Questions tagged [linux]
Software to run on the Linux operating system.
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Linux software to list items on eBay
Analog to Listing items on eBay, I'm looking for an application running on Linux. Up to now I've been using Jaolt, but that's no longer available (which is why I cannot even provide a link) – setting ...
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Data recovery of 5.25" floppy disks using bootable GNU/Linux distros?
When attempting to recover data from old floppy disks (5.25" in this case), it may contain a lot of bad sectors and have other issues. Tools such as ddrescue make it more likely to be able to recover ...
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Linux image processing program to batch-correct photos for scanning
I want to scan hundreds of A4 papers, but I don't have a scanner.
I have a good camera though, so I:
Put the paper on the floor
Focus powerful lights on it (including sunlight)
With the camera, zoom ...
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Key-value store with tiered cache
The nodes that will be accessing the data are separated from the server by high latency low speed connections. I would like each node to have an LRU cache using around 250MB of ram and 20GB disk to ...
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Wiki software like OneNote with some extra options on Linux
I've been using Microsoft Windows and Microsoft OneNote, but now I'm migrating to Linux (Ubuntu). As a result, I'm looking for a wiki software which can replace OneNote, with the following features:
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Linux terminal interface/Software for Wiktionary
Basically, I want approximately the same output as below for german words.
I haven't found any databases fitting to use with the "dict" protocol/program.
Therefore, I thought I'd have the best ...
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Firefox or Chrome plugin to open Word Online files in LibreOffice on Linux?
So, I'm working on Word Online, and I want to be able to open the .docx files in LibreOffice on Linux while still storing them in my OneDrive.
When I go to hit the "Open in Word" button, it tells me ...
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Japanese dictionary for Ubuntu (offline, open source)
I am looking for a Japanese↔English dictionary.
Runs on Ubuntu
Works offline
Small GUI window
Open source
Maintained
Example sentences shown for each word
Bonus if it has SKIP kanji search
I have ...
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Modern alternatives to Mutt
I'm after suggestions about "better" mail clients than Mutt, principally for FOSS dev. My baseline is Mutt because I used it before and it basically does what I expect, but I'm not sure whether more ...
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Data usage monitoring
I want to get one of those wireless hubs that I can carry in the car to have internet access (with a data plan) on my devices (phone, tablet and laptop) when there's no Wifi available.
I'm not sure ...
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Inline WSDL generator from WSDL with many imports
Background
I am a software engineer working with an outside development group. This group enforces SOA at the bank and works on our ESB layer/service provider. We are a Java development team working ...
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Any smart database schema comparison tools?
I need a tool which can receive the schemas of a master and a target databases (generated by a tool e.g. mysqldump -d --routines --triggers --events) and generates an update script to update the ...
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Online note taking / journal application
I'm looking for a tool in which I can write my documentation.
It should protect my entries from prying eyes, but I want to be able to write an entry from where ever I currently am. Plus a fulltext ...
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CHM reader for Linux
I would like to have a CHM reader for reading some ebooks I have in that format. Please meet the following requirements:
The files I have are quite big like 200 to 300 MB. The reader suggested must ...
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Visual traceroute for Linux with geolocation
I am on Debian Jessie. I am looking for a visual traceroute program which I can use to trace a path from my localhost to a remote host. I am looking for something which visually maps the location of ...
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Synchronizable E-Mail Client
I need an e-mail client, such as ThunderBird, but with sync option.
By syncing, I mean syncing everything, such as read/unread mails, tags, tagged conversations, sent mails etc.
I have a desktop ...
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Self-hosted meme generator
I’m looking for a Web app (FLOSS and for self-hosting on a Linux server) that lets me add text to images. Fast and without hassle. I don’t want a full-featured image editor.
Examples:
imgur.com ...
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How to encrypt the content of a directory on the fly?
What I am looking for:
I would like to have something like a 'file-level' encrypted file-system but working in the reverse: The files would be stored in clear on the disk but when accessed via a '...
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Client UI for DBreeze
DBreeze is a C# NoSQL embedded database.
Is there any easy tool to browse data contained in a DBreeze file?
Like SQLiteBrowser for SQLite.
Requirement:
Runs on Linux
Free, ideally open source
CLI ...
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Is there some HTML annotation tool for adding annotations to downloaded HTML files?
I would like to add annotations (such as underlines, text comment, circle or square a text region, …) to downloaded HTML files.
Is there some WYSIWYG HTML annotation tool (for Linux; I am under ...
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GUI tool that shows per process IO stats in Linux
This is similar to Command line tool on Ubuntu Server to see disk IO stats?, only I'm asking for a GUI tool, not a command line tool.
My OS is Debian Wheezy, using LXDE as desktop environment.
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WYSIWYG HTML editor for Linux with ability to sort tables
I need an WYSIWYG HTML editor for Linux with the ability to sort tables.
KompoZer does not have table sorting, otherwise it would be perfect for my needs.
Libre Office Writer does have HTML table ...
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Type to select friend in Pidgin buddy list
I use Pidgin for chat.
Finding a friend in the list is quite painful. Even though friends are listed alphabetically, that does not help much, especially with kanji characters.
I would like to have a ...
