dfc is a tool to report file system space usage information. When the output is a terminal, it uses color and graphs by default.
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thermald – thermal daemon for controlling system temperatures
thermald monitors temperatures and manages supported thermal controls, helping Linux systems avoid overheating while preserving performance.
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CPUFreq – system monitor and power manager
CPUFreq is a lightweight CPU scaling monitor and a powerful CPU management tool using standard cpufreq kernel modules
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TuneD – adaptive system tuning service
TuneD optimizes Linux systems with reusable tuning profiles, device monitoring, D-Bus control and power-profile integration.
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tdo – opinionated command-line note-taking system
tdo is a opinionated, command line based note-taking system.
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Anaconda – system installer for Fedora, RHEL and other distributions
Anaconda is the installation program used by Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and some other distributions.
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watchexec – execute commands when filesystem changes occur
watchexec monitors filesystem changes and reruns commands with file filters, ignore rules, debouncing, process control and notifications.
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chokidar-cli – monitor filesystem changes and execute commands
chokidar-cli watches files and folders using glob patterns, triggers commands on changes, and offers debouncing, ignoring and polling modes.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple System Information
Apple System information provides a system report containing detailed information about a Mac. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Linux Assistant – tool to help you master Linux system administration
Linux Assistant is a helper tool that aims to guide you through your daily Linux usage. It performs a variety of system tasks.
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SILE – typesetting system
SILE is a typesetting system. Its job is to produce beautiful printed documents.
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Lout – document formatting system
Lout is a document formatting system. The system reads a high-level description of a document similar in style to LaTeX.
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groff – typesetting system that reads plain text input files
groff (GNU roff) is a typesetting system that reads plain text input files that include formatting commands.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: uptime
This article spotlights alternative tools to uptime, a utility which tells you how long the system has been running.
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tuptime – report historical and statistical real time of the system
tuptime is a utility that reports historical and statistical real time of the system, keeping it between restarts.
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downtimed – system downtime monitoring and reporting tool
downtimed is a program for monitoring operating system downtime, uptime, shutdowns and crashes and for keeping record of such events.
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lastwake – wake/suspend time system journal analyzer
lastwake parses the systemd journal to find out: time of last cold boot, and start/end times of each sleep/resume cycle and their duration.
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Rust – systems programming language
Rust is an open source, curly-brace, block-structured expression, general purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled language.
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Argyll – color management system
Argyll is an ICC compatible color management system. It supports accurate ICC profile creation for scanners, CMYK printers, and more.
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getmail – mail retrieval system
getmail is a mail retriever designed to allow you to get your mail from one or more mail accounts on various mail servers to your local machine.
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