The Linux Compendium
OpenCV is a library of computer vision abbreviated as Open Source Computer Vision Library. Open means it is an open-source library with bindings for python, C++, and Java and supports different Operating Systems like Windows and Linux. It is able to use multi-core processing and GPU acceleration for real-time operating tasks. OpenCV library can be … Read more
File compression is a way to create archives that help us in saving time, creating space, and downloading and transferring software and data faster. You can use a compressed file to distribute related files on the Internet, all compressed into a single file, without any loss of data. If you need space on your system … Read more
Whenever some critical data resides on your system, the most important thing that you need to do is to ensure its security and safety. For doing that, you need to regularly install all the latest security patches and updates. However, it gets all the more convenient if these patches and updates get installed automatically. Fortunately, … Read more
Vim is a powerful, feature-rich, highly extensible text editor that is used in all Linux OS. It is available in repositories of nearly all major Linux distributions. Because of its performance and low memory consumption, it is the top choice of most Linux users. One another useful feature of the Vim editor is its built-in … Read more
As we all know a port is only used by one process or service at one time. Port identifies a particular service or a process running on the system. Sometimes, while troubleshooting we need to know which port number a certain process is listening to. All processes running on a system are associated with a … Read more
NFS (Network File System) is a file system protocol that allows users to view and access files and folders on a remote system as if they were stored locally. It is a client-server setup where the system that shares storage is called the server, while the system that accesses storage stored on a server is … Read more
Imagine you need to show someone how to buy online or how to use a software product. There are many ways to do this: you can instruct them by phone, share screenshots or write an email. However, the best way to help someone understand and visualize a procedure is to do a screencast of it. … Read more
Linux is a full-fledged operating system with all GUI functionalities and thousands of desktop apps. However, still there comes a time when you need a particular application of Windows on your Linux system. Fortunately, Linux has developed a compatibility layer known as Wine that allows running Windows program in a Linux OS. PlayOnLinux is the … Read more
Java is one of the most common programming languages that is used for developing and running a wide range of applications. By default, Linux distributions including Debian does not ship with the java (Java Runtime Environment, JRE) installed. However, sometimes in order to run certain programs, we may need to know if the java is … Read more
Most of the time people are bored by the standard desktop environment of the Linux distribution in Debian. So they look for some kind of desktop customization. In this case, there are a number of customization tools and options available that you can install or activate on your Debian 10 system. However, today we will … Read more