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Teach your Grandmother to write scripts

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It says here that people 65 and older have poorer vision, poorer dexterity and poorer memory than people 21-55 years old. Sounds right to me. My wife and I are 70, and there's no smartphone in our house because we can't read a smartphone screen easily and an on-screen keyboard is way too small for…

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13 Best Free and Open Source Remote Desktop Clients

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 13 impressive remote desktop clients.

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CAST-net – full-text rss terminal reader

CAST-text is billed as a zero latency, easy-to-use full-text RSS terminal reader. This is free and open source software written in Go.

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What is Warp Terminal? How to Install It on Ubuntu

Learn what Warp Terminal with integrated AI features is, and then learn step-by-step how to install it on your Linux system.

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CNCF Sics Developers on Kubernetes Patent Trolls

Patent trolls are shaking down Kubernetes developers and users, so the CNCF and friends are going after them. 

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How to Setup Rygel Media Server on Ubuntu

Discover a step-by-step guide to setting up Rygel Home Media Server on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions running on GNOME DE.

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g: An Elegant Alternative for the ls Command in Linux

g is a free, open-source, and cross-platform command-line alternative to the ls command that can enhance your file and directory listing experience in Linux. Discover it yourself by reading the entire article to understand its features, installation steps, and usage guide.

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Warehouse: The Ultimate GUI for Managing Flatpak Apps in Linux

Warehouse is a Flatpak manager that brings a GUI interface to the command-line functionalities typically offered by Flatpak. As a Flatpak-only tool, it brings much-needed usability to the flatpak ecosystem.

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10 Best Python Libraries Every Data Analyst Should Learn

In this article, we’ll explore 10 Python libraries every data analyst should know, breaking them down into simple terms and examples of how you can use them to solve data analysis problems.

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Researchers Unearth Two Previously Unknown Linux Backdoors

ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of two previously unknown Linux backdoors: WolfsBane and FireWood. The goal of the backdoors and tools discovered is cyberespionage that targets sensitive data such as system information, user credentials, and specific files and directories. These tools are designed to maintain persistent access and execute commands stealthily, enabling prolonged intelligence […]

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How to Install and Use Fedora Media Writer on Linux

Fedora Media Writer is a Fedora team and community-driven effort to offer a free, open-source, and cross-platform application to write any ISO image to your flash drive (USB stick). In this article, I’ll show you how to install Fedora Media Writer on Linux (including Windows) and then how to flash the Fedora image using Fedora Media Writer.

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