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Tflinux – Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian

June 25, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Tflinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian 12 Bookworm.

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Bookery – CLI-first ebook library manager

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

Bookery is a CLI-first ebook library manager that helps organize EPUB libraries from the terminal.

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ph-css – Java library for parsing, representing, modifying, and writing CSS stylesheets

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

ph-css is a Java library for parsing, representing, modifying, and writing CSS stylesheets.

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Mist – lightweight, self-hostable Platform-as-a-Service

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Mist is a lightweight, self-hostable Platform-as-a-Service for deploying Docker applications from Git.

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P-Cores, E-Cores and LP E-Cores Compared Across 4 Intel Processors

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Intel P-Cores, E-Cores, and LP E-Cores compared across Core Ultra 7 356H, Core Ultra 9 285HX, Core Ultra 9 285H, and Core Ultra 7 255H.

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scilintr – collection of scientific linting tools

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

scilintr is a collection of scientific linting tools for R and Python analysis projects, together with a companion LaTeX report linter.

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Ebookmaker – command-line conversion tool used by Project Gutenberg

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents

Ebookmaker is a command-line conversion tool used by Project Gutenberg to produce ebook files from prepared source documents.

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Basalt Linux – Debian-based Linux distribution

June 25, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Basalt Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution built around the Xfce desktop environment designed for everyday use.

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Parse – Go library offering lexers, parsers, and parsing utilities

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Parse is a Go library offering lexers, parsers, and parsing utilities for common web formats.

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10 Best Free and Open Source eBook Web Apps

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Web Apps

This article selects our pick of the available eBook web apps. We only explore free and open source software here.

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PaaS

SwiftWave – self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

SwiftWave is a self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution for deploying and managing applications on your own server.

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Web Browsers

11 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

A web browser is the quintessential desktop application. Everyone needs one, and there is not a desktop Linux distribution around that does not make a web browser available.

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Clipboard

Copyous – modern clipboard manager for GNOME

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Utilities

Copyous is a clipboard manager extension for GNOME Shell. It keeps a history of copied content inside the desktop environment.

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Stacking Window Managers

26 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers

June 25, 2026 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup, Utilities

Stacking window managers (also known as floating window managers) draw all windows in a specific order, allowing them to overlap.

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PaaS

Convox – multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Convox is a multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes.

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Personal finance

13 Best Free and Open Source Desktop Personal Finance Tools

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Roundup

We focus on the best desktop personal finance software for Linux. We only feature open source goodness.

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PHP CSS Parser – PHP library for reading CSS

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PHP CSS Parser is a PHP library for reading CSS and turning it into a structured document model that applications can inspect.

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Software

14 Lightweight Markup Languages

June 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Languages, Programming, Roundup

A lightweight markup language is a modern system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text.

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Ace by DAISY – accessibility checking software for EPUB publications

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Documents, GUI

Ace by DAISY is accessibility checking software for EPUB publications.

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Keyboard

Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II Review – Smart RGB mechanical keyboard

June 24, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II reviewed on Linux: full-size design, Cherry MX2A Brown switches, RGB Q software, Linux support, and value verdict.

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