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nwipe – secure disk eraser

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Utilities

nwipe is a secure disk erasure utility for Linux and a fork of the dwipe command originally used by Darik’s Boot and Nuke.

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Personal finance

11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, TUI

Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.

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Big Data

SirixDB – embeddable bitemporal database system

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Database

SirixDB is an embeddable bitemporal database system and document store designed for workloads where complete history matters.

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Coding

6 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Linter Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Clojure code.

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Desktop-TUI – desktop environment without graphics

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, TUI

Desktop-TUI works in a tmux-like way, letting users launch and display terminal applications or commands in movable and resizable windows.

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Darker – apply black reformatting to Python files

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Darker is a Python command-line tool for teams that want to adopt consistent formatting in an existing codebase.

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DJ

line – tiny command-line midi sequencer

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

line is a tiny command-line MIDI sequencer and language for live coding music.

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System Cleaning

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.

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Cloud

Harvester – interoperable, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Harvester is a hyperconverged infrastructure platform for bare metal servers. Combines virtualization and distributed storage on top of Kubernetes.

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usort – sorts import statements

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

usort is a command-line utility for Python projects that sorts import statements while trying to avoid risky rewrites.

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YouTube

20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based YouTube Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

Funky developers have created applications that allow you to bypass the web-only barrier of YouTube. Here’s our recommended terminal-based YouTube tools.

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BPM

Flowable – workflow and business process management platform

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, System Software

Flowable is a workflow and business process management platform that combines BPMN process automation, CMMN case management, and more.

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Splint – Clojure linter that focuses on style and code shape

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Splint is a Clojure linter that focuses on style and code shape rather than code execution. It aims to warn about many of the conventions in the Clojure Style Guide, and is inspired by tools such as RuboCop and Kibit.

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Server

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Authentication Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

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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Pyink – Python code formatter

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Pyink is a Python code formatter designed as a fork of Black with a small set of different formatting behaviours

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Classroom Tools

8 Essential Free and Open Source Linux Classroom Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

The software featured in this article offers indispensable ways to help manage a computer-based classroom.

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System Cleaning

Bleach – terminal-based Linux maintenance utility

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Bleach provides a text user interface with a live system dashboard and menu-driven housekeeping tools.

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Personal Finance

MOKKA Budget – desktop household budgeting application

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, GUI

MOKKA Budget is a desktop household budgeting application designed to help users maintain visibility over their finances.

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Dynamic Music Pill – GNOME Shell extension

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia

Dynamic Music Pill is a GNOME Shell extension that adds a polished desktop music widget for MPRIS-compatible players.

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14 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

This article focuses on software tools which let you view 3D models. There are a wide range of formats available.

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