. One of them though I really wish I could use in my personal system, ...
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Command line tool to check whether two images have different pixel sizes
I need a command line tool that compares 2 images with identical names but from different folders and says if their pixel sizes are the same. It should go through all images and then outputs the list ...
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Which Linux Distro on Azure for .Net Core?
Which Linux distro would you recommend for .Net Core on Azure? This is a server-side line of business use case rather than for development. I know it technically shouldn’t matter but taking into ...
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Raw PDF structure viewer
I want to view the contents of a PDF file - but not so much in the sense of rendering the pages in it. Rather, I want to see the hierarchy of objects, the PDF-structural tags and fields like the ...
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looking for c++ library/tool for making a window and manipulating individual pixels through coordinates
I am trying to find a c++ library/tool that will let me make a window and change pixel colors (preferably just from black to white), using coordinates, I have been looking, but ended up just going in ...
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An application to run on the linux server to check the structure and permissions, periodically
There are many sites out there that will check your website from the browser end. I sometimes forget to set file or folder permissions correctly on the Linux end.
I am looking for something that
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Is there a programming language that is just math?
I am looking for a language that would allow me to do the following
let me write code in math notation (sort of)
allow me to read and write memory
write to stdin, stdout, and stderr
I am running ...
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Cloud-based remote desktop application with command prompt / SSH
I'm looking for a Cloud-based remote desktop software that allows to make a "command prompt" connection or, even better, via SSH.
Zoho Assist does this but it is full of bugs.
Basically, the ...
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Server Node Resource Monitoring tool with REST/RPC Api for Linux (RHEL and Ubuntu)
I need a system resource monitoring tool for Linux, which allows for accessing the information via either a REST or RPC API.
The information need is:
CPU usage
it is preferable if this can be seen ...
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low-level UI library that allows custom text selection mechanics
I need a GUI or TUI library for linux, that can be used from C, C++ or Python. The library shouldn't give me a repertoir of widgets, but instead allow me to build my own from scratch. I need a ...
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A linux tool to easily access program "cheat sheets"
Most linux apps and even basic linux system commands like, awk, grep, sed, etc have "cheat sheets". These sheets give common usage examples of the software on one page. A means to ...
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A tool to edit .dynsym symbols in ELF files
objcopy(1) can edit .symtab (among many other things), but not .dynsym.
elfedit(1) can modify small amount of header values
patchelf(1) can modify other dynamic information (interpreter, libraries, ...
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Use Raspberry Pi as Ethernet-to-HDMI converter
My laptop (running on Windows 11) has a HDMI port which is used to extend my desktop with a screen (as you would). I have another screen lying around and I would like to make it a third screen for my ...
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PDF Editor with Scan Feature
I'm looking for a PDF Software for Linux, mainly with scan feature and secondary edit the PDF (like merge, extract, delete, change PDF pages positions). Better if it is open source o has a trial ...
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Generating a network diagram for inter-process communication based on netstat?
I have a server with a lot of processes that do use TCP for inter-process communication (micro-service architecture).
I am trying to get an overview which service/process communicates with what other ...
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Linux/Ubuntu backup with incremental and smart retention
I've been looking for a backup solution for Linux/Ubuntu. I want to use incremental backup and smart retention/rotation to minimize disk usage. And I'd like a GUI.
I've tried out or looked at many ...
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Remove some given text from every tag field of MP3 files in a batch process on Linux
Is there a tool for Linux (and preferably free) to remove some given text from all the tag fields of all MP3 files in a batch process?
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Printing multiple layers using household inkjet printer
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Is there application or package thal allows to print several layers with usual household printers? Is it usually tehnically possible at all? I prefer Linux OS.
Clarification of question.
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Is there a low-code tool for an SQL analyst to share interactive views and graphical CRUD interfaces?
I'm looking for a graphical interface around which to have live conversations about live data; something I can leave with a client for them to browse and perhaps update as they need, in their own time,...
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Completely Web based bastion/jump host for SSH/HTTPs
I've been trying a lot of various web based remote access services and I have not found one that meets my needs.
I have tried the following software and each kinda meets parts of my needs, but I would ...
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I am looking for a text editor allowing to save and edit a list of search and replace expressions (search in multiple files, a plus)
I am looking for a text editor for linux (I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS) that is able to save, let me edit and choose among a list of search and replace list. I have looked around and cannot find what ...
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Map keyboard input to mouse input
I'm looking for a software that could translate keyboard input into mouse input. For example, tap G and it becomes a click on a specific position of the screen.
Preferably for Linux, but it could be ...
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reverse inetd / netcat-exec
A neighbour is working on something with (in this case) embedded Linux systems that do large network transfers like:
dst$ nc -l 12345 | lz4 -d | consumerprogram
src$ producerprogram | lz4 -0 | nc fec0:...
