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DVDs

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Best free and open source alternatives to Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning for burning, copying, ripping and authoring optical discs on Linux.

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Camera Tools

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Camera Tools

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers excellent software for dealing with RAW files, for remotely operating cameras, importing and processing raw data, as well as software to read, write and edit camera metadata.

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DNA

CGView.js – interactive circular and linear genome maps

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

CGView.js is a library for creating interactive circular and linear genome maps with features, plots and sequence-level navigation.

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Radio

Software-Defined Radio: 21 Best Free Tools for Linux

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia, Roundup

This roundup looks at the finest software-defined radio tools for Linux including apps that let you listen to DAB and DAB+ broadcasts.

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Docker

lazydocker – terminal interface for Docker and Docker Compose

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

lazydocker is a terminal interface for Docker and Docker Compose with logs, metrics, container controls, image layers and cleanup tools.

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Password Managers

vd – TUI password manager and OTP authenticator

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

vd is a TUI password manager and OTP authenticator using GPG encryption, with password generation, CSV export and CLI commands.

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Linux Distributions

FreeLinX – independent Linux distribution with NetBSD userland

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Distro

FreeLinX is an independent Linux distribution using musl, LLVM and a NetBSD userland with Openbox and its own package manager.

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Docker

Dockge – Docker Compose stack manager

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

Dockge is a self-hosted web interface for creating, editing and operating Docker Compose stacks across one or more Docker hosts.

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Internet radio

AetherTune – Terminal Internet Radio Player Review

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

A review of AetherTune, an open source terminal radio player with station search, favourites, audio visualisation, and themes.

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File Managers

Rat Commander – feature-rich two-panel file manager

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Rat Commander is a feature-rich two-panel file manager with built-in viewers, editing, archives, remote access, Git tools and more.

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Linux Distributions

GNUSlashLinux – Arch-based rolling release with niri

October 5, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

GNUSlashLinux is an Arch-based rolling-release distribution using niri, Noctalia Shell and a keyboard-driven Wayland desktop.

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PowerDevil – power management service for KDE Plasma

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

PowerDevil is the power management service used by KDE Plasma. It works behind Plasma’s Power Management settings and coordinates desktop behaviour.

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Best Free GUI Diff Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Linux Diff Tools

October 5, 2026 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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DNA

SynFlow – visualize genome alignments and structural variation

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, Web Apps

SynFlow explores genome alignments, synteny and structural rearrangements with interactive multi-genome visualizations.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

6 Useful Free and Open Source Arch Client-Side Mirror Tools

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The software typically compares the mirror databases with the local database.

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alofmt – fast deterministic Ruby formatter

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

alofmt is a fast, deterministic Ruby formatter with parallel processing, configurable styling, strict checks and Prism parsing.

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Tach – enforce dependencies and interfaces in Python projects

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Tach is a Rust-powered tool for defining and enforcing dependencies, interfaces and architectural boundaries within Python projects.

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ExternalDNS – synchronize Kubernetes resources with DNS providers

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

ExternalDNS synchronizes Kubernetes resources with external DNS providers, automating record creation, updates and cleanup.

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Content Control Software

Parental Controls – local parental controls for supervised accounts

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

BigLinux Parental Controls is a GTK4 suite for supervised accounts, app restrictions, web filtering and screen-time limits.

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data analytics

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Data Studio

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Google Data Studio for dashboards, reporting, analytics and data visualisation.

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