Linux CAD software covers more ground than most people expect. FreeCAD handles parametric parts and LibreCAD handles 2D drafting. OpenSCAD builds solids from code while SolveSpace and BRL-CAD take constraint-driven and Boolean approaches. This guide compares five free tools by how they model geometry. It also lists current versions and Linux install routes so you
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GPRename is a lightweight GUI batch renamer for files and directories. I moved to the Cinnamon Desktop Environment from GNOME 42 to cut RAM usage and lost the Nautilus bulk rename feature, since Nemo has none. GPRename filled that gap with a window full of rename presets. This guide covers how to install gprename on
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Gradience recolors libadwaita apps and the Adwaita theme on GNOME through a simple GUI. The project was archived in 2024 and no longer gets updates, though it can still work on some setups, and a maintained fork now exists. This guide shows how to install Gradience, apply a palette, fix Flatpak apps, and undo every
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Getting Chromium onto an Ubuntu computer means installing its package and checking that it is ready to open. Chromium is an open-source browser project, and Ubuntu’s listed package is a Snap from the Snap Store. I’ll show you how to install Chromium from the Store and check its installed version and channel. TL;DR Use the
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Terminal work sometimes means you need a command to keep running while you return to the shell prompt. The bg command resumes a stopped shell job in the background, returning control of the prompt. I’ll walk through resuming a stopped job with bg and checking its state. TL;DR The bg command resumes a stopped job
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The same desktop appearance greets you each time you sign in, even when you’d like a change. Cinnamon is a Linux desktop environment whose settings let you change its appearance and panel. This article walks through choosing a theme and setting up the panel with an applet. TL;DR Cinnamon’s native settings control the desktop’s appearance
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Finding files associated with a Linux command means knowing what kinds of files to look for. The whereis command searches its configured locations for files associated with a command. This article explains how to read whereis results and narrow a lookup by file category or directory. TL;DR The whereis command searches for a command’s executable,
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Running a trading terminal on Linux can mean choosing between a desktop setup and browser access. MetaTrader 5 is a trading terminal, and MetaQuotes’ Linux installer sets it up through Wine, a layer that lets Windows applications run on Linux. This article walks through installing MetaTrader 5 with MetaQuotes’ script and explains how to use
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Before using a relative filename in a Linux shell, it helps to know which directory the shell is working in. The pwd command prints the path of that directory. This article shows how to use pwd to check the current directory and choose whether to read its logical or physical path. TL;DR The pwd command
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To find a file by name, you can search for part of its filename instead of starting with its full path. The locate command searches a filename database for matching paths. I’ll walk through searching by name and checking whether a result may come from an out-of-date index. TL;DR The locate command searches a filename
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