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Flowkeeper – Pomodoro Technique desktop timer

January 28, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity

Flowkeeper is a Pomodoro Technique desktop timer for power users. It is a simple tool, which focuses on doing one thing well.

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Linux Distributions

Great-OS – Linux distribution

January 28, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Great-OS is an independent Linux distribution made in France. It provides a variety of different desktop environments.

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asciit – compact ASCII table

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

asciit is a more compact and intuitive ASCII table highlighting digits and letters.

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spigot – command-line exact real calculator

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

spigot is a command-line streaming exact real calculator. It’s written in the C++ programming language.

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snip – CLI snippets manager

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

snip is a simple snippet manager for bash, to save useful and important bash code snippets directly from the bash prompt.

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rkvm – virtual KVM switch for Linux machines

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

rkvm is a tool for sharing keyboard and mouse across multiple Linux machines. It is based on a client/server architecture

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USBGuard – framework for implementing USB device authorization policies

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

The USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against rogue USB devices (a.k.a. BadUSB).

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Passwords

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Apple Passwords is a password manager application which lets users store and access encrypted account information.

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Tools that help you

cheatshh – CLI tool to store commands

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cheatshh is an interactive CLI meant for managing command line cheatsheets, written in shell script.

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Linux Distributions

Qubes OS – security-oriented operating system

January 27, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Qubes OS is a free and open-source, security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing. It’s more of a Xen distribution.

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VoIP

matrix-commander – simple CLI-based Matrix client

January 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

matrix-commander is a simple but convenient CLI-based Matrix client app for sending and receiving.

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MCalc – calculator for performing simple mathematical operations

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

MCalc is a calculator for performing simple mathematical operations in all existing number systems.

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Documentation Generators

Framed – Files and Directories Reusability, Architecture, and Management

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Framed is a CLI tool that simplifies the organization and management of files and directories in a reusable and architectural manner.

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Find Duplicates

backdown – a deduplicator

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Backdown helps you safely and ergonomically remove duplicate files. This is a command-line tool written in Rust.

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Command Schedulers

sysz – fzf terminal UI for systemctl

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

sysz is an fzf terminal UI for systemctl. This is public domain software.

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Testing Software

Loco – Web or API framework for Rust

January 26, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Loco is a Web or API framework for Rust. It’s also a productivity suite for developers.

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Backup software

shallow-backup – Git-integrated backup tool

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

shallow-backup lets you easily create lightweight backups of installed packages, applications, fonts and dotfiles.

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Linux Distributions

PelicanHPC – Linux distribution for high performance computing cluster

January 26, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

PelicanHPC is a Debian-Based “iso-hybrid (CD or USB) image that let’s you set up a high performance computing cluster in a few minutes.

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Keyboard

USBKVM – keyboard, video, and mouse over USB

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

USBKVM is a client app for the USBKVM hardware.

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Command Schedulers

systemctl-tui – interact with systemd services

January 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

systemctl-tui is a fast, simple TUI for interacting with systemd services and their logs.

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