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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: df

October 14, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to df, a utility that reports file system space usage in Linux and other UNIX operating systems.

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3 Free and Open Source CLI ebook Readers

October 13, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, Productivity, Roundup, Software

This article showcases CLI ebook readers for Linux. We only feature free and open source software here.

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LAN

virtwold – Wake-on-LAN for libvirt based VMs

October 8, 2025 Steve Emms Software

virtwold is a daemon which listens for WOL packets and tries to start the virtual machine with the associated MAC address.

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Mixer

ncpamixer – ncurses PulseAudio Mixer

October 2, 2025 Steve Emms Software

ncpamixer is an ncurses mixer for PulseAudio inspired by pavucontrol.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2025 Updates

October 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

September 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Sane Break – gentle break reminder

September 25, 2025 Steve Emms Software

Sane Break is a cross-platform break reminder designed to help you take meaningful breaks without disrupting your workflow.

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: hexdump

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dig

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to dig. This is a DNS lookup utility.

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Chess Engines

25 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Games, Software

Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2025 Updates

August 31, 2025 Steve Emms Software

August 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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