Features
Getting Ready for PipeWire
Heir Apparent
In the coming year, PipeWire will replace PulseAudio resulting in better audio on Linux. If you can't wait, here's what you need to know to get started with PipeWire.
Home Automaton
Home Assistant makes the Raspberry Pi fit for the Z-Wave world
Z-Wave components, a RaZberry module, and the free Home Assistant software make the Raspberry Pi a powerful smart home control center.
Explainer
Illustrating mathematical concepts in video with Manim
Manim lets you program video sequences with a few lines of Python code to present mathematical problems in an engaging and scientifically accurate way.
Small and Simple
Editing text at the command line with micro
Editing text at the command line doesn't have to be daunting. Micro brings the ease and intuitiveness of a graphical editor to the Linux terminal.
Exploring the Trinity Desktop
TDE: Museum Piece or Modern Desktop Alternative?
Trinity Desktop Environment's latest release may seem like a trip back in time due to archaic features, but it does offer a functional desktop for modern computing and, more importantly, freedom of choice.
Pattern Seekers
Tools for generating regular expressions
As regular expressions grow in complexity, regex generators can make the job easier by computing the patterns for you.
Tutorial – Zotero
Literature management with Zotero
Reference management software like Zotero helps you easily record and organize citations and create bibliographies.
Brand New Package
Experimental package management with Nix and NixOS
NixOS and the Nix package manager offer a promising new approach to the challenge of managing packages in Linux.
Delivery Service
Improving Linux package management
Linux package managers work too slowly. The experimental distri research project investigates ways to speed up package management.
A Blast from the Past
Setting up a dgamelaunch game server
If you are into retrogaming, dgamelaunch lets you set up a server to play Roguelike games and compete with friends, all while preserving a piece of gaming history.
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