How do I search for an available Python package using pip?

If you search for packages using pip, you may encounter this error. This is because, after December 2020, the pip search functionality was discontinued due to an unmanageable load on PyPi’s XMLRPC API service. The alternative to this is installing the pip_search package using pip. Pip search is similar to the pip search command; it … Read more

Install and setup .NET 5 on Raspberry Pi

Here is how to install and set up Microsoft’s .Net Core 5 on Raspberry Pi, this tutorial covers installation for both 64 and 32-bit ARM architecture. I am using Ubuntu 20.04, but Raspbian should work as well. To check what OS architecture the Raspberry Pi is, run the following command. The output should be something … Read more

Zeal (Offline documentation browser) on OpenSUSE/SLE

Zeal is an offline documentation browser that is designed for developers. It is a great tool for folks who read and refer often to documentation. Having documentation offline can be a big time saver. I have Zeal installed on every computer I use, so I could quickly read more about a certain function or module … Read more

Visual Studio Code on OpenSUSE/SLE

Visual Studio Code is currently the most popular source code editor. It’s open source and maintained by Microsoft. I have seen it enhance development workflow and has been a replacement tools in many cases where heavy IDE’s where used. This article will show you how to get Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code installed and running on … Read more