This article spotlights alternative tools to dd, a popular utility to convert and copy a file.
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GNU Radio is a radio ecosystem
GNU Radio is a signal processing runtime and signal processing software development toolkit.
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SysD Manager – GUI tool to manage systemd units
SysD Manager allows user to manage their systemd units via a GUI.
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Examine – system information viewer
Examine is a system information viewer for the COSMIC Desktop. It runs on other desktops.
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File Lock PEA – filesystem-level encryption
File Lock PEA (PEA = Password Encrypting Archive) encrypts data at the filesystem level
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Boxes – view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems
Boxes is a simple GNOME application to view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems.
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Bats – Bash Automated Testing System
Bats is a TAP-compliant testing framework. It provides a simple way to verify that the UNIX programs you write behave as expected.
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xfce4-taskmanager – monitor system resources
xfce4-taskmanager is an easy to use task manager.
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Evisum – Enlightenment system monitor
Evisum is a system monitor using Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL).
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YASnippet – template system for Emacs
YASnippet is a template system for Emacs. It allows you to type an abbreviation and automatically expand it into function templates.
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sysz – fzf terminal UI for systemctl
sysz is an fzf terminal UI for systemctl. This is public domain software.
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systemctl-tui – interact with systemd services
systemctl-tui is a fast, simple TUI for interacting with systemd services and their logs.
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Zutty – high-end terminal emulator for low-end systems
Zutty is a terminal emulator with a radically simple, yet extremely efficient rendering implementation.
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Topgrade – system specific update tool
Topgrade detects which tools you use and runs the appropriate commands to update them.
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Archey 4 – simple system information tool
Archey is a simple system information tool written in Python.
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SrTemplate – string template system
Mr. strings template (SrTemplate) is a library that allows you to render just text templates. It’s written in Rust.
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Plasma System Monitor – monitoring tool
Plasma System Monitor provides an interface for monitoring system sensors, process information and other system resources.
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System Monitor – view and manage system resources
System Monitor is a process viewer and system monitor with an attractive, easy-to-use interface.
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Resources – monitor system resources
Resources allows you to check the utilization of your system resources and control your running processes and apps.
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Monitorets – system resource monitor
Monitorets is a small utility application offering a simple and quick view at the usage of several of your computer resources.
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