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Melt – backup and restore SSH private keys using memorable seed phrases

February 8, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Melt is a utility that lets you backup and restore SSH private keys using memorable seed phrases.

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Hypervisors

Cassowary – run Windows virtual machine on Linux

February 8, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Cassowary lets you run a Windows virtual machine and use Windows applications on Linux as if they were native applications.

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VX Linux – systemd-free Plasma desktop distro

February 8, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

VX Linux is a pre-configured, secure systemd-free Plasma desktop with focus on convenience, performance and simplicity.

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QR Tools

qr-backup – paper backup of files using QR codes

February 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

qr-backup takes file(s), and outputs a “paper backup”: a printable black-and-white PDF full of QR codes.

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Photo Metadata

flxvwr – simple, cross-platform image viewer

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

flxvwr is a simple, cross-platform image viewer which provides a minimal user interface, keyboard shortcuts, and smooth performance.

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highlight.js – syntax highlighter

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

highlight.js is a syntax highlighter written in JavaScript. It works in the browser as well as on the server

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Quickemu – run Linux, macOS, and Windows virtual machines

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Quickemu is a wrapper for QEMU that automatically “does the right thing” when creating virtual machines.

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QR Scanner – QR scanner/generator app

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

QR Scanner is a QR code scanner and generator built with Flutter.

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Foto – simple image viewer

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

Foto is a simple image viewer. It simply shows an image either on a window or in the terminal. It is designed to be used in scripts.

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Encryption software

File Lock PEA – filesystem-level encryption

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms Security

File Lock PEA (PEA = Password Encrypting Archive) encrypts data at the filesystem level

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Vulnerability Detection

octoscan – static vulnerability scanner

February 7, 2025 Steve Emms Security

Octoscan is a static vulnerability scanner for GitHub action workflows.

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Linux Distributions

Snal Linux – Arch based live distribution

February 7, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Snal Linux is an Arch-based distro intended to be used as a live image from portable media .It uses the i3 window manager and Firefox.

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Encrypted Files

Encpipe – encryption tool

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Encpipe is billed as the simplest encryption tool in the world.

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Programming

Rouge – elegant, extendable code highlighter

February 6, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Rouge is a pure Ruby syntax highlighter. It can highlight over 200 different languages, and output HTML or ANSI 256-color text.

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QR Tools

CoBang – QR code and barcode scanner

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

CoBang is a native QR Code and barcode scanner application for the Linux desktop.

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Linux Distributions

YunoHost – Linux distribution simplifying server administration

February 6, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

YunoHost is a Debian-based Linux distribution which aims simplify server administration and democratize self-hosting.

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PixelViewer – cross-platform image viewer

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

PixelViewer is a cross-platform image viewer supports reading raw Luminance/YUV/RGB/ARGB/Bayer pixels data from file and rendering it.

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vv – image viewer for sixel terminals

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

vv is different from the vast majority of image viewers. It’s a small command-line program to view images from the terminal.

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Hypervisors

Boxes – view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Boxes is a simple GNOME application to view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems.

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Diff Tools

sesdiff – generates a shortest edit script

February 6, 2025 Steve Emms Software

sesdiff is a shortest edit script diff that’s written in the Rust programming language.

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