In Linux and Unix systems, a job is defined as a task that has started running and not yet completed. Each task is basically programs in execution which is a process.

Each job is assigned with a unique id called job number (Job ID). We can run the jobs in the background without any intervention from the user and also be run in the foreground as current jobs.

In this tutorial, we learn about fg and bg commands to manage jobs in Linux.

This tool lets you simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

Additionally, you can search for windows and move, resize, hide, and modify window properties like the title. If your window manager supports it, you can use xdotool to switch desktops, move windows between desktops, and change the number of desktops.

SteamTrade Matcher is a tool that will help you to easily trade your Steam duplicate cards, emoticons and profile backgrounds!

Solid lets people store their data securely in decentralized data stores called Pods. Pods are like secure personal web servers for data. All data in a pod is accessible via the Solid Protocol. When data is stored in someone's pod, they control who and what can access it.

Solid is led by the inventor of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to help realise his vision for its future.

Plunker is the best tool to prototype, experiment, share and debug your ideas on the web platform. From idea to implementation, Plunker helps you build something quickly and frictionlessly.

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The GNU/Linux client is a combination an executable app that connects to the phone, and Video4Linux and ALSA loopback drivers.

The goal of ProtonDB is to gather reports from other gamers as they test games with Proton on Linux and provide aggregate scores of how well games perform. A growing pool of suggestions provides tweaks that you can try to get games working while Proton continues development. In addition to this, you may explore the Steam game catalog on this site to browse and discover a wide range of titles that were previously unavailable for use on Linux.

This app is a Linux GUI for the tool Legendary, a Linux native alternative to the Epic Games Launcher.

The most important features of Minigalaxy:

• Log in with your GOG account
• Download the Linux games you own on GOG
• Launch them

In addition to that, Minigalaxy also allows you to:

• Update your games
• Install and update DLC
• Select in which language you'd prefer to download your games
• Change where games are installed
• Search your GOG Linux library
• Show all games or just the ones you've installed
• View the error message if a game fails to launch
• Enable displaying the FPS in games
• Use the system's Scummvm or Dosbox installation

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In this post I’ll show you two ways in which you can automatically split a (collection of) scanned pages, each containing several photos, into individual image files. My experience is that for this GIMP works better than Photoshop, and as an added bonus: it’s free!

Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and encryption support. It's built to be an open source alternative to Evernote.

The application stores all your notes in your browser databases such as indexedDB or localStorage, which is good for security reasons, because only you have access to them.

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