This is the largest set of Linux group tests available, and it is constantly being updated and new articles added. Almost all of the software featured in the group tests below is free to download (and open source). This is
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Linux Group Tests – Part 2
This is the largest set of Linux group tests available, and it is constantly being updated and new articles added. Almost all of the software featured in the group tests below is free to download (and open source). This is
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This is the largest set of group tests available identifying the best software that is available to download. The collection includes hundreds of group tests, with comprehensive sections on internet, graphics, games, programming, science, office, utilities, and more. Almost all
Read moreRipIT **AWOL**
RipIT is used to create MPEG-1 Layer 3, Ogg Vorbis, Flac, Faac or Wav (mp3/ogg/flac/m4a/wav) audio files from an audio CD. It runs in text mode, with no fancy graphical user interface. This Perl script makes it a lot easier
Read moremp3blaster – audio player for the text console
mp3blaster is an interactive text-based mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player with a number of unique features. It supports multiple playlists allowing you to divide tracks into albums allowing great flexibility with the play order. The software is released under an
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osCMax – e-commerce/shopping cart web application
osCMax is a powerful e-commerce/shopping cart web application. It is PHP 5 and MySQL 5 powered. osCMax is based on the ecommerce application osCommerce MS2.
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Magento – eCommerce platform
Magento is a feature-rich Open Source eCommerce web application.
Read moreBlosxom – lightweight yet feature-packed weblog application
Blosxom (pronounced “Blossom”) is a lightweight yet feature-packed weblog application designed from the ground up with simplicity, usability, and interoperability in mind. Fundamental is its reliance upon the file system, folders and files as its content database. Blosxom’s weblog entries
Read moreTriki-Wiki – flat-file Wiki software
Triki Wiki (Triki) is a lightweight, flat-file Wiki system written in PHP (and Xhtml). It is small, very easy to install and highly portable. Its main strength is the optional (but preferred) FCK WYSIWYG Editor, which is a boon for
Read moreZwiki – powered many Zope and non-Zope-related wikis
Zwiki is a powerful, innovative, wiki engine written in Python and based on the Zope web application server. Zwiki keeps pages in a hierarchy, like an outliner, which helps to organize large amounts of content. Zwiki’s user interface comes in
Read moreNucleus CMS – blog management software
Nucleus CMS is an open-source blog management software package written in PHP, with a MySQL backend. It offers a system that is easy to install, but still offers maximum flexibility. It is used to manage frequently-updated Web content. With a
Read moreFrogCMS – simplifies content management
Frog CMS is an open source content management system. It was originally known as phpRadiant. Frog CMS simplifies content management by offering an elegant user interface, flexible templating per page, simple user management and permissions, as well as the tools
Read moremiaCMS – fork of the Mambo CMS
MiaCMS is a powerful, flexible, and easy to use open source content management system. It lets you build powerful and standards-compliant Web sites in a matter of minutes. It features simple installation, graphical content editors (with automatic code generation), RSS
Read moreMambo – CMS software
Mambo (formerly named Mambo Open Source or MOS) is a free, open source content management system for creating and managing websites through a simple web interface. This software can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications.
Read moreZmanda – backup software
Zmanda Recovery Manager is a Perl-based utility used to automate backup and recovery of MySQL databases. Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL is used to do backup and recovery of live MySQL databases which can be local or remote. ZRM
Read moreTimeVault – simple front-end for making snapshots of a set of directories
TimeVault monitors files for changes and takes snapshots after some user-specified delay. It is a simple front-end for making snapshots of a set of directories. Snapshots are a copy of a directory structure or file at a certain point in
Read moreFlyBack – backup software
FlyBack is software for system backup and restore, which offers similar functionality to the Mac OS X Leopard’s Time Machine. Linux has almost all of the required technology already built in to recreate it. FlyBack is a snapshot-based backup tool
Read moreAreca Backup – personal backup solution
Areca Backup is a file backup software developed in Java. It includes a transaction mechanism which guarantees the integrity of a backup. The software allows users to select files or directories to backup, filter, encrypt and compress their content, and
Read moreROX-Filer – user friendly desktop software
ROX-Filer is a simple and easy to use graphical file manager for X11 based on the GTK2 library. It uses a uniform drag-and-drop approach for every operation. It is also the core component of the ROX Desktop Environment. The software
Read moreCompiz Fusion **AWOL**
Compiz Fusion was the result of a merge between the well-known Beryl composite window manager and Compiz Extras, a community set of improvements to the Compiz composite window manager. Compiz Fusion is depreciated. Return to Window Managers Home Page
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