systemd-boot, previously called gummiboot (German for “rubber dinghy”), is a simple Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot manager which executes configured EFI images. Developed by Red Hat employees, gummiboot was intended to be a minimal alternative to GNU GRUB that
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Excellent System Utilities: Pingnoo – traceroute/ping analyser
We look at Pingnoo, an open-source cross-platform application for analysing and measuring the round trip time (latency) between two hosts.
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IceHRM – human resource management system
ICeHRM is a web based Human Resource Management system developed targeting small and medium sized companies.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Maintain your System – Part 14
This article explains ways to keep your system running in tip-top condition.
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Excellent System Utilities: Fail2ban – ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors
Fail2ban is a daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors. Fail2ban is free and open source software.
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Excellent System Utilities: Ventoy – create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files
Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
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cryptmount – managing encrypted file systems
cryptmount is a software tool for managing encrypted file systems under Linux. cryptmount is free and open source software.
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MooseFS – POSIX-compliant distributed file system
MooseFS is a Petabyte Open Source Network Distributed File System. MooseFS spreads data over a number of commodity servers.
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Excellent System Utilities: CPU-X – system profiler tool
CPU-X is a similar tool to the Windows utility CPU-Z. Unlike CPU-Z, CPU-X is free and open source Linux software. Here’s our review.
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Sentrifugo – Human Resource Management System
Sentrifugo is a Human Resource Management System that can be easily configured to adapt to your organizational processes.
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Excellent System Utilities: Glances – CLI curses-based monitoring tool
Glances is a system administration tool that replaces a whole host of command-line utilities. Here’s our review of Glances.
Read morewav2letter++ – end-to-end speech recognition system
wav2letter++ is a fast, open source speech processing toolkit from the Speech team at Facebook AI Research built to facilitate research in end-to-end models for speech recognition. It’s intended as a platform for rapid research in end-to-end speech recognition. It
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Excellent System Tools: nnn – portable terminal file manager
nnn is a free and open source terminal file manager written in the C programming language. nnn focuses on performance over features.
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Excellent GTK File Managers to Manage your Filesystem
We recently visited 15 Qt file managers. This article reviews 15 Gtk file managers.
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Qt File Managers Roundup: Excellent Ways to Manage your Filesystem
It makes sense to use Qt based software with KDE. Benefits include memory savings, and better integration with the KDE desktop. However, if you prefer other desktop environments, these Qt file managers still work admirably. We review 15 Qt file managers.
Read moreTrinity Desktop Environment – desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a computer desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining the function and form of traditional desktop computers. TDE was born as a fork of the K Desktop Environment
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Stacer – system optimizer and monitoring software
Stacer is an open source system optimizer and application monitor for users needing an easy way to manage systems with different aspects.
Read moreStacer – System Optimizer and Monitoring Tool
Stacer is an open-source system optimizer designed for Ubuntu / Debian based distributions. Stacer welcomes the user with a modern window featuring 9 tabs: Dashboard, Startup Apps, System Cleaner, Services, Processes, Uninstaller, Resources, APT Repository Manager, and Settings. From a
Read moreggplot – Plotting System for Python
ggplot is a plotting system for Python based on R’s ggplot2 and the Grammar of Graphics. It’s built for making professional looking, plots quickly with minimal code. It builds on top of matplotlib and seeks to raise the aesthetics of
Read moreLinux Means Business – Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems – Best Free Software
Best Open Source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems This section covers CRM solutions, software that lets firms manage business relationships and the data and information associated with them. It is essential for a business to share information efficiently and effectively,
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