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Programmatically Move Files from One Folder to Another

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by Eli » 5 years ago

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Suppose you have a folder with a lot of files in different formats: .jpg, .JPG, .JPEG, .png, .PNG, .pdf, .h5, .fits, .dat, .txt, .odt, .docx, .doc,...

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The provided Python function move_files_with_unique_names, is designed to move files from a specified parent directory, in this case Manipulate_files...

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How to Install the Tor Browser on Ubuntu Linux by Compiling from the Source in 2024

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Here are instructions how to install the Tor Browser on Ubuntu Linux from the source code contained in .tar.xz file.

1. Download the file that...

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Adding Text to Images Using Linux Command Line

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by Eli » 6 months ago

Sometimes you want to annotate an image to suit some needs. To add text on images using ImageMagick with the Linux command line, follow steps below....

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How to Install Kile on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)

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Kile is a TeX/LaTeX editor to edit TeX/LaTeX source code. It runs on Unix-like systems including Mac OS X and Linux, as well as Microsoft Windows via...

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Some archives may not be reachable especially, if internet connection is slow, you can try to install with --fix-missing:

sudo apt -y install kile...

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Mute or Edit Specified Sections of a Video or Audio File Using ffmpeg

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by Eli » 4 years ago

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Install the ffmpeg

sudo snap install ffmpeg # version 4.3.1, or
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

ffmpeg is a Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder....

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Usually the associated packages such as vlc can be similarly installed:

sudo snap install vlc
sudo apt-get install vlc

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How to Format a Bootable USB Drive

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by Eli » 9 months ago

Here is the tested approach to format a bootable usb disk/stick:

Launch the Disks application - Click Show Applications and search Disks...

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Upgrade a Linux Kernel

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by Eli » 9 months ago

Some Linux glitches may be fixed by upgrading the kernel. It happens that some hardware and/or OS PC versions do not go well with certain kernel...

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Install or Upgrade to Python 3.6.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 /14.04

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Python 3.6.5 was released on 2018-03-28. This version of (Python 3.6.5) is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.6. The Python 3.6 series...

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WARNING: The script pygmentize is installed in '/home/tssfl/.local/bin' which is not on PATH. Consider adding this directory to PATH:

You need to...

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How to Install and Test Python Healpy in Ubuntu Linux

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We are going to show you how to install the distribution. HEALPix is a shorthand for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelation of a sphere. As...

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astropy is installed by default with the Anaconda Distribution. To update to the latest version run:

conda update astropy

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Install or Update Zoom on Linux

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by Eli » 1 year ago

Zoom can be easily installed on Linux operating system by first downloading the .DEB file from and then run an appropriate command line to install...

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Convert Excel Files to CSV in Linux

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by Eli » 1 year ago

Assume your excel files are in some directory, move into that directory and execute the command below which uses LibreOffice in bash/Terminal to...

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Update Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux 18.04 and 20.04 LTS

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by Eli » 2 years ago

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If you installed Google chrome through the .deb file, you can update the browser to the latest version by running the following commands:

sudo...

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Download Google Chrome DEB installer from the Terminal by using the wget command:

wget

And then use dpkg to install Chrome from the downloaded...

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Install LaTeX on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 or Higher

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by Eli » 1 year ago

The most common LaTeX installation requires installing one of the following packages:

texlive
texlive-base
texlive-latex-extra...

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How to Install Telegram on Any Ubuntu Linux Distribution

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by Eli » 7 years ago

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Telegram is a free and open source instant messaging app that is considered more secure in terms of privacy and data encryption than WhatsApp...

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You can now install Telegram on Ubuntu with one command line:

sudo snap install telegram-desktop

See more methods

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Remove/Extract Specific Pages From pdf File Using Terminal

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by Eli » 8 years ago

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Sometimes you may need to extract/remove some specific pages from a pdf document. You can achieve this without much hassle through ubuntu command...

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Usually removing specific pages from a document may go with word counts. Counting words in a pdf document under Unix/Linux can be done as follows:...

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Useful Tools when working with Ubuntu Linux

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by Eli » 9 years ago

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If you use Ubuntu Linux for your daily work or more frequently, it is likely that you will find the following commands/instructions very useful....

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1 year ago
Ubuntu Linux

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by Eli » 9 years ago

There are many Linux-based distributions, and most of the users of these Linux distributions are people who find themselves using a particular...

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2 years ago
Install WPS Office on Linux Using Snap

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by Eli » 2 years ago

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You can easily install on Ubuntu Linux (tested with Ubuntu Linux 18.04) via snap as follows:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install snapd
sudo...

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Alternative:

Installation

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Install Xournal on Ubuntu Linux

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by Eli » 7 years ago

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Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus and more. Xournal is a free software (GNU GPL) and runs on...

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Xournal has been abandoned and there is a new release of Xournal called Xournal++. A stable latest version can be installed on Ubuntu and its...

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Installing the ChartDirector for Python on Ubuntu Linux and Demo to Create 3D Pie Charts

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by Eli » 2 years ago

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Below are step-by-step instructions for Installing the ChartDirector for Python 3.6.x on Ubuntu Linux. First, download the appropriate version from...

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And then one can run the following codes.

Below are a number of sample codes (taken from with some modifications) to create pie charts using...

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2 years ago
Open Source, Docker and Containerization Technology

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by Eli » 6 years ago

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Containerization is a lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization that involves encapsulating an application in a container with its own...

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LXC containers

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How to Mirror and Control Your Android Phone/Device From the Linux Desktop

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by Eli » 3 years ago

Scrcpy is a free and open-source software for mirroring (displaying) and controlling Android devices connected via USB (or wireless) from a Linux,...

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Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS

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by Eli » 3 years ago

As of today, Google Chrome browser can be installed on the Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS machine with the following two commands:

$wget
$sudo dpkg -i...

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Installing the Basemap Module on Ubuntu Linux 20.04

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by Eli » 3 years ago

There are several ways to install the basemap module of mpl_toolkits in Python. Pip install may succeed but you are likely to encounter the error...

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Copy Folders and/or Files with Rysnc and SSH from Desktop to Remote Server and Vice Versa

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by Eli » 4 years ago

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Rsync is a utility for efficiently transferring and synchronizing files between a computer and an external hard drive and across networked...

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Options to Backup your system:

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