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Learn with Linux: Learning Music
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This article is part of the [Learn with Linux][1] series:
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning to Type][2]
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- [Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation][3]
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning Music][4]
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- [Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps][5]
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- [Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps][6]
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Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software.
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Learning music is a great pastime. Training your ears to identify scales and chords and mastering an instrument or your own voice requires lots of practise and could become difficult. Music theory is extensive. There is much to memorize, and to turn it into a “skill” you will need diligence. Linux offers exceptional software to help you along your musical journey. They will not help you become a professional musician instantly but could ease the process of learning, being a great aide and reference point.
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### Gnu Solfège ###
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[Solfège][7] is a popular music education method that is used in all levels of music education all around the world. Many popular methods (like the Kodály method) use Solfège as their basis. GNU Solfège is a great software aimed more at practising Solfège than learning it. It assumes the student has already acquired the basics and wishes to practise what they have learned.
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As the developer states on the GNU website:
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> “When you study music on high school, college, music conservatory, you usually have to do ear training. Some of the exercises, like sight singing, is easy to do alone [sic]. But often you have to be at least two people, one making questions, the other answering. […] GNU Solfège tries to help out with this. With Solfege you can practise the more simple and mechanical exercises without the need to get others to help you. Just don’t forget that this program only touches a part of the subject.”
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The software delivers its promise; you can practise essentially everything with audible and visual aids.
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GNU solfege is in the Debian (therefore Ubuntu) repositories. To get it just type the following command into a terminal:
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sudo apt-get install solfege
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When it loads, you find yourself on a simple starting screen/
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The number of options is almost overwhelming. Most of the links will open sub-categories
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from where you can select individual exercises.
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There are practice sessions and tests. Both will be able to play the tones through any connected MIDI device or just your sound card’s MIDI player. The exercises often have visual notation and the ability to play back the sequence slowly.
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One important note about Solfège is that under Ubuntu you might not be able to hear anything with the default setup (unless you have a MIDI device connected). If that is the case, head over to “File -> Preferences,” select sound setup and choose the appropriate option for your system (choosing ALSA would probably work in most cases).
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Solfège could be very helpful for your daily practise. Use it regularly and you will have trained your ear before you can sing do-re-mi.
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### Tete (ear trainer) ###
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[Tete][8] (This ear trainer ‘ere) is a Java application for simple, yet efficient, [ear training][9]. It helps you identify a variety of scales by playing thhm back under various circumstances, from different roots and on different MIDI sounds. [Download it from SourceForge][10]. You then need to unzip the downloaded file.
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unzip Tete-*
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Enter the unpacked directory:
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cd Tete-*
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Assuming you have Java installed in your system, you can run the java file with
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java -jar Tete-[your version]
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(To autocomplete the above command, just press the Tab key after typing “Tete-“.)
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Tete has a simple, one-page interface with everything on it.
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You can choose to play scales (see above), chords,
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or intervals.
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You can “fine tune” your experience with various options including the midi instrument’s sound, what note to start from, ascending or descending scales, and how slow/fast the playback should be. Tete’s SourceForge page includes a very useful tutorial that explains most aspects of the software.
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### JalMus ###
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Jalmus is a Java-based keyboard note reading trainer. It works with attached MIDI keyboards or with the on-screen virtual keyboard. It has many simple lessons and exercises to train in music reading. Unfortunately, its development has been discontinued since 2013, but the software appears to still be functional.
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To get Jalmus, head over to the [sourceforge page][11] of its last version (2.3) to get the Java installer, or just type the following command into a terminal:
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wget http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jalmus/Jalmus-2.3/installjalmus23.jar
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Once the download finishes, load the installer with
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java -jar installjalmus23.jar
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You will be guided through a simple Java-based installer that was made for cross-platform installation.
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Jalmus’s main screen is plain.
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You can find lessons of varying difficulty in the Lessons menu. It ranges from very simple ones, where one notes swims in from the left, and the corresponding key lights up on the on screen keyboard …
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… to difficult ones with many notes swimming in from the right, and you are required to repeat the sequence on your keyboard.
