Here’s 8 useful boot utility tools. They are all free and open source software.
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Excellent System Utilities: Ventoy – create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files
Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – October 2020 Updates
October 2020 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software.
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asciiworld – world map depicted in ASCII
asciiworld offers world maps depicted in ASCII. asciiworld is free and open source.
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Now and Then: What happened to 5 promising file managers?
Back in 2012, we carried a feature looking at 5 file managers that received little media coverage but which carried bountiful promise.
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colorls – turbocharged alternative to ls
colorls is a Ruby script that enhances ls with color and font-awesome icons. colorls is free and open source software.
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Linux Candy: Hollywood – fill your console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble
Hollywood is a 102 line script that occupies your console with tech geekery.
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Now and Then: The Fate of 15 Linux Distributions
What happened to 15 popular Linux distributions? Are they still going strong, are they outclassed by other distributions, or are they only remembered like fingerprints on an abandoned handrail?
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mpz – open source music player
mpz is a music player that’s designed for large, locally stored, music collections. Here’s our review on this open source software.
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Linux Candy: Evolvotron – interactive generative art software
Evolvotron is an interactive “generative art” application to evolve images/textures/patterns/animations.
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Image Deduplicator – find duplicate images
Image Deduplicator is a Python package that simplifies the task of finding exact and near duplicates in images.
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Excellent Free Tutorials to Learn Factor
Factor is a dynamic stack-based programming language inspired by earlier stack-based languages like Forth and Joy.
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Nyxt – keyboard-oriented extensible open source web browser
Nyxt is a keyboard-oriented, extensible web-browser designed for power users.
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Now and Then: The Development of 6 Lean Desktop Environments
Back in early 2008, we published a feature recommending the best 6 lean desktop environments. How did they fare?
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Linux Candy: XDecorations – Holiday lights and more
XDecorations is a small utility that lets you add decorations to your desktop. It’s our latest addition to the fun Linux Candy series.
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