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Seriot – serial monitor and serial plotter

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Seriot is a GNOME desktop serial monitor and serial plotter that’s written in the Vala programming language.

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SQL

Sequeler is a native Linux SQL client built in Vala and Gtk

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms Database, Documents, GUI

Sequeler allows you to connect to your local and remote databases and write SQL in a handy text editor.

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Shooter Games

Space Nerds – cooperative multiplayer starship simulator

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Space Nerds In Space allows you to man the various bridge controls of a starship. You can play Space Nerds In Space alone or with friends

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System network administration

OpenWISP – modular and programmable network management system

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

OpenWISP is a solution for efficient IT network deployment, monitoring & management.

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Network Security

xxHash – non-cryptographic hash algorithm

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

xxHash is an extremely fast non-cryptographic hash algorithm, working at RAM speed limit.

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EmptyEpsilon – spaceship bridge simulator game

July 5, 2025 Steve Emms Games

EmptyEpsilon is a spaceship bridge simulator game. It’s fully open source, so it can be modified in any way people wish.

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Monitor Calibration

lcms2 – color management engine

July 5, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics

Little CMS Color Engine (lcms2) is a small-footprint color management engine, with special focus on accuracy and performance.

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Hashrat – hashing tool

July 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Hashrat is a hash-generation utility that supports the md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, whirlpool, jh-22, and more.

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GTKTerm – serial port communication software

July 5, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

GTKTerm is a simple, graphical serial port terminal emulator for Linux and possibly other POSIX-compliant operating systems.

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Selection of utilities

Length measures objects on screen

July 5, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Length is a GNOME application for measuring distances on screen to help you design and inspect layouts and graphics.

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Gamer Utilities

Cosmic Expansion – space 2D shooter game

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Cosmic Expansion is a 2D space shooter where you take on the role of a seasoned space pilot tasked with destroying waves of enemy spaceships.

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Chess

Ghost – xboard compatible chess engine

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Ghost is an xboard compatible chess engine. It offers multi-core support, singular Extensions, and more.

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moserial – serial terminal for GNOME desktop

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

moserial is a clean, friendly GTK-based serial terminal for the gnome desktop. It’s written in the Vala language.

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Network Security

hashdir – checksum directories and files

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

hashdir aims to be the easiest way to hash a file/directory. This is useful when transferring files, archiving data, or detecting duplicates.

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OrangePi SBC - RISC-V

Orange Pi RV2 Single Board Computer Running Linux: orangepi-config

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

My RV2 board is running Ubuntu 24.04. Included is a configuration tool called orangepi-config. Let’s see what it offers.

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VoIP

GOnnect – provisioned SIP softphone for Linux

July 4, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

GOnnect is a provisioned SIP softphone for Linux with contact and calendar integration, headset controls, Jitsi meetings and real-time text.

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Linux Distributions

Genuen – spin of Devuan Linux

July 4, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Genuen is a spin of Devuan Linux consisting exclusively of Free Software (as defined by the Free Software Foundation)

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fstl-e – enhanced STL model viewer

July 3, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

fstl-e is an enhanced STL model viewer offering lighting controls, wireframe rendering, configurable backgrounds and camera navigation.

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SerialTool – Serial-Port/TCP/UDP debugging tool

July 3, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

SerialTool is a serial/network debugging tool. It supports serial debugging assistant, terminal, waveform display and file transfer.

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Sound Systems

Soundux is a cross-platform soundboard

July 3, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Soundux is a universal soundboard that uses PulseAudio modules or PipeWire linking.

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