Last Updated on January 22, 2022
We’ve written an enormous range of articles showcasing the finest free and open source Linux software. There’s coverage on games, graphics, education, multimedia, security, and tons more. And there’s other computer related areas that we also regularly dive into such as programming, hardware, Android, and more.
Many of these articles are published in a series. It therefore makes sense to collate all of these series into a central location. This helps you to quickly find what you are looking for, as well as introducing you to a profusion of interesting material.
We’ll first showcase our on-going series. We frequently publish new articles in these series.
| Popular series | |
|---|---|
 | New to Linux? Read our Linux for Starters series. |
 | The largest compilation of the best free and open source software in the universe. Supplied with our legendary ratings charts. |
 | Hundreds of in-depth reviews offering our unbiased and expert opinion on software. |
 | Alternatives to Google's Products and Services examines your options to migrate from the Google ecosystem with open source Linux alternatives. |
 | Alternatives to Microsoft's Products and Services recommends open source Linux software. |
 | Essential Linux system tools looks at small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users. |
 | Linux utilities to maximise your productivity. Small, indispensable tools, useful for anyone running a Linux machine. |
 | Home computers became commonplace in the 1980s. Emulate home computers including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, ZX81, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum. |
 | Now and Then examines how promising open source software fared over the years. |
 | Linux at Home looks at a range of home activities where Linux can play its part, making the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged. |
 | Linux Candy opens up to the lighter side of Linux. Have some fun! |
 | Best Free Android Apps. There's a strict eligibility criteria for inclusion in this series |
 | These best free books accelerate your learning of every programming language |
 | These free tutorials offer the perfect tonic to our free programming books series |
 | Stars and Stripes is an occasional series looking at the impact of Linux in the USA |
We’re always looking for new series to write about. If you have any suggestions, drop us a comment below. We love getting feedback!
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
 | BOSGAME M4 Plus is a series looking at a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS with integrated Radeon 780M. |
 | Minisforum AI X1 Pro is a series looking at a very powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M. |
| ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H is a series looking at an extremely fast 15th generation 16 core Mini PC with GPU and NPU. The series includes AI apps. |
 | Aiffro K100 looks at this All-SSD NAS. It takes 4 NVMes. The machine has an Intel N100 CPU and 8GB of RAM. Choose your own operating system! |
 | Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch is a series looking at this powerful smartphone with a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 with 8 cores, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It runs Ubuntu Touch, a mobile version of Ubuntu. |
 | Radxa Cubie A7A. This series looks at a SBC powered by the Allwinner A733 SoC, featuring a hybrid octa-core CPU (dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 and hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz), integrated 3 TOPS NPU, and Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU, providing AI and multimedia processing capabilities. |
| Radxa ROCK 5T. This series looks at a powerful single board computer running Radxa OS with KDE Plasma. |
| Radxa ROCK 4D. This series looks at another SBC from Radxa that's designed for Edge AI and 4K multimedia. |
 | Firefly AIBOX-3588S is a series looking at an embedded fanless ARM-based computer sporting an 8 core Rockchip RK3588S. |
 | Banana Pi BPI-F3 is a series looking at this industrial-grade RISC-V development board with SpacemiT K1 8-core RISC-V AI CPU |
 | Orange Pi R2S This series looks at another RISC-V single board computer from Orange Pi. Open source hardware running open source software. |
| Orange Pi RV2 This series looks at a RISC-V single board computer. Open source hardware running open source software. |
 | Orange Pi 5 Ultra and Max. This series looks at two well-specified ARM-based single board computers from Orange Pi. |
 | Raspberry Pi 5. This series starts with a review of a starter kit, an adorable case, before moving on to explore the Pi 5 in detail from a software perspective. |
 | Portable Monitors: UPERFECT Unify B5 Portable Monitor 1080P, Intehill 16" 3K Portable Monitor, Intehill 13.4" 4K Portable Montior, Luckfox 15.6″ Portable Monitor |
| DreamQuest N100. This mini series looks at running Linux on a DreamQuest N100 Mini PC. |
| DreamQuest N95. This mini series looks at running Linux on a DreamQuest N95 Mini PC. |
 | FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC is a new series exploring a very inexpensive machine with an Intel N100 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB M.2 SSD. |
 | Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2 AS5402T is billed as an enthusiast-grade NAS, with entry-level pricing yet with features often found on more expensive NAS products. It runs ADM, a Linux-based operating system. |
| Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC is a series exploring a NUC hosting an Intel i7-1360P processor (12 core, 16 thread), 32GB RAM, and 1TB NVMe. |
 | Lenovo ThinkPad T470 is a series looking at a refurbished ultrabook popular with corporate users. |
 | HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC is a series looking at this ultra small PC. |
| Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC looking at popular desktop activities. |
| AWOW AK41 Mini PC running Linux. The AK41 is a tiny full-featured computer. We look at common desktop activities. |
| Raspberry Pi 4. This series looks at using this single board computer as a desktop machine. |