IPython is the Best Shell!

1. Use IPython as much as possible.

   • IPython has virtues of both shell and Python.
   • You should avoid using shell scripts for complicate tasks any way.

2. If you do want to use a Unix/Linux shell, I'd suggest you stick to Bash unless Linux distributions start …

Python Equivalent of Shell Commands

There are 3 ways to install a global standalone version of Rust in Linux. The recommended way is to use rustup with customized environment variables.

Using a Package Management Tool

Some Linux distributions provide packages for Rust. Taking Debian/Ubuntu based Linux distributions as an example, you can install a …

ksnip

Ksnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots. It is one of the best screenshot applications.

Installation Using snap

sudo snap install ksnip

flameshot

Flameshot is a simple cross-platform screenshot software.

Shutter

Shutter is a good screenshot application for Linux (only).

Tips and Traps

1. Docker on WSL 2 works great. However, the performance of IO is extremely bad if it access the Windows filesystem. For more discussions, please refer to WSL 2 Filesystem .

2. Docker containers launched from a WSL (e.g., Ubuntu) shell will continue to run after the WSL shell …

Benchmark Tools for Linux

phoronix-test-suite is currently the best benchmark tool for Linux. You can use it to figure out the bottleneck of performance of your Linux machine. Please refer to Benchmark Your Linux Machine Using phoronix-test-suite for more discussions.

BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and …