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Documentation

trasher – replace rm and del by a trash system

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Trasher is a small command-line utility that aims to replace rm. It moves items to a trash directory instead of deleting them immediately.

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Circuit board

Fastfetch – fetch system information

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Fastfetch is a system information tool written in C. It aims to be a faster alternative to the hugely respected Neofetch tool.

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Circuit board

macchina – system information fetcher

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

macchina lets you view system information, like your kernel version, uptime, memory usage, processor load and much more.

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dmidecode – reports information about your system’s hardware

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

dmidecode reports information about your system’s hardware as described in your system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard.

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Backup

Cedar Backup – manage system backups for a pool of local and remote machines

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Cedar Backup is a free and open source software package designed to manage system backups for a pool of local and remote machines.

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Backup

rsnapshot – filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync

October 25, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

rsnapshot is an rsync-based filesystem snapshot utility. It can take incremental backups of local and remote filesystems for any number of machines.

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Hard disk

BackupPC – high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backup

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

BackupPC is a free backup software suite with a web-based frontend. It is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows and Macs.

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Hard disk

bup – efficient backup system based on the git packfile format

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

bup is a free and open source program written in Python that backs things up. It’s short for “backup”.

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Encryption

zuluCrypt – feature-rich hard drive encryption tools

Updated October 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Security

zuluCrypt provides CLI and Qt tools for managing LUKS, dm-crypt, VeraCrypt, TrueCrypt and BitLocker volumes across Linux storage devices.

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Encryption

Tomb – system for file encryption

Updated October 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Tomb manages portable LUKS-encrypted storage containers with separate keys, FIDO2 unlocking, steganography and flexible mounting.

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Encryption

gocryptfs – encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go

Updated October 4, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

gocryptfs provides file-based encrypted storage through FUSE, with reverse mode, filename encryption, FIDO2 support and cloud-friendly sync.

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Encryption

loop-AES – file system and swap encryption package

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Security

loop-AES is a fast and transparent file system and swap encryption package. loop-AES can be used to encrypt disk partitions, removable media, and more.

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Revision Control

Bazaar – version control system

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Bazaar is a decentralized version control system that’s easy to use and intuitive, able to adapt to many workflows, reliable, and extendable.

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Trouble Ticketing

OTRS – ticket and process management system

October 19, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

OTRS is a Ticket Request System with many features to manage customer telephone calls and e-mails.

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Data Analysis

SciPy – Scientific Computing Tools for Python

October 16, 2023 Eilidih Parris Scientific

SciPy (pronounced “Sigh Pie”) is a Python-based ecosystem of open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering.

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Configuration Management

Quattor – distribution of open source tools aimed at complete system management

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Quattor is a distribution of open source tools aimed at complete system management. Manage non-grid servers, desktops, virtual machines…

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Configuration Management

Bcfg2 – portable configuration management system

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Bcfg2 is a configuration management system. It helps system administrators deploy complex changes across large numbers of systems.

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Data Tools

Finnix – system administration live CD

October 8, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian.

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Data Tools

SystemRescueCd – system rescue disk

October 8, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick. It can also be booted over the network using PXE.

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Benchmarking

HardInfo – small system administration tool

October 7, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

HardInfo is a small utility that displays information about your hardware and operating system. It’s a system profiler and benchmark.

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