Gnome on Linux still does not have icons in the file picker There is an active feedback tracker task to add icons to the file picker, but this is still going since it was posted 17 years ago. And it still has not been implemented. 17 years. And it seems it will never be implemented. … Read more
How to set up an SSH connection to a remote server, this is very useful for administering a remote machine over a network.
The Linux desktops that we know and use have come a long way. The KDE Linux desktop environment is very different now compared to 2006. But at least it has kept the same basic layout with the taskbar and start menu, unlike Gnome. That has changed completely since the Gnome shell came out, now it … Read more
This simple C program will test whether it is running from a TTY or not. This is a simple test, but it could be quite useful. #include <stdio.h> #include <poll.h> #include <unistd.h> int main(int argc, char* argv[]){ struct pollfd fds[1] = {{.fd = STDIN_FILENO, .events = POLLIN}}; if (!poll(fds, sizeof(fds) / sizeof(struct … Read more
This is a very useful Bash shell script, this will create a Webm clip from a movie. This shows how to get parameters in a Bash script easily. #!/bin/bash while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do case $1 in -f|–filename) filename="$2"; shift ;; -t|–timestamp) timestamp="$2"; shift ;; -o|–outfile) outfile="$2"; shift ;; *) echo "Unknown … Read more
Encoding a movie clip with FFmpeg is very simple, but getting the encoding to start right away is the hard part. Sometimes it will take many seconds to start, but this is due to the slow searching through the file looking for the right section. Putting the “-ss 01:58:11” parameter before the “-i” parameter is … Read more
I have found a very nice archive, this is a lot of build Stalker Call of Pripyat information and sketches. There is a lot of spreadsheets with artifact statistics as well. This would be very interesting to any Stalker fan. Download it here: https://mega.nz/file/ppxESI6T#sJaSjCzDyuxSO6pZU18Jbi3Y4_6O63zV-MLlYFsz3As. There are also a few photos of the Jupiter Factory from … Read more
Rip a Youtube video to a good quality Webm with FFmpeg This very useful command will get a Youtube video and rip a certain timeframe from the video to a good quality WebM file. Create a Webm with FFmpeg. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Videos] └──╼ ╼ $ ffmpeg -ss 00:00:55 -to 00:01:05 -i `yt-dlp -g -f bestvideo GbPK2VCarvU` -threads … Read more
Some useful Bash shell tricks There are a lot of obscure Bash shell tricks for the Linux shell that is useful for showing off shell tricks and making your shell usage easier. For a first example, run this command. ubuntu ~ $ ls -hulaubuntu ~ $ ls -hula Then run this and the previous command … Read more
This old archive is a collection of very old UNIX bitmap wallpapers. https://securitronlinux.com/maps/bitmaps.7z. These should be quite useful if you wish to set up a retro desktop and wish to have a retro tiling wallpaper as well. Also, I have a nice collection of all Windows `98 wallpapers. https://securitronlinux.com/linux/maps/Windows98.rar. That should also be very useful … Read more
How to best view all available terminal colours This one-liner will print out all available terminal colours for your chosen Linux terminal application. This is very useful for creating a colourful bash prompt and the user wishes to know which colour codes will work and look good in the terminal. for x in {0..8}; do … Read more
Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021 Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021Gnome Shell themesWallpapersIcon themes Gnome Shell themes MetalX Gnome Shell theme for Linux. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Metal-X-theme-v-2-1-for-Gnome-3-16-577064989. Android Flat Gnome Shell theme. A nice flat grey theme for your Gnome desktop. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Android-Flat-3-18-565622252. Ambiance Gnome. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Ambiance-Gnome-3-14-1-8-GNOME-Shell-theme-476996106. An Ubuntu inspired theme … Read more
Simulating colour blindness is very useful for a graphics designer or web developer, this allows the designer to test if the graphics are visible properly when using various colours on buttons and hyperlinks. There is a very useful application that can help with this. This is called Color Oracle. This is a Java app and … Read more
Nice themes for your Linux desktop Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021Gnome Shell themesWallpapersIcon themesNice themes for your Linux desktopWindow themesDesktop wallpapers Window themes Google Chrome Metacity theme for MATE and Gnome Shell. This is a nice Google Chrome inspired theme for MATE and Gnome Shell. This is a very good … Read more
Getting information about the boot process of your PC when running Linux is very easy. The Systemd framework can easily help with this. The systemd-analyze command prints the time that is taken by the operating system to reach a usable state. This would be better on a faster SSD. But I am still using an … Read more
Sample OpenVPN configuration files to help with OpenVPN setup Below is a sample OpenVPN configuration file, this is running a server with an internal IP address of 10.8.0.0. This is using UDP and port 1194. If you set it up on port 443 instead, it can be hidden amongst other SSL traffic. That is a … Read more
This is how to list files on a Linux system with ls and not show the permissions. jason@. PWD: ~/Documents/UNIX. -bash. 3.2.57. 9 $> ls -SAghof | cut -d’ ‘ -f3- 15 480B 2 Nov 2015 . 2.2K 14 Jul 13:38 .. 1 706B 19 Mar 2014 hah1 1 229B 29 May 2009 myrand.c … Read more
NeXTSTEP operating system source code has been leaked The source code for the old NeXTSTEP operating system has just been leaked. This is a very old UNIX OS that was used to develop Doom in 1993. This would be very interesting for a fan of the OS to look through and learn from. This also … Read more
Saving your place in a movie when exiting MPV is very easy, this would be very useful when watching a long film and you need to exit the player and watch some more later. Add this to the ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf file. save-position-on-quitsave-position-on-quit This will allow the player to resume playback when you restart playing a movie … Read more
Blocking scripts in uBlock origin is very easy, if you know the path to an annoying script, it may be easily blocked. Open the dashboard in uBlock origin and use the code below to block the script. ! 2021-05-25 https://boards.4channel.org ||bid.glass/lib/bg.js$script,domain=boards.4channel.org! 2021-05-25 https://boards.4channel.org ||bid.glass/lib/bg.js$script,domain=boards.4channel.org This is another example, blocking the end screen and annotations in … Read more