OrphanHunter is a lightweight utility for Arch Linux designed to identify and remove orphaned packages and files that clutter your system
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Author: Steve Emms
Alchemist – extensible simulator for pervasive computing
Alchemist is a simulator for pervasive, aggregate, and nature-inspired computing.
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BiglyBT – BitTorrent client
BiglyBT is billed as a feature filled bittorrent client. It’s cross-platform software as it’s written in Java.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cron
This article spotlights alternative tools to cron, a daemon to execute scheduled commands.
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Cronicle – multi-server task scheduler and runner
Cronicle is a multi-server task scheduler and runner, with a web based front-end UI.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: December 2025 Updates
December 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Dawn – lightweight document drafter
Dawn is a distraction-free writing environment with live markdown rendering.
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9 Top Free and Open Source Graphical User Interfaces for R
To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we give our verdict on the best graphical user interfaces for R.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Analysis
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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Pyroscope – continuous profiling platform
Pyroscope is a continuous profiling platform designed to surface performance insights from your applications.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Human Resource Management Software
Human resource management is the planned and logical approach to the management of an organization’s most valuable assets – its human capital.
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Stormfetch – system profiler
Stormfetch is a program that can read your system’s information and display it in the terminal along with the ASCII art of the Linux distro.
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Rare – graphical interface for Legendary
Rare is a graphical interface for Legendary, a command line alternative to Epic Games launcher, written in PySide6.
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ruri – calculates the CRC-32 of a file
ruri calculates the CRC-32 of a file and checks it against the filename.
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tbls – CI-friendly tool to document a database
tbls (pronounced /ˈteɪbl̩z/) is a CI-Friendly tool to document a database.
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Twig – terminal JSON viewer and YAML viewer
Twig is a high-performance Terminal JSON Viewer and YAML Viewer, designed to replace cat, less, and jq for interactive data exploration.
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brplot – better real time plot
brplot – [b]etter [r]l[plot] is a small application and library that plots data. It works as a library or as an standalone application.
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19 Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools
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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try-rs – Rust-based workspace manager
try-rs is a CLI tool designed to manage the chaos of projects. It’s a temporary workspace manager for fast experimentation in the terminal.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux e-Learning Tools
Linux has a wide range of e-Learning software available. This article focuses on software which is user friendly for students and instructors.
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