November and December 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Author: Steve Emms
faint – extensible TUI fuzzy file explorer
faint is a fuzzy file explorer for the CLI that supports various extensible features.
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Miriway – Mir based Wayland compositor
Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.
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rxfetch – minimal but geeky fetch utility
rxfetch is a custom system fetching tool written in a Bash script.
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transgender – minimalistic terminal file explorer
transgender is a minimalistic TUI file explorer with minimal dependencies, written by a Ranger hater.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Disk Cleanup
Microsoft Disk Cleanup is a computer maintenance utility designed to free up disk space. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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6 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript-Based Web Content Management Systems
Here are our favorite JavaScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.
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gg – TUI for small offline games
gg is a small collection of games that you can play in your terminal.
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screenFetch – Bash information tool
screenFetch is a handy Bash script that can be used to generate one of those nifty terminal theme information and ASCII distribution logos.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tar
We showcase free and open source alternatives to tar, the most widely used archiving utility in Linux systems.
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fex – command-line file explorer prioritizing quick navigation
fex is a command-line file explorer inspired by Vim, exa and fzf, built with quick exploration and navigation in mind.
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stagen – wlroots-based wayland compositor
stagen is a simple experimental wlroots-based wayland compositor.
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11 Best Free and Open Source non-GTK non-Qt File Managers
There are many graphical non-Qt and non-Gtk file managers available. This article examines 11 such file managers.
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tere – terminal file explorer
tere is a terminal file explorer. It is a faster alternative to using cd and ls to browse folders in your terminal.
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TreeTag – personal data manager
TreeTag is a personal data manager. It stores information in a hierarchy and automatically positions items in the tree based on field values
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Treemacs – tree layout file explorer for Emacs
Treemacs is a file and project explorer similar to NeoTree or vim’s NerdTree, but largely inspired by the Project Explorer in Eclipse.
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vim-tree – use tree for quick navigation
vim-tree integrates good old tree into Vim and Nvim for all common operating systems.
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12 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript-Based Web Content Management Systems
Here are our favorite TypeScript-based web content management systems. They are all free and open source software.
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Logseq – privacy-first platform for knowledge management and collaboration
logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management and note-taking software designed to enhance productivity
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Season’s Greetings from LinuxLinks
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at LinuxLinks.
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