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tldr-python-client – Python command-line client for tldr

April 18, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

tldr-python-client is a command-line client for tldr pages. This is free and open source software. It’s written in Python.

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tealdeer – fast implementation of tldr in Rust

April 18, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Tealdeer is a very fast implementation of tldr in Rust: Simplified, example based and community-driven man pages.

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Linux Candy: linuxwave – generate music from the entropy of Linux

April 18, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, Software

linuxwave is a small utility that’s designed to generate music from the entropy of Linux. It’s written in Zig.

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100 Great and Must-Have CLI Linux Applications

April 10, 2023 Luke Baker CLI, Software

This article selects 100 awesome command-line interface (CLI) apps. The compilation mostly reflects software our volunteers use as their daily drivers.

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TUI Linux Apps

100 Awesome and Must-Have TUI Linux Apps

April 6, 2023 Luke Baker Software

This article selects 100 TUI apps that largely reflects software our volunteers use as their daily drivers.

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Best Free and Open Source Software – March 2023

April 1, 2023 Steve Emms Software

March 2023 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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coreutils

Drop-in replacements for Core Utilities

March 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI

The GNU Core Utilities or coreutils is a package of GNU software containing implementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, which are used on Unix-like operating systems.

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tuc – drop-in replacement for cut

March 5, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

tuc is a similar tool to cut but offers additional functionality. It’s free and open source software written in Rust.

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Best Free and Open Source Software – February 2023 Updates

February 28, 2023 Steve Emms Software

February 2023 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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cTune – ncurses based internet radio player

February 8, 2023 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Reviews, Software

cTune is an ncurses based internet radio player written in C. This is free and open source software.

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Revisited: PyRadio – curses based internet radio player

February 6, 2023 Luke Baker CLI, Internet, Multimedia, Reviews

PyRadio is a cross-platform curses based internet radio player written in Python. Let’s check out the current version.

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Video editing

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel Pinnacle Studio

February 3, 2023 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

Corel Pinnacle is a full-featured, near-pro-level video editing application without a steep learning curve. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Revisited: termusic – terminal-based music player

February 1, 2023 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Software

termusic has added gapless playback and podcast support. Here’s our verdict on this terminal-based music player.

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Free and open source software

Best Free and Open Source Software – January 2023 Updates

January 31, 2023 Steve Emms Software

January 2023 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Log Analyzers

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Console

January 25, 2023 Steve Emms Software, System Software

Apple Console is a system utility which collects log messages that are generated from your computer and connected devices. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Excellent Utilities: Nushell – flexible cross-platform shell with a modern feel

January 9, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Nushell is billed as a new type of shell. The aim is to adopt the Unix philosophy of shells where pipes connect command together.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

Best Free and Open Source Software – December 2022 Updates

January 1, 2023 Steve Emms Software

December 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 5 – Multimedia

December 19, 2022 Steve Emms Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, Software

For this part in the series, we investigate the multimedia performance of the Lenovo T470 laptop including power management.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Cerebro – productivity tool

December 14, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Cerebro is billed as a launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency. This is free and open source software.

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Office

Google Docs – web-based office suite

December 7, 2022 Steve Emms Documents

Google Docs is a Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and form application developed by Google.

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