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sheldon – shell plugin manager

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Sheldon is a fast, configurable shell plugin manager. Plugins are specified in a TOML configuration file. It’s written in Rust.

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Encryption

zuluCrypt – simple, feature rich and powerful solution for hard drive encryption

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Security

zuluCrypt is a simple, feature rich and powerful solution for hard drives encryption. This is free and open source software.

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Encryption

cryptsetup – disk encryption

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Cryptsetup offers a command-line interface to set up cryptographic volumes. This is achieved using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt.

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Encryption

dm-crypt – kernel device-mapper crypto target

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Security

dm-crypt is a transparent disk encryption subsystem in the kernel that provides a generic way to create virtual layers of block devices.

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Stamps

Griffith – film collection manager

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Griffith is a movie collection manager. Adding items to the movie collection is as quick and easy as typing the film title and selecting a source.

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Stamps

StuffKeeper – generic cataloguing software

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Stuffkeeper is a generic cataloguing program. It is not focused on a particular type and can hold any type of data. Free and open source software.

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VVV – catalog the content of removable volumes for off-line searching

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

VVV is an application that catalogs the content of removable volumes like CD and DVD disks for off-line searching.

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Stamps

Alexandria – GNOME application for managing collections of books

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Alexandria is a free and open source GNOME application designed to enable individuals to keep a catalogue of their book collection.

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Stamps

Tellico – collection manager for KDE

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Tellico is an easy to use KDE application for organizing your collections. It provides default templates for books, bibliographies, videos.

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Stamps

DataCrow – media cataloger and media organiser software

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Data Crow is a movie, video, book, image, software, and music cataloger/media manager. The software is highly customizable, easy to use, and feature rich.

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Stamps

GCstar – manage your collections

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

GCstar is an application for managing personal collections. The software manages collections for movies, video games, books, music, and more.

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Automation

Snippet Pixie – expandable text snippet helper

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Snippet Pixie is a small tool that expands text snippets. Save your often used text snippets and expand them by typing their abbreviation.

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Automation

Texpander – simple text expander

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Texpander is a simple text expander for Linux. Texpander is free and open source software similar in a way to AutoKey.

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Diary

ThotKeeper – hierarchical personal journal manager

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

ThotKeeper is a free, open source, easy to use, cross-platform and hierarchical personal journal manager. ThotKeeper is written in Python.

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Diary

Almanah Diary – small diary application

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Almanah Diary is software that lets you keep a diary of your life. This is free and open source software written in C.

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Diary

jrnl – command line journal software

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line. Journals are stored as human readable plain text files.

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Diary

Lifeograph – journal and note taking software

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

Lifeograph is an off-line and private journal and note taking application. It offers all standard features expected from a diary application.

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Diary

RedNotebook – modern journal

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Productivity

RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal to keep track of notes and thoughts throughout the day. It includes a calendar navigation.

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Clipboard

Glipper – clipboard manager for GNOME

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Glipper is a clipboard utility for the GNOME panel. Glipper appears in the notification area. Glipper is free and open source software.

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Clipboard

Clipman – clipboard manager

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Clipman is a clipboard manager for Xfce. Clipman is free and open source software written in the C programming language.

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