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Keeping emails as text files: 2 scripts

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Most people store and organise their personal emails as individual files (messages) in folders. Those folders might be on a webmail company's servers, or in a mail client program on the user's personal computer. In both cases the emails are probably in a special email format. I'm horribly…

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ISD Is a New Tool Offering a User-Friendly Approach to Systemd Management

Simplify systemd service management with isd, a user-friendly keyboard-focused TUI offering fuzzy search, auto-refresh previews, and full customization.

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How to Set Up SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

The guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to install and configure SQL Server 2022 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x or 9.x.

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How to Use Rsync to Sync Files Between Linux and Windows Using (WSL)

In this article, we’ll walk you through the entire process of using Rsync to sync files between Linux and Windows using WSL. We’ll cover everything from setting up WSL to writing scripts for automated syncing.

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6 Best Free and Open Source Software KVM Switches

This roundup focuses on software that mimics a hardware KVM switch. Use a single keyboard and mouse to control multiple computers by moving your mouse to the edge of the screen, or by using a keypress to switch focus to a different system.

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Orbitiny Desktop: A Portable, Modular, and Feature-Rich Linux Desktop Environment

Are you searching for a new desktop environment for your Linux OS? Perhaps you'd like to give Orbitiny Desktop a try!

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How To Safely Edit Hosts File In Linux: A Beginners Guide

In this guide, we will learn why and how to safely edit the hosts file in Linux, along with real-world examples.

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How to Install Visual Studio Code on Arch Linux

Learn how to install Visual Studio Code on Arch Linux step-by-step to enjoy seamless coding with the most popular code editor.

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Resources is a GUI-Based System Monitoring Tool for Linux

Discover Resources, a GUI-based Linux system monitoring tool, and the process to install it on your favorite Linux distribution with usage instructions.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Accountancy Software

Here is our opinion on the finest accountancy software available for Linux. We only include free and open source software.

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System76’s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM

System76’s Meerkat now also comes with the Coreboot-powered System76 Open Firmware for a faster and more secure boot.

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NVIDIA Beta driver 570.86.16 released with VRR for multiple displays and lots of improvements

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DOOM + DOOM II adds multiplayer mod support but it's broken on Steam Deck / Linux

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No Man's Sky - Worlds Part II brings Gas Giants, New Story Missions, Trillions of New Planets

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Strategy business sim Summer Islands a spiritual successor to Holiday Island from 1996 is out now

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Lucky Tower Ultimate is hilarious and now Steam Deck Verified with a big update

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Awesome free retro RPG Moonring gets another big update - looking good on Steam Deck

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System76 Meerkat Mini PC gets a nice upgrade with Intel Core Ultra

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Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 now available on GOG - plus GOG Dreamlist replaces Community Wishlist

Some great news for game preservation here, as GOG have managed to revive both Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 and they've also revamped their voting…

The new trailer for sandbox strategy game Antimatter shows off the epic scale

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Popular rogue-lite space shooter Nova Drift gets updated for Steam Deck verification

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The latest Two Point Museum trailer shows off Museum Management

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Dying Light is getting a free graphical update, plus Dying Light 2 will get a new game mode

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Steam / Steam Deck Beta update will no longer bug friends in-game when you reconnect

Valve released another smaller Steam Client Beta update for Desktop / Steam Deck, with a little tweak for in-game notifications amongst some other…

NTSYNC for Proton / Wine now in Linux kernel 6.14 that "Should make many SteamOS users happy"

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Iron Roads is a cute-looking rail network optimisation sim out in Early Access

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Originally PS5 exclusive Team NINJA are bringing Rise of the Ronin to PC in March

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