Our Favorite Linux Hacks 2024

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

Season 8, Episode 20

Season 8, Episode 20. Episode ID 145

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What did we do in FOSS This Week?

Topic

Our Favorite Linux Hacks

Matt’s Hacks

Alias everything - up for updating, in for installing, v for vim, and so on
Autofs
Caffeine
wl-copy and xclip
Categorize everything, use directories.
searx

Tyler’s Hacks

Create scripts to be run with keybindings
Use NFS for easy file sharing

Drew’s hacks and tips

Timeshift - A restore tool for Linux, designed to create and manage snapshots of your system.
Grep - By piping a command to grep, you can filter these output.
Example: history | grep mkvmerge
This command will display all the history entries containing mkvmerge.
Virtual Desktops - Take advantage of virtual desktops (workspaces) to organize your tasks. Most desktop environments support virtual desktops, allowing you to group different activities on separate desktops.
KDE Connect - A versatile tool designed to integrate your Linux desktop with your mobile devices, particularly Android phones.
NOTE: Matt suggests GSConnect
Git - Learn it. Live it. Love it.

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Thingies of the Week

Matt - Reeder for iOS

Tyler -

Drew - Quillpad