Questions tagged [linux]
Software to run on the Linux operating system.
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Creating ebooks from the terminal in Linux
I'm looking for something that would let me create ebooks containing high-resolution pictures from the command-line.
The reason I'm looking for cli is so the process can be scripted.
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HTML to PDF at ASP.NET Core on Linux Environment - What lib to use?
I'm currently looking on an ASP.NET Core library capable of managing HTML/CSS code to PDF rendering, but the case here is that it needs to work on Linux. Docker image on Linux, more specifically.
I'...
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Android/Linux PDF/eBook reader with horizontal scrolling feature instead of vertical
So far, all the readers I experienced scroll pages vertically while fitting horizontally A4 pages' width.
Are there softwares out there able to:
"swipe left" pages
fit vertically both A4 ...
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What website provides man pages where the command options are linkable?
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Often when writing something related to Linux commands I want to mention the use of an option of a command.
For example, I could write something like:
You could use the tail -f <file> ...
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Open Source parcel tracking project for Linux
I sometimes order a parcel from Aliexpress and other sites. And to track the parcels I use a third-party site. To increase confidentiality, I would like to store information about tracked parcels only ...
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C keyboard library
I am looking for a means to register one or more buttons being pressed and/or held down on a keyboard in pure C (C90 or later), not C++/C#. Are there any libraries or methods to actively monitor ...
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What Linux distributions use KDE Plasma on an Ubuntu base beside Kubuntu and Neon?
Beside Neon and Kubuntu, are there other Linux distros that:
are based on Ubuntu (like the above and like Linux Mint or Elementary are), and
feature the KDE Plasma desktop?
After a lot of ...
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Video player for Linux with playlist
Yes, it's as simple as in the title.
The player should have a window for the video, obviously, but also have a playlist so that I can quickly switch between titles.
The purpose is to find scenes ...
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Ubuntu Server or CnetOs Linux or CentOS Stream to learn system / server administration
I want to start learning Linux system/server administration. I am confused about which Linux distribution I should start with! Ubuntu server or CentOS. Looking to CentOS even got more confused. ...
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Encrypted P2P Git Repository Synchronization
I am looking for a solution that will allow me to keep a Git repository in sync between my two workstations and my Android smartphone. My workstations turn on and off on a regular basis, and they are ...
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Linux command-line PDF spellchecker
I am looking for a command line tool that can spellcheck a PDF file, that can run on Linux. If possible, I would like the tool to be able to accept a custom dictionary.
I know this question already ...
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Linux distribution with full dark mode / dark theme support
Over the last decade, I've been actively taking steps to reduce my reliance on Windows and switch to Linux as my primary OS. I can hear Izzy enthusiastically cheering!
I'm down to getting rid of my ...
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Computer reservation management system
Are there systems to set reservations on computer systems, in order to be able to grant access to users only on those times, and force them to log off at the end of their slot?
Basically I need an ...
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Software for teaching/displaying Math
I'm currently teaching math online. I don't have a digital pen and everytime I write math equations I usually write it on softwares that are able to support Latex. Currently I use Xournal++, Geogebra, ...
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libarchive is broken for RAR on Linux - any similar C library alternatives?
I'm using libarchive to read and scan through a generic set of archives (mostly 7z, RAR and zip).
The library interface is quite simple and although supports only linear archive processing, doesn't ...
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Linux photo manager with search capabilities for large photo collection
I'm looking for a Linux for a decent photo manager that will be able to work with local storage (NAS). Just a few requirements:
index large photo/video collection (> 100k photos)
search by EXIF ...
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What software should I buy to have a macOS VM on my Linux machine?
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I work on a Linux machine, but I teach people who also work on Windows and macOS. In order to see things from their point of view, I would like to also have access to the Windows and macOS ...
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Efficient rename detection using partial file hash
I have a bunch of big files that are appendonly, however get renamed quite often.
For efficient backup I'd like to detect renames in the source directory using file hashes, and replicate these in the ...
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System to manage a collection of ebooks
I have lots of PDF books scattered among multiple directories. I would love to have some software that makes me able to search for a specific book. Ideally, I would have the possibility to associate ...
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Control / view Ubuntu screen from Android phone in LAN
I'm looking for a way to control my Linux (Ubuntu) screen from my Android phone (e.g. if I was watching a movie and change room I would be able to continue watching it from my Android phone) while ...
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a CLI music player which supports (or can be configured) to only display filenames
My audio library tags have always been completely broken, I don't have any any desire to manage them manually and Musicbrainz Picard doesn't necessarily retrieve (or have) the specific release I've ...
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PDF annotation tool
I am interested in a gratis local tool (e.g. a self-hosted web service running on Linux) which allows me to:
Show PDF files in a local directory (a listing of those files and when I click on them, I ...
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Best way to encrypt a text file in ubuntu (and possibly Android)
I am currently using a simple 7zip archive that I open with Gnome Archive Manager, and that level of encryption would be fine for my needs, but Gnome Archive Manager does copy the file to the temp ...
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Less-heavyweight alternative to GPT-2? (python)
GPT-2 requires quite a large amount of processing power in order to be fast. I don't have a HUGE amount of processing power, and it seems a bit of overkill for what I want to do, which is get it to ...
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Is there a program to scan and correct names of many files and avoid errors and failure during copying?
It seems that the problem reported in this question about Mac and Windows not being able to access some files and folders created in Linux is due to bad characters hidden somehow in their names (I ...
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Is there any software that can decode big QR code?
