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2026-07-28 [Older] Batch rename files in your editor with vidir
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2026-07-26 [Older] How I fixed my painfully slow decryption process when using GPG to decrypt files
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ Inkscape Tutorial: More Path Effects
I was playing with Inkscape the other day and tried some of the Live Path Effects in the menu. I covered some of them in 2024 and 2025. We haven’t covered them all yet, so let’s play.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ Wiki Pick: How To Change Your Hostname In PCLinuxOS
The easiest way to change your host name in PCLinuxOS is by installing the file called myhostname in Synaptic. Once installed you can run the program from the PCLOS menu, select Configuration and then click on Configure your hostname.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ Using Geany As A Typst Editor
In the Typst community, the general consensus is that the official Typst web app and/or VSCode [VSCodium] plus the Tinymist extension offer the smoothest writing experience. (VSCodium with the Tinymist extension bundles everything you need, and it is updated frequently. It includes instant preview, monitors your source file for changes and a jump-to-location feature which allows you to jump between the Typst source file and the corresponding location in the Preview pane.) However, if you have a local Typst installation, you may use other editors if you wish. One alternative is vim with the Typst plugin. I will discuss another option in this article: Geany in conjunction with the Typst CLI (Command-Line Interface).