Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra on Linux, comparing P-cores and E-Cores with crafty, Coremark, and smallpt.
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How to Build a Paperless Document Workflow on Linux
Learn how to build a paperless workflow on Linux with document scanning, OCR, automation, and file management tools.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Power Consumption
I test the PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC’s power use tested at idle, under load, and for annual UK electricity costs.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M2’s BIOS.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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25 Useful Free and Open Source Git Storage and Security Tools
These tools extend Git well beyond basic version control, covering large file handling, repository repair, encryption, secret protection
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Dual-channel memory
Looking at the benefits of running dual-channel memory on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates
May 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Clipboard Managers
The applications featured here keep the focus on fast, keyboard-driven clipboard management in the terminal.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption
In this article, I examine the Minisforum M2’s power consumption and compare it with a range of other machines.
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Biwin RS200 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 32GB Review: 2 x 16GB Tested
Biwin RS200 DDR5 SODIMM review: Linux testing, benchmarks, dual-channel performance, and why 2 x 16GB beats a single 32GB module.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M7’s BIOS.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.
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28 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Git Workflow Tools
Git workflow tools help teams manage the day-to-day process of changing, reviewing, testing, and releasing source code
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HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Keyboard Review
The HHKB Professional Hybrid is a compact 60-key keyboard with a very particular audience in mind. Here’s my review.
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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB review: Linux benchmarks, real-world file tests, thermals, and sustained write performance.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum M2 Mini PC using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption
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
There are 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 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction
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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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking
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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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking
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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Gerrit Code Review – web-based code review
Gerrit Code Review is a web-based code review and project management tool for Git-based development.
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DeepFilterNet – low-complexity speech enhancement framework
DeepFilterNet is a low-complexity speech enhancement framework for full-band 48 kHz audio.
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10 Useful Code Formatters for Python
This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Python developers.
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Standard Clojure Style – formatter
Standard Clojure Style is a JavaScript implementation of a formatter for Clojure source code.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Family History Software
This article highlights the best genealogy software that runs under Linux.
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Freenet – peer-to-peer platform for building decentralized applications
Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for building decentralized applications.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers
We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.
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Kalpa Desktop – atomic and transactional Linux distribution
Kalpa Desktop is an atomic and transactional Linux distribution derived from the openSUSE Project. It provides a KDE Plasma desktop.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Native XML Databases for Big Data
Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.
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OneDev – self-hosted Git server and DevOps platform
OneDev is a self-hosted Git server and DevOps platform that brings together source code management, code review, issue tracking, and more.
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nwipe – secure disk eraser
nwipe is a secure disk erasure utility for Linux and a fork of the dwipe command originally used by Darik’s Boot and Nuke.
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SirixDB – embeddable bitemporal database system
SirixDB is an embeddable bitemporal database system and document store designed for workloads where complete history matters.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Linter Tools
This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Clojure code.
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Desktop-TUI – desktop environment without graphics
Desktop-TUI works in a tmux-like way, letting users launch and display terminal applications or commands in movable and resizable windows.
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Darker – apply black reformatting to Python files
Darker is a Python command-line tool for teams that want to adopt consistent formatting in an existing codebase.
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line – tiny command-line midi sequencer
line is a tiny command-line MIDI sequencer and language for live coding music.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools
There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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Harvester – interoperable, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution
Harvester is a hyperconverged infrastructure platform for bare metal servers. Combines virtualization and distributed storage on top of Kubernetes.
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usort – sorts import statements
usort is a command-line utility for Python projects that sorts import statements while trying to avoid risky rewrites.
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