Node.js (commonly known as Node) is a modern, event based, asynchronous I/O software platform which is designed for scalable network and server-side applications. First released in 2009, it is released under the MIT license.
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Month: September 2018
Polo File Manager: Up and Down Like a Rollercoaster
Linux is well endowed with graphical file managers with tons of original creations together with fork upon fork of GNOME Files. Polo File Manager is not a fork of GNOME Files nor any other established file manager. This original creation is written in the Vala programming language.
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Qmmp – Qt-based Multimedia Player – the sound with no limits
Qmmp is a cross-platform, open source, Qt-based multimedia player. The default user interface is similar to Winamp or xmms. But there’s also an alternative user interface.
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calcurse – free calendar and scheduling application for the command line
Last Updated on August 11, 2021 calcurse is an open source, text-based calendar and scheduling application. The software keeps track of events, appointments and everyday tasks. The software is lightweight, fast and reliable. It’s designed for the console or terminal,
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Survey: Console Based Linux File Managers
In the field of system administration, Linux has bags of graphical file managers. However, some users prefer managing files from the shell, finding it the quickest way to navigate the file system and perform file operations. This is, in part, because console based file managers are more keyboard friendly, enabling users to perform file operations without using a mouse, and make it quicker to navigate the filesystem and issue commands in the console at the same time.
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peek – animated GIF screen recorder
Peek is designed to make short screencasts. It’s not a general purpose screencast application like OBS Studio.
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8 Lesser Known Yet Awesome Text Editors
Irrespective of the operating system used, the text editor is one of those quintessential applications for many users. A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. Text editors are used to write programming code, change configuration files, take notes, and more. For this feature, we wanted to select alternative text editors which are definitely worth trying but may have been missed given that they receive less coverage in Linux publications, and are not included or installed by default in many Linux distributions.
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11 More Enlightening Free Linux Books – Part 3
The purpose of this article is to identify insightful and well written Linux books that can be downloaded without charge. The majority of the books featured in this article are themselves released under an open source license.
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GNOME Podcasts – podcast client for the GNOME desktop
Podcasts are shows, similar to radio or TV shows, that are produced by professionals or amateurs and made available on the internet to stream and/or download. They are a popular source of entertainment. There’s lots of great podcasts that are Linux-centric, which I surveyed in this review.
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11 More Enlightening Free Linux Books – Part 2
The purpose of this article is to identify insightful and well written Linux books that can be downloaded without charge. The majority of the books featured in this article are themselves released under an open source license.
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5 Sparkling Game Engines – develop great cross-platform games
Game engines play a crucial role in the fast creation and development of computer games. As they offer a collection of visual development tools, and are often presented in an integrated development environment, they vastly accelerate the development of games.
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musikcube – free terminal-based audio player and streaming server
musikcube is a marvellous console application. It’s lean, looks beautiful, offers a good range of features, and is very stable. I’m not liking its slow syncing metadata which is annoying if you’ve a large music collection. The mouse support is particularly welcome.
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Responsive Design and Fluid Grids with these Lightweight Frameworks
A framework for the quick development of websites is a structure of files and folders of standardized code (HTML, CSS, JS documents, and more) which can be used as a reference to help approach and resolve new problems of a similar nature. By providing a common structure, frameworks offer developers the opportunity to reuse code and avoid starting projects from scratch.
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Roundup: Best Free Open Source BASIC Tools
BASIC (an acronym for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use.
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StingRay – simple chess graphical user interface
StingRay is a new entry in the field of Linux-based chess software. It’s billed as a simple chess graphical user interface with basic functionality to run against UCI and XBoard engines.
The software is designed to be lightweight and not burden the chess player with features they’ll never use.
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