How to locate files in linux

Hi! Have you ever needed to find some files in linux? Here's a quick and easy "How To" on it. To locate files you can use the command "locate" (yes, to locate, use "locate", pretty obvious, huh? :P). If you know the name of the file just launch a terminal and write:

locate "filename" 

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How to create a video from multiple images

Hi! If you work with computer vision maybe you have had the need to generate a video from a sequence of images, in order to get a dynamic view of your results. I'm going to show you a very easy way to do that with a simple command, using ffmpeg :) .

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CNC Software Toolchain for Linux

Hi! Some time ago I made a post about My Home Lab where I showed a small CNC that I built. In the same post I said that someday I would post some details on the software toolchain and that's exactly what I'm going to do in this post.

The process of using a CNC to make 3D parts follows three simple steps:

1. Design the parts.

To design the parts I use HeeksCAD. HeeksCAD is a free, open source, CAD application written by Dan Heeks.

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