Our popular series on the best free and open source Linux software, hardware including mini PCs and SBCs, phones, and NAS devices.
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BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux – Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux. It’s a very capable mini PC at a competitive price point.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: stow
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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NATMap – TCP/UDP port mapping for full-cone NAT
NATMap is used to establish a TCP/UDP port mapping from an ISP NAT public address to local private address. If all layers of NAT are full cones (NAT-1), any host can access internal services through the mapped public address. In
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kapp – simple deployment tool
kapp CLI encourages Kubernetes users to manage resources in bulk by working with “Kubernetes applications” (sets of resources with the same label).
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Mint – programming language for the front-end web
Mint is a programming language to write single page applications with tools to write error free, easily readable and maintainable applications.
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kcaldav – simple, safe, and minimal CalDAV server
kcaldav is a simple, safe, and minimal CalDAV server depending only on kcgi, sqlite3, and expat.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web Caches
Web caches have become a vital mechanism for optimizing the amount of data that is delivered in a given period of time. Good web caches also help to minimise latency, serving pages as quickly as possible.
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Fortress – file explorer with git niceties
Fortress is a command-line file explorer written in modern Fortran with fzf integration and git binds for fast staging and committing.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Functions-as-a-Service
Here are the best Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) solutions, sometimes known as serverless. Free and open source goodness.
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MangoWC – Wayland compositor
MangoWC is as lightweight as dwl, and can be built completely within a few seconds. Despite this, Mango does not compromise on functionality.
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prmt – ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt generator
prmt is billed as an ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt that won’t slow you down.
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CSSOM – CSS parser
CSSOM.js is a CSS parser written in pure JavaScript. It is also a partial implementation of CSS Object Model.
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carl – calendar for the command-line
carl tries to mimic the various cal implementations out there, but also adds enhanced features like colors and ical support.
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Volshell – CLI tool for working with memory
Volshell is a utility to access the volatility framework interactively with a specific memory image.
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fnox – encrypted/remote secret manager
fnox lets you manage secrets with encryption or cloud providers—or both.
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15 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls
When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.
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AutoSubSync – automatic subtitle synchronization tool
AutoSubSync is a user-friendly tool that automatically synchronizes your subtitles with your videos
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Recoil – real time strategy game engine
Recoil is a battle tested open-source RTS engine that, allied with a flexible Lua API, allows you to implement the perfect UI and mechanics.
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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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