Category: Desktop
TrentaOS Is an Elegant Desktop Linux with a Few Rough Edges
It appears we have another Linux desktop renaissance on our hands. Back in the late 1990s, it seemed like everyone was creating a new Linux distribution—each with its own unique take on the platform—until there were so many to choose from, one never knew where to begin. This time around,…
Read MoreArch Linux: The Simple Linux
Arch Linux is called the simple Linux because it eschews the layers of abstraction and “helper” apps that come with so many Linux distributions. It as close to vanilla Linux as a packaged distribution can get. Consequently, you need to be more comfortable with do-it-yourself than with most modern distributions, and…
Read MoreAn Introduction to the Shorewall Firewall Tool
Linux is well known for being a highly secure platform. One of the reasons for said security is the Netfilter system. For those that don’t know, Netfilter is a framework, provided by the Linux kernel, that allows for various networking operations, such as packet filtering, network address translations, port translation,…
Read MoreSemiCode OS Might Be Your Next Development Platform
One thing about Linux is that it’s very coder-friendly. Why? Simple: Nearly any developer can have every tool they need at their fingertips with ease and little to no cost. Tools like gcc, make, Bluefish, Atom, vi, emacs… the list goes on and on and on.Many of these tools are ready to…
Read More3 Good Command-Line Audio and Graphics Apps for Linux
It is often faster to use command-line apps to play audio files and preview images than to futz around launching and using a graphical application, and you can use them in scripts. Come along to learn about MOC and SoX for playing audio files, and feh for viewing image files…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Regular Expressions for New Linux Users
Regular expressions are a powerful means for pattern matching and string parsing that can be applied in so many instances. With this incredible tool you can: The thing about regular expressions is that they are confusing. To the new Linux user, regular expressions may as well be another language (which…
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