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34 Best Free Linux Backup Software (Updated 2023)

January 8, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Backup software is used to perform a complete back up of a file, data, database, system or server. Here’s the best open source backup software.

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Best Free Android Apps: KOReader – document viewer

January 6, 2023 Eilidih Parris Android

KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.

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Excellent Utilities: Oh My Zsh – framework to manage your Zsh configuration

January 4, 2023 Erik Karlsson CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Oh My Zsh is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration.

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Best Free and Open Source Software – December 2022 Updates

January 1, 2023 Steve Emms Software

December 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Contacts

December 28, 2022 Steve Emms Productivity, Software

Google Contacts is a contact management service. It’s available on the sidebar of Gmail, a web app, and for Android. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Excellent Utilities: Zellij – terminal workspace with batteries included

December 26, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Zellij is billed as “a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal”. It’s written in Rust.

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ebook

9 Best Free Linux e-book Tools – Updated 2022

December 24, 2022 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Linux has a good range of open source software which helps users to organize their e-book collection, catch up on a novel, or even to create and publish their own e-books.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Rnote – sketch and take handwritten notes

December 23, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Rnote is a vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures. Here’s our review.

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LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2022

December 22, 2022 Steve Emms Software, System Software

We’ve trawled through our statistics and found our ten most well received posts/series that saw the highest page views for 2022.

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Music

Musicly – simple music player

December 21, 2022 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Software

Musicly is billed as a simple and elegant music player. It’s cross-platform software written in JavaScript. Here’s Luke’s review.

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