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Jalmus also includes exercises of note reading single notes, which are very similar to the lessons, only without the visual hints, where your score will be displayed after you finished. It also aids rhythm reading of varying difficulty, where the rhythm is both audible and visually marked. A metronome (audible and visual) aids in the understanding
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and score reading where multiple notes will be played
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All these options are configurable; you can switch features on and off as you like.
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All things considered, Jalmus probably works best for rhythm training. Although it was not necessarily its intended purpose, the software really excelled in this particular use-case.
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### Notable mentions ###
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#### TuxGuitar ####
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For guitarists, [TuxGuitar][12] works much like Guitar Pro on Windows (and it can also read guitar-pro files).
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PianoBooster
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[Piano Booster][13] can help with piano skills. It is designed to play MIDI files, which you can play along with on an attached keyboard, watching the core roll past on the screen.
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### Conclusion ###
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Linux offers many great tools for learning, and if your particular interest is music, your will not be left without software to aid your practice. Surely there are many more excellent software tools available for music students than were mentioned above. Do you know of any? Please let us know in the comments below.
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via: https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
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作者：[Attila Orosz][a]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/author/attilaorosz/
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[1]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/series/learn-with-linux/
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[2]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
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[3]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
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[4]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
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[5]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
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[6]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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[7]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge
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[8]:http://tete.sourceforge.net/index.shtml
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[9]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_training
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[10]:http://sourceforge.net/projects/tete/files/latest/download
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[11]:http://sourceforge.net/projects/jalmus/files/Jalmus-2.3/
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[12]:http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/
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[13]:http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090517041840856/PianoBooster.html
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Learn with Linux: Learning to Type
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This article is part of the [Learn with Linux][1] series:
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning to Type][2]
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- [Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation][3]
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning Music][4]
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- [Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps][5]
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- [Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps][6]
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Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software.
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Typing is taken for granted by many people; today being keyboard savvy often comes as second nature. Yet how many of us still type with two fingers, even if ever so fast? Once typing was taught in schools, but slowly the art of ten-finger typing is giving way to two thumbs.
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The following two applications can help you master the keyboard so that your next thought does not get lost while your fingers catch up. They were chosen for their simplicity and ease of use. While there are some more flashy or better looking typing apps out there, the following two will get the basics covered and offer the easiest way to start out.
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### TuxType (or TuxTyping) ###
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TuxType is for children. Young students can learn how to type with ten fingers with simple lessons and practice their newly-acquired skills in fun games.
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Debian and derivatives (therefore all Ubuntu derivatives) should have TuxType in their standard repositories. To install simply type
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sudo apt-get install tuxtype
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The application starts with a simple menu screen featuring Tux and some really bad midi music (Fortunately the sound can be turned off easily with the icon in the lower left corner.).
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The top two choices, “Fish Cascade” and “Comet Zap,” represent typing games, but to start learning you need to head over to the lessons.
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There are forty simple built-in lessons to choose from. Each one of these will take a letter from the keyboard and make the student practice while giving visual hints, such as which finger to use.
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For more advanced practice, phrase typing is also available, although for some reason this is hidden under the options menu.
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The games are good for speed and accuracy as the player helps Tux catch falling fish
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or zap incoming asteroids by typing the words written over them.
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Besides being a fun way to practice, these games teach spelling, speed, and eye-to-hand coordination, as you must type while also watching the screen, building a foundation for touch typing, if taken seriously.
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### GNU typist (gtype) ###
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For adults and more experienced typists, there is GNU Typist, a console-based application developed by the GNU project.
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GNU Typist will also be carried by most Debian derivatives’ main repos. Installing it is as easy as typing
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sudo apt-get install gtype
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You will probably not find it in the Applications menu; insteaad you should start it from a terminal window.
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gtype
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The main menu is simple, no-nonsense and frill-free, yet it is evident how much the software has to offer. Typing lessons of all levels are immediately accessible.
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The lessons are straightforward and detailed.
