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Quick - what time is it in Singapore?

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If you want to know the local time around the world, Linux has options ranging from plain to gorgeous. The plainest one is the tzselect command, which offers choices in a terminal that lead you to the local time in a single region. Middling-pretty is gworldclock, a little GUI window that can be…

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The buttons of YAD

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I use the YAD dialog program quite a lot in my shell scripts. Written and maintained by Victor Ananjevksy, YAD is easy to use and has dozens of handy options. In previous Linux Rain articles demonstrating YAD (here, here and here), I used only the default YAD buttons, "Cancel" and…

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Tips on getting (and suggesting, and editing) user input

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In a previous Linux Rain article I explained how to use the YAD dialog to do multiple-item data entry in a GUI. Here I show one way to allow users to check and edit what they've entered in YAD. I also explain how to offer default, editable inputs in terminal-based data entry, and how to color the…

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Multiple-item data entry with YAD

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YAD (Yet Another Dialog) creates GUI dialogs for data entry, user notification, etc. It was written by Victor Ananjevsky and is described as a fork of Zenity. In fact, it greatly extends Zenity and has a very large number of handy options. Here I explain how to build a multiple-item data entry form…

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: history

history is a command which displays or manipulates the history list. We recommend alternatives to this command.

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How to Install VirtualBox 7.1 on Linux Mint 22

Want to run virtual machines on Linux Mint 22? Learn how to install VirtualBox 7.1 with our step-by-step guide, and start creating VMs with ease today.

The post How to Install VirtualBox 7.1 on Linux Mint 22 appeared first on Linux Today.

Keep-Alive: Prevent Your Computer from Sleeping on Linux, macOS and Windows

Is your computer going to sleep in the middle of downloads or updates? Meet Keep-Alive, a lightweight tool designed to keep your system awake.

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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 1 (Dec 30 – Jan 5, 2025)

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Chimera Linux, Nobara 41, Sparky 7.6 releases, Debian 13 alpha installer, Plasma 6.2.5, Fish Shell in Rust, & more.

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‘Everything Open’ Is Reinventing Open Conferencing in Post Pandemic Oz

Although it appears that after a 22-year run that linux.conf.au is now a thing of the past, the folks who brought it to you have launched a new conference that’s about… well, everything open.

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Fish Shell 4.0: Rust Is Coming

Two years, 57k lines of C++, now 75k lines of Rust. Fish Shell 4.0 beta has been entirely rewritten in the Rust programming language.

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[Fixed] pkg-config Script Could Not Be Found In Linux

Learn about the pkg-config tool, how to install it on Linux, and how to use it when compiling the program from source code.

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Mozilla Firefox 134 Is Out with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux

The biggest change in Mozilla Firefox 134 for Linux users is support for touchpad hold gestures, allowing users to interrupt kinetic (momentum) scrolling by placing two fingers on the touchpad. This feature was initially planned for Firefox 133. Users can disable or enable this feature in about:config by setting apz.gtk.touchpad_hold.enabled to true or false.

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Norka: A Lightweight Text Editor And Best Alternative to Gedit

Norka is a lightweight text editor and the best alternative to Gedit, where you can write your thoughts without worrying about saving them.

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How to Test Microphone on Ubuntu (via 3 Methods)

Learn how to test microphones on Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions, then learn how to troubleshoot the issue with a few practical examples.

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