The video downloading utility youtube-dl, like other large open-source projects, accepts contributions from all around the globe. It is used practically wherever there’s an Internet connection. It’s especially shocking, therefore, when what looks like a domestic legal spat–involving a take-down demand written by lawyers representing the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a U.S. industry group, to Github, a U.S.[…]
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Linux Tip. How to enable and use Flatpak
Flatpak is a new universal packaging format, on par with the Canonical Snap system it’s a way for a more secure and unified way to deliver applications on Linux. Easy installation, no security holes, and a Linux-wide distribution system because it can work on every Linux distro. Flatpak is basically a cross-platform package management system that aims to makes the[…]
Read moreHow to install Pop!_OS tiling extension on Ubuntu
Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create. One of the most interesting features of the System76 operating system is the Pop Shell Auto-Tiling, an extension that brings to GNOME the classic feeling of tiling DE like i3 or others. Pop!_OS uses auto-tiling for the same reason[…]
Read moreHow to install Xfce Desktop Environment in openSUSE Linux
Find peace of mind, stop, and find out how to install Xfce Desktop Environment on your trusted openSUSE Linux distribution. In this article, you’ll find the step to install the super light desktop manager Xfce and also how to remove the old one installed on your system. If you too have been frequenting the Linux world for a while, you[…]
Read moreHow to scan documents from a command-line interface on Linux
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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