This article spotlights alternative tools to less. All of the tools are free and open source and sport a command-line interface.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: more
This article spotlights alternative tools to more.
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LinuxLinks – The Home of Linux
Our popular series on the best free and open source Linux software, hardware, programming, Android, and much more.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ps
We explore free and open source alternatives to ps, a command that reports a snapshot of the current processes.
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rqlite – distributed database built on SQLite
rqlite combines the simplicity of SQLite with a fault-tolerant, highly available system.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tree
This article spotlights alternative tools to tree, a utility that lists the contents of directories in a tree-like format.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cat
cat derives its name from concatenation and provides other nifty options too. This article spotlights alternative tools to cat.
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Stimulator keeps your computer awake
Stimulator prevents the desktop environment (DE) from sleeping. It should work regardless of the used DE thanks to the Inhibit portal.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2025 Updates
July 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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wemake-python-styleguide – Python linter
wemake-python-styleguide is a flake8 plugin, the only one you will need as your ruff companion.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rm
This article spotlights alternative tools to rm, a command that removes files or directories.
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CuteCom – graphical serial terminal
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal that’s aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
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filepack – file hashing and verification
filepack is a command-line file hashing and verification utility written in Rust.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates
June 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Firebase
Google Firebase is a platform developed by Google for creating mobile and web applications. What are the best free and open source alternatives?
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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2025 Updates
May 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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extundelete recovers deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions
extundelete is designed to undelete files from an unmounted partition to a separate (mounted) partition.
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DistroShelf is a GUI for Distrobox containers
DistroShelf is a graphical interface for managing Distrobox containers on Linux. It lets you create and manage containers.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Journal
Windows Journal is a note-taking application that allows users to create and organize handwritten notes and drawings
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Typewriter – create documents with typst
Typewriter lets you create documents with typst, a new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
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