Here are 15 of my absolute favorite terminal applications and utilities! These are simply the best of the best, in my opinion.
Grab Google Calendar Events From Thunderbird for DankMaterialShell drop-down calendar display with Python
I was reading the DankMaterialShell docs, which explains how to add events to their top bar drop down calendar. You can sync Google Calendar with Khal or manually add events directly with Khal. The thing is, I use Thunderbird which already grabs my Google calendar, so why not just grab…
Niri on CachyOS with DankMaterialShell
I recently installed CachyOS on my older laptop and decided to give Niri a go again. However, I was not a fan of the setup that CachyOS created. I also did not want to hand configure everything when I may not keep it. With that, I decided to install Niri…
Easy Folder Data Encryption in Fish Shell using GoCryptFS.
Easy folder data encryption in Fish Shell using GoCryptFS. Install gocryptfs: Open a terminal and install gocryptfs. Arch: sudo pacman -S gocryptfsDebian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install gocryptfs Likely available via dnf in Red Hat based distributions, but I have not checked. Note: Install fuse if not already installed. Create folders: Do…
Thinking about moving to Linux from Windows as a non-technical user?
Are you a thinking about moving to Linux from Windows as a non-technical user? I have been seeing a lot of noise about people leaving Windows for Linux recently. I also noticed people online tend to recommend supposedly easier distributions like Mint or Ubuntu. Let’s get this straight, it really…
Quick install xonsh Python Shell with Pipx
xonsh is a shell like Fish or Bash that gives you the ability to execute Python directly in the shell. You can install xonsh with pipx or just create a virtual environment yourself and pip install everything you need. This covers everything I need though, unless you wish to use…
Purchasing System 76 in 2025
With the new year coming up and my old System 76 Oryx Pro from 2017 not keeping up with some GPU needs, I decided it was time to buy something new. I shopped around a bit, but in the U.S. we are in a situation that made my choices somewhat…
My top five Linux applications of 2025
Here are my top five Linux application lists of 2025 that have made my year a little bit better, a lot more productive, and fun. TUI Applications Caligula is a user-friendly tool for burning disk images to USB drives, designed to simplify the process compared to traditional methods like dd….
CachyOS and KDE
I was shopping around for a new Arch based distro as I was having some issues with Manjaro and Garuda. Yes, I could install Arch. I have done this, and it was as annoying as Slackware back in the nineties. I suppose I could use the install script, basically how…
A little dystopian reading for a dystopian future.
There is not too much I can say, we are heading towards a dystopian future and we can enjoy it with a little dystopian reading. All these books are great. I just wish they were not so close to reality. The Iron Heel by Jack London The Handmaid’s Tale by…