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The interactive practice sessions offer little more than highlighting your mistakes. Instead of flashy visuals you have to chance to focus on practising. At the end of each lesson you get some simple statistics of how you’ve been doing. If you make too many mistakes, you cannot proceed until you can pass the level.
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While the basic lessons only require you to repeat some characters, more advanced drills will have the practitioner type either whole sentences,
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where of course the three percent error margin means you are allowed even fewer mistakes,
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or some drills aiming to achieve certain goals, as in the “Balanced keyboard drill.”
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Simple speed drills have you type quotes,
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while more advanced ones will make you write longer texts taken from classics.
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If you’d prefer a different language, more lessons can also be loaded as command line arguments.
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### Conclusion ###
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If you care to hone your typing skills, Linux has great software to offer. The two basic, yet feature-rich, applications discussed above will cater to most aspiring typists’ needs. If you use or know of another great typing application, please don’t hesitate to let us know below in the comments.
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via: https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
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作者：[Attila Orosz][a]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/author/attilaorosz/
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[1]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/series/learn-with-linux/
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[2]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
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[3]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
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[4]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
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[5]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
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[6]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps
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This article is part of the [Learn with Linux][1] series:
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning to Type][2]
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- [Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation][3]
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning Music][4]
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- [Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps][5]
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- [Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps][6]
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Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software.
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Mathematics is the core of computing. If one would expect a great operating system, such as GNU/Linux, to excel in and discipline, it would be Math. If you seek mathematical applications, you will not be disappointed. Linux offers many excellent tools that will make Mathematics look as intimidating as it ever did, but at least they will simplify your way of using it.
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### Gnuplot ###
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Gnuplot is a command-line scriptable and versatile graphing utility for different platforms. Despite its name, it is not part of the GNU operating system. Although it is not freely licensed, it’s free-ware (meaning it’s copyrighted but free to use).
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To install `gnuplot` on an Ubuntu (or derivative) system, type
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sudo apt-get install gnuplot gnuplot-x11
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into a terminal window. To start the program, type
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You will be presented with a simple command line interface
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into which you can start typing functions directly. The plot command will draw a graph.
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Typing, for instance,
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into the `gnuplot` prompt, will open another window, wherein the graph is presented.
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You can also set different attributes of the graphs in-line. For example, specifying “title” will give them just that.
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You can give things a bit more depth and draw 3D graphs with the `splot` command.
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The plot window has a few basic configuration options,
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but the true power of `gnuplot` lies within its command line and scripting capabilities. The extensive full documentation of `gnuplot` can be found [here][7] with a great tutorial for the previous version [on the Duke University’s website][8].
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### Maxima ###
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[Maxima][9] is a computer algebra system developed from the original sources of Macsyma. According to its SourceForge page,
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> “Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, sets, lists, vectors, matrices and tensors. Maxima yields high precision numerical results by using exact fractions, arbitrary-precision integers and variable-precision floating-point numbers. Maxima can plot functions and data in two and three dimensions.”
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You will have binary packages for Maxima in most Ubuntu derivatives as well as the Maxima graphical interface. To install them all, type
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into a terminal window. Maxima is a command line utility with not much of a UI, but if you start `wxmaxima`, you’ll get into a simple, yet powerful GUI.
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You can start using this by simply starting to type. (Hint: Enter will add more lines; if you want to evaluate an expression, use “Shift + Enter.”)
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Maxima can be used for very simple problems, as it also acts as a calculator,
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and much more complex ones as well.
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It uses `gnuplot` to draw simple
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(It needs the `gnuplot-x11` package to display them.)
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Besides beautifying the expressions, Maxima makes it possible to export them in latex format, or do some operations on the highlighted functions with a right-click context menu,
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while its main menus offer an overwhelming amount of functionality. Of course, Maxima is capable of much more than this. It has an extensive documentation [available online][10].
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### Conclusion ###
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Mathematics is not an easy subject, and the excellent math software on Linux does not make it look easier, yet these applications make using Mathematics much more straightforward and productive. The above two applications are just an introduction to what Linux has to offer. If you are seriously engaged in math and need even more functionality with great documentation, you should check out the [Mathbuntu project][11].
