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Password manager

cruxpass – minimal CLI password manager

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

cruxpass is designed to stay simple and dependency-light using SQLCipher for encrypted database storage and libsodium for cryptography.

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Writing Tools

WareWoolf – minimalist novel-writing system

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

WareWoolf is a minimalist novel-writing system and rich text editor built specifically for fiction writing.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Introduction

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX targets users who want a compact but highly expandable workstation or mini server.

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Linux Distributions

RuscaLinux – Debian-based Linux distribution optimized for Italian-speaking users

May 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

RuscaLinux boots into Italian by default.

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Flashcards

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Flashcard Software

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information. This is partly because of their versatility.

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ByteSync – file synchronization, backup, and deduplication

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

ByteSync is an application for synchronizing datasets, consolidating storage, and cleaning up duplicate files across local and remote systems.

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File Managers

20 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Linux File Managers

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Web Apps

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Git Clients

octoscope – terminal dashboard for GitHub accounts

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

octoscope is a Go-based terminal dashboard for GitHub accounts, built with Bubble Tea.

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Compression

Lzip – lossless data compressor

May 8, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Lzip is a lossless data compressor aimed at Unix-like systems.

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Coding

9 Best Free and Open Source Markdown Linter Tools

May 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Markdown code.

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Wallpaper Setter

Wewa – renders web content as desktop wallpaper

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Wewa is a cross-platform command line tool written in Rust that renders web content as desktop wallpaper.

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Password manager

pago – command-line password manager

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pago is a Go-based command-line password manager for Linux and other Unix-like systems.

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Wallpaper Setter

Waypaper – lightweight graphical wallpaper manager for Linux

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Waypaper is a lightweight graphical wallpaper manager for Linux to browse wallpaper directories and apply backgrounds.

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Mado – fast Markdown linter

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Mado is a command-line Markdown linter written in Rust. It is designed to check Markdown documents for style and formatting issues.

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Cloud

LFK – TUI to navigate and manage Kubernetes clusters

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

LFK is a terminal user interface for navigating and managing Kubernetes clusters.

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Why I moved over to CachyOS from Manjaro

May 7, 2026 Scott Donaldson Blog, Opinion

Here are some of the reasons why Scott decided to switch from Manjaro to CachyOS.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.

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Coding

11 Best Free and Open Source Go Linter Tools

May 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Go code.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI System Profilers

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Here’s our verdict.

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Selection of utilities

steamfetch – display your Steam stats

May 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

steamfetch is a terminal utility inspired by neofetch that presents Steam profile and library statistics in a styled command-line display.

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