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Podcast

13 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Podcast Tools

April 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup, TUI

Podcasting lets listeners automatically receive the latest episodes of their chosen programmes as soon as they are released.

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Dictionary Tools

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Dictionary Tools

April 25, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the best free and open source dictionary tools.

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SSD

19 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for du

April 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. We recommend alternative commands to du.

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Screen Capture

9 Best Free Linux Screen Capture GUI Tools

April 20, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the best free and open source GUI software for taking screenshots.

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Best Free and Open Source Linux Software

April 18, 2025 Steve Emms Software

This is the largest collection of software recommendations. The collection includes hundreds of articles, with comprehensive sections on internet, graphics, games, programming, science, office, utilities, and more.

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Data Science

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Science Notebook Software

April 18, 2025 Eilidih Parris Roundup, Scientific

A notebook interface is a virtual collaborative environment which contains computer code and rich text elements. Here’s the best free notebook software.

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System administration

frei is a modern replacement for the free command

April 18, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

frei (FREe Improved) is a modern replacement for the free command written in Go.

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FTP

8 Best Free and Open Source Command-line FTP clients

April 16, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, Utilities

This article provides our pick of the best open source command line file transfer programs.

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Issue Tracking

15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Issue Tracking Systems

April 16, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Web Apps

Issue tracking systems play an important role for any development project and collaborative venture whether open source or not.

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Podcast

16 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Podcast Tools

April 15, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 16 high quality open source GUI podcast tools. They offer an excellent way to manage and download podcasts.

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