One of the most useful things, when you start learning something new, is the cheat sheet: a list with the most important things to learn at first. So you can read, memorize and remember things with an easy method, just a quick look at needs. The following list is only scratching the surface of Linux commands. There is far more[…]
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How 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[…]
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 moreEMPTTY. A wonderful display manager running in CLI as TTY login
Nothing is better than the console login screen, so try EMPTTY, a fantastic display manager by tty that you can quickly compile. Because GDM, LightDM and beautiful company are an exaggeration when you are the only user to use the PC. And Xorg or Wayland, it doesn’t matter. A display manager, or a login manager, is typically a graphical user[…]
Read moreHow to create a starter script for your applications in Linux
I want to tell you the story of Ted. He is a friend who is passionate about computer science and a passionate Linux user. Every day, Ted starts his day by turning on his PC and starting the applications necessary for his daily work, let’s talk about the classic email clients, browsers, chats, and more. Every day, Ted repeats the[…]
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