As you can see at Wikipedia, QR codes can be much bigger than usually they are. By enlarging the QR, one can insert more data into them. For instance, version 40 allows to encode up to 20 MB. I have ...
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How can I quickly view a list of application-specific keyboard shortcuts on all operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux)?
I'm looking for a standalone program or OS utility that will quickly list an application's keyboard shortcuts to help teach digital fluency.
I haven't quite found any individual programs or utilities ...
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Gui library with support for user movable widgets
After hard work, I have managed to write a working "widget canvas" for GTK-3.0. The user is able to move native GtkWidgets by dragging them around, pretty much like MDI.
However, moving a ...
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Onvif CLI/GUI for linux
I'm searching for tool capable of managing camera devices compliant with Onvif.
What I currently found is https://github.com/KoynovStas/onvif_srvd but it does not really covers anything, because cli ...
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Graphical audio routing for PulseAudio (QJackCtl equivalent)
For JACK, there is a GUI application called QJackCtl that lets you graphically route audio from sinks to sources in arbitrarily complex ways, especially when used in conjunction with additional mixers ...
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FOSS Image viewer for Linux with easy rename capability
I'm looking for an image viewer for Linux/Unix desktop environments - no need for it to be fancy or anything - but with a particular feature: As I view an image, I should be able to rename it.
Somehow,...
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Tool to build a Linux distro, with apps which I choose, to run from USB stick
I am looking for a Windows or browser based app which will let me build a distro, with apps which I choose which, can be run from a USB stick. Actually generating an ISO is enough, as I can then use ...
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Bluetooth pilot/remote control
Is there any app that could be used as a simple remote control to trigger a command on my Beaglebone Black (or RPi or any other Linux system) via Bluetooth? I am looking for something very simple - ...
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Git client that visualises branches for Linux
I really like GitUp on Mac, and I'm looking for something similar on Linux. Any recommendations for a tool that can visually show the branches in a project? To demonstrate what I mean, see this ...
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Text/terminal-based screen sharing program
I'm not happy with screen-sharing capabilities of some instant messaging programs used in my company, especially because most of the time I need to share just a terminal, and not images/GUI stuff.
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Software to enable right-click copy and paste files from a Windows local machine to a GCP linux instance
I have users who connect via RDP into a GCP Linux VM (GUI enabled) from their Windows local computers.
They require to be able to right-click copy files from Windows and then right click and paste ...
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Non-chromium based browser for Linux apart from Firefox
Chrome and any browser on Chromium engine has a strange nasty bug on my Kubuntu workstation. They randomly crash every 5-10 minutes.
While it would be awesome to fix this, I failed for half a year and ...
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Is there an offline password manager addon for Opera/Chrome/Firefox, with master password?
The built-in Opera password manager has no master password :(
Search here with "password manager" and you will get 180+ results! :o
https://addons.opera.com/en/search/?query=password+manager
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Linux zero config file sync or share?
One or two months ago I read an article about an (perhaps) old Linux utility which did backup/sync/folder sharing completely different compared to normal rsync and similar utils.
All I remember were ...
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Per-app connection blocking tool
Is there a free software tool for GNU/Linux based OS similar to NetGuard for android?
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Is there a free software firewall tool that allows black/whitelisting IP on a per-app/process basis?
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Is there an arbitrary precision library in C or C++ with cdf?
I tried GNU Science library but its precision is limited to doubles. Other than implementing the thing myself, which I hope I wont have to do, is there a library that gets me the cumulative ...
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Offline non-browser-based bookmark manager for Linux
I am looking for a bookmark manager that can help me store URL links. Requirements:
It should store at least the following fields: title, URL, tags, description, date added.
It should also be ...
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Convert Office Documents to PDF on Ubuntu Server
I need to merge multiple documents into a single PDF in a web application running on Ubuntu Server. I've merged PDFs in the past so that shouldn't be an issue, but the documents can also contain doc, ...
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Cross platform VoIP that runs on i386? (Trying to call my girlfriend)
I've been trying to make a voice call to my girlfriend, but this has proven difficult. I'm home sick, and don't have the charger for my standard computer here. Also, my phone recently broke.
What I do ...
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Configuring VPN (AnyConnect, OpenVPN)
I'm trying to connect to an AnyConnect VPN server on my FC30 machine. I have the AnyConnect configuration to connect a MacOS device. I just don't have AnyConnect on my FC 30 device.
I tried to ...
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What would be the best Linux distro that meet my needs?
I am looking to install linux on my pc. I want to get a distro that is not complicated to install like Arch for example, and doesn't have a whole bunch of programs pre-installed like Ubuntu for ...
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Flame charts from perf.data
After generating a perf.data file with perf record, Brendan Gregg's excellent Flamegraph tool can produce an SVG.
Flamegraphs throw away the time axis and sort samples alphabetically, which is what ...
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Software for controling laser machine or alternative to LasrGRBL
I recently bought a laser machine, a Ortur laser master II. I am actually looking for a software to control it. Usually, people use it with Windows and the Laser GRBL open-source software. For GNU/...
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Linux screencast with one channel per audio source
I want to record a screencast under Linux in such way that the sound of my microphone is recorded on a separate channel than the sound of my speakers. Is there any tool which can do such screencast?
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Fast simple program to add some fake dimensions on an image
I have an image with some dimensions. But I need to add one or two dimensions to it. I mean lines with circles on their ends and arrows on their other ends and with a letter in the middle of the lines....
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