Ham radio is a popular hobby and service bringing people, electronics and communication together. We pick our favorite ham radio tools.
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Developer of the Week: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Greg Kroah-Hartman is a major Linux kernel developer best known as the maintainer of the Linux stable kernel branch.
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12 Useful Free and Open Source Binary Analysis Tools
To provide an insight into the software that is available, we have compiled a list of 12 useful tools for performing binary analysis.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation comparing it to other machines.
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TuneIn CLI – browse and listen to thousands of radio stations
TuneIn CLI is a Rust-based terminal application for browsing and listening to internet radio stations from the command line.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Benchmarks
I put the Minisforum MS-R1 through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of machines.
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OmniGet – download media and other files
OmniGet is a desktop application built with Tauri that lets you download media and other files from a broad range of online sources.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Introduction
The Minisforum MS-R1 is an ARM-based mini workstation aimed at developers and homelab enthusiasts looking for Linux/ARM experimentation
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rig.fm – internet radio in your terminal
rig.fm is an appealing little project that knows exactly what it wants to be: an internet radio player for the terminal.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2026 Updates
March 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Orion Os – Linux distro built on Debian
Orion OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian Trixie.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.
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CME Tracker – tracks Continuing Medical Education credits
CMETracker is a desktop application that helps a physician keep a local record of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools
Keep your data safe. There are many different useful tools that offer disk encryption. We recommend the best free and open source solutions.
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SRS – real-time media server
SRS (Simple Realtime Server) is a real-time media server built to receive, convert, and distribute audio and video streams.
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pygount – count source lines of code
pygount is a command line tool for counting source lines of code in software projects.
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Xastir – X11 graphical APRS client
Xastir is an X11 graphical APRS client developed for amateur radio operators.
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cuniq – count unique lines in text input
cuniq is a command-line utility written in Rust for counting unique lines in text input.
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MiroTalk P2P – self-hosted WebRTC video conferencing application
MiroTalk P2P is a self-hosted WebRTC video conferencing application that runs entirely in the browser.
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nv-monitor – lightweight terminal-based monitoring application
nv-monitor is a lightweight terminal-based monitoring application for Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs.
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Metamorphosis – inspect and change embedded metadata
Metamorphosis is a desktop utility for inspecting and changing embedded metadata across media and document files.
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VictoriaLogs – high-performance log database
VictoriaLogs is a high-performance log database designed to ingest, store, and query log data efficiently
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fscrypt – Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption
fscrypt is a high-level command-line utility for managing Linux native filesystem encryption on supported filesystems.
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TWSLA – TWSNMP’s Simple Log Analyzer)
TWSLA is built for administrators and operators who want to work directly with large log sets without deploying a heavier log management stack.
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ZelixOS – Arch Linux based distribution
ZelixOS is an Arch Linux based distribution focused on offering a fast, approachable desktop system with polished defaults and custom tools.
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OHB – replacement backend for HamClock
Open HamClock Backend (OHB) provides a replacement backend for HamClock, allowing users and groups to run the server-side services.
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OpenHamClock – real-time amateur radio dashboard
OpenHamClock is a real-time amateur radio dashboard designed for modern operators
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MiroTalk SFU – self-hosted WebRTC videoconferencing platform
MiroTalk SFU is a self-hosted WebRTC videoconferencing platform built on a Selective Forwarding Unit architecture powered by Mediasoup.
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5 Useful Free and Open Source Distrobox GUI Tools
Distrobox is software which creates and manages container-based development environments without root privileges.
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