Category: NZTekonverse -> Linux
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Raspberry Pi
As we all know the Raspberry Pi is a low cost mini computer that occupies a very small form factor. It runs on Linux and there is an enthusiastic community of supporters. I have elected to acquire a Pi to replace my satellite decoder box and dish for FTA TBN channels. Previously I had entered…
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Canon EOS M100 / Computer Upgrade
Well I have been using a Canon EOS M100 for some weeks as a replacement for my SX260 compact which while it still works, has problems with the shutter on the front of the lens jamming. And while the SX260 was sort of a high end travel zoom and I miss its 20x lens, I…
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Viewnior, Manjaro, Lubuntu, LXQt
Viewnior is another image viewer that is included in most Linux distros. It is significantly better than Eye of Gnome (EOG) because it can handle very large images. As such I expect Viewnior will become the default image viewer on all of my Linux computers. I got to hear about Viewnior because I recently built…
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Free Linux video editors
Well when I rip my DVDs with a software program and the music all comes out on my computer as one file then I need to split that file into tracks and I need a simple editor to do that. Avidemux is good except for this one time where I have a file that is…
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Backup setup commands (btrfs, rdiff-backup, ssh)
Once btrfs-tools is installed these are the commands to create a single partition volume and add a filesystem to it. First step is to wipe the existing partition table with wipefs, then use mkfs.btrfs to create the filesystem. This is the best way to create a backup disk, even if it is for more than…