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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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PDF

18 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Tools

April 16, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, Utilities

This article focuses on useful PDF tools which can help you create PDFs as well as small utilities/libraries that help you work with PDF.

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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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Mail Notification

Mail Notification Tools: 7 Best Free and Open Source Software

April 13, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Utilities

Email is arguably one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Keep abreast of new emails without interruption.

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Business Intelligence

12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Business Intelligence Software

April 11, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Office, Productivity, Roundup

A business intelligence platform includes three layers: a database layer, a business intelligence layer, and an analytics/performance management layer. Here’s our roundup of the best business intelligence software.

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Time tracking

25 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.

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Database

7 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools

April 10, 2025 Steve Emms Database, Documents, Roundup

This article focuses on no-code hybrid tools that merge spreadsheet functionality with database storage capabilities.

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Images of shells by the sea

20 Best Free and Open Source Shells

April 8, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform. We recommend the finest free and open source shells.

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