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XEmacs – open source text editor and application development system
XEmacs is a highly customizable open source console based and graphical text editor and application development system. XEmacs has full color support on a color-capable character terminal. It is an extension of the popular GNU Emacs, more powerful by handling
Read moreMathematica – modern technical computing system
Mathematica is a specialized computer program used mainly in scientific and mathematical fields. Mathematica is split into two parts, the “kernel” and the “front end”. The kernel interprets expressions (Mathematica code) and returns result expressions. In Mathematica, dialogs, graphics, math,
Read moreNvu – web authoring system
Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a “new view”) is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editing. It is based on the Composer component of Mozilla,
Read moreMultiSystem – test multiple Linux distributions
MultiSystem is an open source utility that allows you to squeeze multiple distributions on to a single USB key. This software lets you quickly test and install multiple Linux distributions, and other operating systems. It is particularly useful for testing
Read moreTimeShift – System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS
TimeShift is an open source system restore utility which takes incremental snapshots of the system using rsync and hard-links. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes that were made to the system after the
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MKVToolNix – Matroska tools
MKVToolNix is a set of free and open source tools for the Matroska media container format by Moritz Bunkus including mkvmerge.
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8 Essential Free Graphics Tools
Linux is a promising platform for artists, photographers, animators, and designers. With low cost hardware, good free software, and a modicum of natural ability and dedication, anyone can generate professional-looking computer graphics.
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LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2019
We’ve run through our statistics, and found our ten most well received posts/series that saw the highest page views for 2019.
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kitty – hardware-accelerated terminal emulator
kitty offers GPU-acceleration and is targeted at power keyboard users. It’s billed as a modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator. Here’s a concise review of this terminal emulator.
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Excellent Utilities: lnav – the log file navigator
This is the second in a new series highlighting best-of-breed utilities. We’ll be covering a wide range of utilities including tools that boost your productivity, help you manage your workflow, and lots more besides. For this article, we’ll put lnav under the spotlight.
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LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2018
It’s common knowledge that Christmas is a time for merriment, goodwill to all people, and above all a time for lists. So there’s no better time to compile a roundup for the year. We’ve run through our statistics, and found our ten most well received posts that saw the highest page views this year.
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27 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility
top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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46 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers
Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.
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matchbox – network boot and bare metal provisioning service
matchbox automates network booting and provisioning of Linux hosts using hardware matching, iPXE profiles and templated Ignition configs.
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qps – Qt process viewer and manager
Qps is a Qt-based process viewer with tree displays, sortable columns, priority controls and detailed inspection of running tasks.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Scorewriters – Compose, arrange, print, and publish music
A scorewriter is software used with a computer for creating, editing and printing sheet music. We recommend free and open source software.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Python Integrated Development Environments
A good IDE tries to accurately predict what the developer is seeking to do without getting in the way.
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23 Best Free and Open Source Linux Debuggers
Debugging is the process of removing bugs. We recommend our favorite debuggers.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2026 Updates
October 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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