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Calcol – wrapper to colorize cal

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

Calcol is a wrapper around the cal command from util-linux that allows you to display a colorized calendar.

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folsy – folder synchronization script

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

folsy is simple shell script which performs a job similar to other (folder) synchronization tools, but with nearly no resource consumption

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Linux Candy: shuffle – ASCII art with a cool shuffle effect

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

The shuffle command prints an ASCII art picture with a cool shuffle effect.

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SpaceMan – treemap disk usage analyzer

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

SpaceMan is a treemap disk usage analyzer: In search of lost space (a.k.a. wata-analyzer).

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Archive Manager

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Archive Managers

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

Useful terminal-based archive managers.

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MAX – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution

November 10, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

MAX (Madrid_Linux) is a live operating system based on Ubuntu. It’s created by the Council of Education of Madrid, Spain.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Document Management Systems

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Office, Roundup

Here’s our updated verdict.

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Fractorium – Qt-based fractal flame editor

November 10, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Fractorium is a Qt-based fractal flame editor which uses a C++ re-write of the flam3 algorithm named Ember.

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Grumpy – advanced IRC client

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Grumpy is billed as a very advanced IRC client. It aims to take the best out of every major IRC client and leave out the bad.

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Asteria – astrological chart calculator and analyzer

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Asteria is a comprehensive astrological chart application that combines traditional astrology with modern AI technology.

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Cable – tool to dynamically modify Pipewire and Wireplumber settings

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Cable is a PyQT GUI application to dynamically modify Pipewire and Wireplumber settings at runtime.

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FTP Client

lssh – list-based ssh, scp, sftp client

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

This CLI utility can read a prepared list in advance and connect ssh/scp/sftp the selected host.

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Fractals

FLAM3 – cosmic recursive fractal flames

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

FLAM3 is an original fractal flame renderer and genetic language.

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Reference Management

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI-Based Bibliography Tools

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, Scientific

A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.

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Reference Management

QuickBib – fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, GUI

QuickBib fetches BibTeX entries from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and known journal URLs. Quickly convert identifiers into usable BibTeX records.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.

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Linux Distributions

LibraZiK – Debian-based Linux distribution for music production

November 9, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

LibraZiK is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for music production.

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Music

30 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Music Players

November 9, 2025 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source music players. There are an amazing range of music players to choose from.

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Fractals

fractal-generator – Mandelbrot and Julia fractal generator

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

fractal-generator lets you explore Mandelbrot and Julia fractals.

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Video Games

Battle City – remake of multidirectional shooter video game

November 9, 2025 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Battle City contains 35 different stages that are 13 units wide by 13 units high. Each map contains different types of terrain and obstacles.

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