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rewindtty - terminal session recorder and replayer - LinuxLinks
rewindtty is a terminal session recorder and replayer written in C that allows you to capture and replay terminal sessions with precise timing.
rewindtty now supports an interactive mode that provides a script-like experience similar to script and scriptreplay utilities. This mode allows you to record and replay terminal sessions in real-time with enhanced interactivity.
This is free and open source software.
autopep8 - formats Python code - LinuxLinks
autopep8 automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide.
It uses the pycodestyle utility to determine what parts of the code needs to be formatted. autopep8 is capable of fixing most of the formatting issues that can be reported by pycodestyle.
This is free and open source software.
Wildcard - test your regular expressions - LinuxLinks
Wildcard gives you a nice and simple to use interface to test/practice regular expressions.
This is free and open source software.
Teleprompter - read scrolling text from your screen - LinuxLinks
Teleprompter is a simple Gtk4 app to read scrolling text from your screen.
It provides an adaptive layout so it can also be used on a smartphone.
This is free and open source software.
isort - Python utility and library to sort imports - LinuxLinks
isort is a Python utility / library to sort imports alphabetically and automatically separate into sections and by type.
It provides a command line utility, Python library and plugins for various editors to quickly sort all your imports. It requires Python 3.9+ to run but supports formatting Python 2 code too. Several plugins have been written that enable to use isort from within a variety of text-editors
This is free and open source software.
Firefly AIBOX-3588S Running Linux: Access Remote File Systems Over SSH with SSHFS - LinuxLinks
This is a multi-part blog looking at the Firefly AIBOX-3588S Mini PC running Linux. This embedded fanless ARM-based computer sports an 8 core Rockchip RK3588S CPU with a maximum clock speed of 2.4GHz. It has an integrated ARM Mali-G10 MP4 quad-core GPU and a built-in AI accelerator NPU providing 6 TOPS of computing power.
The model I’m reviewing comes with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 32GB onboard eMMC storage. It retails for $299 USD. Other configurations are available with a maximum 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB eMMC.
One issue that I came across fairly early on is that CIFS is not supported by the AIBOX-3588S’s Debian image. In other words, CIFS has not been compiled into the kernel, or made available as a module. If I had access to the source code, I could build a CIFS module. Instead, Firefly’s technical support provided me with a way to upgrade the system which enabled CIFS. It’s in the form of a extboot image which I uploaded to the machine and used dd to upgrade the system.
Telegraph - Morse translator - LinuxLinks
Telegraph is a simple Morse translator, start typing your message to see the resulting Morse code and vice versa.
This is free and open source software.