Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Typing Tutors - LinuxLinks
Being able to touch type is the ability of typing without looking at the keyboard. When touch-typing, the individual uses all fingers instead of just a few fingers. Consequently, typing speed increases dramatically.
It’s not only transcriptionists and secretaries that benefit from being able to type without looking at the keyboard. By concentrating on their thoughts and creative processes rather than the keyboard, all users will focus more on the content of the text, thereby increasing its quality. Moreover, touch-typing is less tiring, and less demanding on the brain. It also reduces the risk of Repetitive strain injury and Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Typing tutor software teaches fast and accurate typing through a system of informative lessons and progress tracking. We think it is important that learning should be fun, so we have included some typing games in this feature.
Treedome - note taking desktop application - LinuxLinks
Treedome is a note taking desktop application.
Everything that you type in a note is designed to be stored in your hard disk securely.
This is free and open source software which is in a fairly early stage of development. It seeks inspiration from CherryTree.
fz - adds fuzzy search to tab completion of z - LinuxLinks
fz is a shell plugin that seamlessly adds fuzzy search to tab completion of z, and lets you easily to jump around among your historical directories. The function of fz is pretty much like what it is of z.
No additional key binding is needed. This tool supports Bash and zsh.
This is free and open source software.
CamlPDF - OCaml library for reading, writing and modifying PDF files - LinuxLinks
CamlPDF is an OCaml library for reading, writing and modifying PDF files.
It is the basis of the “CPDF” command line tool and C/C++/Java/Python/.NET/JavaScript API.
This is free and open source software.
Revisited: MusicPod - music, podcast and internet radio player - LinuxLinks
MusicPod is a cross-platform music, radio, television and podcast player. It’s free and open source software and is under active development.
We reviewed MusicPod back in May 2023. At the time, the software was in an early stage of development. We promised we’d revisit the software at a later date. There have been a fair few releases since May 2023, so let’s take a fresh look at this software.