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Flash OS

Essential Utilities: Flash OS Images

July 19, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

Linux offers a gamut of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the mundane to the wonderful. In our eyes, it’s the breadth of these tools that help to make Linux a compelling operating system.

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Inventory Management

InvenTree – inventory management system

July 16, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

InvenTree is an inventory management system which provides intuitive parts management and stock control.

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System administration

DNSControl – system for maintaining DNS zones

July 15, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

DNSControl is a system for maintaining DNS zones managing your DNS configuration across any number of DNS hosts.

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System administration

Atomia DNS – multi tenant system

July 14, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Atomia DNS is a multi tenant system for handling large amounts of DNS data through programmatic interfaces.

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COMTool – serial debug tools

July 12, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

COMTool is a cross platform serial debug tool. It’s written in Python.

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System network administration

OpenWISP – modular and programmable network management system

July 6, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

OpenWISP is a solution for efficient IT network deployment, monitoring & management.

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Game Tools

ProtonPlus – modern compatibility tools manager

July 2, 2025 Steve Emms Games, GUI

ProtonPlus lets you install and manage Wine/Proton based compatibility tools with a graphical user interface.

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Typesetting Tools

23 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully

June 24, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Scientific

LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language for high-quality typesetting. We feature the best LaTeX tools.

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Astronomy-Juno

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astronomical Data Analysis Tools

June 17, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Astronomy is a branch of science that deals with the study of celestial objects (including stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids…).

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Coding

Sysprof – profile an application or entire system

June 12, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Programming

Sysprof is a sampling profiler that uses a kernel module to generate stacktraces which are then interpreted by the userspace program “sysprof”.

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Command Schedulers

chkservice is a terminal-based tool for managing systemd units

May 29, 2025 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

chkservice is a tool for managing systemd units. It sports a TUI interface and is written in C++

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Command Schedulers

systemd-analyse helps uncover performance problems

May 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

The systemd init system provides the systemd-analyze tool that can help find performance problems and other important systemd information.

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Command Schedulers

systemctl – manage and monitor the systemd system

May 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

systemctl is a command-line tool that allows for the management and monitoring of the systemd system and service manager.

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Command Schedulers

systemd Pilot is a GUI tool for managing systemd services

May 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

systemd Pilot is a desktop application for managing systemd services on Linux systems. it can be described as a GUI for systemctrl.

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Art

28 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools

May 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.

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Navigation

INAV Configurator is a tool for the INAV flight control system

May 24, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

INAV Configurator lets you program and customize the INAV firmware running on flight controllers.

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Monitor System

9 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux

May 21, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

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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Data Science

OpenSees – Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

May 17, 2025 Steve Emms Scientific

OpenSees allows users to create finite element applications for simulating the response of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to earthquakes.

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Command Schedulers

SystemdGenie is a systemd management utility

May 17, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

SystemdGenie is a systemd management utility based on KDE technologies. It provides a graphical frontend for the systemd daemon.

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Benchmarking

Hardinfo2 offers system information and benchmark for Linux systems

May 16, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

Hardinfo2 offers System Information and Benchmark for Linux Systems. It is able to obtain information from both hardware and basic software.

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