Xviewer is Linux Mint’s image viewer with large-image handling, slideshows, automatic orientation, plugins and photo browsing.
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Author: Steve Emms
Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction
Minisforum M2 Pro mini PC running Linux. I examine its Intel Panther Lake processor, Arc B390 graphics, design, connectivity and features.
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DeepFilterNet Plus – noise suppression for microphones and recordings
DeepFilterNet Plus suppresses microphone background noise on Linux and cleans WAV recordings on Linux, macOS and Windows using filtering.
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Personal Planner – daily planner with time tracking and reviews
Personal Planner is an offline-first daily planner with timeline scheduling, time tracking, task history, daily reviews, and optional sync.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Volume Mixers
A volume mixer is a tool that adjusts the individual volume levels of different applications and audio devices running on a computer.
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RipperX 4 – GTK4 audio CD ripper written in Rust
RipperX 4 is a GTK-based audio CD ripper with MusicBrainz lookups, editable metadata, track selection and six output audio formats.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Authentication Servers
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that offers centralized connection authentication, authorization, and accounting management for various types of network access.
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Carve – Find and remove unused Clojure code
Carve identifies and removes unused Clojure vars, cleans namespace references and offers interactive reviews, dry runs and CI reports.
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docformatter – automatic formatter for Python docstrings
docformatter formats Python docstrings according to PEP 257, with configurable wrapping, style support and automated code quality checks.
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Rubyripper – secure audio CD ripping and encoding
Rubyripper securely extracts audio CDs with repeated reads, error analysis, MusicBrainz tags and support for multiple audio formats.
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yanklog – private clipboard history manager
yanklog keeps encrypted clipboard history on Linux with searchable text, quick selection, privacy filters, pinned clips, and backups.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Geometry Software
Typically geometry software covers a wide range of application areas, including pure Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, computer-aided design, and computational kinematics.
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HushMic – real-time microphone noise suppression
HushMic provides real-time microphone noise suppression on Linux, with PipeWire virtual input, local processing and adjustable controls.
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21 Best Free and Open Source Email Servers
Here’s our verdict on free and open source email servers. We recommend Exim, OpenSMTPD, mox, DBMail, WildDuck, and Stalwart.
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bmon – terminal-based bandwidth monitor and rate estimator
bmon monitors network bandwidth in a terminal with live traffic graphs, interface statistics, configurable filters and JSON output.
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smartctl_exporter – Prometheus exporter for storage health monitoring
smartctl_exporter exposes disk health data from smartctl to Prometheus, including temperatures, errors, power-on time and NVMe wear.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2026 Updates
October 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Spor – automatic project snapshot and undo tool
Spor records project changes automatically, offering reversible snapshots, branching history, file restoration and a terminal interface.
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clojure-lsp – Language server for Clojure and ClojureScript
clojure-lsp provides Clojure and ClojureScript code completion, diagnostics, navigation, refactoring and editor integration through LSP.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Type 1 Hypervisors
This article identifies the finest open source Type 1 hypervisors that are available to download.
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