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3proxy – lightweight multi-protocol proxy server

November 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

3proxy is a lightweight multi-protocol proxy server supporting HTTP, SOCKS, FTP, authentication, traffic limits, and proxy chaining.

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Compositing Window Managers

Compiz Reloaded – OpenGL compositing window manager for X11

November 12, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, GUI

Compiz Reloaded is an OpenGL compositing window manager for X11 with configurable desktop effects, workspace navigation, and plugins.

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Database

LiteDB – embedded BSON database

November 12, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

LiteDB stores BSON documents in a single database file, with ACID transactions, LINQ queries, secondary indexes, and object mapping.

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Compositing Window Managers

Muffin – window manager and compositor for Cinnamon

November 11, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop

Muffin is Cinnamon’s window manager and compositor, managing X11 windows, Wayland sessions, workspaces, displays, and visual effects.

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BPM

Elsa Workflows – workflow automation and process management engine

November 9, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Elsa Workflows provides a workflow engine and visual designer for automating business processes, integrating APIs and monitoring execution.

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Ebony – GTK4 MPD client with classical music support

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Ebony is a GTK4 graphical MPD client for browsing music libraries, with classical music metadata, remote playback and server discovery.

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Musical instruments

MPDCtrlX – cross-platform graphical MPD client

November 8, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

MPDCtrlX is a graphical MPD client with album and artist browsing, playlists, search, Wayland support and Linux media controls.

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Home Automation

mochad – TCP gateway daemon for X10 home automation

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

mochad is a Linux TCP gateway for X10 CM15A, CM15Pro and CM19A controllers, enabling network control, RF monitoring and power-line commands.

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Security

LiME – Linux memory acquisition tool

November 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

LiME captures volatile memory from Linux and Android systems, with local or network output, multiple dump formats and optional hashing.

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Network

DAOS – distributed storage platform for HPC and AI

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

DAOS provides distributed storage for HPC and AI with transactional object access, parallel filesystems, replication and erasure coding.

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Wallpaper Setter

BingWallE – collect Bing and Windows Spotlight wallpapers

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

BingWallE collects Bing daily and Windows Spotlight wallpapers, with gallery previews, high-resolution downloads and editable photo tags.

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Arcade Games

Aerofoil – modern port of the classic Glider PRO game

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Games, GUI

Aerofoil recreates Glider PRO, the classic Macintosh paper airplane game, with enhanced graphics, gamepad support and a level editor.

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Recording Studio

GNOME Network Displays – cast your desktop to wireless displays

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

GNOME Network Displays casts your Linux desktop to Miracast and Chromecast receivers, with audio streaming and virtual display support.

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Photo Metadata

Xviewer – simple image viewer

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

Xviewer is Linux Mint’s image viewer with large-image handling, slideshows, automatic orientation, plugins and photo browsing.

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Utility

bmon – terminal-based bandwidth monitor and rate estimator

November 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

bmon monitors network bandwidth in a terminal with live traffic graphs, interface statistics, configurable filters and JSON output.

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Hypervisors

Bao – lightweight static partitioning hypervisor

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Bao is a lightweight embedded hypervisor that statically partitions CPUs, memory and devices to isolate Linux and real-time workloads.

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Hypervisors

ACRN – Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and real-time systems

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

ACRN is a Type 1 hypervisor for embedded and industrial systems, combining isolated real-time virtual machines with shared resources.

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Composing Music

PMW – high-quality music typesetting program

October 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

Philip’s Music Writer converts text-based music notation into polished PDF and PostScript scores with precise engraving and layout controls.

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Audio Analyzers

SoX_ng – command-line audio converter and effects processor

October 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

SoX_ng is a command-line audio converter and processor with format conversion, recording, audio effects, resampling and analysis tools.

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Hard drive utility

systemd-repart – declarative disk partitioning tool

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

systemd-repart creates and grows partitions declaratively, builds disk images, supports encryption and suits automated Linux deployment.

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