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Hard disk

BackupPC – high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backup

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

BackupPC is a free backup software suite with a web-based frontend. It is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows and Macs.

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Hard disk

bup – efficient backup system based on the git packfile format

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

bup is a free and open source program written in Python that backs things up. It’s short for “backup”.

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Font Tools

GNOME Fonts – view fonts on your system

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

GNOME Fonts shows you the fonts installed on your computer for your use as thumbnails. This is free and open source software.

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Accountancy

SQL-Ledger – web-based ERP system

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms Financial

SQL-Ledger is a double entry accounting system. Accounting data is stored in an SQL Database Server and a standard web browse as its user interface.

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Accountancy

ledger – powerful, command-line double-entry accounting system

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

Ledger is a command-line based double-entry bookkeeping application that uses text files for input.

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Alpine – based on the Pine Message System

October 24, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Alpine (Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email) is a fast, free, easy to use console based email client.

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Font Tools

ftCLI – edit fonts using FontTools

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ftCLI is a command line interface built with click to edit fonts using FontTools. Python 3.7 or later is required to install ftCLI.

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Font Tools

fontTools – library to manipulate font files from Python

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

fontTools is a library for manipulating fonts, written in Python.The project includes the TTX tool, that can convert TrueType and OpenType fonts to and from an XML text format.

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Shell prompt

Znap – easy-to-use tools for Zsh

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Znap is a fast, lightweight set of tools to ease the use of Zsh plugins and Git repos and reduce your shell’s startup time.

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Encryption

Tomb – system for file encryption

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Security

Tomb is a system for file encryption, facilitating the backup of secret files. It’s a simple tool to manage encrypted storage.

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Encryption

gocryptfs – encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Security

gocryptfs is an encrypted overlay filesystem. Encrypted files are stored in CIPHERDIR, and a plain-text view can be presented.

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Encryption

loop-AES – file system and swap encryption package

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Security

loop-AES is a fast and transparent file system and swap encryption package. loop-AES can be used to encrypt disk partitions, removable media, and more.

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Stamps

hydrus – Danbooru-like image tagging and search system

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

hydrus is a personal booru-style media tagger that can import files and tags from your hard drive and popular websites.

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Clipboard

GPaste – clipboard management system

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

GPaste is a clipboard management system. GPaste is free and open source software written in the C programming language.

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System network administration

NOC – OSS system for ISP, service, content providers and enterprises

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

NOC is a scalable, high-performance and open-source OSS system for ISP, service and content providers.

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GPS

Navit – car navigation system with routing engine

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Scientific

Navit is an open source car navigation system with routing engine. Its modular design is capable of using vector maps of various formats.

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Revision Control

Fossil – distributed software configuration management system

October 22, 2023 Eilidih Parris Programming

Fossil is an open source distributed version control system, bug tracking system and wiki software server for use in software development.

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Revision Control

Monotone – distributed version control system

October 22, 2023 Eilidih Parris Programming

Monotone is a free, distributed version control system. It provides fully disconnected operation, manages complete tree versions.

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Revision Control

CVS – Concurrent Versions System

October 22, 2023 Eilidih Parris Programming

CVS is a version control system, which allows you to keep old versions of files, keep a log of who, when, and why changes occurred, etc.

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Revision Control

Bazaar – version control system

October 22, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

Bazaar is a decentralized version control system that’s easy to use and intuitive, able to adapt to many workflows, reliable, and extendable.

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