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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astrology Software

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Roundup

Astrology is a set of traditions, beliefs and systems which hold that there is a connection between the movement of heavenly bodies and events that take place on Earth such as human affairs, and personality.

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JSON Tools

yq – command-line YAML, XML and TOML processor

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

yq processes YAML, XML and TOML files using jq filters, supporting format conversion, in-place editing and preservation of comments.

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process

Memray – memory profiler for Python applications

October 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Memray profiles Python memory usage with native extension tracking, terminal monitoring and flame graphs to reveal allocations and leaks.

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tincan – peer-to-peer voice and text chat for the terminal

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

tincan is a terminal voice and text chat tool using peer-to-peer links, encrypted QUIC connections, channels and relay fallback.

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Clipboard

Glipboard – terminal clipboard history manager

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Glipboard stores copied text and images locally, combining a background clipboard service with a keyboard-driven terminal interface.

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OpenStock – stock market research and monitoring platform

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, Web Apps

OpenStock provides a self-hosted stock market dashboard with watchlists, company profiles, interactive charts and market news.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Quantum Chemistry Software

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

Quantum chemistry software calculates molecular structures, electronic properties, chemical reactions and the behaviour of atoms and materials.

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Reference Management

Bibliograph – collaborative online bibliography management

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

Bibliograph helps research groups manage shared bibliographies with record imports, flexible searches, access controls and publishing.

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10 Useful Open Source Linux Applications I Miss

October 23, 2026 Scott Donaldson Blog

Fan controls, clever launchers and desktop streaming clients: a fond look at useful Linux software that’s no longer maintained.

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Git Clients

GrumPHP – PHP code quality checks using Git hooks

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

GrumPHP runs configurable code-quality checks through Git hooks, helping PHP teams catch style, testing and security issues before commits.

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Linux Distributions

Chamesle Linux – Void-based distribution

October 23, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Chamesle is a rolling-release Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar and straightforward desktop experience, particularly for users moving from Windows.

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eprofiler-tui – terminal-based profiling flamegraph viewer

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

eprofiler-tui visualises live profiling data in terminal flamegraphs with OpenTelemetry ingestion, thread filtering and frame inspection.

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Reference Management

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI-Based Bibliography Tools

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, Scientific

A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.

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Hard drive utility

systemd-repart – declarative disk partitioning tool

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

systemd-repart creates and grows partitions declaratively, builds disk images, supports encryption and suits automated Linux deployment.

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File Managers

22 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Linux File Managers

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Web Apps

A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.

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Kaori – discover and read manga and comics

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Other

Kaori is a GTK4 comic and manga reader with Suwayomi integration, offline chapters, touchpad gestures and flexible reading modes.

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Book

15 Best Free and Open Source WebDAV Servers

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Web Apps

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a protocol that allows users to access and manage files stored on a remote server.

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process

Heaptrack – heap memory profiler for Linux applications

October 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Heaptrack profiles heap allocations in Linux applications, revealing memory leaks, hotspots and peak usage with graphical analysis.

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Selection of utilities

Sauva – terminal Unicode explorer

October 22, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Sauva is a terminal Unicode explorer for browsing code points, inspecting properties, analysing text and comparing normalisation forms.

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Hard drive utility

YaST Expert Partitioner – advanced storage partitioning tool

October 22, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

YaST Expert Partitioner manages Linux storage with partitions, filesystems, LVM, software RAID, encryption, Bcache and NFS mounts.

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