Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct sets of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem.
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Useful Free and Open Source Security Testing Software
Here’s some useful software for performing security testing. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here.
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TUISIC – simple TUI online music streaming software
TUISIC is a simple TUI online music streaming application written in C++ with vim keybindings.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: 3 Types of Cores
The 12-core processor has a quad-core Cortex-A720 large core, quad-core Cortex-A720 medium core, and quad-core Cortex-A520 small core.
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ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 released: AI grammar and spell check, customizable hotkeys, macro recording, improved PDF redaction and forms
The latest version of ONLYOFFICE Docs is already available, bringing an AI-powered grammar and spelling checker that can be enabled through the built-in AI plugin. However, the 9.2 release also brings more customization (custom keyboard shortcuts), automation (macro recording), improved PDF redaction, and clearer form-building tools, all the small changes that add up to a smoother editing workflow.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: cTDP
Delving into the UM890 Pro’s BIOS reveals an option not available in the other mini PC’s I’ve been writing about. The BIOS setting lets you set the AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP).
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Best Free and Open Source Software: November 2025 Updates
November 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Process Memory Tools
In this roundup we focus on useful tools that help you work out the amount of memory used by programs.
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Benchmarking the Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer
I put the Orange Pi 6 Plus through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of its competitors.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption
I subject the Minisforum M890 Pro to a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
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Benchmarking the Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor. I put it through various benchmark tests
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Benchmarking the HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop in Linux
I put a refurbished HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop through a series of benchmarks comparing it to other machines.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction to the Series
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Specifications in detail
Let’s look at the specifications of the laptop in more detail. I’ll use a popular system profiler, inxi, to help delve into the laptop’s specs.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is the first article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP laptop.
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HeadsetStatus – lightweight headset battery monitor for Linux
HeadsetStatus is a fast, minimal system tray app that shows battery and connection status for wireless/USB headsets.
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FlareSolverr – proxy server to bypass Cloudflare and DDoS-GUARD protection
FlareSolverr is a proxy server to bypass Cloudflare and DDoS-GUARD protection.
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Jarl – fast linter for R
Jarl is a fast linter for R: it does static code analysis to search for programming errors, bugs, and suspicious patterns of code.
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Spotless – keep your code spotless
Spotless is a code formatter that supports lots of languages.
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m2m – convert YouTube video files to other formats
m2m is a minimal bash tool to convert YouTube video files to any other supported media files.
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stylis – lightweight CSS preprocessor
stylis is a lightweight CSS preprocessor that’s written in JavaScript.
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pypykatz – Python implementation of Mimikatz
pypykatz is a cross-platform implementation of Mimikatz written in Python.
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c3 – to-do list app
c3 is a crossplatform to-do list app that uses and extends calcurse’s format, to be a tree like to-do list with dependencies and notes.
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Atlas – manage your database schema as code
Atlas is a language-agnostic tool for managing and migrating database schemas using modern DevOps principles.
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Issie – Interactive Schematic Simulator with Integrated Editor
Issie (Interactive Schematic Simulator with Integrated Editor) is an application for digital circuit design and simulation.
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PCLink – web-first application for secure remote PC control
PCLink is a modern, web-first application for secure remote PC control from mobile devices.
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LeenFetch – system information tool
LeenFetch is a fast, minimal, and customizable system information tool built in Rust — your alternative to Neofetch.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rm
This article spotlights alternative tools to rm, a command that removes files or directories.
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6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Command Schedulers
The software utility cron also known as cron job is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ping
This article spotlights alternative tools to ping. All software featured here is free and open source goodness.
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Checkstyle – Java Code Quality Tool
Checkstyle is a tool that ensures adherence to a code standard or a set of best practices.
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MoneyTerm – TUI expense and budget tracker
MoneyTerm is a Textual/Rich TUI based expense and budget tracker. It’s written in the Python language.
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csvi – terminal CSV editor
CSVI is a terminal-based CSV editor for UNIX-like systems (including Linux) and Windows.
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trashy – fast and featureful alternative to rm
trashy is a simple, fast, and featureful alternative to rm and trash-cli written in Rust.
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