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Programmatically maintained email filter software that works with Microsoft Exchange
Up to now, the company I work for has used the Cyrus mail system, which comes with built-in support for Sieve.
I love the way this software works. Its main feature is that it allows me to manage my ...
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String paster for Ubuntu
I'm looking for a small program that will be able to keep and paste (or replace) things I type into a GUI application (like a browser).
For Example
I hit a key combination
Some sort of list with a ...
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DPI aware PDF viewer for Linux
I have a full HD monitor that has a non-standard 103 DPI.
I like to view PDFs at their print size. But because I can't set the DPI in the PDF viewer, I have to display a document at 107%.
Evince ...
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GPS turn-by-turn navigation software for Windows 7
I'm looking for a navigation software that runs on Windows 7 or on Linux and can use a NMEA GPS (or gpsd under Linux) to provide turn-by-turn navigation, with a 3D view.
License doesn't matter as ...
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SVN 1.8 Compatible Client with GUI for Ubuntu 13.10
I'm looking for an SVN GUI for Ubuntu, It needs to be compatible with SVN 1.8 as some of the office run Windows with the latest Tortoise SVN.
I've tried RabbitVCS, RapidSVN and even TortoiseSVN ...
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Desktop managment software for Flickr (Linux)
I'm using Flickr as a web based storage for some of my photography. Flickr offers 1 TB space for free, offers pretty good sharing features, good management through collections and sets, but their ...
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Semi-automated music video editing - cut on beat or MIDI note
I'm looking for a way to automate my video editing because I keep doing the same thing that could for the most part be done by a program, at least in theory.
I usually have a song (in .wav file format)...
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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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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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Linux command to add text to huge image (fast)
I have lots (100s) of 12208 × 6867px jpg images and would like to add a box and text on the bottom left of each image.
I'd like a white box around text with x padding, and ideally a single rounded ...
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Modeless console text editor with regexp replacement and macro recording
I'm looking for modeless TUI (console) text editor with the following features
(required) Should run on Linux. Support of other UNIX-likes, Mac and Windows is nice to have but optional.
(required) ...
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Tool for Linux to create .desktop files
I find myself having to manually create a lot of .desktop files in order to get shortcuts to third party applications or scripts I wrote.
On Windows I used to be able to right-click any .exe file I ...
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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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Online presentation for one presenter, multiple viewers
I am looking for a software that has some server-side mechanism to run a presentation, which is then delivered as a HTML website.
The idea is:
anyone can go to a specific URL, like an invitation ...
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Can I receive notifications about new IP addresses connected to my server?
I have a django website deployed on AWS EC2 behind Nginx, without wsgi right now (I'm still in the early stage of development and checking my options).
I've noticed in my nginx access log a few new IP ...
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Digital tuner remote control software for linux?
I'm searching for linux software to "remote-control" a Frontier Silicon-based FM / DAB / Internet Radio Receiver via (W-)LAN. I've already found software for Android/iOS ("Undok") and Win 10 ("...
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sudo alternative which supports PCRE
I am missing regular expressions (PCRE syntax) in the linux tool sudo.
The solutions provided here do not satisfy me:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533951/wildcards-in-sudoers-rule
Is ...
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Linux software for simulating reinforced concrete slabs and walls
I'd like to be able to simulate some concrete slabs and walls and to calculate their resistance to different loads in different points based on the thickness, reinforcement and hardness.
Ideally the ...
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Free MariaDB forward engineering tool
At this point, MariaDB 10.3 and MySQL 8.0.xx are now different enough that the most recent version of MySQL Workbench has difficulties working with MariaDB. Given this problem is likely to get worse, ...
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Light modern DNS benchmarking for linux
I'm currently building and setting up my own Linux router, and one of the advantages of this is the ability to run benchmarks on my router directly.
I'm currently using 8.8.8.8 with dnsmasq for name ...
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Free PDF viewer for different operating systems that supports animations/Javascript
I need to be able to view a pdf file that contains animations, and I need to be able to do this on all the common operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone). What free programs can ...
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Color calibration tool for Linux
I need to calibrate my laptop screen. But doing this with some picture from the internet in my browser (which I don't trust in terms of colors) and having to fiddle with xrandr settings in the shell ...
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Photo manager with tagging and metadata
Is there a photo manager software in linux, that can store image metadata including image tags in the image itself and not an extra database?
I tried DigiKam, but it tells me that the data would be ...
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Cataloging CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs on Linux
I want to catalog my optical data media (backups, documents, whatsnots) so I can find what disk a certain file is on and where that disk is located. I've seen What is a good application to catalog CDs?...
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Simple persistent queue software usable with python
I am in process of trying to select a message queue implementation for Linux that would support:
persistence, preferably using Sqlite3, but could be another backend
or filesystem;
thread-safety;
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An alternative to POPFile email classifier
I have been using POPFile for years - but it hasn't been updated for years.
POPFile is a bayesian email classifier. Normally you'd associate this with spam - is it spam or is it not spam. Bayesian ...
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Free software document management
I'm looking for a personal or small business document management system. I prefer free or open source solutions. The commercial systems I've seen don't seem that relevant or easy to use anyway. But ...