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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Finance Trackers

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Financial, GUI, Roundup

Managing personal finances does not have to mean handing over bank details to a hosted service or wrestling with a complex accounting suite.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Introduction

June 12, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

BOSGAME VTA-439 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC running Linux, with design, ports, Radeon 890M graphics, OCuLink, and CachyOS covered.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Btrfs

June 11, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore Btrfs on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running CachyOS, including zstd compression, space savings, and no-compress tips for VMs.

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PELADN-WO4

PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Fan Noise

June 10, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

PELADN WO4 5600H noise tested under Linux. Idle operation is excellent, but rapid fan ramping and heavy-load noise make acoustics a clear compromise.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – BIOS

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX BIOS including power limits, TPM, CPU controls, fan settings, Secure Boot, and CachyOS boot setup.

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Keyboard

Rapoo E9350L Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard Review

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms Accessories, Hardware, Reviews

Rapoo E9350L review: a slim compact wireless keyboard with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, USB-C charging, Linux support and quiet low-profile keys.

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Personal finance

11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup, TUI

Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.

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Paperless Document Workflow

How to Build a Paperless Document Workflow on Linux

June 5, 2026 Lee Walker Tutorials

Learn how to build a paperless workflow on Linux with document scanning, OCR, automation, and file management tools.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS

June 3, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M2’s BIOS.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores

June 2, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Dual-channel memory

June 1, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Looking at the benefits of running dual-channel memory on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates

May 31, 2026 Steve Emms Software

May 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption

May 29, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article, I examine the Minisforum M2’s power consumption and compare it with a range of other machines.

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Biwin SODIMMs

Biwin RS200 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 32GB Review: 2 x 16GB Tested

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

Biwin RS200 DDR5 SODIMM review: Linux testing, benchmarks, dual-channel performance, and why 2 x 16GB beats a single 32GB module.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.

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Keyboard

HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Keyboard Review

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Accessories, Hardware, Reviews

The HHKB Professional Hybrid is a compact 60-key keyboard with a very particular audience in mind. Here’s my review.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum M2 Mini PC using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.

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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

There are a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.

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Database

10 Best Free and Open Source MongoDB GUIs

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup

MongoDB is a high performance, open source, non-relational NoSQL database written in C++. It’s at the forefront of the NoSQL database management system movement.

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Bioinformatics

VCell – modeling and simulation framework

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

VCell is a modeling and simulation framework for computational cell biology.

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DNA

Ottehr – modern, modular electronic health record platform

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Ottehr is a modern, modular EHR platform for building and white-labeling production healthcare apps.

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Task Manager

30 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Task Managers

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, TUI

A task manager is software which enables users to compile a list of tasks to be completed. This list is also known as a to-do list.

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Database

Mongoku – web-based MongoDB client

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Mongoku is a web-based MongoDB client that lets administrators, developers, and teams inspect databases and query data from a browser.

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Web Content Management Systems

12 Best Free and Open Source Ruby-Based Web Content Management Systems

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Web Apps

Here’s our favorite Ruby-based web content management systems.

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Data Science

Elementary – dbt-native data observability command-line tool

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Elementary is a dbt-native data observability command-line tool for analytics and data engineering teams.

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BPM

Manage your Business with a Complete Software Solution

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Roundup, System Software

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, here’s our recommended open source Business Process Management software

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Bioinformatics

COPASI – biochemical systems simulator

June 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Scientific

COPASI is a biochemical systems simulator for building, simulating, and analyzing models of biochemical networks and their dynamics.

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Web Content Management Systems

Radiant – content management system

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Radiant is a content management system aimed at small teams that need a straightforward publishing platform.

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Home Automation

8 Best Free and Open Source X10 Home Automation Software

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup, Utilities

X10 is an open standard for controlling home electrical equipment remotely. It works across home power lines and is extremely low-bandwidth.

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Data Science

OpenMetadata – unified metadata platform

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

OpenMetadata is a unified metadata platform designed for data discovery, data observability, data governance, and metadata management.

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DNA

Bahmni – hospital management and electronic medical record system

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific

Bahmni is a hospital management and electronic medical record system.

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Web Content Management Systems

Avo – admin panel framework, content management system, and internal tool builder

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Web Apps

Avo is an admin panel framework, content management system, and internal tool builder for Ruby on Rails.

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Data Science

Soda Core – data quality and data contract verification engine

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Soda Core is a data quality and data contract verification engine for modern data stacks.

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Data Science

napari – Python-based image viewer

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

napari is a Python-based image viewer aimed at researchers, scientists, and developers working with complex imaging datasets.

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Security

13 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Forensics Memory Tools

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

This roundup focuses on memory tools that help with forensics. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here.

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Linux Distributions

Abora OS – Linux distribution built on NixOS with ANIX

June 13, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Abora OS is a NixOS-based Linux distribution designed to make the first steps with NixOS less demanding.

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dna-medical

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Medical Practice Management Software

June 13, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Medical Practice Management Software is a type of software that is designed to supervise and support the day-to-day operations of a medical practice.

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