Category: Utilities

Florence is an open source extensible scalable virtual keyboard for GNOME. You need this software if you are unable to use a real hardware keyboard.

Onboard – onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users

Onboard is an onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users.

Easystroke Gesture Recognition

Easystroke is an open source gesture-recognition application. Gestures or strokes are movements that you make with you mouse (or your pen, finger etc.).

Dasher – information-efficient text-entry interface

Dasher is an open source information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures.

htop – interactive process viewer

htop is an interactive and real time process monitoring application similar to the venerable top utility. This application is written in C.

bottom – cross-platform graphical process/system monitor

bottom is customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal. The tool is inspired by gtop, gotop, and htop.

Conky – system monitor

Conky is an open source system monitor that can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window.

atop – ASCII full-screen performance monitor

atop is an ASCII full-screen performance monitor, similar to the top command, but atop only shows the active system-resources and processes.

gotop – terminal based graphical activity monitor

gotop is a terminal base graphical activity monitor which seeks inspiration from gtop and vtop.

sysstat – collection of performance monitoring utilities

The sysstat utilities are a collection of open source performance monitoring tools for Linux. Utilities include mpstat, iostat, nfsiostat-sysstat.

collectl – performance monitoring tool

collectl is a lightweight open source performance monitoring tool capable of reporting interactively as well as logging to disk.

Saidar – view the system statistics available through libstatgrab

Saidar is a curses-based free and open source application for viewing the system statistics available through libstatgrab.

gomi – rm replacement

gomi is a simple trash tool that works on the command-line which doesn’t unlink (delete) files like the rm command.

trasher – replace rm and del by a trash system

Trasher is a small command-line utility that aims to replace rm. It moves items to a trash directory instead of deleting them immediately.

safe-rm – prevent the accidental deletion of important files

safe-rm is a safety tool intended to prevent the accidental deletion of important files by replacing /bin/rm with a wrapper.

trash-cli – trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions

trash-cli trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions. This is free and open source software written in Python.

rmw – ReMove to Waste

rmw (ReMove to Waste) is a trashcan/recycle bin utility for the command line. It’s free and open source software.

rip – Rm ImProved