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Author: Steve Emms

Whatevr – Linux-first native client for WhatsApp

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Whatevr is a Linux-first native client for WhatsApp. It’s built around a background daemon that manages WhatsApp.

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Trouble Ticketing

9 Best Free Linux Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A customer service trouble ticketing (or help desk) is an information and assistance resource that helps the resolution of computer related problems. We recommend the finest open source options.

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DNA

OHIF Viewer – browser-based medical imaging viewer

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

OHIF Viewer is a browser-based medical imaging viewer designed for clinical imaging, research, and web deployment.

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Trouble Ticketing

Frappe Helpdesk – customer service and ticket management

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

Frappe Helpdesk manages customer tickets with an agent portal, SLA policies, assignment rules, saved replies and a knowledge base.

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Search

16 Best Free and Open Source Search Engines for Big Data

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet, Roundup

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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Physics

DualSPHysics – particle-based fluid simulation

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

DualSPHysics models free-surface flows with smoothed particle hydrodynamics for wave interaction, fluid impacts and coastal research.

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Command Schedulers

Ofelia – job scheduler for Docker environments

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

Ofelia schedules Docker and host jobs using crontab expressions, labels or INI configuration, overlap controls, and notification hooks.

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Physics

ESPResSo – molecular dynamics for soft matter

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

ESPResSo models soft matter with molecular dynamics, coarse-grained particles, hydrodynamic coupling and electrostatic interactions.

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Search

Mroonga – full-text search engine for MySQL

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet

Mroonga adds Groonga-powered full-text search to MySQL, including multilingual indexing, wrapper mode and geolocation queries.

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Physics

Meep – electromagnetic simulation

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Meep is a software package for electromagnetic simulation using the finite-difference time-domain method.

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Data Analysis

16 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Analysis

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Here’s our verdict of the finest free and open source Python-based data analysis tools captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart.

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Natural Language Processing

20 Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Scientific

Natural language processing (NLP) is a set of techniques for using computers to detect in human language the kinds of things that humans detect automatically.

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Physics

WarpX – high-performance plasma simulation software

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

WarpX simulates plasmas with electromagnetic particle-in-cell methods, adaptive mesh refinement, high-performance computing and GPUs.

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Keyboard

HHKB Studio Snow Keyboard Review

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Accessories, Hardware, Reviews

HHKB Studio Linux review covering Bluetooth, USB-C, silent switches, pointing stick, gesture pads, and the Snow finish.

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SSD

Essential Utilities: Reclaiming Disk Space (GUI Tools)

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

Linux offers an unsurpassed breadth of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. These tools help make Linux a compelling operating system.

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Trouble Ticketing

LibreDesk – self-hosted omnichannel customer support

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

LibreDesk is a self-hosted customer support desk with shared inboxes, live chat, email, WhatsApp, automation and performance reports.

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SSD

27 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for du

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. We recommend alternative commands to du.

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Human Resource Management

Horilla – human resource management system

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Horilla provides human resource management for recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll, appraisals and employee support.

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Bioinformatics

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Biology Tools

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Biologists will be eager to use this biology software for research. We pick the finest free and open source biology tools for Linux.

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Maths

SfePy – finite element software for solving partial differential equations

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

SfePy solves partial differential equations with finite elements, flexible weak forms, mesh regions, boundary conditions and solver tools.

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