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gomi – rm replacement

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

gomi is a simple trash tool that works on the command-line which doesn’t unlink (delete) files like the rm command.

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safe-rm – prevent the accidental deletion of important files

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

safe-rm is a safety tool intended to prevent the accidental deletion of important files by replacing /bin/rm with a wrapper.

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trash-cli – trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

trash-cli trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions. This is free and open source software written in Python.

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rmw – ReMove to Waste

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rmw (ReMove to Waste) is a trashcan/recycle bin utility for the command line. It’s free and open source software.

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rip – Rm ImProved

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rip is a command-line deletion tool focused on safety, ergonomics, and performance. It’s written in Rust and GPL licensed.

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Pandora FMS – monitoring software for IT infrastructure management

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Pandora FMS is an open source monitoring software. Watch your systems and applications, and know the status of any element of those systems.

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Icinga – monitoring platform with a powerful configuration language

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Icinga is a monitoring system checking the availability of network resources, notifies outages, and generates performance data for reporting.

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FreeNATS – network manager

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

FreeNATS is a PHP and MySQL based automatic network status testing, alerting and reporting package. FreeNATS allows you to test your network.

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Cacti – complete network graphing solution

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Cacti is an open source, web-based frontend to RRDtool, the industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data.

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ZABBIX – real-time monitoring of millions of metrics

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

ZABBIX is an all-in-one 24×7 free monitoring solution that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers.

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OpenNMS – platform designed for building network monitoring solutions

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

OpenNMS is an enterprise grade network monitoring platform developed under the Open Source model. OpenNMS has a wide variety of monitors available.

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Nagios – host and service monitor

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Nagios is a host and service monitor designed to inform you of network problems. The monitoring daemon runs periodic checks on hosts and services.

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Angband – ASCII dungeon exploration game

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Angband is a free, single-player graphical dungeon exploration game that uses ASCII characters where you take the role of an adventurer, exploring a deep dungeon.

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DoomRL – D**m, the Roguelike

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

DoomRL (Doom, the Roguelike) is a fast and furious coffee-break Roguelike game, that is heavily inspired by the popular first person shooter game Doom.

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Empire – the pinnacle of strategy games

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Empire is a console game simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you.

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Everything is Fodder – Seven Day Roguelike

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Everything is Fodder is a fascinating and compelling open source roguelike game. The game was written in a mere 168 hours.

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Hydra Slayer – roguelike game

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Hydra Slayer is an open source Roguelike game featuring an original combat system, based on mathematical puzzles.

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Imperium – text-based MMO game

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Imperium is an open source game of intergalactic exploration, warfare, and economics. Imperium has no set goal, and fairly flexible rules.

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MyMan – text-mode videogame inspired by Namco’s Pac-Man

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

MyMan is an open source text-mode videogame inspired by Namco’s Pac-Man. It is an unofficial and unlicensed clone of the original Pac-Man and Puckman games

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NetHack – free Dungeons and Dragons-style adventure game

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms Games

NetHack is a wonderfully silly, yet quite addictive Dungeons and Dragons-style adventure game. Play a fierce fighter, wizard, or any of many other classes.

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