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Backup

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Simple Backup Software

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We recommend home users install software that hides the complexity of doing backups. Here’s our verdict on open source solutions.

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data analytics

Yōzefu – explore data of a Kafka cluster

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

Yōzefu is an interactive terminal user interface (TUI) application for exploring data of a kafka cluster.

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Text Editor

aretext – minimalist text editor

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

aretext is a minimalist text editor with vim-compatible key bindings.

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Password manager

passcualito – command-line password manager

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

passcualito is a simple command-line password manager for Linux that’s written in the Go programming language.

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Documentation

rip – fuzzy find and kill processes

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

rip is a utility that lets you fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

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Selection of utilities

parqeye – visualize parquet files

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

parqeye lets you peek inside your Parquet files. Instantly inspect their contents, schema, and metadata — right from your terminal.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Fractal Art – desktop wallpaper generator

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

Fractal Art is software which generates colorful wallpapers. It’s free and open source software written in Haskell.

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Find Duplicates

crepe – grep-like search tool

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

crepe is a grep-like text search tool that highlights matches instead of filtering lines. Built in Rust for speed and reliability.

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Network

claws – TUI for AWS resource management

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

claws is a terminal UI for AWS resource management. It’s written in the Go programming language.

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Image of Files

runa – terminal file browser

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

runa – rn is a minimalist terminal file manager focused on speed and simplicity.

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File Managers

16 Best Free and Open Source Orthodox Linux File Managers

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Orthodox file managers are one of the older families of file managers.

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Git Clients

GitTop – lightweight desktop client for GitHub notifications

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

GitTop is a lightweight desktop client for GitHub notifications. Why spin up a browser just to check your GitHub notifications?

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Bitcoin

5 Best Free and Open Source Bitcoin Clients

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency that is powered by its users with no central authority, central server or middlemen.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cp, a tool for copying files and directories.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Knots – run your own node on your own wallet

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, GUI

Bitcoin Knots connects to the Bitcoin peer-to-peer network to download and fully validate blocks and transactions.

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Folder

Dupster – duplicate file finder

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Dupster is a terminal-first duplicate file finder built for developers, system administrators, and power users who live in the command line.

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Command Schedulers

Cronkit – make cron jobs human-readable

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Cronkit is a command-line tool that makes cron jobs human-readable, auditable, and visual.

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Selection of utilities

zeP – package and version manager for Zig

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

zeP is a fast, lightweight package manager and Zig version manager designed with simplicity, and comfort for the end-user

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CPU

bestfetch – system fetch

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

bestfetch is billed as a customizable, beautiful, and blazing fast system fetch.

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rsenv – hierarchical environment management

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

rsenv is a hierarchical environment management with secure vault storage.

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