Category: Cli Tools
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Skyscraper: Bringing Bluesky to Your Linux Terminal
Skyscraper Brings Bluesky to the Linux Terminal In an increasingly tech-savvy world, some users prefer a more unconventional method of interacting with social networks. Skyscraper, created by developer Cameron Banga, addresses this need by providing an open-source terminal client for Bluesky. It’s built in Rust and available on GitHub, offering core functionalities like timeline browsing,…
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FFmpeg’s Major Release: Introducing Vulkan Video Processing for Enhanced Performance
FFmpeg, the robust open-source media engine that powers many video tasks across platforms, has recently released a significant update—version 8.0—marking it as one of the largest in its history. This update introduces Vulkan compute-based codecs, which enable an alternative method for video encoding and decoding using compute shaders that can function with any Vulkan 1.3…
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Microsoft’s New CLI Text Editor: A Perfect Fit for Ubuntu Users
Microsoft has introduced a new command-line text editor called Edit, which might intrigue Linux users who often work in terminal environments. This open-source tool is a modern reinterpretation of the MS-DOS Editor and is crafted in Rust to provide an experience reminiscent of Visual Studio Code, especially in terms of interface and keybindings. Originally aimed…
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Discover Fastfetch: The Ideal Alternative to Neofetch for System Information
Following the halt in development of the system info application Neofetch earlier this year, numerous forks, alternatives, and new initiatives emerged to replace it. The alternative to Neofetch that appears to have gained significant popularity—though this is based on anecdotal evidence, as I haven’t personally verified this at Linux conventions—is Fastfetch. Like Neofetch, Fastfetch displays…
