How to create a python virtual environment for a project in Linux

Python interpreters can be installed globally system-wide or as a virtual environment within a project folder. The advantage of within a virtual environment is isolation of the packages from system-wide use and execution. To set up a virtual environment for a project, open a terminal window and enter the following commands: $ sudo apt-get install … Continue reading How to create a python virtual environment for a project in Linux →

The Quest for A Good IDE for Python Coding on Linux

In order to write code or learn programming or coding in Python, a good IDE was needed to take out the pain from looking up functions, keywords and more. The short list below were tried out before finally choosing one that best suited the purpose. Geany Eclipse PyCharm Spyder vscode Whilst it made sense to … Continue reading The Quest for A Good IDE for Python Coding on Linux →

How to convert PNG images in a directory to JPG using Python

To convert several PNG images to JPG images, the convert command in Linux was not good enough and gave errors. It seems it could not process the large volume of PNG files. Therefore, the image files were converted from PNG to JPG using Python using the following code. Before using the code, Python 3 gave … Continue reading How to convert PNG images in a directory to JPG using Python →

How to view heic format files in Linux Mint or Debian Linux

To view heic or heif format files in Debian Linux open a terminal window and enter below command:$ sudo apt-get install heif-gdk-pixbuf <enter> Now the default image viewer (ristretto, etc) will automatically be able to open these files. Without heif-gdk-pixbuf, the default application to open HEIC format files was gimp.

How to add fonts on the XFCE desktop in Linux

Fonts can be downloaded and then added to the XFCE Desktop in Linux by using the font manager. To install the font manager, open a terminal window and enter the commands as below: $ sudo apt-get install thunar-font-manager <enter> To run the font manager, enter: $ font-manager <enter> Or open thunar file manager, click on … Continue reading How to add fonts on the XFCE desktop in Linux →

How to edit XFCE Applications menu or add and edit Whisker Menu in XFCE desktop

After installation of Debian 12 XFCE, it was found that the default Applications menu in the panel is XFCE Applications Menu and not the Whisker menu as seen in Xubuntu or Linux Mint. If the list of applications in the XFCE Applications menu is to be edited, it requires the installation of menulibre. But, a … Continue reading How to edit XFCE Applications menu or add and edit Whisker Menu in XFCE desktop →

How to enable missing bluetooth icon in system tray in Debian

After installation of Debian 12, it appears that bluetooth is not working. However, all the services related to bluetooth on the computer are running, but the bluetooth icon does not appear in the system tray. To enable the bluetooth icon, install the blueman package. To do so, open a terminal window and enter the following … Continue reading How to enable missing bluetooth icon in system tray in Debian →

How to fix poor resolution of menu fonts in Libreoffice

Libreoffice installed out of the box from Debian 12 displays a menu with an outdated theme. The fonts displayed appear distorted and squiggly. To overcome this issue, open a terminal window and enter the command below to install the libreoffice-gtk3 package. $ sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gtk3 <enter> Restart Libreoffice and the fonts now conform to … Continue reading How to fix poor resolution of menu fonts in Libreoffice →

How to display the digital signature green tick in a signed PDF document using PDF Studio Viewer on LinuxMint or Debian or Ubuntu Linux

Signed PDF documents normally display a green tick when the signature is valid when opened with Acrobat PDF reader. Since a long time, Adobe Acrobat Reader is no more available for Linux and the best alternative to verify signed PDF documents is PDF Studio Viewer by Qoppa. Open the signed PDF file using PDF Studio … Continue reading How to display the digital signature green tick in a signed PDF document using PDF Studio Viewer on LinuxMint or Debian or Ubuntu Linux →

How to read MS Access database using mdbtools in Linux

To read MS Access databases, in our case DBName.mdb in Linux, use mdbtools. To install mdbtools, open a terminal window and enter the following command:$ sudo apt install mdbtools <enter> To query the database:$ mdb-queries DBName.mdb <enter> To list it's tables:$ mdb-tables DBName.mdb <enter> To view help on mdb-export to export tables to a txt … Continue reading How to read MS Access database using mdbtools in Linux →