This article spotlights alternative tools to ping. All software featured here is free and open source goodness.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates
February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: more
This article spotlights alternative tools to more.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: less
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: grep
This article spotlights alternative tools to grep, a utility that searches for patterns in each file.
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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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QuickSnip – OCR and Google Lens search
QuickSnip is a Wayland utility for OCR and Google Lens search, built using Quickshell.
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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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Glues – Vim-inspired TUI note-taking app
Glues is a Vim-inspired, terminal-based (TUI) note-taking application that offers flexible and secure storage options.
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zigfetch – system profiler
Zigfetch is a minimal neofetch/fastfetch like system information tool.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: January 2026 Updates
January 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: jq – JSON processor
This article spotlights alternative tools to jq, a command-line JSON processor.
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Site Updates: Our Plans
I’m delighted to discuss our updated plans with the Linux community!
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: make
This article spotlights alternative tools to make, a utility which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files.
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pdpmake – public domain implementation of make
pdpmake is a public domain implementation of make which follows the POSIX standard.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute
traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.
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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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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: man
A Linux system comes with a whole collection of system reference manuals (known as man pages). There’s a man page for each command or program.
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Hammer – story editor
Hammer is a Linux story editor with scene organisation, rich notes, timelines, global search, draft comparisons, and flexible exports.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: December 2025 Updates
December 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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