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Realm – simple relay server

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Realm is a simple, high performance relay server.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.

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System administration

RevLix – data recovery tool

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

RevLix is a data recovery tool developed to recover deleted files on Linux systems. This program uses the PhotoRec infrastructure.

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ETR – ECMP traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ETR is a MTR-like tool for discovering and analyzing ECMP (Equal-Cost Multi-Path) network routes.

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Transistor – GUI internet radio player

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Reviews

Transistor is a GUI internet radio player for Linux written in C++. It’s impressive to say the least!

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aria2tui – terminal interface for aria2 downloads

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

aria2tui manages aria2 downloads from a terminal interface with queue control, torrent support, custom options and RPC communication.

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mokii – ls replacement

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Mokii is a modern file listing utility that levels up your ls game. It brings Unicode icons, color coding, sorting options

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ttl – modern traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

ttl is a network diagnostic tool that goes beyond traceroute: MTU discovery, NAT detection, route flap alerts, IX identification, and more.

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Hard drive utility

disktui – terminal-based disk management and partitioning

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

disktui offers terminal-based disk management on Linux, with partition creation, formatting, resizing, mounting and LUKS encryption.

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Selection of utilities

pacsea – Pacman and AUR utility

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Pacsea is a TUI application for browsing and installing Arch and AUR packages.

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Framework

Cobra – library for creating powerful modern CLI applications

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Cobra is a library for creating powerful modern CLI applications.

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UnCSS – removes unused CSS from stylesheets

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

UnCSS is a tool that removes unused CSS from your stylesheets. It works across multiple files and supports Javascript-injected CSS.

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Beartype – fast runtime type checking for Python

January 19, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Beartype checks Python type annotations at runtime using decorators and import hooks, with support for custom validators and containers.

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vcs2l – fork of vcstool

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

vcs2l is a fork of vcstool which is a version control system (VCS) tool, designed to make working with multiple repositories easier.

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CSS

cview – terminal-based user interface toolkit

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, TUI

cview is a terminal-based user interface toolkit. This package is a fork of tview.

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Framework

Lip Gloss – style definitions for nice terminal layouts

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Lip Gloss takes an expressive, declarative approach to terminal rendering. Users familiar with CSS will feel at home with Lip Gloss.

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OrangePi SBC ARM

Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: Ubuntu

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I explore running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the Orange Pi 6 Plus single board computer.

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PDF

dodo – fast and configurable PDF viewer

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

dodo is billed as a fast, keyboard-friendly PDF reader built for smooth reading, quick navigation, and deep customization.

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Coding

Hancho – build system

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Hancho is a simple, pleasant build system that fits in a single Python file with no dependencies and no installation required.

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Application Launchers

Proslenkey – application launcher

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Proslenkey is a lightweight GTK4 application launcher for Wayland.

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