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via: https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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作者：[Attila Orosz][a]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/author/attilaorosz/
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[1]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/series/learn-with-linux/
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[2]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
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[3]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
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[4]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
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[5]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
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[6]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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[7]:http://www.gnuplot.info/documentation.html
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[8]:http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
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[9]:http://maxima.sourceforge.net/
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[10]:http://maxima.sourceforge.net/documentation.html
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[11]:http://www.mathbuntu.org/
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Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation
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This article is part of the [Learn with Linux][1] series:
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning to Type][2]
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- [Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation][3]
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning Music][4]
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- [Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps][5]
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- [Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps][6]
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|
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Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software.
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Physics is an interesting subject, and arguably the most enjoyable part of any Physics class/lecture are the demonstrations. It is really nice to see physics in action, yet the experiments do not need to be restricted to the classroom. While Linux offers many great tools for scientists to support or conduct experiments, this article will concern a few that would make learning physics easier or more fun.
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### 1. Step ###
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[Step][7] is an interactive physics simulator, part of [KDEEdu, the KDE Education Project][8]. Nobody could better describe what Step does than the people who made it. According to the project webpage, “[Step] works like this: you place some bodies on the scene, add some forces such as gravity or springs, then click “Simulate” and Step shows you how your scene will evolve according to the laws of physics. You can change every property of bodies/forces in your experiment (even during simulation) and see how this will change the outcome of the experiment. With Step, you can not only learn but feel how physics works!”
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While of course it requires Qt and loads of KDE-specific dependencies to work, projects like this (and KDEEdu itself) are part of the reason why KDE is such an awesome environment (if you don’t mind running a heavier desktop, of course).
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Step is in the Debian repositories; to install it on derivatives, simply type
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sudo apt-get install step
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into a terminal. On a KDE system it should have minimal dependencies and install in seconds.
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Step has a simple interface, and it lets you jump right into simulations.
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You will find all available objects on the left-hand side. You can have different particles, gas, shaped objects, springs, and different forces in action. (1) If you select an object, a short description of it will appear on the right-hand side (2). On the right you will also see an overview of the “world” you have created (the objects it contains) (3), the properties of the currently selected object (4), and the steps you have taken so far (5).
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Once you have placed all you wanted on the canvas, just press “Simulate,” and watch the events unfold as the objects interact with each other.
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To get to know Step better you only need to press F1. The KDE Help Center offers a great and detailed Step handbook.
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### 2. Lightspeed ###
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Lightspeed is a simple GTK+ and OpenGL based simulator that is meant to demonstrate the effect of how one might observe a fast moving object. Lightspeed will simulate these effects based on Einstein’s special relativity. According to [their sourceforge page][9] “When an object accelerates to more than a few million meters per second, it begins to appear warped and discolored in strange and unusual ways, and as it approaches the speed of light (299,792,458 m/s) the effects become more and more bizarre. In addition, the manner in which the object is distorted varies drastically with the viewpoint from which it is observed.”
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These effects which come into play at relative velocities are:
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- **The Lorentz contraction** – causes the object to appear shorter
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- **The Doppler red/blue shift** – alters the hues of color observed
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- **The headlight effect** – brightens or darkens the object
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- **Optical aberration** – deforms the object in unusual ways
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Lightspeed is in the Debian repositories; to install it, simply type:
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sudo apt-get install lightspeed
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The user interface is very simple. You get a shape (more can be downloaded from sourceforge) which would move along the x-axis (animation can be started by processing “A” or by selecting it from the object menu).
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You control the speed of its movement with the right-hand side slider and watch how it deforms.
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Some simple controls will allow you to add more visual elements
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The viewing angles can be adjusted by pressing either the left, middle or right button and dragging the mouse or from the Camera menu that also offers some other adjustments like background colour or graphics mode.
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### Notable mention: Physion ###
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Physion looks like an interesting project and a great looking software to simulate physics in a much more colorful and fun way than the above examples would allow. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, the [official website][10] was experiencing problems, and the download page was unavailable.
