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24 Best Free and Open Source Linux Physics Tools
This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for physics and physics education. Hopefully there will be something for interest here for all budding physicists.
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12 Essential Free and Open Source Python Maths Tools
Great libraries and tools that are ideal for mathematicians working with Python.
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Essential Utilities: Reclaiming Disk Space (GUI Tools)
Linux offers an unsurpassed breadth of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. These tools help make Linux a compelling operating system.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Reference Management Tools
Reference management software is software for academics and authors to use to record and use bibliographic citations.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Server Provisioning Tools
Server provisioning is a set of actions to prepare a server, taking it from bare metal to a functioning system.
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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux
The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.
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11 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools
nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.
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32 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers
We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools
There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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uCareSystem – automated maintenance utility
uCareSystem is a system maintenance utility for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS, WSL2, and other Debian-based systems.
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smem2 – reports on memory usage on Linux systems
smem2 is a command line utility for Linux that reports process and system memory usage with a focus on proportional set size (PSS).
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18 Best Free and Open Source File Synchronization Tools
File synchronization (often know as syncing) is the process which ensures that files stored on different devices are kept up-to-date.
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SiriKali – graphical frontend for encrypted filesystems
SiriKali manages encrypted folders and remote mounts with multiple backends. Explore its GUI, favourites, password storage and automation.
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ufetch – tiny system information scripts for Unix-like systems
ufetch uses platform-specific shell scripts to show system information with distro artwork, configurable colours and compact output.
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nv-monitor – lightweight NVIDIA GPU and system monitor
nv-monitor tracks NVIDIA GPU, CPU and memory activity in a lightweight terminal interface, with CSV logging and Prometheus metrics.
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SEE – terminal interface for inspecting systemd service events
SEE provides a keyboard-driven terminal interface to systemd service events, with multiple buffers, date filtering and Vim-style navigation.
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Usage – analyse system resources and storage
Usage is a GNOME utility for checking CPU, memory, network activity and storage usage, with accessible views of running applications.
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zfetch – lightweight terminal system information utility
zfetch presents operating system and hardware details in a lightweight terminal summary with compact formatting and minimal overhead.
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