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Category: Roundup

OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

5 Useful Free and Open Source Distrobox GUI Tools

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Roundup

Distrobox is software which creates and manages container-based development environments without root privileges.

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Guitar

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Guitar Tools

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This feature recommends the finest Linux applications that are targeted at guitarists. All of the software featured here is open source, free to download, and are easy to install and intuitive to use.

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Console MPD Clients

11 Best Free and Open Source Console MPD Clients

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 best console-based MPD clients.

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News

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI News Aggregators

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article recommends the finest free and open source graphical news aggregators.

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Music

10 Useful Free and Open Source Scrobbler Tools

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Scrobbling is the process of automatically tracking and recording the music you listen to, sending the data to a service.

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Images

19 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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Security

12 Useful Free and Open Source Binary Analysis Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

To provide an insight into the software that is available, we have compiled a list of 12 useful tools for performing binary analysis.

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Dictionary Tools

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Dictionary Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the best free and open source dictionary tools.

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Encrypted Files

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux CLI File Encryption Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

This roundup explores the finest CLI-based file encryption tools.

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Image of Files

35 Best Free and Open Source Command Line Navigation Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

Tiny but useful tools that complement the cd command. Free and open source goodness.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Graphical SSH Frontends

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article focuses on GUIs that help you manage and create SSH connections. Only awesome open source software is included.

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TV

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux IPTV Players

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

This roundup highlights the finest IPTV streaming applications for Linux. The tools support live TV, movies, and series.

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Security

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security, System Software

Digital forensics is a specialist art. It allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media.

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Security

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Port Scanners

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Here’s our verdict on the best graphical port scanners.

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System administration

23 Best Free and Open Source DNS Servers

April 23, 2026 Erik Karlsson Internet, Roundup, System Software

Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s directory service. We recommend the best free and open source DNS servers.

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Command Schedulers

9 Useful Free and Open Source systemd CLI/TUI Configuration Tools

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, TUI

systemd is a Linux init system and system manager that’s used by most modern Linux distributions. We pick some useful CLI and TUI tools.

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Shell prompt

11 Best Free and Open Source Zsh Plugin Managers

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

Zsh is a Unix shell that can be used as an interactive login shell and as a command interpreter for shell scripting.

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Static Site Generators

22 Best Free and Open Source Go Static Site Generators

April 22, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

We recommend the finest Go static site generators. They are all free and open source goodness.

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Chemistry

Periodic Table Tools: 7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Tools

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Roundup, Scientific

The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements.

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25 Best Free and Open Source Linux Color Pickers

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

A color picker is a software tool used to select colors and, in some cases, to create color schemes.

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