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Endcord – feature rich Discord TUI client

November 29, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Endcord is a third-party feature rich Discord client, running entirely in the terminal.It is built with Python and the ncurses library.

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Archive Manager

8 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Archive Managers

November 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Roundup, Utilities

We feature the best graphical archive managers.

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Machine Learning in Linux

Cherry Studio – desktop client that supports multiple LLM providers

November 29, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports multiple LLM providers, available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Circuit board

NiTch Revived – fast system fetch

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

NiTch Revived is a small and incredibly fast system fetch written fully in Nim without any dependencies.

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lash – symlink manager for dotfiles

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Lash is a command-line application that is intended to replace Stow. It is not intended to be a drop-in replacement but it does aim to replace most of the implemented functionality of Stow.

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fling – file/directory symlinker

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fling computes and creates/removes the minimal amount of symlinks needed in a directory to refer to files and directories in another directory, similar to Stow.

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Freelens – Kubernetes IDE

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Freelens is a Kubernetes IDE that provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Git Hooks Managers

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Roundup

Git Hooks are a built-in feature of Git that allow developers to automate tasks and enforce policies throughout the Git workflow.

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SSD

Apart GTK – partclone GUI

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

Apart GTK is a Linux GUI tool for cloning and restoring disk partitions to and from compressed image files.

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OrangePi SBC ARM

Benchmarking the Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I put the Orange Pi 6 Plus through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of its competitors.

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Hard disk image

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Partitioning Tools

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Disk partitioning is the means of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions.

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Cloud

kubewall – single-binary Kubernetes dashboard

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

kubewall is a single-binary Kubernetes dashboard with multi-cluster management and AI integration.

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stown – manage file system object mapping via symlinks

November 28, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

stown manages file system object mapping via symlinks. It was inspired by Stow, which was found very useful but too unwieldy.

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Cloud

kustomize – manage declarative configuration of Kubernetes

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

kustomize lets you customize raw, template-free YAML files for multiple purposes, leaving the original YAML untouched and usable as is.

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Yagni – Leiningen plugin for finding dead code

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Yagni is a static code analyzer that helps you find unused code in your applications and libraries.

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Dploy – tool for creating symbolic links

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Dploy is a tool for creating symbolic links similarly to Stow. It is provided as a CLI tool and Python 3.6.2+ module.

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Minisforum UM890 Pro

Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I subject the Minisforum M890 Pro to a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.

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XStow – replacement for Stow

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

XStow is a replacement of Stow. It supports all features of Stow with some extensions.

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Electronic circuit

8 Best Free and Open Source GUI Electronic Circuit Simulators

November 27, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Electronic circuit simulation uses mathematical models to replicate the behavior of an actual electronic device or circuit. We feature the best GUI tools.

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lein-bikeshed – Leiningen plugin

November 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

lein-bikeshed is a Leiningen plugin designed to tell you your code is bad, and that you should feel bad.

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