Tootle is a multi-functional Mastodon client that is well designed and intuitive to use.
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Excellent Free Tutorials to Learn PostScript
PostScript is an interpreted, stack-based language similar to Forth but with strong dynamic typing, data structures inspired by those found in Lisp, scoped memory and garbage collection.
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Emulate the BBC Micro home computer with Linux
The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers designed and built by the Acorn Computer company.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Getting Help – Part 11
We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.
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Emulate the Commodore 64 home computer with Linux
The Commodore 64 (C64) is an 8-bit home computer released in 1982. The $595 (£399) device took its name from its US maker, Commodore International, and the fact it had 64K of RAM.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Files and Permissions – Part 10
In this article we’ll take you through the basics of files and permissions. We’ll use the ls command. Part of the Linux for Starters series.
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Excellent Free Tutorials to Master Programming
Here’s our recommended free tutorials to learn a variety of programming languages. Learn C, C++, Java, Python, R, JavaScript, PHP, and many more.
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NewsFlash – follow your favorite blogs and news sites
NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.
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6 Best Free and Open Source FICS Chess Clients
Free Internet Chess Server is a server for chess players to play against each other over the Internet.
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Excellent Utilities: tldr – simplified and community-driven man pages
The tldr project is a collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional man pages.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Get Started with the Terminal – Part 9
What’s a shell? What’s a terminal? The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform.
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12 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines
Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.
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Haruna – video player using libmpv
Haruna is a modern-looking QML-based front-end to mpv. Here’s our review. Haruna is free and open source software.
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vizex – visualize disk space and disk usage
vizex is a command line interface program that shows how much free disk space you have. vizex is free and open source software.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Open Source Replacements for Proprietary Windows Desktop Software – Part 8
We consider popular Windows proprietary software and recommend great open source replacements that run under Linux.
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