Scanimage is a command-line interface to control image acquisition devices such as flatbed scanners or cameras. The device is controlled via command-line options. After command-line processing, scanimage normally proceeds to acquire an image. The image data is written to standard output in one of the PNM (portable aNyMaP) formats (PBM for black-and-white images, PGM for grayscale images, and PPM for[…]
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Linux Tip. How to move Thunderbird Data to a new Computer
When you buy a new PC or put a new laptop next to your main computer, one of the most tedious tasks is to reconfigure your email client and have it synchronized again. Not to mention having the e-mail client recognize again which is junk and which is valid, another big waste of time. How to move Thunderbird Data to[…]
Read moreHow to disable and remove completely Snaps in Ubuntu Linux
Canonical sometimes listens to its user base, while other times simply it goes straight on its way. This has happened for the graphic environment of Unity (regret by many!) and the same is happening for several technological implementations in the latest revisions of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Snap is a magnificent idea with a still immature realization. It is[…]
Read moreStop asking password when mounting another internal hard drive on Linux
Whenever I change the operating system or update, we find that in order to access the additional internal hard drives in our machines, we must necessarily type the administrator password. How boring! Let’s see how to overcome this annoying procedure and how to stop the operating system from asking password when mounting another internal hard drive on Linux. First of[…]
Read moreBatocera.linux. An operating system dedicated to retrogaming
Batocera.linux is an operating system (like Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Mac OS, or Windows 10) specialized in retrogaming. It is available for laptops, desktop PCs and different nano computers like the Raspberry and the Odroids. On PC, it is available on a USB key and can boot without altering your existing hard drive. As stated by DistroWatch, batocera.linux is a minimal[…]
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