# Season 8, Episode 20. Episode ID 145
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What did we do in FOSS This Week?

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## Topic

Our Favorite Linux Hacks

### Matt's Hacks

- Alias everything - up for updating, in for installing, v for vim, and so on
- Autofs
- Caffeine
- wl-copy and xclip
- Categorize everything, use directories.
- searx

### Tyler's Hacks

- Create scripts to be run with keybindings
- Use NFS for easy file sharing

### Drew's hacks and tips

1. **Timeshift** - A restore tool for Linux, designed to create and manage snapshots of your system. 

2. **Grep** - 
	By piping a command to grep, you can filter these output.

	Example: ```history | grep mkvmerge```

	This command will display all the history entries containing mkvmerge.

3. **Virtual Desktops** - Take advantage of virtual desktops (workspaces) to organize your tasks. Most desktop environments support virtual desktops, allowing you to group different activities on separate desktops.

4. **KDE Connect** - A versatile tool designed to integrate your Linux desktop with your mobile devices, particularly Android phones.

	NOTE: Matt suggests GSConnect

5. **Git** - Learn it.  Live it.  Love it.


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# Thingies of the Week

Matt -  Reeder for iOS

Tyler - 

Drew - Quillpad