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System Administration

Essential System Tools: hyperfine – command-line benchmarking tool

August 30, 2019 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, System Software

hyperfine is a command-line benchmarking tool. It’s designed to measure the full execution time of a program. This open source tool is written in Rust.

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Learning with Linux

8 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Flashcard Tools

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, TUI

This roundup focuses on the finest terminal-based flashcard tools.

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SQL

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux MySQL Tools

April 8, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

This article identifies 17 open source tools which help to reduce the complexity associated with the powerful database software.

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Vulnerability Detection

12 Best Free and Open Source Vulnerability Detection Tools

February 24, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Vulnerability scanning is an essential activity for enterprise security. We recommend the best free and open source vulnerability detection tools.

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Best Free GUI Diff Tools

8 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Diff Tools

April 21, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

We look at GUI tools that let you see the difference between two files or two versions of the same file.

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Log Analyzers

6 Best Free and Open Source Console Log File Analyzers

October 8, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software

Almost everything that happens on a Linux system is logged in some way. We feature the finest open source console-based log file analyzers.

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FlexGet – multipurpose automation download tool

October 2, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Reviews

FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for all of your media.

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Astronomy-Juno

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomical Data Analysis Tools

June 17, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Astronomy is a branch of science that deals with the study of celestial objects (including stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids…).

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Security

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux MAC/RBAC Tools

May 24, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Harden a computer system or network using access controls such as Mandatory Access Control (MAC) or Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

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Image Viewers

39 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers

June 20, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.

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