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Use a Linux terminal on your Android phone

opensource.com - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 15:02

When it comes to ultra-mobile computing, I prefer the PocketCHIP or a Raspberry Pi with a screen rather than a mobile phone or tablet. These solutions offer a pure Linux environment that's as open source as the hardware allows and make no assumptions about how I expect to work.


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Edit images with Jupyter and Python

opensource.com - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 15:02

Recently, my kid wanted to make a coloring page from a favorite cartoon. My first thought was to use one of the open source programs on Linux that manipulate images, but then I remembered I have no idea how to use any of them. Luckily, I know how to use Jupyter and Python.

How hard can it be, I figured, to use Jupyter for that?


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Don't ignore .gitignore

opensource.com - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 15:01

I have noticed that many developers do not use a .gitignore file, even though it's a best practice to use one to designate files you don't want Git to track in version control. Because .gitignore can boost your code quality, you should not ignore .gitignore in your repositories.

What is .gitignore?

Files in your working Git repository can be:


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GhostBSD 20.08.04 Shipping With Updated Packages - Including MATE 1.24

Phoronix - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 14:22
For those wanting to experiment with an actively-maintained BSD-powered, desktop-focused operating system, GhostBSD remains a great choice powered off FreeBSD...

5 Best CLI Tools to Search Plain-Text Data Using Regular Expressions

Tecmint - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 13:25
This guide takes a tour of some of the best command-line tools that are used for searching matching strings or patterns in text files. These tools are usually used alongside regular expressions – shortened

LibreOffice / The Document Foundation Generated Around One Million Dollars For 2019

Phoronix - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:09
The Document Foundation that is behind the cross-platform LibreOffice open-source office suite has published their 2019 annual report...

GNU Emacs 27.1 Adds HarfBuzz Text Shaping, Native JSON Parsing

Phoronix - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:36
If looking for a text editor that offers more features than the recent release of Nano 5.0, GNU Emacs 27.1 is out...

Linux 5.9 Performance Is Off To A Great Start With FSGSBASE Boost

Phoronix - Tue, 08/11/2020 - 06:08
The FSGSBASE support that was finally mainlined a few days ago for Linux 5.9 is off to providing a nice performance boost for both Intel and AMD systems. Looking at FSGSBASE is one of the first areas I've dived into for Linux 5.9 kernel testing with this article serving as some preview/teaser data points.

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