Linux

How to install Tizonia on Ubuntu – Terminal cloud music player

Post last modified:February 26, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Tizonia is a free and open source command line cloud music player for Linux. It is released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 license. You can use this as a music client and server. It supports Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Plex servers and Chromecast devices. Using this you also play your local MP2, MP3, AAC, OGG, VORBIS, FLAC, OPUS, and WAV/AIFF file formats. It is beased on OpenMAX IL 1.2 framework. Some other important features are you can set SHOUTcast and Icecast LAN server for local MP3 files and it provides MPRISv2 remote control interface for users.

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How to install TdhCad on Ubuntu – Vector Graphics and Charting

Post last modified:February 25, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

TdhCad is a free vector graphics and charting software for Windows and linux. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International license. It comes with unlimited number of layers, click and drag support, automatic creation of Grids, Legends and Charts. Using this you can create XY charts anywhere and annotated with CAD entities. you can export your drawings to SVG, PNG or PDF file formats. Some other important features are ability to create groups containing entities and other groups and you can also create paths containing lines and curves.

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How to install LibrePCB on Ubuntu – Design Printed Circuit Boards

Post last modified:August 25, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

LibrePCB is a free and open source EDA (Electronic design automation) software for Windows, macOS and linux. Using this you can develop printed circuit boards. It comes with easy to use GUI, project management and library, schematic, board editors. Libraries and projects file formats are readable by humans. The important feature in this LibrePCB is Multi PCB. Using this you can use multi PCB variants of the same schematic. And it automatic netlist synchronisation between board and schematic. This is still in development stage and released under GNU General Public License v3.0 license.

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How to install Pixelorama on Ubuntu – Pixel and Sprite editor

Post last modified:February 22, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Pixelorama is a free and open source pixel and sprite editor for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is written using GDScript and released under MIT License. It comes with build-in animation timeline with onion skinning for animate anything. Some other features are custom brushes, themes support, Tile Mode and Split screen mode. It supports keyboard shortcuts, rulers and guides and Undo/Redo. Using Pixelorama you can also edit images, export it as PNG, creating image outlines and horizontal & vertical mirrored drawing. Pixelorama is a easy to use 2D sprite editor and animator. You can save and open your projects as .pxo file format. It is pixelorama’s custom file format.

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How to install OpenSCAD on Ubuntu – 3D CAD Modeller

Post last modified:February 21, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

OpenSCAD is a free and open source 3D CAD Modeller for Windows, macOS and Linux. Using this you can create solid CAD models. It is based on CAD aspects when creating 3D model and not an interactive modeller. It is good for programmers and you can change or configure anything via a simple script file. It is released under General Public License version 2 license. It supports constructive solid geometry 2D outlines modelling techniques. It can read DXF, STL and OFF file formats.

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How to install Mini Diary on Ubuntu – Secure Journal App

Post last modified:February 20, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Mini Diary is a free and open source diary and journal app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is simple and clean diary app for everyone. Your can secure your diary with a password encryption and the data stored locally. You can also sync that encrypted file in Dropbox, Google Drive or with any other cloud services. You can export your diary to PDF and Markdown file format. And also import from other journal apps. Some other features are light and dark themes, Basic text formatting, search and statistics. It is released in MIT License.

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How to install Buku on Ubuntu – Browser independent Bookmark Manager

Post last modified:February 19, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Buku is a free and open source command line bookmark manager for Linux. Using Buku you can auto-import bookmarks from your firefox, google chrome and chromium browser and open bookmarks from these browsers. You can fetch the title and description of a bookmarked url from the web using this bookmark manager. You can use your fav editor to edit and updare your bookmarks in buku. Some other features are regex and a deep scan mode search options to find your bookmark. It is a privacy focused bookmark manager without any storing of hidden history and usage analytics. Another one good feature is you can import and export bookmarks HTML, Markdown or Orgfile. It is written in Python3 and SQLite3 and released under GNU General Public License v3.0 license.

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How to install Notable on Ubuntu – Markdown Note Taking app

Post last modified:February 18, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Notable is a free and open source markdown based note taking and markdown editor for Windows, Linux and MacOS. Using this you can write your notes in markdown. It also supports KaTeX expressions and Mermaid diagrams. It comes with build in syntax highlighting, multi-cursors and a minimap and dark theme support. You can also edit your notes via any other 3rd party editors and synchronized via Dropbox. Some other important features are minimalistic zen mode, quick open, favoriting, pinning, deleting, tagging, Attachments, split-editor support. You can Import notes from Evernote or Boostnote and export notes to Markdown, HTML or PDF.

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How to install jmbde on Ubuntu – Small Resources Management Application

Post last modified:February 17, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

jmbde is a free and open source resources management application for small companies. Using this you can record your company employees details and the equipment they used. It comes with some default equipment types like computers, printers, softwares, telephones and mobile phones. jmbde is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is released under GNU General Public License 3 licence. It is based on Qt framework. You can change the database type in jmbde preference windows. You can use sqllite, mysql, ODBC and postgreSQL.

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How to install Standard Notes on ubuntu – Encrypted Note taking App

Post last modified:February 14, 2020
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Post author:Manikandan

Standard Notes is a free open source simple note taking app with end to end AES-256 encryption for Windows, macOS and Linux, Android, iOS and Web. It comes in two versions free and paid. Free is always free and comes with sync your notes automatically between unlimited devices with no limit, offline access, password lock protection, tag support and deleted note recovery from trash. According to them you can only decrypt the notes not even them. You can use standard notes as personal note taking, todos, passwords manager, journal and log book. It is released under AGPL-3.0 lisence.

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