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Choosing a Journaling File System

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal.

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UBIFS – file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

UBIFS is the Linux kernel’s file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes.

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OCFS2 – extent-based cluster file system

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

OCFS2 is an extent-based cluster file system included in the Linux kernel.

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Network

8 Best Free and Open Source LDAP Solutions

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an application protocol for accessing directory services.

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Log Analyzers

8 Best Free and Open Source Console Log File Analyzers

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software

Almost everything that happens on a Linux system is logged in some way. We feature the finest open source console-based log file analyzers.

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Encryption

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Keep your data safe. There are many different useful tools that offer disk encryption. We recommend the best free and open source solutions.

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nv-monitor – lightweight terminal-based monitoring application

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI, Utilities

nv-monitor is a lightweight terminal-based monitoring application for Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs.

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Log Analyzers

VictoriaLogs – high-performance log database

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

VictoriaLogs is a high-performance log database designed to ingest, store, and query log data efficiently

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Monitor System

TWSLA – TWSNMP’s Simple Log Analyzer

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

TWSLA is built for administrators and operators who want to work directly with large log sets without deploying a heavier log management stack.

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OpenObserve – cloud-native observability platform

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform that helps teams collect, store, and analyze operational telemetry from one system.

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SEE – inspect logs from systemd services

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

SEE is a terminal user interface for inspecting logs from systemd services.

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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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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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Command Schedulers

isd – interactive systemd

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

isd is a keyboard-focused terminal user interface for managing systemd units more efficiently from the command line.

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Inventory Management

14 Best Free and Open Source Network Inventory Management

April 21, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Network Inventory Management collates all network infrastructure data and keeps it up to date.

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Benchmarking

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Benchmark Tools

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A benchmark is the act of running computer programs in order to assess the performance of computer hardware and software applications.

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Command Schedulers

4 Useful Free and Open Source systemd GUI Configuration Tools

April 14, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Roundup, System Software

systemd is a Linux init system and system manager that’s used by most modern Linux distributions. We pick our favourite GUI tools.

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Web Design

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web Servers

April 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

The main function of a web server is to display website content through storing, processing and delivering webpages to users. Here’s our verdict on the best free and open source web servers.

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Start up

5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

GRUB is a boot loader software used in Linux systems. We pick 5 useful GUI tools to edit the bootloader configuration.

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