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Foreign Languages

15 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Foreign Language Tools

August 20, 2025 Steve Emms Education, Roundup

We have identified the best of breed free and open source Linux foreign language tools. Learn a new language.

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DNA

9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Desktop Genome Browsers

August 18, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

There are numerous tools to browse genomes. While there’s considerable overlap in functionality, each software offers unique features or data.

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Network Security

15 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools

August 16, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Video Editors

18 Best Free and Open Source Linux Video Editors

August 15, 2025 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Linux represents an excellent platform for editing video. We recommend the best free and open source video editors.

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Eye Care Software

Eye Care: Best Free Linux Software to Look after your Eyes

August 14, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Scientific

Look after your eyes with this free and open source software.

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Log Analyzers

12 Best Free and Open Source Log Analyzers

August 12, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Making sense of logs helps organisations make better customer-focused decisions. We recommend the finest open source log analyzers.

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Network Security

7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools

August 11, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Monitoring

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tree

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to tree, a utility that lists the contents of directories in a tree-like format.

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Travel Planner

4 Best Free and Open Source Travel Planners

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

This roundup focuses on software which act as a digital travel assistant.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cat

August 9, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

cat derives its name from concatenation and provides other nifty options too. This article spotlights alternative tools to cat.

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