making GNOME look like macOS Big Sur
A few days ago I wrote a tutorial on how to dualboot macOS and Linux on a Mac. I expected a bunch of questions that I couldn’t possible answer. Instead, I received a few questions on how did I customized GNOME to look like macOS.
Even if the internet is full of tutorials on how to customize every single DE available, I decided to write a tutorial on how I do it, which is slightly different from what is out there, posted on the webz.
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a Linux IPTV streaming application with support for live TV, movies and series
Hypnotix is an IPTV streaming app, developed by the Linux Mint team ( will be integrated with Linux Mint 20.1 ), with support for live TV, movies and series. It comes with support for M3U URLs, Xtream API or local M3U playlists.
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how to install macOS Big Sur on Linux
UPDATE: Back in August 2020 I showed you how to install macOS Big Sur with OpenCore on Linux. Back then Big Sur was in beta and you had to take some extra steps to install it. Now, that Big Sur is out of beta, the installation process was simplified and I’ve decided to create a new tutorial instead of editing the old one, to avoid any confusion. Let’s get started…
If you’re running a Linux distro as your daily driver, you can still other distros and OS’. You can even enjoy macOS. You can run Catalina using the clover bootloader and you can even install macOS in a Docker container.
Today we’re going to take a look at how set up a simple macOS Big Sur VM in QEMU, accelerated by KVM.
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easily, fast and securily send files, folders and text between any two computers
When it comes to file sharing, there are plenty of options for you to choose from. Most of them are slow because you first need to upload the file(s) to a cloud somewhere and then share the download link, and some of them are secure and anoynymous like onionshare.
So here’s yet another tool that you can use: croc. A CLI tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders.
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learn how to background and foreground a process to help you better multitask in the terminal ( Linux & macOS )
Most programs, when invoked from the shell, run in the foreground taking over your terminal and preventing you from doing other work without opening a new terminal window. But there’s a better way: bagrounding and foregrounding processes.
This works on both Linux and macOS, however there are slight differences. Here’s a simple example to help you understand how to background and foreground a process…
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how to install macOS Big Sur on Linux
If you’re running a Linux distro as your daily driver, you can still other distros and OS’. You can even enjoy macOS. You can run Catalina using the clover bootloader and you can even install macOS in a Docker container.
Today we’re going to take a look at how set up a simple macOS Big Sur VM in QEMU, accelerated by KVM.
Continue reading “HOW TO: Install macOS Big Sur With OpenCore on Linux”
Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux based on active monitoring of laptop’s battery state, CPU usage and system load. Ultimately allowing you to improve battery life without making any compromises.
Linux is great for so many reasons. Battery life is not one of them. Most users, with every new isntall, one of the first thing they install is TLP and/or Powertop. Tools like these definitely help with extending the battery life but they also come with their own set of problems. Like losing turbo boost.
Here’s where cpu-freq comes in. A simple tool which will automatically make “cpufreq” related changes, save battery like TLP, but let Linux kernel do most of the heavy lifting.
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Make a Bootable USB by Download an .ISO or an Image Directly to Your Thumbdrive
When you want to install a new OS, you usually create a bootable USB flash drive with the .iso of that OS. To do that you can use GUI programs like Etcher or Rufus or the dd command. Or maybe you’ll take the more convinient route and create a multiple-ISO bootable drive.
But, maybe, you just want to create an Ubuntu LTS bootable flash drive and just throw it in your backpack or hang it on your keychain, just in case you’ll ever need it. Maybe, for any reason, you don’t want to download the iso or image to your HDD/SSD. Maybe you’re out of space. But you really need to make a bootable drive.
You can just write the ISO files directly to your USB drive as you download it from the internet.
An upgraded TLDR experience
A couple of weeks ago I showed you a few awesome man pages alternatives. One of them is TLDR. Today we’re going to upgrade the TLDR experience with TLDR++.
mount any .torrent file or magnet link and use it as a read-only direcotry on your Linux or macOS machine
With BTFS (bittorrent filesystem) you can mount any .torrent file or magnet link and use it as a read-only directory in your file tree. The contents of the files will be downloaded on-demand as they are read by applications.
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