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Applications: syslog-ng, VLC and More
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Peter 'CzP' Czanik ☛ Version 4.11.0 of syslog-ng is now available
Version 4.11.0 of syslog-ng is now available. The main attraction is the brand new Kafka source, but there are many other smaller features and improvements, as well.
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VideoLAN ☛ VLC for Android 3.7.0
We are pleased to release version 3.7.0 of the VLC version for the Android platform.It comes with a completely new equalizer and an improved settings backup. See our Android page.
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HowTo Geek ☛ These 4 TUI apps will convince you to actually use your Linux terminal
It's easy to get intimidated by the Linux terminal's numerous commands. cp, mkdir, lsblk, piping—are they really worth memorizing? Not necessarily; you can actually make use of the terminal without memorizing complex commands thanks to TUIs.
A TUI, short for terminal user interface, is a program that you run in the terminal and that gives you something like a very primitive graphic window to complete tasks in. They're usually more visually engaging, which is why, in videos made by Linux influencers, they'll usually have a TUI of some sort running in on their monitor in the background. These are some neat ones I've come across and think are worth giving a try, even if you aren't a command line pro.