Remove the background from an image using Python on Linux.
Easily remove an image background using Python on Linux.
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A nice userscript example to edit a web page and remove a CSS class.
A userscript to remove an annoying CSS tag in HTML.
Read MoreUbuntu annoyances. Advertisements in the apt output.
How to remove the Ubuntu Pro advertisements when updating apt?
Read MoreAnother way to remove snapd from Ubuntu.
This is how to remove Snapd from the latest Ubuntu if you do not wish to use Firefox as a snap. You may download a copy of Firefox for Linux here anyway. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/linux/. sudo systemctl stop snapd && sudo systemctl disable snapd sudo apt purge snapd rm -rf ~/snap sudo…
Read MorePermanently Remove Snaps from Ubuntu
There are some security issues with snaps in Ubuntu, this is one example: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-1. This is how to remove snaps from Ubuntu if you wish. Firstly, update your package repositories. ~$ sudo apt update~$ sudo apt update Remove all snapd, all installed snaps and the Software Center plugin (Don’t forget…
Read MoreHow to have less padding in the menu area of Firefox 92.
This userChrome.css sample will reduce the padding betwixt menu sections in the Firefox 92 User Interface. userChrome.css1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 /* Do not remove the @namespace line — it’s required for correct functioning */ /*@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");*/ @media (-moz-proton) { /* Tighten…
Read MoreRemove a logo from a video easily with ffmpeg.
It is very easy with ffmpeg to remove a logo from a video. This is done with the delogo filter. Below is an example. Here I am using the delogo filter. This is the x and y locations of the logo and the width and height: “delogo=x=483:y=25:w=298:h=77”. ┌─[jason@jason-desktop]─[~/Videos] └──╼ $ffmpeg…
Read MoreNice way I sped up my Ubuntu system. This is better than CPU optimizations.
I have completely uninstalled the snapd service from my Ubuntu machine. This seems to have given me a faster system, Firefox loads faster and the boot is faster overall. The snapd service was taking 50 seconds to load upon booting, now that it is gone. it is a fair bit…
Read MoreHow to create a new user on Linux and add a password in one go.
The useradd command can create a new user on your Linux system. Here is how to add a password as well all in one simple operation. root@neo:/home/jason# useradd -m -s /bin/bash -g users -p $(openssl passwd -1 ff302) randycoleroot@neo:/home/jason# useradd -m -s /bin/bash -g users -p $(openssl passwd -1 ff302)…
Read MoreHow to have practically no weapon sway or recoil in an Arma 3 mission.
The weapon sway in Arma 3 is out of control right now. With the 1.54 Nexus update, the weapon sway is like a drunken Irishman. But you can remove this. player setCustomAimCoef 0.1; player addMPEventhandler ["MPRespawn", {player setCustomAimCoef 0.1}]; player setUnitRecoilCoefficient 0.1; player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {player setUnitRecoilCoefficient 0.1}]; …
Read MoreHow to remove desktop icons with MATE 1.6 on Linux Mint 15.
This screenshot shows how to remove the desktop icons with the dconf-editor on Linux Mint 15 MATE. Simply open the dconf-editor, which is in System Tools and then untick this value: org -> mate -> desktop -> background -> show-desktop-icons. This will instantly get rid of those pesky icons that…
Read MoreHow to remove the ATI unsupported hardware watermark in Linux Mint 15.
The ATI “unsupported hardware” watermark is a very annoying sight in Linux Mint 15. Here is how to remove it. This tip is for anyone who has installed the ATI drivers by typing sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle. Firstly; download the ATI drivers from the website. http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-linux-x86.x86_64.zip. Then move the…
Read MoreAnother look at the new Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Unity desktop.
My blog is now nofollow free. Now the commenters will gain some Google PR.
I have removed the evil nofollow tag from my website allowing my visitors who type comments to actually gain from Search Engine crawling. I wish I had done this sooner, the nofollow tag is evil, you spend all that time commenting on blogs and you do not gain that much…
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