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HydraPWK – security-focused Linux distribution

October 24, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

HydraPWK is a Debian-based Linux distribution focused on industry realm, research, forensic, and attack/end point attack.

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Notes

Notesnook – private workspace

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Notesnook is a free (as in speech) & open-source note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use.

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Compression

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compression Tools

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we have compiled a list of 19 useful free compression tools.

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ggc – modern Git CLI tool

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

ggc is a Git tool written in Go, offering both traditional CLI commands and an interactive interface with incremental search.

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AgarimOS – respin of Void Linux

October 24, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

AgarimOS is a respin of Void Linux. It includes a minimum set of applications so you can build your system on your own.

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13 Useful Free and Open Source DNS Tools

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This roundup selects a motley collection of useful DNS tools.

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RustNet – cross-platform network monitoring tool

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

RustNet provides real-time visibility into network connections with detailed state information, connection lifecycle management, and more.

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Encrypted Files

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI File Encryption Tools

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

This roundup looks at the finest GUI-based file encryption tools. Only free and open source software is included.

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Selection of utilities

Stasis – modern Wayland idle manager

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Stasis is a modern Wayland idle manager that knows when to step back. It’s written in the Rust language.

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Document viewer

mpls – Markdown Preview Language Server

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

Markdown Preview Language Server (mpls) is a language server designed to enhance your Markdown editing experience.

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Stopwatch

fokus – focus timer and stopwatch

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

fokus is a minimalist terminal‐based focus timer and stopwatch with daily logging.

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Clipboard

Qlipmon – clipboard manager

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Qlipmon is a clipboard history saver with native rofi plugin and DBUS interface.

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Linux at Home - Circuit Design with Linux

The Tradeoff between Silence and Power with Mini PCs

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Fan noise can ruin my enjoyment of using a computer. In this article I report my findings on three modern mini PCs.

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Linux Distributions

Quirinux – Devuan-based Linux distribution

October 23, 2025 Erik Karlsson Distro

Quirinux is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed for the development of animated films with optimized software.

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sshmate – simplify interactions with SSH servers

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

sshmate is a tool to simplify interactions with SSH servers, offering an easy way to connect to servers by assigning a name to an address.

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Photo Metadata

8 Best Free and Open Source Photo Metadata Editors

October 23, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

A metadata editor is computer software which allows users to view and edit metadata tags interactively and save them in the graphics file.

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Data Science

OpenICE – data transparency project

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms Other

OpenICE is an independent data transparency project tracking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention statistics.

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Database

PRQL – modern language for transforming data

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms Documents

PRQL is a modern language for transforming data – a simple, powerful, pipelined SQL replacement. It’s readable, explicit and declarative.

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DNA

7 Best Free and Open Source Web Based Genome Browsers

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

A Genome browser provides a graphical interface for users to browse, search, retrieve and analyze genomic sequence and annotation data.

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Forkgram – Unofficial Telegram Messenger

October 22, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Forkgram is billed as a cutting-edge Telegram fork with small Quality-of-Life enhancements.

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