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Software to input all monthly expenses from my bank (csv) and automatic categorizing expenses
I don't know how I'm spending my money and my bank doesn't help because it doesn't categorize the expenses. I'd like to have my expenses somehow grouped in some software that can classify ...
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Looking for an App/Software/Service to easily & collaboratively manage family expense with budgeting
With my initial internet searches, couldn't find any suitable app/service/software, Hence posting the query here.
Use-case: Looking for an software solution, To log, Categorically divide & manage, ...
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What' software can I use to simulate a solar power system?
I'm designing my first solar power system and it would be great to build a model to test all my math before buying parts.
Is there a circuit simulator that includes things like solar panels, water ...
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C/S style or daemon-frontend-separated email application for Linux/*nix?
I've been using Linux for years, but only used GUI email applications like thunderbird or KMail. I'm aware there are some TUI/CLI email applications as well.
However, as far as I know, none of their ...
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Linux distribution with secure defaults for server operation
According to the How-to-secure-a-Linux-server repository, it takes an awful lot of work to secure a Linux server.
I am looking for a Linux distribution that has all of these measures set up per ...
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Does anyone know a PowerPc(Debian 5) nativ C compiler?
I am searching for a C compiler which runs on PowerPc Debian install. I use 750cl which is 32bit. I have tried to compile GCC with target an Host set to Powerpc but I got compiler errors... I could ...
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Is there a commandline program to recieve/obtain ti calculator data over USB?
I want a program that can receive via the command-line the value of a variable and dump the rom or history of calculations. Is such program available for linux?
I know of tilp II, but this has the ...
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Lightweight Linux email client that can send HTML mails - other than Geary
I have been a happy user of Claws Mail for 17 years now and never felt much reason to switch. However recently I have been setting up a new system and want to scratch one itch that I've always had - ...
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How can I re-compress an image within a PDF?
I have a PDF document which I want to reduce in size. I've already tried PyPDF2 File Size reductions:
from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter
reader = PdfReader("example.pdf")
writer = ...
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Education planning and documentation/tracking
I am training kids on electronics and microcontroller programming. For that we have dozens of practical tasks like soldering and also dozens of theoretical stuff like presentations. In addition we ...
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Font Display Comparison Software
I am looking for software - preferably freeware or open source - for either Windows or Linux that allows me to type in a phrase, and have that phrase simultaneously previewed for a batch of around 300 ...
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Any FOSS list-based outliner similar to Dynalist or Workflowy?
I'm looking for a free software clone of those web apps basically. Ideally on desktop, even better if it's available on Linux.
It should have basic list manipulation features such as sub-/nested list, ...
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from a PDF, extract highlights with page numbers from the command line (Linux)
Is there a way to extract, from a PDF, the highlighted passages with the corresponding page numbers from the command line, on Linux? I found two tools, but they do not exactly fit my needs: pdf-...
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Simple-but-not-too-simple drawing/image editing program
For years now I have retained an old copy of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 6 because I haven't been able to find any other software that provides the combination of simplicity and power that it has. Part of it ...
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Image-Viewer to display SVG-Spline-graphic collections
Using git, I have recently installed the repository inkscape-open-symbols
It contains a lot of open SVG graphics, in many subfolders. Last time I have counted there were 77 *.svg files in the multi-...
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Looking for a tool that can traceback an outgoing connection
I've noticed some outgoing connections from my server to IP's that look
suspicious to me. Is there any tool that can catch this outgoing ping/connection and tells me the programm on my system that ...
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Display WiFi captive portal login page on Linux
When I connect to a WiFi hotspot with a captive portal or HTML login interface, I find that I need to guess the portal's IP address, generally running through this list:
192.168.0.1
192.168.1.1
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Bare metal account management, chat and file sharing
I'm interested in starting a server that is able to deliver first of all basic messaging and account management - something that can be done with an IRC server I suppose - but I also want other users ...
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What Linux distro for old laptop?
I found an old Asus K55N laptop with a ~2.5ghz processor and 4 gb of RAM. It has no graphics card. I found it with Windows 11 installed (poor thing) and it took me a hour and a half to just get an ...
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Windows-like central authentication, file sharing, rights management and single-sign-on in Linux-only environment
I run a small Linux-based network with Linux-only clients and servers. A combination of Samba and Kerberos is used for central authentication, file sharing and file server permission management.
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Looking for a local code-playground app
Does some kind of local (linux/Ubuntu) app exist where you can configure different coding languages (ie: php, powershell, javascript, C#, etc); and just run simple snippets of code and watch the ...
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Configurable FUSE alternative to AVFS
While AVFS allows any tools that work with the filesystem to view into archives, the list of supported file formats is static and limited to archives.
Is there some FUSE filesystem able to execute ...
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