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.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 Best Interview Award 2017 Author 100+ Contributions Club Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

Try this Linux web browser as your file manager

The KDE Plasma Desktop lists Konqueror as a web browser, but it is also a functional Linux file manager.

A Linux file manager for Vim fans

Use the Ranger file manager without leaving the comfort of your Linux terminal.

Simplify your Linux PC with the PCManFM file manager

PCMan File Manager is a great option for making old computers feel more efficient.

How to use the Linux file manager for GNOME 2

If you're a fan of GNOME 2, then you're sure to find Caja familiar, and if you've never used GNOME 2 then you might just find your new favorite desktop in Mate.

A Linux file manager for Emacs fans

Dired is included with Emacs and is a useful text-based file manager on Linux.

Terminal command prompt on orange background

Manage your file system from the Linux terminal

The nnn file manager on Linux exists in a terminal only, but it feels like a modern keyboard-driven application with intuitive actions and easy navigation.

Contributed Content

5 open source alternatives to Google Docs

When you deal with a lot of documents every day, whatever you write—whitepapers, manuals, presentations, different marketing materials, contracts, etc.—at a certain point…

Announcing the 2020 Opensource.com Community Awards winners

Thank you to all of our community members.

5 open source alternatives to Gmail

Explore the world of open source alternatives to Gmail as you discover several options for free webmail clients to manage your inbox.

13 open source backup solutions

Readers suggest more than a dozen of their favorite solutions for protecting data.

A guide to packing and preparing for a tech conference

How to install software from the Linux command line

Learn the different types of package managers and how to use them.

How I designed a game with Scratch

"Make a Difference" is a simulation game created entirely from open source tools, code, and audio-visual content.

Authored Cheat Sheets and Downloads

GNU Screen cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer. It lets you use a single terminal buffer to run many windows. You can split this window into panes so you can see more than one prompt at…

Linux systemd cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

Modern Linux uses systemd for service management and log introspection. It provides everything from personal Linux systems to enterprise servers with a modern mechanism for…

Linux Parted cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

GNU Parted is one of the best tools for partitioning drives. You can issue it commands or activate an interactive mode so that you're constantly "connected" to a drive you…

Linux sed command cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

Sed is a Linux stream editor. It transforms text in an input stream, such as a file or pipe. Sed works on one line at a time. Because it has no visual display, it creates a…

Linux grep command cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

If you're learning grep, or you just find yourself using it often and resorting to searching through its info pages, you'll do yourself a favor by downloading our cheat sheet…

Authored Comments

sethkenlon

22 Dec 2022

Travel back in time with the mc file manager on Linux

Very good to know. I guess Slackware and RHEL (the systems I use mc on) must have that auto-configured already. Good to know how to make that change as needed elsewhere. Thank you!

sethkenlon

22 Dec 2022

Travel back in time with the mc file manager on Linux

I think this is a great tip for any admin. I appreciate the speed of terminal commands, but sometimes it just makes sense to use a graphical tool.