There’s a good range of Linux software which helps to reduce the running cost of your computer. We feature the finest tools.
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Category: System Software
swiftfetch – simple system information fetch tool
swiftfetch is a fast and simple system information fetch tool written in Rust. It displays various system information like OS, CPU, RAM usage
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Essential Utilities: Reclaiming Disk Space (GUI Tools)
Linux offers an unsurpassed breadth of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. These tools help make Linux a compelling operating system.
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ServiceMaster – powerful terminal-based tool for managing systemd units
ServiceMaster is a powerful terminal-based tool for managing Systemd units on Linux systems.
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Arch Linux MCP Server – Arch Linux MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Arch Linux MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI assistants with the Arch Linux ecosystem.
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Wattage – monitor the health and status of power devices
Wattage is an application designed for monitoring the health and status of your power devices.
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httm – file-level Time Machine-like tool
httm is an interactive, file-level Time Machine-like tool for ZFS/btrfs/nilfs2 (and even Time Machine and Restic backups).
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YAFI – Yet Another Framework Interface
YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme
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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI System Profilers
A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Here’s our verdict.
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19 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux System Profilers
A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools
Out of the myriad of utilities that are available for Linux, top is a troubleshooting tool that often comes up in conversation. We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.
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7 Best Free and Open Source LDAP Solutions
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an application protocol for accessing directory services.
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Choosing a Journaling File System
A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Console Log File Analyzers
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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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools
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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cylon – Arch Linux maintenance program
cylon is a TUI (terminal user interface) which provides updates and maintains an Arch based Linux distribution.
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4 Useful Free and Open Source systemd CLI/TUI Configuration Tools
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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23 Best Free and Open Source DNS Servers
Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s directory service. We recommend the best free and open source DNS servers.
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F-Fetch – fast and minimal system fetcher
F-Fetch is a very fast, minimal terminal system fetcher. It is highly customizable
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4 Useful Free and Open Source systemd GUI Configuration Tools
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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