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n this series, I'm developing several scripts to help in cleaning up my music collection. In the last article, we used the framework created for analyzing the directory and sub-directories of music files, checking to make sure each album has a cover.jpg file and recording any other files that aren't FLAC, MP3, or OGG.

The cookie jar associated with exploitation (or dilution) of the brand “Linux” is being opened and emptied by people who don’t use Linux and don’t contribute anything to it, instead selling control over it to hostile companies — i.e. opponents — like Microsoft (classic, textbook sellout)

One of the nice things about using Linux is the wide choice of desktop environments. Fedora Linux official Worksation edition comes with GNOME as default desktop environment, but you can choose another desktop environment as default via Fedora Spins. This article will go into a little more detail about the Fedora Linux Spins. You can […]

When you have a lot of related files, it's sometimes easier to treat them as a single object rather than 3 or 20 or 100 unique files. There are fewer clicks involved, for instance, when you email one file compared to the mouse work required to email 30 separate files. This quandary was solved decades ago when programmers invented a way to create an archive, and so the tar command was born .

Debian Linux team proposes three options for better discovery of non-free ISO images for Debian installation for enhanced user experience.

In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to install Chrome on Ubuntu. This tutorial was tested on Ubuntu 22.04, but it will work on other Ubuntu releases and Ubuntu derivatives.

In this series, I'm developing several scripts to help in cleaning up my music collection. In the last article, I used the framework I created for analyzing the directory and sub-directories of music files and carried out the analysis with the fine open source JAudiotagger library to analyze the tags of the music files in the music directory and subdirectories. In this article, I will do a simpler job...

This guide explains how to run particular commands without sudo password in Linux and Unix-like operating systems.

In my previous article, I created a framework for analyzing the directories and subdirectories of music files, using the groovy.File class, which extends and streamlines java.File and simplifies its use. In this article, I use the open source JAudiotagger library to analyze the tags of the music files in the music directory and subdirectories. Be sure to read the first article in this series if you intend to follow along.

DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.02: Linux celebrates 31st birthday, earning collaboration via Flatpak apps and more.

In order to make PipeWire the default audio service, you will need to make some changes to your system, which will enable and replace the PulseAudio server with PipeWire.

NetworkManager 1.40 has been released today as the latest stable version of this popular network connection management utility that’s built into most of today’s GNU/Linux distributions.

Converseen, the image converter and resizer for Linux, is now available on Snapcraft as a Snap package in order to be easily installed on Ubuntu and any Linux distribution that supports Snap.

Sometimes we have to erase all the information from our disk in a way that ensures it is impossible to recover. The most typical reason for completely and irreversibly deleting a device is when, for example, it is to be given away or sold. This article shows you the three best ways to completely erase data from your disk using the dd, shred and wipe command.

The news is overwhelming. Attention spans are waning. Combine those with social media feeds that are optimized for endless scrolling, and we get an internet where misinformation thrives.  In many ways, consuming news has become a social act. We get to share what we’re reading and thinking through social media. Other people respond with their […]

A list of new features and enhancements in Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu which brings GNOME 43 and additional tweaks.

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of mini ARM-based Linux computers is the Raspberry Pi. However, it’s great when new offerings come out comparable to what the Raspberry Pi offers but at a lower price. Meet the Inovato Quadra, a small ARM-based Linux computer priced at just $29.

Kdenlive is a powerful video editing tool that offers a wide range of features for novice and experienced users. The software is based on the MLT Framework, KDE, and Qt, and a small team of passionate developers is constantly developing it.

For this review, we’re looking at Spotify TUI. It’s a Spotify client for the terminal written in Rust.

This guide explains what is Select loop in Bash scripting and how to use Bash select loop to create a menu-driven script with examples.