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Category: Utilities

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Excellent Utilities: Nushell – flexible cross-platform shell with a modern feel

January 9, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Nushell is billed as a new type of shell. The aim is to adopt the Unix philosophy of shells where pipes connect command together.

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Backup

34 Best Free Linux Backup Software (Updated 2023)

January 8, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Backup software is used to perform a complete back up of a file, data, database, system or server. Here’s the best open source backup software.

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Shell prompt

Excellent Utilities: Oh My Zsh – framework to manage your Zsh configuration

January 4, 2023 Erik Karlsson CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Oh My Zsh is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration.

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Notes

24 Best Open Source Linux Note Takers

December 31, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

We have compiled this roundup of our pick of high quality note applications for organizing, sharing, and taking notes. Free and open source software only.

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WOW!

Excellent Utilities: Zellij – terminal workspace with batteries included

December 26, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Zellij is billed as “a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal”. It’s written in Rust.

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ebook

9 Best Free Linux e-book Tools – Updated 2022

December 24, 2022 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Linux has a good range of open source software which helps users to organize their e-book collection, catch up on a novel, or even to create and publish their own e-books.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Rnote – sketch and take handwritten notes

December 23, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Rnote is a vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures. Here’s our review.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Cerebro – productivity tool

December 14, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Cerebro is billed as a launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency. This is free and open source software.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: KOReader – versatile document viewer

December 9, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.

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Sticky Notes

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Stickies

November 18, 2022 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Apple Stickies is a small utility that lets users keep notes, lists and pictures in sticky notes on the desktop. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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