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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: chmod

April 3, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to chmod, software that changes file mode bits.

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Vector Graphics

Create Vector Graphics with Open Source Software

April 2, 2024 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Vector editors are ideal for technical illustrations, diagramming, flowcharting, artistic illustrations, promotional posters, banners, signage, logos, typography, vehicle wraps and layout.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: ASCII Art Converter

April 1, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews, Utilities

ASCII Art Converter converts images into ASCII art. It’s free and open source software written in Rust.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: uptime

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to uptime, a utility which tells you how long the system has been running.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2024 Updates

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

March 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Recording Studio

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Screen Recorders

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A screen recorder is software which lets you capture a digital recording of computer screen output, typically carrying audio narration.

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Image Compression Tools

ucollage – extensible command line image viewer

March 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

ucollage is an extensible command line image viewer inspired by vim, a famous text editor.

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Documents

logo-ls – modern ls command

March 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

logo-ls is billed as a modern ls command with vscode like File Icon and Git Integrations. It’s free and open source software.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

March 28, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article in the series we examine the power consumption of the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC under different loads.

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Linux Chess Apps

chess-tui – text-based chess game

March 27, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Games, Reviews

There are many open source chess clients for Linux. What’s unusual about chess-tui is that the program has no fancy graphics.

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Database

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graph Databases

March 27, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. We recommend the best graph databases.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

March 26, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article benchmarks the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC. We compare the FIREBAT’s benchmarks with a couple of other tiny computers.

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Backup software

UrBackup – client/server backup system

March 26, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

UrBackup is an easy to setup open source client/server backup system offering a combination of image and file backups.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

March 25, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC is an extremely cheap computer. This is a multi-article series looking at this computer running Linux.

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File Managers

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux File Managers

March 23, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Music Trackers

8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A music tracker (short version tracker) is a type of music sequencer software for creating music. We recommend the best free and open source trackers.

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Google Chrome Alternatives

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Chrome

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser. We recommend open source alternatives that help you break away from Google.

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Application Launchers

5 Best Free and Open Source AppImage Package Managers

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

This article looks at software which helps you manage AppImages on your system.

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How to set up and configure Music Player Daemon (MPD) on Ubuntu 23.10

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Tutorials

Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a powerful and flexible server-side application for playing music.

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Mobile App Development

10 Best Free and Open Source Mobile Application Development Frameworks

March 21, 2024 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, System Software

Mobile application development is the process by which software is created for handheld devices. Here’s our recommendations.

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