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Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC Review – Noise

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

How quiet is the Beelink EQi Core 3 304 under Linux? We assess idle, load and fan noise, plus its unusually flexible BIOS fan controls.

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musical notes

Review: MusiQt – simple music player

August 5, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews

MusiQt is a lightweight Qt audio player with gapless playback, directory browsing, compact views and broad format support.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Process Managers

August 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, TUI, Utilities

Process management software helps users launch, supervise and control long-running applications and background services.

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MinisCloud OS Review – customised Linux NAS operating system

August 3, 2026 Steve Emms Distro, Hardware, NAS, Reviews

MinisCloud OS is a customised Linux NAS operating system developed for Minisforum. I take a detailed look at the OS.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2026 Updates

July 31, 2026 Steve Emms Software

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

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fooyin

fooyin v0.12.0 adds audio conversion and new visualisations

July 30, 2026 Luke Baker GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

fooyin v0.12.0 adds audio conversion, new visualisations and playback improvements.

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Email

Epist – keyboard-driven email client

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Epist is a keyboard-driven email client with Vim-style keybindings and a two-column interface.

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Anti-Spam Tools

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Anti-Spam Tools

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

There are a number of techniques that help fight the tide of spam. These include whitelisting, spam buckets, Bayesian filtering, fuzzy logic techniques, and attachment scanning.

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Security

OSV-Scanner – finds known vulnerabilities

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Security

OSV-Scanner finds known vulnerabilities affecting your project’s dependencies.

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CDROM

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Audio Grabbers

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

CD audio grabbers are designed to extract (“rip”) the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc to a file or other output.

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Reading

Speeedy – local-first speed reading progressive web app

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

Speeedy is a local-first speed reading progressive web app. It uses Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).

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Security

8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.

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Intrusion Detection

Slips – intrusion detection and prevention system

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Slips (Stratosphere Linux IPS) is an endpoint behavioural intrusion detection and prevention system.

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Discord

rdircd – Reliable Discord-client IRC Daemon

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

rdircd (Reliable Discord-client IRC Daemon) lets you access a personal Discord account using a conventional IRC client.

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Security

testssl.sh – tests TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols and cryptographic flaws

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

testssl.sh is a command-line tool that checks a server’s service on any port for support of TLS/SSL ciphers and protocols as well as cryptographic flaws.

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Reading

Ledor – speed-reading application

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity

Ledor is a speed-reading application for EPUB books and web articles. It uses rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP).

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Security

Vuls – agentless vulnerability scanner

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Vuls is an agentless vulnerability scanner that identifies security vulnerabilities affecting Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS

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Reading

RSVP Reader – local-first speed-reading web app

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

RSVP Reader is a local-first speed-reading web app that presents text one word at a time.

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Linux Distributions

JRescue – Linux environment for maintenance

August 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

JRescue is a bootable Linux environment designed for computer maintenance, troubleshooting and recovery.

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DevOps

Rebar3 – build tool

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Rebar3 is a build tool for creating, developing and releasing Erlang libraries, applications and systems.

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Home Automation

12 Best Free and Open Source Solutions for Home Automation

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Home automation software lets you control and monitor common home and office appliances using a computer.

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Email

mxr – local-first email client

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

mxr is a local-first email client that synchronises Gmail and IMAP accounts with a SQLite database on your machine.

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Files

25 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI File Explorers

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

A terminal UI based (TUI) file explorer is software which lets you explore the file system. We recommend the best open source options.

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Security

Tsunami – general-purpose network security scanner

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Tsunami is a general-purpose network security scanner with an extensible plugin system.

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Web Content Management Systems

16 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.

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VoIP

Chatty – messaging application

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Chatty is a messaging application designed for one-to-one conversations and small groups.

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