A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.
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Author: Steve Emms
QuickBib – fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers
QuickBib fetches BibTeX entries from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and known journal URLs. Quickly convert identifiers into usable BibTeX records.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum
This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.
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fractal-generator – Mandelbrot and Julia fractal generator
fractal-generator lets you explore Mandelbrot and Julia fractals.
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Battle City – remake of multidirectional shooter video game
Battle City contains 35 different stages that are 13 units wide by 13 units high. Each map contains different types of terrain and obstacles.
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ii – minimalist FIFO and filesystem-based IRC client
ii creates an irc directory tree with server, channel and nick name directories.
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axx – generalized assembler
axx.py is a general assembler that generalizes assemblers. In theory, it can process almost any von Neumann type processor architecture.
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vengi – collection of voxel tools
vengi is a collection of voxel tools. It includes a voxel editor with animation support and loading/saving into voxel volume formats.
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Luberri – Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers
Luberri Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Linux Mint, with Cinnamon as the default desktop.
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Cypht – webmail aggregator
Cypht is like a news reader, but for E-mail. Cypht does not replace your existing accounts – it combines them into one.
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20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Synthesizers
A software synthesizer, also known as a softsynth, is computer software which creates digital audio. We feature the best free synthesizers.
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Qwertone – simple music synthesizer app
Qwertone is a simple music synthesizer app (like a toy-piano), but based on usual qwerty-keyboard for input.
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pkgdu – display Arch packages disk usage size
pkgdu is a tool to display packages disk usage size for Arch Linux.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs
Emacs configuration frameworks take the vanilla Emacs and add their own configuration.
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Actioneer – graphical desktop client for GitHub Actions
Actioneer is a native GNOME desktop client for GitHub Actions.
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duviz – render ASCII-art representation of disk space usage
duviz is a (Python 3) command-line tool to visualize disk space usage.
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NouTube – YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app
NouTube is a simple app that combines YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app.
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Calls – make phone and SIP calls
Calls is a simple, elegant phone dialer and call handler for GNOME.
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Xaric – IRC client
Xaric is a UNIX irc client similar to (and forked from) BitchX and ircII.
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Arch Linux MCP Server – Arch Linux MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Arch Linux MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI assistants with the Arch Linux ecosystem.
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