This is the second in our series of articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems. The series examines both graphical and text based open source utilities. gtop is an open source system monitoring utility written in JavaScript.
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Essential System Tools: ps_mem – accurately report memory usage of programs
This is the first in a series of articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems. The series will examine both graphical and text based open source utilities. The first tool under the spotlight is ps_mem, a small utility that reliably reports how much memory is consumed by an application.
Read more7 Essential Tools to Search the Filesystem
Desktop search is a software application which searches the contents of computer files, rather than searching the internet.
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Furnace is a tool which allows you to create music using sound chips (“chiptune”), most from the 8/16-bit era.
Read moreGo AppImage – implementation of AppImage tools
Go AppImage is an implementation of AppImage tools written in Go by the inventor of the AppImage format.
Read moreDocspell – Document Management System
Docspell is a personal document organizer targeted for home use, i.e. families, households and also for smaller groups/companies.
Read moreFoam – personal knowledge management and sharing system
Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
Read moreCuneiform – OCR system
Cuneiform is a multi-language, open source optical character recognition system originally developed by Cognitive Technologies.
Read moreEssential Utilities: Flash OS Images
Linux offers a gamut of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. In our eyes, it’s the breadth of these tools that help to make Linux a compelling operating system.
Read more15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomical Data Analysis Tools
Astronomy is a branch of science that deals with the study of celestial objects (including stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids…).
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