Testing the NETGEAR Orbi 770 shows Guest Wi-Fi isolates LAN devices, while the IoT SSID does not.
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Why Linux Projects Need Dedicated Servers
Slow builds and shared hosting are costing Linux projects contributors. Here’s why dedicated servers are a must-have.
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8 Useful Free and Open Source S3 GUI Tools
Explore the best S3 desktop clients for Linux to browse buckets, manage files, transfer data, and access compatible object storage.
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TEAMGROUP T-Force G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe Review
TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 PRO 2TB SSD review under Linux, testing PCIe 4.0 performance, sustained writes, random access, temperatures and endurance.
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Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – NPU with FastFlowLM
FastFlowLM puts the Minisforum N5 Pro’s 50 TOPS AMD XDNA 2 NPU to work under Linux for local LLMs and private AI server workloads.
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Flux – multi-threaded Linux file manager
Flux is a fast, minimalist GTK4 file manager for Linux with archive browsing, network access, content search and extensive keyboard control.
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izrss – terminal-based RSS feed reader
izrss is a terminal-based RSS feed reader written in Go.
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Why AI-Heavy Projects Rarely Feature on LinuxLinks
I explain why AI-heavy open source projects rarely feature on LinuxLinks and the standards software must meet before I recommend it.
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Minisforum N5 Pro Review – Five-Bay NAS with Ryzen AI 9 Power
Minisforum N5 Pro review with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, NVMe storage and 10GbE networking.
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Termora – Terminal Emulator and SSH Client
Termora is an open source terminal emulator and SSH client with host management, SFTP transfers, remote editing, plugins and more.
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MinisCloud OS Review – customised Linux NAS operating system
MinisCloud OS is a customised Linux NAS operating system developed for Minisforum. I take a detailed look at the OS.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2026 Updates
July 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Scanpy – scalable toolkit for analysing single-cell gene expression data
Scanpy is a scalable toolkit for analysing single-cell gene expression data. It can handle datasets containing more than one million cells.
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VasakOS – Arch Linux-based distribution
VasakOS is an Arch Linux-based rolling release with its own Wayland desktop and core apps built with Rust, Tauri and Vue
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Orfeo ToolBox – remote sensing image processing library
OTB is a collection of remote-sensing image processing algorithms for very large optical, multispectral, hyperspectral and radar images.
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OutWiker – cross-platform note-taking application
OutWiker is a cross-platform note-taking application that stores notes in a tree structure.
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tele – keyboard-first Telegram client for the terminal
tele is a keyboard-first Telegram TUI with chats, reactions, media previews, voice playback, local history and extensive configuration.
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SNAP Engine – Earth observation processing platform
SNAP Engine is the core processing platform behind the European Space Agency’s Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP).
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y509 – analyse and validate X.509 certificate chains
y509 is a terminal interface for inspecting and validating X.509 certificate chains from files, stdin and live TLS or STARTTLS services.
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zwm – minimal and opinionated tiling window manager for X11
zwm is a minimal and opinionated tiling window manager for X11. It uses XCB to communicate with the X server.
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Tero Subtitler – create, edit, translate and validate subtitles
Tero Subtitler is a cross-platform application for creating, editing, translating and validating subtitles.
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T-PHANTOM OS – security-focused Linux distribution for DFIR
T-PHANTOM OS is an Arabic and English security-focused Linux distribution for DFIR, forensics, penetration testing and reverse engineering.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Linting Tools
We recommend the finest prose linters, software which checks your text against style guides.
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SiYuan – privacy-first personal knowledge management application
SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management application. It combines block-based note-taking with Markdown WYSIWYG editing.
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6 Best Free and Open Source OS-level Virtualization
A container is an operating-system-level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems. Here’s our recommended open source software.
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PolonOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
PolonOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring KDE Plasma. custom desktop styling, driver management and its own utilities.
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22 Useful Free and Open Source PDF Manipulation Tools
We recommend the best free and open source PDF manipulation tools offering some genuinely useful software.
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Arkeep – infrastructure backup management platform
Arkeep is an infrastructure backup management platform built on Restic and Rclone.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emulators Built With Web Technologies
This article recommends terminal emulators built with web technologies – JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
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TTFviewer – utility for viewing and inspecting TrueType fonts
TTFviewer is a graphical utility for viewing and inspecting TrueType fonts.
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SeqKit – manipulate FASTA and FASTQ files
SeqKit is a fast, cross-platform command-line toolkit for manipulating FASTA and FASTQ files.
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FrontAccounting – web-based accounting software
FrontAccounting is a web-based accounting and enterprise resource planning system for small and medium-sized businesses.
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