Yes, you read it right. timg is a text mode image viewer and can also play videos. But, but, how is that possible? timg uses suitable Unicode characters and also the colour support that is available in many terminal emulators. timg is developed by Henner Zeller, and in 2017 I wrote a blog post about …
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Apr 03 2020
Re: 30 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (all-in-one video)
Average Linux User has created a Youtube video on 30 This to do After Installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It is a well-prepared, high-quality, informative video. I recommend watching it. There are a couple of nitpicks though, and in this post I go into detail about them. See the Discussion below. First, here is the Youtube …
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Feb 01 2018
Skype is now available as a snap
In this announcement, https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/02/01/skype-now-available-as-a-snap-for-linux-users/ we find out that Skype is now available as a snap package for Linux distributions. For Ubuntu, this means that we can install from the Ubuntu Software. Other distributions that have both Gnome Software and snap package support in Gnome Software, they can install as well. Here is how it looks, …
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May 23 2009
Try Firefox 3.5 (pre), with in-built video support (+subtitles)
You can try out Firefox 3.5 (not final yet) now and have a sneak preview of the new features. Among the new features is the in-built support for video (there is a new video tag you can add to your (X)HTML pages)). With some extra Javascript, it is possible to top up the video playback …
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Jan 07 2009
Playing with Git
Git is a version control system (VCS) software that is used for source code management (SCM). There are several examples of VCS software, such as CVS and SVN. What makes Git different is that it is a distributed VCS, that is, a DVCS. Being a DVCS, when you use Git you create fully capable local …
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Feb 18 2008
Create flash videos of your desktop with recordmydesktop
John Varouhakis is the author of recordmydesktop and gtk-recordmydesktop (front-end) which is a tool to help you record a session on your Linux desktop and save it to a Flash video (.flv). To install, click on System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager, and search for gtk-recordmydesktop. Install it. Then, the application is available from Applications/Sound&Video/gtkRecordMyDesktop. Before you are …
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