Clockywock is billed as a cool ncurses analog clock. The software is written in the C++ programming language. The software is released under an open source license. Features include: Mono or color mode. Change characters used for hands. Change background
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Bitcoin Core – correctly identify valid blocks on the blockchain that contains valid Bitcoin transactions
Bitcoin is an experimental digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin Core
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qoob – excellent foobar-like music player for Linux
Are you debilitated by the countless music players that use web technologies with a massive RAM footprint? Maybe you want a lean yet slick audio player with a good range of features?
Read moreSteem SSE – Steven Seagal Edition
Steem is a legendary Atari ST emulator, both accurate and easy to use thanks to its great user interface. Its development was stopped in 2004, at v3.2. Steem SSE is an updated version of Steem based on that source release.
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Genesis Plus GX – open-source Sega 8/16 bit emulator focused on accuracy and portability
Genesis Plus GX is a Sega multi-system emulator originally for the Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Wii.
Read moreKiwi IRC – web based IRC client
Kiwi IRC is a web based IRC client. It’s designed to be simple to use. The software is released under an open source license. Features include: Themes – there are several themes included within Kiwi IRC to cover a wide
Read morePXZ – parallel LZMA compressor using liblzma
Parallel XZ (PXZ) is a compression utility that takes advantage of running LZMA compression of different parts of an input file on multiple cores and processors simultaneously. Its main goal is to use all system resources to speed up compression
Read moreUlauncher – great application launcher for Linux
Ulauncher is a fast application launcher for Linux. It has a minimal design, dependent on only a few resources, very fast, and works on virtually all Linux desktops. The software is written in Python, using GTK+. The software is released
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Linux Desktop Environments: Pantheon, Trinity, LXDE
Our article “Best Linux Desktop Environments: Strong and Stable” surveyed 9 strong and stable Linux desktop environments (DEs). Due to popular demand, this article extends that survey with 3 other desktops: Pantheon, Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE), and LXDE. We examine their features, user experience, resources footprint, extensibility, and documentation, and compare them to the 9 desktops covered in the original article.
Read morePantheon Desktop Environment – showcasing the elementary OS
Pantheon is the desktop environment originally created for the elementary OS distribution. It’s written from scratch in Vala, using GTK3 and Granite. With regards to usability and appearance, the desktop has some similarities with GNOME Shell and macOS. Pantheon is
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