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Physics

DualSPHysics – Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics solver

June 18, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

DualSPHysics is a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics solver designed for modelling free-surface flow phenomena.

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Command Schedulers

Ofelia – low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments

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

Ofelia is a modern, low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments. It’s designed as an alternative to traditional cron-based setups.

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Physics

ESPResSo – molecular dynamics package

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

ESPResSo is a molecular dynamics package designed for simulating and analyzing coarse-grained many-particle systems used in soft-matter research.

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Search

Mroonga – MySQL storage engine based on the Groonga search engine

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet

Mroonga is a MySQL storage engine based on the Groonga search engine.

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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 – advanced electromagnetic and electrostatic Particle-In-Cell code

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

WarpX is an advanced electromagnetic and electrostatic Particle-In-Cell code.

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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 desk

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

LibreDesk is a self-hosted omnichannel customer support desk for managing customer conversations from a unified inbox.

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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 is a human resource management system designed to help organizations manage core HR operations from a single web-based platform.

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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 package

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

SfePy is a finite element software package written primarily in Python for solving systems of coupled partial differential equations.

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Coding

22 Best Free and Open Source Python Microframeworks

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article examines the best Python microframeworks. Micro means the framework is small, with little or no tools and libraries.

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Data Analysis

pyjanitor – extend pandas with readable data-cleaning functions

June 17, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

pyjanitor is a Python library that extends pandas with a collection of convenient, readable data-cleaning functions.

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dna-medical

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Electronic Medical Records Software

June 16, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on software that provides Electronic Medical Records (EMR) functionality.

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Search

PGroonga – adds a Groonga-powered index access method

June 16, 2026 Steve Emms Big Data, Internet

PGroonga is a PostgreSQL extension that adds a Groonga-powered index access method for fast in-database search.

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Data Science

15 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Validation

June 16, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Our recommended tools for performing data validation using Python.

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