There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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girouette – terminal-based weather app
girouette is terminal-based software which displays the current weather. It sources its data from OpenWeather.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers
We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.
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tstock – generate stock charts in the terminal
tstock is a command-line tool which generates stock charts in the terminal. It’s written in Python and published under an open source license.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers
Here are the finest distraction-free applications to help you focus on writing without interruption.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel WordPerfect Office
Corel WordPerfect Office is an all-in-one office suite.
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Stonks – terminal based stock visualizer and tracker
Stonks is a terminal based stock visualizer and tracker that displays realtime stocks in graph format. It’s written in Go.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: vi
This article spotlights alternative tools to vi, a screen-oriented text editor originally created for the Unix operating system.
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12 Excellent Free and Open Source Scorewriters – Compose, arrange, print, and publish music
A scorewriter is software used with a computer for creating, editing and printing sheet music. We recommend free and open source software.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Authentication Tools
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that offers centralized connection authentication, authorization, and accounting management for various types of network access.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Docs Editors
Google Docs Editors is a freeware web-based productivity office suite within Google Drive service. What are the best open source alternatives?
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8 Essential Free and Open Source Linux Classroom Tools
The software featured in this article offers indispensable ways to help manage a computer-based classroom.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple ColorSync Utility
ColorSync Utility is a tool that lets you change a device’s colour profile. It’s proprietary software and not available for Linux. We recommend the best alternatives.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Python Web Frameworks
A framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Office Suites
An office suite is a collection of productivity software usually containing a word processor, spreadsheet and a presentation program.
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Machine Learning in Linux: Speech Note
Speech Note lets you take, read and translate notes in multiple languages. It uses Speech to Text, Text to Speech and Machine Translation.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: uname
This article spotlights alternative tools to uname, a command-line utility that prints system information.
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22 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers
Stacking window managers (also known as floating window managers) draw all windows in a specific order, allowing them to overlap.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: who
This article spotlights alternative tools to who, a command that shows who is logged on to the system.
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tap is a terminal-based music player with fuzzy-finder
tap is a terminal-based music player that lets you jump to any album with fuzzy-finder shortcuts.
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