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6 Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup

This article looks at six tiny utilities that offer menu facilities.

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BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux – Fan Noise

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Fan noise can ruin my enjoyment of using a computer. In this article I report my findings on the BOSGAME M6 Mini PC.

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Media Center

mnamer – media renamer

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

mnamer (media renamer) is an intelligent and highly configurable media organization utility. It’s written in Python.

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System Cleaning

Moonbit – modern system cleaner

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

Moonbit is a modern system cleaner built in Go with a TUI and CLI.

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Linux Distributions

StormOS – Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users

January 15, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

This distro’s goal is to help bring new users over to Arch Linux by offering an easy to install, out of the box Arch Linux experience.

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unmake – makefile linter

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

unmake is a makefile linter emphasizing portability. It targets the POSIX make standard. It’s written in Rust.

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Software

yayfzf – AUR package finder

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

yayfzf is an AUR package fzf finder to search, install, remove, and manage packages using yay.

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process

DotState – dotfile manager

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

DotState is a terminal-based tool that helps you manage your dotfiles effortlessly.

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Nexus – terminal-based HTTP client for API testing

January 15, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Nexus is a terminal-based HTTP client for API testing built in Rust.

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Security

sif – pentesting (recon/exploitation) suite

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sif is designed to be fast, concurrent, and extensible. Run multiple scan types against targets with a single command.

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Files

BCMR – Better Copy Move Remove

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

BCMR is a command-line tool written in Rust that lets you elegantly copy, move, and remove files.

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Database

Ladybug – embedded graph database

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Database

Ladybug is optimized for handling complex analytical workloads on very large databases and provides a set of retrieval features

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Web Content Management Systems

5 Best Free and Open Source Python-Based Content Management Systems

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Our recommended Python-based content management systems.

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Screen Capture

hyprsnap – script-based screenshot utility

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

hyprsnap is a unified, script-based screenshot utility designed specifically for the Wayland/Hyprland environment.

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Internet Forum Software

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Internet Forum Software

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

An internet forum application is a discussion platform where individuals hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

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Internet Radio

goradion – command line radio player

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Reviews, TUI

goradion is a TUI internet radio player for Linux. It uses mpv as its playback engine.

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Music player

arcorrust – terminal-based virtual instrument playground

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

arcorrust is a terminal-based virtual instrument playground with real-time synthesis and built-in sequencer.

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Alaska

fotocx – image editing and collection management

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Fotocx is a Linux program for editing photos or other images and managing a large collection.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

huey – task queue for Python

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

huey is a task queue written in Python. It offers a clean and simple API.

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Files

BigEdit – streaming TUI editor

January 14, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

BigEdit is a streaming TUI editor for very large files. Edit multi-gigabyte files without loading them into memory.

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