SSH or Secure Shell is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network
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11 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Volume Mixers
A volume mixer is a tool that adjusts the individual volume levels of different applications and audio devices running on a computer.
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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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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2025 Updates
October 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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GNOME Klotski – sliding block puzzle game
GNOME Klotski is a set of block sliding puzzles. It’s a clone of the Klotski game.
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Modrinth – game launcher
Modrinth is a unique launcher that allows you to play your favorite mods, and keep them up to date, all in one neat little package.
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Gazelle – minimal NetworkManager TUI
Gazelle is a minimal NetworkManager TUI for Linux with complete 802.1X enterprise WiFi support.
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OviOS Linux – software defined storage operating system
OviOS is a highly performant storage OS which can be used to provide storage to different clients via iSCSI, NFS, SMB and FTP.
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41 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers
Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.
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Aeryth – AppImage to Package Converter
Aeryth is a shell script designed to convert .AppImage files into distribution packages (.deb for Debian and .pkg.tar.zst for Arch Linux).
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Feather – YouTube Music TUI
Feather is a lightweight, efficient, and locally hosted YouTube Music TUI built with Rust.
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netcheck – checks network connectivity
netcheck is designed to be run periodically, saving results to files from which netcheck-plot can be used to create plots.
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Prefixer – Proton prefix management tool
Prefixer is a tool for managing Steam Proton prefixes, seeking to replace protontricks with a friendlier interface, faster responses and modular approach.
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Vipnix – portable Linux distribution
Vipnix LiveCD is a portable, bootable Linux distribution built on the legacy of Gentoo, Funtoo, and Macaroni OS.
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Imagot – image viewer
Imagot is a basic graphical image viewer. It’s sort of an alternative to xnview/irfanview. It’s built with Godot.
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Quarkos – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
Quarkos is a user friendly, desktop oriented operating system based on Ubuntu Linux with Plasma, optionally Trinity desktop environment.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Password Managers
A password manager is a utility which helps users store and retrieve passwords and other data. Here’s our open source recommendations.
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boxunbox – simple symlinker inspired by stow
boxunbox is a simple symlinker inspired by stow with more control over where each individual folder gets linked.
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sh – shell parser, formatter, and interpreter
sh is a shell parser, formatter, and interpreter. It supports POSIX Shell, Bash, and mksh. It requires Go 1.24 or later.
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Reins: Chat for Ollama – private AI chat
Reins is a chat client for a self-hosted Ollama AI models. Connect remotely, customize prompts, adjust parameters, and more.
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Palapeli – single-player jigsaw puzzle game
Palapeli is a single-player jigsaw puzzle game. Unlike other games in that genre, you are not limited to aligning pieces on imaginary grids.
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