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In-Depth Series: Lightweight Apps

  • Number of episodes: 20
  • Open/closed: open
  • Date of earliest show: 2008-03-24
  • Date of latest show: 2023-07-31
  • Series RSS feeds: ogg, spx, mp3
Reviews of light weight applications

hpr3911 :: An overview of the 'ack' command hosted by Dave Morriss

2023-07-31. 00:20:55. Explicit.
search, grep, regular expression, Perl.

A Perl-based 'grep'-like tool that can search by file type

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hpr3845 :: Using tmux, the terminal multiplexer Overview hosted by Archer72

2023-04-28. 00:11:47. Clean.
tmux, terminal apps, lightweight apps.

Archer72 uses tmux and restores sessions between reboots

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hpr3839 :: Rip a CD in the terminal hosted by Archer72

2023-04-20. 00:05:00. Clean.
optical media, terminal apps, lightweight apps, rip cd.

Archer72 rips CD's in the terminal and avoids the whims of the media companies

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hpr3836 :: Using 'zoxide', an alternative to 'cd' hosted by Dave Morriss

2023-04-17. 00:11:55. Explicit.
directory, folder, change directory, cd, zoxide, autojump.

Dave has been using 'zoxide' for a little while and really likes it

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hpr3735 :: i3 Tiling Window Manager hosted by Archer72

2022-11-25. 00:15:53. Clean.
i3wm, window manager, lightweight apps, KDE, KDE Plasma.

i3 Tiling Window Manager with a bonus KDE Plasma integration

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hpr3618 :: The nnn terminal file manager hosted by Archer72

2022-06-15. 00:07:14. Clean.
nnn, file manager, lightweight apps, vim, zathura, calibre.

The nnn terminal file manager and common uses

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hpr3486 :: Unleash the true potential of GNU nano text editor hosted by hakerdefo

2021-12-13. 00:08:36. Explicit.
text-editor, terminal, linux, nano, pico, pine, nanorc.

Turn GNU nano text editor into a fancy, good looking & powerful editor

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hpr3484 :: My vim setup with GnuPG hosted by Archer72

2021-12-09. 00:08:21. Clean.
vim, plugin, lightweight.

My vim setup with the GnuPG vim plugin

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hpr3476 :: My mutt email setup hosted by Archer72

2021-11-29. 00:12:45. Clean.
mutt, email, gpg, accessibility.

My humble mutt email setup

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hpr3431 :: Living in the Terminal hosted by BlacKernel

2021-09-27. 00:46:03. Explicit.
cli, terminal, nox, linux, technology, tty.

BlacKernel shows you some programs you'll need for living life without X org

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hpr1996 :: Xdotool magic hosted by Nacho Jordi

2016-03-28. 00:18:02. Clean.
Xdotool, Automation, Productivity, File naming, Time stamps.

Overview and a few usage possibilities of the Xdotool program

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hpr435 :: Lightweight Apps: Enlightenment, Part 2 hosted by Klaatu

2009-09-01. 00:26:35. Clean.
enlightenment, e17, lightweight.

Klaatu and Bryanstein from the Florida Linux Show discuss e17.

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hpr320 :: Audacious hosted by Thistleweb

2009-03-23. 00:09:25. Explicit.
lightweight, multimedia, audio, music.

Thistleweb reviews a lightweight music player app, Audacious

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hpr268 :: Lightweight Web Browsing With Arora hosted by deepgeek

2009-01-08. 00:07:52. Explicit.
browser, lightweight, geek tidbit, surfraw command line search.

Deepgeek reviews a lightweight browser

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hpr245 :: Icewm hosted by deepgeek

2008-12-08. 00:38:20. Explicit.
Icewm, window manager, dock apps.

Deepgeek reviews the IceWM lightweight window manager

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hpr244 :: Enlightment hosted by Klaatu

2008-12-05. 00:13:07. Clean.
Enlightenment desktop.

Klaatu reviews the Enlightenment desktop

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hpr233 :: rox-filer hosted by deepgeek

2008-11-20. 00:10:59. Explicit.
rox-filer, file manager.

Deepgeek reviews "rox-filer," a lightweight gui file manager

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hpr138 :: Bee Soft Commander hosted by deepgeek

2008-07-11. 00:05:51. Explicit.
languages, file manager, ftp client, wipe files, review.

Looking into Bee Soft which is a file manager similar to Midnight Commander.

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hpr85 :: Faubackup hosted by deepgeek

2008-04-28. 00:06:25. Explicit.
Faubackups, Software, CLI tools, automation.

A show about the light app, Faubackup

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hpr60 :: Claws Email client hosted by deepgeek

2008-03-24. 00:08:30. Explicit.
email, claws, lightweight, review.

The start of a lightweight applications series: review of Claws Mail.

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