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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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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NiTch Revived – fast system fetch
NiTch Revived is a small and incredibly fast system fetch written fully in Nim without any dependencies.
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lash – symlink manager for dotfiles
Lash is a command-line application that is intended to replace Stow. It is not intended to be a drop-in replacement but it does aim to replace most of the implemented functionality of Stow.
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fling – file/directory symlinker
fling computes and creates/removes the minimal amount of symlinks needed in a directory to refer to files and directories in another directory, similar to Stow.
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Vincent OS – Arch-based desktop Linux distribution
Vincent OS aims to be a simple and accessible operating system to use. It’s based on Arch Linux.
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Freelens – Kubernetes IDE
Freelens is a Kubernetes IDE that provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Git Hooks Managers
Git Hooks are a built-in feature of Git that allow developers to automate tasks and enforce policies throughout the Git workflow.
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Apart GTK – partclone GUI
Apart GTK is a Linux GUI tool for cloning and restoring disk partitions to and from compressed image files.
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Xebian – Xfce Debian-based system
Xebian is a Linux distribution with the goal to make an Xfce Debian based system that is much like Xubuntu.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Partitioning Tools
Disk partitioning is the means of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions.
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kubewall – single-binary Kubernetes dashboard
kubewall is a single-binary Kubernetes dashboard with multi-cluster management and AI integration.
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stown – manage file system object mapping via symlinks
stown manages file system object mapping via symlinks. It was inspired by Stow, which was found very useful but too unwieldy.
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kustomize – manage declarative configuration of Kubernetes
kustomize lets you customize raw, template-free YAML files for multiple purposes, leaving the original YAML untouched and usable as is.
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Yagni – Leiningen plugin for finding dead code
Yagni is a static code analyzer that helps you find unused code in your applications and libraries.
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BOSS – Debian-based Linux distribution
BOSS is an Indian Linux distribution developed by CDAC and is customized to suit Indian’s digital environment.
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Dploy – tool for creating symbolic links
Dploy is a tool for creating symbolic links similarly to Stow. It is provided as a CLI tool and Python 3.6.2+ module.
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XStow – replacement for Stow
XStow is a replacement of Stow. It supports all features of Stow with some extensions.
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10 Best CDN Providers for Linux and Open Source Projects
A CDN is a network of servers that are spread out across many countries.
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openmediavault – NAS solution based on Debian Linux
openmediavault is a network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux with lots of services to use.
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