Linux Tips and Resources

How to Input a Prime Sign ( ′ ) on Linux

Looking to write f′ on Linux or indicate minute, second, feet and inches marks without having to copy symbols? You...

Firefox keeps opening an unwanted application when you click an email address? Want to choose the program that opens...

Is your Linux machine stuck in the wrong time zone — throwing off cron jobs, calendar reminders and other scheduled...

Tired of the wrong email program springing to life when you click an email link on your Linux system? Opened a mailto:...

Whether you’re puzzling over Schrödinger’s equation or a Bösendorfer piano, where are the umlaut keys when you need...

Discussing Fußball with a German friend or looking for a genuinely Austrian recipe for süße pancakes? While the Eszett...

Struggling to insert a particular emoji on Linux, a special character or that particular character from an ancient...

Looking to type Mʲʲᵉ or 3ʳᵈ but can’t find a button for superscript on your keyboard? Copying and pasting works once...

Vim feels less like an editor and more like a vault — with no other way to get your text out than saving to the disk?...

Struggling to type proper ellipses on Linux? You can type three dots to mark an elision or continuation in your...

Looking to type in style and use typographic apostrophes (instead of the straight ones so typically found on...

Tired of poring through keyboard layouts or copying and pasting special characters on Linux? Looking for a way to...