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I am in the process of converting my cron jobs to systemd timers. I have used timers for a few years, but usually, I learned just enough to perform the task I was working on. While doing research for this systemd series, I learned that systemd timers have some very interesting capabilities.

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What's my terminal of choice?

I use xterm. That's right, xterm. It may seem like an old school choice, and I do use GNOME 3 now as well, but after many years of trying some and ignoring others, then going back to old standbys, I find I don't need (or like) newer stuff like GNOME Terminal.

My philosophy: Start simple, improve over time, and aim for productivity.

Background and foreground

I start up xterm with this script:

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How to Manage an SSH Config File in Windows and Linux  How-To Geek

There is a tool in the security practitioner's repertoire that's helpful for everyone to understand, regardless of what they do with computers: cryptographic hash functions. That may sound mysterious, technical, and maybe even boring, but I have a concise explanation of what hashes are and why they matter to you.

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OpenSynergy Collaborates With Google and Qualcomm on Virtualizing Android Automotive OS  PR Newswire India

Linux Computer Market 2026 Opportunities, Applications, Drivers, Limitations, C  News by aeresearch

Global Linux Operating System Market Assessment Report 2020 – IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE – Owned  Owned

The mouse reporting functionality offered by the Linux VT console is rather basic and seemingly seldom used by text-based, mouse-aware programs. However, a series of patches was sent out this week for improving the implementation to provide for more xterm-like mouse reporting...

Better Mouse Reporting For The Linux Virtual Terminal Is Being Worked On  Phoronix

Better Mouse Reporting For The Linux Virtual Terminal Is Being Worked On  Phoronix

Global MS Office Alternative Software for Linux Market 2020 Research Analysis on Competitive landscape and Key Vendors, Forecast by 2025  Daily Research Chronicles

Linux users might find themselves paying money to use LibreOffice one day  BetaNews

While upstream Wine developers continue working on VKD3D for providing a Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer for Wine, a developer on Valve's Proton team has now forked it as Proton-VKD3D for focusing their efforts on getting the D3D12 support moved along for Proton that powers Steam Play...

Valve Working On A VKD3D Fork For Getting Direct3D 12 Advanced For Proton / Steam Play  Phoronix

Yes, it's true the LibreOffice builds in recent days -- including the new LibreOffice 7.0 RC1 -- have "Personal Edition" branding for the open-source builds. But given user concerns, The Document Foundation board has issued some clarifications to try to ease any immediate rumors, etc...

How to install Python and start coding on Windows, Mac, or Linux  Android Authority

Millions Of Home Wi-Fi Routers Are Likely Vulnerable To Unpatched Linux Security Exploits  Hot Hardware

Use Samsung DeX with a Chromebook or Linux PC (unofficially)  Liliputing

How much Linux malware is there? - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

Global Linux Software Market Demand 2020: Google, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, IBM, Oracle, Novell  NJ MMA News