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uptimed – uptime record daemon

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

uptimed is an uptime record daemon keeping track of the highest uptimes a computer system ever had.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2024 Updates

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

March 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Image Compression Tools

ucollage – extensible command line image viewer

March 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

ucollage is an extensible command line image viewer inspired by vim, a famous text editor.

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Trinity – Qt5 QML Matrix client

March 28, 2024 Steve Emms Internet

Trinity is a Qt5 QML Matrix client. It supports end-to-end encryption (WIP) and has a Discord-like interface.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

March 25, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC is an extremely cheap computer. This is a multi-article series looking at this computer running Linux.

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Quimup – client for the Music Player Daemon

March 22, 2024 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews

Quimup is a client for the music player daemon (MPD). The software is written in C++ and Qt 6.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Chrome

March 22, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser. We recommend open source alternatives that help you break away from Google.

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Document Management Systems

HumHub – enterprise social network

March 20, 2024 Steve Emms Documents

HumHub is used primarily as a social network, knowledge database, intranet or information and communication platform.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Edge

March 18, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Microsoft Edge is a proprietary cross-platform web browser. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Nyxt - Web Browser

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Safari

March 15, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Safari is a freeware graphical web browser that’s not available for Linux. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Log Analyzers

angle-grinder – slice and dice logs

March 14, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

angle-grinder is a command-line tool which lets you slice and dice log files. This is free and open source software written in Rust.

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Eye Care Software

ZenBreak – menu bar app that reminds you to take breaks

March 14, 2024 Steve Emms Scientific

ZenBreak simply reminds you to take a break from the screen, it has customisable behaviour and appearance to suit everyone needs.

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Eye Care Software

BreakTimer – manage periodic breaks

March 14, 2024 Steve Emms Scientific

BreakTimer allows you to set up customizable breaks and will remind you to take them.

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Files

Sigma File Manager – modern file manager

March 8, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity, Reviews

Sigma File Manager is billed as a quickly evolving, modern file manager (explorer / browser) app.

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Files

Cutefish File Manager – simple file manager

March 7, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity

Cutefish File Manager is billed as a simple to use, beautiful file manager which retains the classic PC interactive design.

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Files

CoreFM – simple lightweight easy to use file manager

March 7, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity

CoreFM is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use file manager.

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Files

PCManFM-Qt – Qt-based file manager

March 7, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity

PCManFM-Qt is a Qt-based file manager which uses GLib for file management. It was started as the Qt port of PCManFM, the file manager of LXDE.

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Files

Deepin File Manager – file manager for deepin desktop environment

March 7, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity

Deepin File Manager is a file manager developed for the Deepin desktop environment.

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Linux recommended software

Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2024 Updates

March 1, 2024 Steve Emms Software

February 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Files

Index – Qt-based file manager

February 27, 2024 Steve Emms Android, Productivity, Reviews

Index is a Qt-based file manager that works on desktops, Android and Plasma Mobile.

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