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Super Lite Linux – lightweight distribution

April 9, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Super Lite Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution that aims to make lightweight systems more visually appealing to new users.

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RadioGoGo – surf global radio waves

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

RadioGoGo is a terminal application for browsing and playing internet radio stations. Written in Go, it uses the RadioBrowser API.

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Siggy – terminal-based client for the Signal messaging service

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Siggy is a terminal-based client for the Signal messaging service that uses signal-cli as its messaging backend.

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lazyjira – terminal user interface for Jira

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

lazyjira is a terminal user interface for Jira designed to reduce the friction of working with tickets through the browser.

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ShredOS – disk eraser operating system

April 9, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

ShredOS is a small bootable Linux distribution built specifically for secure disk erasure.

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21 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomy Apps

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This article focuses on selecting the best free astronomy software available for Linux.

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uncover – quickly discover exposed hosts on the internet

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Uncover is a command-line reconnaissance tool that helps you discover exposed internet-facing hosts

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6 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Service Discovery Tools

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Service discovery is the process of automatically finding devices and services on a computer network.

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Files

OneFile – file organiser

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

OneFile is a Python command-line utility that helps keep cluttered directories tidy by automatically placing files into structured subfolders.

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Solitaire – play patience games

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Solitaire is a lightweight GNOME application that provides a simple implementation of classic solitaire card games for the Linux desktop.

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2026 calendar

rusti-cal – cal clone

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

rusti-cal is a Rust command line utility for generating text calendars from the terminal.

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Git Clients

deadbranch – keep Git repositories tidy

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

deadbranch helps keep Git repositories tidy by identifying stale branches and cleaning them up with a safety-first workflow.

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S3

s5cmd – S3 and local filesystem execution tool

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

s5cmd is a command-line utility for working with Amazon S3 and other S3-compatible object storage services from a terminal.

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Linux Distributions

ShrikeLinux – Arch-based Linux distribution

April 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

ShrikeLinux is an Arch-based distribution with a customised Xfce desktop and Nordic-inspired theming, offering a polished Linux experience.

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Selection of utilities

otel-tui – terminal-based observability viewer

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

otel-tui is a terminal-based observability viewer that lets you inspect telemetry data directly from a text user interface.

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ampd

mpdscribble – MPD client

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, TUI

mpdscribble is a client for Music Player Daemon that submits information about tracks being played to scrobbler services such as Last.fm.

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Audio

5 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Background Noise Generators

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Ambient noise generators occupy a niche on Linux: they don’t demand attention, but they can make a workspace feel calmer, less distracting.

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Stock Market Investment Tools

Gloomberb – keyboard-driven financial terminal

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

Gloomberb is a keyboard-driven financial terminal that runs inside your terminal emulator.

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Compression

12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Image Compression Tools

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Data compression is the process of storing data in a format that uses less space than the original representation would use.

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Purple – terminal-based SSH host manager

April 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Purple is a terminal-based SSH host manager that helps administrators work with large or frequently changing server inventories.

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