Commands and codesOpen source applications may be viable alternatives to popular closed-source applications and some open source tools offers features or performance benefits that surpass their commercial counterparts.
How do you compare two similar files to check the differences?The obvious answer is Use the diff command in Linux. The problem is that not everyone is willing to compare files in the Linux terminal. The output of the diff command may confuse some people. Take the output of this diff command as an example:… read more »
Introduction: LazPaint is an alternative to open source Paint.NET with cross-platform support. This is a lightweight program with many basic options to edit images quickly. This is an overview of LazPaint. LazPaint: an open source Paint.NET alternative to Linux If you like to use tools to quickly edit and process images and screenshots, you may… read more »
When browsing the web or reading e-books, it is always convenient to use a quick word search tool. Quick find is a free open source tool that you can try. Whenever I encounter a word that I don’t know its meaning, I just open a new tab and search for its meaning. However, it depends… read more »
Introduction: GnuCash is a popular free open source accounting software that can be used to manage personal finances and business transactions. Considering the complexity of managing personal finances and business transactions, you will find many online services or software tools designed to simplify things. Some tools simply allow you to increase your expenses and income… read more »
Introduction: AntiMicroX is a GUI tool used to map your gamepad with keyboard, mouse or custom macro/script in Linux. Let’s take a closer look. Gaming peripherals on Linux do not have a high reputation, but we do have some interesting open source tools that can make your job easier. For example, I have introduced the… read more »
I guess you may be using a Chrome-based browser such as Firefox or Brave to read this article. Or maybe Google Chrome or Chromium. In other words, you are using GUI-based methods to browse the Web. However, in the past, people used terminals to obtain resources and browse the Web, because most of the content… read more »
The open source software highlight this week is Timekpr-nExt. It is a GUI application used to limit the computer usage of certain accounts on Linux systems. This is a convenient utility for parents who do not want their children to spend too much time on the computer. Use Timekpr-nExt to limit computer usage on Linux… read more »
Introduction: MellowPlayer is a free open source desktop that allows you to integrate web-based music streaming services on Linux and Windows. There is no doubt that many users prefer to listen to streaming services to listen to their favorite music, rather than buying individual music from the store or downloading them for collection. Of course,… read more »
Introduction: An interesting text editor that supports R markdown. Using the code in R, you can add string interpolation, graphics, and other mathematical expressions to text documents. KeenWrite: a useful open source Markdown editor with R code support Image source: KeenWrite There are several open source Markdown editors for Linux, but KeenWrite is good for… read more »
Brief: Drawing is a basic image editor like Microsoft Paint. With this open source application, you can draw arrows, lines, geometrical shapes, add colors and other stuff you expect to do in a regular drawing application. Drawing: A simple drawing application for Linux For people introduced to computers with Windows XP (or earlier version), MS… read more »