June 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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TEAMGROUP PD20 Mini External SSD Review
I’m testing the 2TB PD20 Mini External SSD which provides plenty of capacity for backing up a computer or holding a good chunk of data.
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Orange Pi R2S Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction
This is a series of articles looking at the Orange Pi R2S, the latest addition to the range of single board computers from Orange Pi.
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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: 2.5Gbps Networking
In this article I explore a simple upgrade to improve the Raspberry Pi 5’s network speed.
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Intehill 16″ 3K Touchscreen U16ZT Portable Monitor Review
I’ve been evaluating the Intehill 16″ 3K Touchscreen Portable Monitor U16ZT with a variety of Linux devices. Here are my findings.
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Orange Pi RV2 Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption
In this article in the series, I look at the power consumption of the Orange Pi RV2 and compare it to some other computers.
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Benchmarking the Banana Pi BPI-F3 Single Board Computer
In this article I benchmark the Banana Pi BPI-F3 and compare it to other single board computers as well as an N100 Mini PC.
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Benchmarking the Orange Pi 5 Ultra, Orange Pi 5 Max and Orange Pi RV2
I benchmark the Orange Pi 5 Ultra, Orange Pi 5 Max, Orange Pi RV2 against a Raspberry Pi 5 and a DreamQuest N100 Mini PC.
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BrosTrend 5 Port 2.5GB Switch Review
The BrosTrend 5 Port 2.5GB Switch retails for £38. It’s a very cheap way to upgrade your local network for faster transfers.
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ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0 is here: discover the redesigned interface, diagram viewer, AI tools and more
With over 20 new features and nearly 500 improvements.
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Banana Pi BPI-F3 Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction
The Banana Pi BPI-F3 is an industrial grade RISC-V development board, designed with the SpacemiT K1 8 core RISC-V chip.
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Ten Forward – control a NAT-PMP gateway
Ten Forward allows you to request port forwarding to your gateway.
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SerialTest – test tool for serial port, Bluetooth, TCP and UDP
SerialTest is a cross-platform test tool for serial port, Bluetooth, TCP and UDP.
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Kindle Comic Converter – transform images to ebooks
KCC (a.k.a. Kindle Comic Converter) is a comic and manga converter for ebook readers.
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Japachar – learn Japanese characters
Japachar is an application helps you to learn Japanese characters using a gradual learning algorithm which makes you test-like questions.
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MODICIA O.S. – Linux multimedia distribution
MODICIA O.S. is a multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers.
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Pulp – skim excessive feeds
Pulp provides a workflow focused on reading through an excessive number of RSS feeds
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mpvc – mpc-like CLI tool for mpv
mpvc is a music player in POSIX-sh interfacing mpv from the shell and extras/goodies.
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sherpa-onnx is speech-to-text and text-to-speech software
sherpa-onnx is software for Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker diarization, and VAD using next-gen Kaldi with onnxruntime
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