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7 Best Free and Open Source MongoDB GUIs

November 9, 2023 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

MongoDB is a high performance, open source, non-relational NoSQL database written in C++. It’s at the forefront of the NoSQL database management system movement.

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libjxl – reference implementation of JPEG XL

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

JPEG XL is a royalty-free raster-graphics file format that supports both lossy and lossless compression.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Analysis

November 8, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Here’s our verdict of the finest free and open source Python-based data analysis tools captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart.

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Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Gaming

November 6, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this first gaming article about the Intel NUC 13 Pro, I’m going to revisit some of the games I previously tested on the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini PC.

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19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Physics Tools

November 5, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for physics and physics education. Hopefully there will be something for interest here for all budding physicists.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Digital Color Meter

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Graphics, Software

Digital Color Meter lets you find the color value of a color on your screen. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Bioinformatics

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Biology Tools

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Biologists will be eager to use this biology software for research. We pick the finest free and open source biology tools for Linux.

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SQL

10 Excellent Free and Open Source Linux Relational Databases

November 2, 2023 Steve Emms Big Data, Office, Roundup

A relational database matches data using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for people to understand.

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Images

QOI – The Quite OK Image Format

November 1, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

QOI is an image encoder which claims to be fast 20-50 times compressing and 3-4 times faster decompressing compared to the Libpng library.

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Laboratory

Increasing Lab Efficiency with an Open Source LIMS

October 31, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is a software-based laboratory and information management system that provides streamlined workflow automation and management.

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Best Free and Open Source Software October 2023 Updates

October 31, 2023 Steve Emms Software

October 2023 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: P-Cores and E-Cores

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This article focuses on the two different cores present in the Intel NUC 13 Pro. They are Performance-cores (P-Cores) and Efficient-Cores (E-Cores).

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Trouble Ticketing

6 Best Free Linux Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A customer service trouble ticketing (or help desk) is an information and assistance resource that helps the resolution of computer related problems. We recommend the finest open source options.

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Images

Crunch – lossy PNG image file optimization

October 28, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

Crunch is a command line executable that performs lossy optimization of one or more PNG image files with pngquant and zopflipng.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: eza – replacement for ls

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for ls, built on exa. It has some new features such as hyperlink support.

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Find

fselect – find files with SQL-like queries

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fselect is a command-line utility to find files with SQL-like queries. This is free and open source software written in Rust.

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Fastfetch – fetch system information

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Fastfetch is a system information tool written in C. It aims to be a faster alternative to the hugely respected Neofetch tool.

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CPU

Machine Learning in Linux: Terminal GPT – ChatGPT 3.5 with no API keys

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms Reviews, Scientific, Software

Terminal GPT (tgpt) is a cross-platform command-line interface (CLI) tool that allows you to use ChatGPT 3.5 in your terminal without needing API keys.

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Documentation

ruplacer – find and replace text in source files

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ruplacer is a command-line tool to find and replace text in source files. This is free and open source software written in Rust.

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Intel NUC

Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this instalment in the series, we’re going to examine the power consumption of the NUC 13 Pro Mini PC and compare that to a couple of desktop machines.

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