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4 Best Free and Open Source Graphical SSH Frontends

May 7, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article focuses on GUIs that help you manage and create SSH connections. Only awesome open source software is included.

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3 Graphical Frontends for ImageMagick

May 4, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.

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Planet Earth

6 Best Free and Open Source Virtual Globes

May 4, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Graphics, Roundup, Scientific

There are a number of free and open source applications for Linux which are credible alternatives to Google Earth.

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8 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools

May 2, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

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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Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2025 Updates

May 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

April 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Stamps

10 Best Free and Open Source Collection Managers

April 30, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

There is a wide range of collection manager software available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source options.

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Economics

6 Best Free and Open Source Econometric Software

April 30, 2025 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, Scientific

Econometrics is the application of statistical or quantitative methods to understand economic issues and test theories, and models.

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15 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools

April 29, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Test automation frameworks are a set of best practices, common tools, and libraries that help quality-assurance testers.

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SSD

Essential Utilities: Reclaiming Disk Space (GUI Tools)

April 27, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

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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18 Best Free and Open Source Media Players

April 27, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Multimedia, Roundup

A media player is software that lets you watch video and listen to music on your computer. We cover the best free and open source options.

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