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Category: System Software

Selection of utilities

RepoRover – universal Linux package updater

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

RepoRover is a graphical Linux system update utility written in Go.

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batctl – battery charge threshold manager for Linux laptops

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI, Utilities

batctl is a terminal UI and CLI tool that lets you control battery charge thresholds on Linux.

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zfetch – displays key system information

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

zfetch is a lightweight command-line utility that displays key system information directly in the terminal.

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Monitor System

MinMon – opinionated minimal monitoring and alarming tool

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

MinMon is an opinionated minimal monitoring and alarming tool for Linux. It focuses on straightforward system and service checks

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Mobile App Development

10 Best Free and Open Source Mobile Application Development Frameworks

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, System Software

Mobile application development is the process by which software is created for handheld devices. Here’s our verdict.

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Monitor System

logana – fast terminal log viewer

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

logana is a fast terminal log viewer and analyzer designed to work efficiently with very large log files, including multi-GB logs

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Monitoring

Logria – log aggregation tool

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

Logria is a terminal-based log aggregation and monitoring tool written in Rust.

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Backup software

Borg Backup Server – GUI Manager for Multiple Borg Endpoints

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

Borg Backup Server is a self-hosted web application for centrally managing BorgBackup across multiple endpoints (Linux, Mac and Windows).

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23 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Monitoring Tools

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

System monitoring can help identify problems before they escalate to emergency status.

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Anti-Spam Tools

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Anti-Spam Tools

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

There are a number of techniques that help fight the tide of spam. These include whitelisting, spam buckets, Bayesian filtering, fuzzy logic techniques, and attachment scanning.

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Security

9 Best Open Source Firewall Distributions

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms Distro, Roundup, Security, System Software

Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats.

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Start up

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Boot Utilities

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Here’s 8 useful boot utility tools. They are all free and open source software.

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gptop – cross-platform GPU monitor

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, TUI

gptop is a terminal-based GPU monitoring utility designed to provide real-time insights into GPU activity in a text user interface

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Backup software

39 Best Free and Open Source Linux Backup Tools

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Linux offers a wide range of backup solutions. We take a look at the best free and open source solutions

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Network Security

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Port Scanners

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Linux has a good range of port scanners that help administrators identify and rectify weaknesses in a system.

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Hard disk

Backup with these Linux DeDuplicating Encryption Tools

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Making file backups is an essential activity for all users, yet many users do not take adequate steps to protect their data.

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Music

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Music Servers

March 9, 2026 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup, System Software

We present the finest free and open source music servers.

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Front-end Frameworks

11 Best Free and Open Source Lightweight Front-End Frameworks

March 9, 2026 Eilidih Parris Internet, Programming, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

CSS frameworks represent the building blocks of many diverse web projects. We cover extremely lightweight front-end frameworks and boilerplates.

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Hard disk

Vykar – fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups in Rust

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, System Software, Web Apps

Vykar is a backup utility that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots of data and stores them in local or remote repositories.

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Performance

Top 13 Web Server Performance Testing Tools

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web server benchmarking is a way of determining the performance of a web server. Here’s our recommended open source solutions.

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