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Choosing a Journaling File System

September 29, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

A journaling file system is a special type of file system that maintains a tracking file, called a journal.

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Music

8 Best Free and Open Source Graphical MPD Clients

September 26, 2025 Luke Baker Multimedia, Roundup

MPD is a powerful server-side application for playing music. We recommend our favourite open source graphical MPD clients.

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Static Site Generators

9 Best Free and Open Source PHP Static Site Generators

September 24, 2025 Eilidih Parris Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Sometimes a full, static HTML website is desirable. Because HTML pages are all prebuilt, they load extremely quickly in web browsers.

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UML

12 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools

September 23, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose, modeling language designed to provide a standard way for visualizing, specifying, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of distributed object systems.

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GPS

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux GPS Tools

September 22, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation satellite system consisting of a network of satellites.

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ebook reader

15 Best Free and Open Source GUI ebook Readers

September 21, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

An electronic book (ebook) is a text and image-based publication which can be read on a computer or other digital devices.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: hexdump

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dig

September 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to dig. This is a DNS lookup utility.

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Chemistry

23 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools

September 18, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software.

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Chess Engines

25 Strong Free and Open Source Chess Engines

September 12, 2025 Steve Emms Games, Software

Computer chess has been a phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to play when no human opponents are available.

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Terminal Session Recording

17 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording

September 11, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

Console screencast software (also known as terminal recorder) lets you capture your terminal. Here’s our verdict.

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Comic Books

17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Comic Book Viewers

September 10, 2025 Steve Emms Other, Roundup, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 17 proficient dedicated comic book viewers.

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Git Clients

33 Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools

September 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Roundup, Utilities

Git is an open source distributed version control system which was originally designed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2025 Updates

August 31, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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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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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2025 Updates

August 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates

July 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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Music

16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Music Players

June 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

All music libraries are different, and the right open source music player can make a world of difference – especially if you’ve a large collection. We recommend the best terminal-based music players.

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Google Firebase

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Firebase

June 28, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Software

Google Firebase is a platform developed by Google for creating mobile and web applications. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2025 Updates

June 1, 2025 Steve Emms Software

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

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