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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.

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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

There’s a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.

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TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G50 M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD 1TB Review

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

TEAMGROUP’s T-FORCE G50 1TB delivers fast, cool PCIe 4.0 performance for Linux users seeking affordable mainstream NVMe storage without fuss.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.

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Minisforum AI X1 Pro

Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Easy Diffusion

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Scientific

Easy Diffusion’s newer v4 engine can use the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370’s Radeon 890M GPU for image generation. It makes a big difference.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Introduction

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX targets users who want a compact but highly expandable workstation or mini server.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Introduction to the Series

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a new series looking at the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H mini PC running Linux.

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Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation

Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I’ll walk through installing Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on the Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation.

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The UPERFECT UColor T6 Review

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The UPERFECT UColor T6 is a 16-inch 4K portable display with a touchscreen panel and a bright, detailed image.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2026 Updates

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms Software

April 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Git Clients

Neogit – Git interface plugin for Neovim inspired by Magit

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Neogit is a Git interface plugin for Neovim inspired by Magit. It lets you manage repository workflows without leaving the editor.

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Git Clients

mani – manage collections of Git repositories

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

mani is a command-line tool that helps developers manage collections of Git repositories from a central configuration file.

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SSD

26 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for du

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. We recommend alternative commands to du.

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Linux Distributions

Zenclora – Debian-based desktop Linux distribution

May 19, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Zenclora is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution designed for stability, daily use, gaming, and productivity.

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Selection of utilities

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Archive Managers

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

Useful terminal-based archive managers.

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Git Clients

git-appraise – distributed code review system for Git repositories

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-appraise is a command-line distributed code review system for Git repositories.

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12 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted News Aggregators

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

A news aggregator is software which collect news, weblog posts, and other information. We recommend the best self-hosted news aggregators.

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Stock Ticker

terminal-stocks – track stock market information

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

terminal-stocks is a terminal-first application for tracking stock market information without leaving the command line.

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Git Clients

git-fresh – refresh Git working copies from the terminal

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-fresh is a small command-line utility for refreshing Git working copies from the terminal.

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HTTP

Restish – CLI for interacting with REST-ish HTTP APIs

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Restish is a command-line client for working with REST-style HTTP APIs.

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Git Clients

Gitu – TUI Git client inspired by Magit

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Gitu is a terminal user interface for Git inspired by Magit. It’s designed to bring a keyboard-driven porcelain interface to the command line.

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Stock Ticker

stocksTUI – check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

stocksTUI is a Textual-based terminal application for monitoring financial markets from the command line.

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Time tracking

36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.

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FTP Client

Taxi – FTP client

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Taxi is a native Linux FTP client designed for elementary OS.

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Image showing an example of pixel artwork

16 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors

May 18, 2026 Luke Baker Graphics, Roundup

Pixel art is a form of digital art drawn with graphical software where images are built using pixels as the only building block. We recommend the best free and open source pixel art editors.

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Git Clients

git-trim – keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-trim is a command-line utility that helps keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches.

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QR Tools

15 Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A QR code (also known as a quick-response code) is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented for labelling automobile parts.

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