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cargo-deny – Cargo subcommand for Rust projects

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cargo-deny is a Cargo subcommand for Rust projects that helps audit and enforce dependency policy.

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Katalog – manage catalogs of disks and files

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Katalog is a desktop application for cataloging files and storage devices so you can search, browse, and analyze their contents.

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Clocks

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Clocks

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

The clocks featured in this article are more sophisticated than the basic tray clock.

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2026 calendar

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cal

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternatives tools to cal, a utility for displaying calendars on the command-line.

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11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Clocks

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, TUI

We pick the finest terminal-based clocks. Most of them offer a TUI, with the remaining few running from the command-line.

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solidtime – modern time tracking application

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

solidtime is a modern time tracking application aimed at freelancers, agencies, and teams.

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Typing

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Typing Tutors

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Office, Productivity, Roundup

Typing tutor software teaches fast and accurate typing through a system of informative lessons and progress tracking.

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Developer of the Week

Developer of the Week: Matthias Ettrich

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Blog

Matthias Ettrich, born on 14 June 1972, is a German computer scientist who founded the KDE and LyX projects.

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rush – command-line tool for executing jobs in parallel

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rush is a tool similar to parallel and gargs.

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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Typing Tutors

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Productivity, Roundup, TUI

We look at the finest TUI-based typing tutors for Linux.

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Linux Distributions

MODOS – small Debian-based operating system

April 12, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

MODOS is a small Debian-based operating system aimed at people who want a portable Linux desktop on external storage such as a USB drive.

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Start up

5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

GRUB is a boot loader software used in Linux systems. We pick 5 useful GUI tools to edit the bootloader configuration.

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Education

Mundi – geography learning application for GNOME

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Mundi is a geography learning application for GNOME that helps users test their knowledge of world regions through interactive map exercises.

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Electronic circuit

6 Best Free and Open Source Backend Electronic Circuit Simulators

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Electronic circuit simulation uses mathematical models to replicate the behavior of an actual electronic device or circuit.

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File Managers

autotidy – cross-platform file organization daemon

April 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

autotidy is a cross-platform file organization daemon that watches directories and applies user-defined YAML rules to incoming files.

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Dylint – Rust linting tool

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Dylint is a linting tool that lets developers run lints packaged as dynamic libraries rather than being limited to a fixed built-in lint set.

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ActivityWatch – automated time tracking application

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

ActivityWatch is automated time tracking recording showing time spent on your devices while keeping the collected data on your own machine.

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Chat

13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.

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CDROM

Laser – simple CD ripper for the GNOME desktop

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Laser offers a straightforward graphical interface for extracting audio tracks from compact discs.

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SSD

darya – disk usage explorer

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Darya is a keyboard-driven disk usage explorer for the terminal written in Rust.

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