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BigLinux Microphone – improve spoken audio captured from a microphone

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

BigLinux Microphone is a Linux application for PipeWire that helps improve spoken audio captured from a microphone.

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Git Clients

Gerrit Code Review – web-based code review

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Web Apps

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

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

DeepFilterNet is a low-complexity speech enhancement framework for full-band 48 kHz audio.

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10 Useful Code Formatters for Python

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This roundup selects some useful code formatters for Python developers.

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Standard Clojure Style – formatter

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Standard Clojure Style is a JavaScript implementation of a formatter for Clojure source code.

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Family History

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Family History Software

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Other, Roundup

This article highlights the best genealogy software that runs under Linux.

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Freenet – peer-to-peer platform for building decentralized applications

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for building decentralized applications.

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Hard disk image

10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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Big Data

5 Best Free and Open Source Native XML Databases for Big Data

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup, Scientific

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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Git Clients

OneDev – self-hosted Git server and DevOps platform

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Web Apps

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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Hard disk image

nwipe – secure disk eraser

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Utilities

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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Personal finance

11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, TUI

Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.

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Big Data

SirixDB – embeddable bitemporal database system

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Database

SirixDB is an embeddable bitemporal database system and document store designed for workloads where complete history matters.

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Coding

6 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Linter Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Clojure code.

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Desktop-TUI – desktop environment without graphics

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, TUI

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

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

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

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

line is a tiny command-line MIDI sequencer and language for live coding music.

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System Cleaning

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.

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Cloud

Harvester – interoperable, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

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

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

usort is a command-line utility for Python projects that sorts import statements while trying to avoid risky rewrites.

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