du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. We recommend alternative commands to du.
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Category: Utilities
9 Best Free and Open Source Compositing Window Managers
A compositing window manager, or compositor, is a window manager that provides applications with an off-screen buffer for each window.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Neovim GUIs
Neovim’s RPC support lets developers create new front-ends (GUIs) for Neovim that are outside of the terminal. We make our recommendations.
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8 Best Free and Open Source X10 Home Automation Software
X10 is an open standard for controlling home electrical equipment remotely. It works across home power lines and is extremely low-bandwidth.
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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux
The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.
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32 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.
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Fnf – interactive fuzzy finder for the terminal
Fnf is a fork of fzy, adding features such as 256 and 24-bit color support, configurable padding, and multi-selection.
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csvlens – command-line CSV file viewer
csvlens is a command-line CSV file viewer that works like less, but is designed specifically for tabular data.
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nwipe – secure storage device erasure utility
nwipe securely erases Linux storage devices using configurable overwrite methods, parallel operations and detailed PDF audit certificates.
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Bleach – terminal-based Linux maintenance utility
Bleach provides a terminal dashboard for Linux cleanup, package updates, log maintenance and removal of developer caches and unused data.
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Linux Cleaner – make routine Linux maintenance easier
Linux Cleaner offers GUI and command-line tools to clear user caches, old journals, crash reports, Trash and package manager caches.
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uCareSystem – automated maintenance utility
uCareSystem is a system maintenance utility for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS, WSL2, and other Debian-based systems.
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CrunchyCleaner – terminal-based application cache cleaner
CrunchyCleaner removes application caches and temporary files through a terminal interface, with dry-run and automated cleaning modes.
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Yomitan – browser extension for language learners
Yomitan is a browser extension for language learners that adds instant dictionary lookups while reading web content.
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har-viewer – inspect HAR (HTTP Archive) files
har-viewer is a terminal user interface for inspecting HAR (HTTP Archive) files from the command line.
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Caligula – write disk images to removable media
Caligula is a terminal user interface for writing disk images to removable media.
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diffyml – structural YAML diff tool
diffyml is a structural YAML diff tool with Kubernetes-aware matching, directory comparison, CI annotations, filtering and Git integration.
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bmaptool – dd for embedded projects
bmaptool is a command-line utility for creating block map files and using them to copy or flash raw disk images efficiently.
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dtg – date/time CLI utility and library
dtg is a date and time command line utility with a companion library.
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Stash – Wayland clipboard manager with encryption and TUI
Stash manages Wayland clipboard history with a terminal interface, persistent storage, optional encryption, sensitive filters and expiry.
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