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bat, exa — Syntax Highlighting for Standard Output in the Linux Terminal (cat, less, tail and ls)

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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They say that if you read white text on a black background for too long, you start to hear the terminal whisper 🙃. In this note we’ll talk about how to improve the perception of text from the “black window” by adding syntax highlighting with the command-line utilities bat and exa.

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Tmux — Installation and Customization + Nord theme

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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In the previous note 📝 we talked about terminal multiplexers and what tasks they perform. In today’s article I’ll demonstrate the installation and customization of the most popular tool in this category — Tmux 🪟. As usual, everything is already ~~suffered through~~ configured, and to replicate it yourself, you’ll just need to run a few commands🧑💻.

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Neovim — Installing and Configuring a Code Editor with IDE Features in Just a Few Commands

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Given the volume of my previous articles with a detailed description of the Neovim setup process, I decided to break out a short instruction on bringing the editor into a working state (according to my configuration) into a separate note. Installation and configuration require only 6 commands in the Linux terminal. If you share my views on what Neovim should be — save this note to your bookmarks 😉

Neovim — editor configuration: installing and configuring plugins

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Today we’ll finish configuring our console editor Neovim: we’ll install and set up a list of plugins that will transform its appearance and add IDE features to its functionality. Among the main ones: the Nord theme, linter integration for programming languages, git support, a side panel with a project file tree, and, since Neovim has LSP support, connecting an autocompletion library based on the Python language server. And much more.

VSCodium — a Fork of the Popular VSCode without Telemetry from Microsoft

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today let’s talk about (and install) a popular fork of the VSCode code editor, just without telemetry and other unpleasantness — VSCodium.

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ZSH — Interactive Command Shell for Linux + Oh-My-Zsh

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell you and show you how to install and configure a great interactive command shell — Zsh. With proper configuration, this shell greatly simplifies ~~life~~ working in the command line and makes the process even enjoyable)

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Guake — A Drop-Down Terminal

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell you about a convenient terminal emulator program — Guake, whose special feature is “dropping down” from the top of the screen when you press a hotkey.

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Customizing Linux Mint 20/21 + Nord theme

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

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This post is part of a series about smoothly switching from Windows to Linux. If you missed it, here’s a list of the previous parts:

Today we’ll configure the appearance and desktop layout of the Linux Mint Cinnamon edition to our own preferences.

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I’d like to point out right away that all the actions described in this guide are done at your own risk. Please understand this. My blog is just a platform where I talk about my experience and share my opinion on various things and phenomena.