Software and Systems
My essential package list for Fedora Linux
A quick reference guide for setting up a functional workspace from scratch on Fedora Linux. It contains my selection of dnf packages, recommended Flatpaks (like RetroArch or Telegram), and the steps needed to enable COPR repositories, such as the Synology Drive client, or set up shared folders with Samba.
Package guide for Debian 13 (Trixie) with KDE Plasma
A comprehensive collection of packages and settings for a typical Debian 13 (Trixie) installation using the KDE Plasma desktop environment. Discover my software selection categorized by use (audio, science, web tools, etc.), along with instructions for correctly configuring third-party applications like Zoom or Wine.
Compress scanned handwritten notes with Noteshrink
A step-by-step tutorial on reducing the file size of scanned handwritten notes and documents using Noteshrink on Linux. Discover how to extract images from a PDF, clean up the background, improve ink contrast, and repackage it into a much lighter file.
Scan double-sided documents with a single-sided scanner
A practical trick to digitize double-sided documents using an automatic document feeder (ADF) scanner that only reads one side. Using the pdftk tool in the terminal, you will learn how to automatically interleave the stack of odd and even (reversed) pages into a single properly ordered final PDF.
Package guide for Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Lista personal de paquetes, configuraciones y utilidades imprescindibles para dejar a punto una instalación limpia de Debian 11 (Bullseye). Incluye herramientas de anonimato, edición, copias de seguridad, y la configuración necesaria para la administración electrónica en España y el hardware específico (como el Wi-Fi Intel AX210).
OCR in scanned PDF files with OCRmyPDF
A step-by-step guide to applying Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to scanned PDF documents in Linux using the OCRmyPDF tool and the Tesseract engine. Learn how to convert static images into selectable text documents, optimize their file size, and automate batch processing from the terminal.
Ultimate guide to compressing files as much as possible in Linux
A comprehensive collection of Linux terminal commands and utilities to optimize and maximally reduce the size of any file. Learn how to squeeze every byte out of PDF documents, images, archives, and web assets (HTML, XML, JS) without losing quality.