PCM Transport is a lightweight audio player with direct ALSA output, gapless playback, DSP tools, CUE support and very low memory use.
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disk-encryption-tool – encrypt existing Linux storage with LUKS
disk-encryption-tool converts existing Linux storage to LUKS encryption, with Btrfs and swap handling, initrd integration and key management.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Zsh Configuration Frameworks
We highly recommend installing a framework with Zsh as it makes dealing with configuration, plugins and themes a lot more straightforward.
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elbencho – distributed storage benchmark
elbencho is a distributed storage benchmark measuring latency, throughput and IOPS across file systems, object stores, block devices and GPUs.
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Excise – interactive terminal storage navigator
Excise is a terminal storage navigator with interactive disk maps, careful space accounting, reporting and safeguards for permanent deletion.
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MINISFORUM M2 – Does Linux Schedule Panther Lake Correctly?
See how Linux schedules the MINISFORUM M2’s Panther Lake P-, E- and LP E-cores across single-threaded, bursty, FFmpeg and full-load tests.
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NPBackup – secure and efficient file backup solution
NPBackup adds a GUI, scheduling, monitoring and multi-repository management to restic’s encrypted, deduplicated backup engine.
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Revisited: SparkPlayer – visually appealing media player now with gapless playback
SparkPlayer adds gapless playback for seamless album listening, alongside visualizers, album art, video support and broad format compatibility.
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LIKWID – performance monitoring and benchmarking suite
LIKWID is a command-line performance monitoring and benchmarking suite for CPU topology, counters, affinity, energy and microbenchmarks.
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Linux: Software, Distros & Hardware
Explore Linux software, distributions, hardware, games, guides and open source alternatives, curated and reviewed by LinuxLinks.
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50 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions for GNOME 50
Discover 50 excellent open source GNOME Shell extensions compatible with GNOME 50, covering docks, tiling, monitoring and customization.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2026 Updates
August 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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syndicationd – terminal RSS and Atom feed reader
syndicationd is a terminal RSS and Atom feed reader with local storage, flexible filtering, feed management, and configurable key bindings.
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FIPS – OpenGL-based FITS image viewer
FIPS is an OpenGL-accelerated FITS image viewer offering responsive zooming, panning, level adjustment and broad 2D FITS support.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Econometric Software
Econometrics is the application of statistical or quantitative methods to understand economic issues and test theories, and models.
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NviWatch – terminal user interface for monitoring NVIDIA GPUs
NviWatch is a terminal user interface for monitoring NVIDIA GPUs and managing the processes using them.
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Duplito – command-line file lister and duplicate-file finder
Duplito is a command-line file lister and duplicate-file finder. It builds a persistent database of file hashes and then uses that index
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TwinHunter – find and clean up duplicate files
TwinHunter is a command-line utility for finding and cleaning up duplicate files.
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49 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Emulators
A terminal emulator is computer software which emulates a dumb video terminal. We make our recommendations.
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9 Best Free and Open Source PHP Microframeworks
This article examines the best PHP microframeworks. Micro means the framework is small, with little or no tools and libraries.
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