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Author: Steve Emms

rr – record-and-replay debugger for Linux

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

rr is a record-and-replay debugger for Linux that captures a program’s execution and lets you replay the exact same run later inside gdb.

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Stump – self-hosted media server

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

Stump is a self-hosted media server for managing and reading comic books, manga, ebooks and other digital books.

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TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G50 M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD 1TB Review

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

TEAMGROUP’s T-FORCE G50 1TB delivers fast, cool PCIe 4.0 performance for Linux users seeking affordable mainstream NVMe storage without fuss.

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Tilf – lightweight pixel art editor

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Tilf is a lightweight pixel art editor with drawing tools, adjustable zoom, grid controls, live preview and image import and export.

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File Managers

24 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

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Gammastep – adjust the colour temperature of your screen

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Gammastep automatically adjusts screen colour temperature for day and night, with location tracking, gamma, brightness and manual controls.

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elio – terminal file manager

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

elio is a terminal file manager that combines fast file browsing with rich previews in a three-pane text user interface.

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drgn – programmable debugger

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

drgn is a programmable debugger that puts scripting at the centre of the debugging workflow.

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Eye Care Software

sunsetr – automatic blue-light filter for Wayland desktops

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

sunsetr adjusts Wayland display colour temperature with smooth transitions, location-based scheduling, presets and IPC automation.

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Git Clients

git-smart – small collection of Git helper commands

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-smart is a small collection of Git helper commands that try to make common repository tasks safer and more informative.

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Git Clients

git-recent – jump between recently used local Git branches

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

git-recent is a command-line utility that helps developers quickly jump between recently used local Git branches.

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Coding

JSLint – JavaScript code quality and coverage tool

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

JSLint can lint JavaScript from the shell or from your own code, generate HTML reports, produce V8 coverage reports for Node.js and npm programs

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Machine Learning

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan – image upscaler and denoiser

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan upscales and denoises images on Vulkan GPUs, with model selection, batch processing, tiling and test-time augmentation.

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Pixed – touch-friendly pixel art editor

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Pixed is a touch-oriented pixel art editor for Linux with project import, palettes, PNG and SVG support, and an Avalonia interface.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.

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PixlPunkt – pixel art and animation editor

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

PixlPunkt is a pixel art editor with animation timelines, tile editing, non-destructive layer effects, palettes and plugin support.

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Git Clients

git-open – small command-line helper

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-open is a small command-line helper that adds a handy git open command to Git.

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Machine Learning

chaiNNer – node-based image processing workflows

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

chaiNNer builds image processing pipelines with AI upscaling, batch jobs, video nodes and support for PyTorch, NCNN, ONNX and TensorRT.

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pydoclint – Python docstring linter

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pydoclint is a Python docstring linter intended for developers who want stricter, more reliable docstring validation in Python projects.

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Git Clients

git-when-merged – command-line tool

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-when-merged is a command-line tool that helps you find the merge commit that first brought a specific commit into a branch.

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