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Judging from their Youtube videos, Physion must be worth installing once a download line becomes available. Until then we can just enjoy the this video demo.
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注：youtube 视频
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<iframe frameborder="0" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/P32UHa-3BfU?autoplay=1&autohide=2&border=0&wmode=opaque&enablejsapi=1&controls=0&showinfo=0" id="youtube-iframe"></iframe>
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Do you have another favorite physics simulation/demonstration/learning applications for Linux? Please share with us in the comments below.
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via: https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
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作者：[Attila Orosz][a]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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[a]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/author/attilaorosz/
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[1]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/series/learn-with-linux/
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[2]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
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[3]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
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[4]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
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[5]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
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[6]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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[7]:https://edu.kde.org/applications/all/step
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[8]:https://edu.kde.org/
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[9]:http://lightspeed.sourceforge.net/
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[10]:http://www.physion.net/
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Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps
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This article is part of the [Learn with Linux][1] series:
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning to Type][2]
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- [Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation][3]
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- [Learn with Linux: Learning Music][4]
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- [Learn with Linux: Two Geography Apps][5]
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- [Learn with Linux: Master Your Math with These Linux Apps][6]
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Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practicing a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software.
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Geography is an interesting subject, used by many of us day to day, often without realizing. But when you fire up GPS, SatNav, or just Google maps, you are using the geographical data provided by this software with the maps drawn by cartographists. When you hear about a certain country in the news or hear financial data being recited, these all fall under the umbrella of geography. And you have some great Linux software to study and practice these, whether it is for school or your own improvement.
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### Kgeography ###
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There are only two geography-related applications readily available in most Linux repositories, and both of these are KDE applications, in fact part of the KDE Educatonal project. Kgeography uses simple color-coded maps of any selected country.
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To install kegeography just type
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sudo apt-get install kgeography
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into a terminal window of any Ubuntu-based distribution.
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The interface is very basic. You are first presented with a picker menu that lets you choose an area map.
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On the map you can display the name and capital of any given territory by clicking on it,
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and test your knowledge in different quizzes.
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It is an interactive way to test your basic geographical knowledge and could be an excellent tool to help you prepare for exams.
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||||
|
||||
### Marble ###
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|
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Marble is a somewhat more advanced software, offering a global view of the world without the need of 3D acceleration.
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||||
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|
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To get Marble, type
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||||
sudo apt-get install marble
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into a terminal window of any Ubuntu-based distribution.
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Marble focuses on cartography, its main view being that of an atlas.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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|
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You can have different projections, like Globe or Mercator displayed as defaults, with flat and other exotic views available from a drop-down menu. The surfaces include the basic Atlas view, a full-fledged offline map powered by OpenStreetMap,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
satellite view (by NASA),
|
||||
|
||||
|
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|
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and political and even historical maps of the world, among others.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Besides providing great offline maps with different skins and varying amount of data, Marble offers other types of information as well. You can switch on and off various offline info-boxes
|
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|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
and online services from the menu.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
An interesting online service is Wikipedia integration. Clicking on the little Wiki logos will bring up a pop-up featuring detailed information about the selected places.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The software also includes options for location tracking, route planning, and searching for locations, among other great and useful features. If you enjoy cartography, Marble offers hours of fun exploring and learning.
|
||||
|
||||
### Conclusion ###
|
||||
|
||||
Linux offers many great educational applications, and the subject of geography is no exception. With the above two programs you can learn a lot about our globe and test your knowledge in a fun and interactive manner.
|
||||
|
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
via: https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
|
||||
|
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作者：[Attila Orosz][a]
|
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
|
||||
校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
|
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|
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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|
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[a]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/author/attilaorosz/
|
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[1]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/series/learn-with-linux/
|
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[2]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-to-type-in-linux/
|
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[3]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-physics-simulation/
|
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[4]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-learning-music/
|
||||
[5]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-geography-apps/
|
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[6]:https://www.maketecheasier.com/learn-linux-maths/
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