Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

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Authored Content

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Start developing for WebAssembly with our new guide

Developing for WebAssembly can go in many different directions, depending on what you already know and what you're trying to build. Download our new guide to WebAssembly.

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Open source video captioning on Linux

Live Captions is an application for the Linux desktop that provides instant, local, and open source captioning for video.

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Merge design and code with Penpot

Bridge the gap between programming and design with Penpot, an open source design workspace.

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A guide to Java for loops

This article covers how to use the Java for loop and the Java Stream method.

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5 ways to use the Linux terminal to manage your files

Try one of these common file management tasks on Linux using just the shell.

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A 4-minute guide to Java loops

Whether you use a while loop, a do while loop, or an infinite loop, understanding how loops work is vital to Java programming.

Contributed Content

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Top 8 open source project management tools for agile teams

In this roundup of open source project management tools, we look at software that helps support Scrum, Kanban, and other agile methods.

Why the operating system matters even more in 2017

7 pieces of Linux advice for beginners

We asked our community of writers for the best advice they got when they first started using Linux.

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5 Rust tools worth trying on the Linux command line

Try some new commands for common tasks.

Why the operating system matters even more in 2017

What version of Linux am I running?

Get these quick commands to figure out what Linux kernel version and distribution your system is running.

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Get started with batch files in FreeDOS

Batch files are a great way to write your own simple programs and automate tasks that normally require lots of typing.

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FreeDOS commands you need to know

Learn how to make, remove, copy, and do other things with directories and files in FreeDOS.

Authored Cheat Sheets and Downloads

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Linux sudo cheat sheet

sudo is installed by default on most Linux systems and is available for most BSD and commercial Unix variants. Because sudo is often something you configure once then forget…

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Containers and Pods 101 eBook

Get started with containers on your own personal computer with this handy guide.

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Cheat sheet: Git

Version control is an important tool for anyone looking to track their changes these days. It's especially helpful for programmers, sysadmins, and site reliability engineers…

Why the operating system matters even more in 2017

A guide to installing applications on Linux

It wouldn't be Linux if there weren't a dozen other ways to perform any given task. Flexibility is built into the system with Linux, so while GNOME Software provides one easy…

Blender Hotkey Cheat Sheet

Perl cheat sheet

Perl is a robust programming language with tens of thousands of libraries, GUI frameworks, a spin-off language called Raku, and an active and passionate community. It's a…

Authored Comments

13 Feb 2023

9 holiday gift ideas for open source enthusiasts in 2022

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28 Dec 2022

My favorite open source alternatives this year

Agreed on both. Nextcloud is amazing and easy to setup and maintain.

Mattermost is a great chat application. I ran an instance of it for a game I was running online, and it was SO useful.