There’s a good range of Linux software which helps to reduce the running cost of your computer. We feature the finest tools.
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Author: Steve Emms
flix-cli – movie scraper
flix-cli is billed as a highly efficient, powerful and fast movie scraper.
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connex – modern Wi-Fi manager
connex is a modern Wi-Fi manager designed for Hyprland and Arch Linux, built with GTK3 and NetworkManager.
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MapTool – more than a map
MapTool is an extremely flexible Virtual Table Top with all the bells and whistles.
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OliveTin – give safe and simple access to predefined shell commands from a web interface
Safely give access to commands, for less technical people. Simplify complex commands, make them accessible and repeatable.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is the first article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.
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wiremix – simple TUI audio mixer
wiremix is a simple TUI audio mixer for PipeWire. You can use it to adjust volumes, route audio between devices and applications
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24 Best Free and Open Source Linux PDF Viewers
The PDF file format is one of the most common file formats in use today. This article recommends the best open source PDF viewers.
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RogPerfTuner – utility to manage Asus ROG laptop performance and RGB lighting
RogPerfTuner is here to simplify your life and help you enjoy gaming on your Asus ROG laptop once and for all.
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eyerest – remind your eyes to take a screen break
eyerest is a Bash script to remind your eyes to have a little break from the screen. Set time interval and notifications via text files.
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swiftfetch – simple system information fetch tool
swiftfetch is a fast and simple system information fetch tool written in Rust. It displays various system information like OS, CPU, RAM usage
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wayscriber – screen annotation tool for Wayland compositors
wayscriber is a ZoomIt-like screen annotation tool for Wayland compositors, written in Rust.
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HyprEmoji – modern emoji picker for Hyprland
HyprEmoji is a lightweight and fast emoji picker for the Hyprland window manager, built with GTK4 and Rust.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP laptop.
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JackMiniMix – simple volume mixer
JackMiniMix is a simple mixer for the Jack Audio Connection Kit with an OSC based control interface.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Fractal Tools
Fractals are rooted in chaos theory, and because of their nature they are perfect for organic looking artwork and landscapes. We recommend the best Linux fractal tools.
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randwall – randomly changes the desktop wallpaper
randwall periodically fetches and sets random wallpapers from Wallhaven’s toplist
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ReflectorTK – simple GUI for reflector
ReflectorTK provides a straightforward graphical interface for configuring and running the reflector to update Arch Linux’s mirrorlist.
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brush – POSIX- and bash compatible shell
brush (Bo(u)rn(e) RUsty SHell) is a POSIX- and bash-compatible shell, implemented in Rust. It’s built and tested on Linux, macOS, and WSL.
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litecli – command-line client for SQLite databases
litecli is a command-line client for SQLite databases that has auto-completion and syntax highlighting.
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