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Developer of the Week

Developer of the Week: Wim Taymans

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Blog

Wim Taymans is a Belgian Linux multimedia developer.

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Proprietary App of the Week

PangoTerm – modern cross-platform SSH client

April 17, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Proprietary, Reviews, Utilities

PangoTerm is a modern SSH client for developers and system administrators that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation

Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Introduction

April 16, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The Minisforum MS-R1 is an ARM-based mini workstation aimed at developers and homelab enthusiasts looking for Linux/ARM experimentation

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New App of the Week

rig.fm – internet radio in your terminal

April 15, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

rig.fm is an appealing little project that knows exactly what it wants to be: an internet radio player for the terminal.

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Gem of the Week

Super Productivity – todo app with timeboxing & time tracking capabilities

April 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity, Reviews

Super Productivity combines tasks, time tracking, focus tools, planning, work logs, exports, and developer integrations.

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Internet radio

RadioGoGo – surf global radio waves

April 9, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

RadioGoGo is a terminal application for browsing and playing internet radio stations. Written in Go, it uses the RadioBrowser API.

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Linux software

Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2026 Updates

March 31, 2026 Steve Emms Software

March 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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BOSGAME M4 Plus

BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: BIOS

March 24, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC.

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Selection of utilities

chmod-cli – generate chmod commands

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

chmod-cli makes it easier to build chmod commands without having to remember octal values or symbolic permission syntax.

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Inventory Management

TeemIp – manage network addressing data and related infrastructure records

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

TeemIp is a web-based platform for managing network addressing data and related infrastructure records.

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CAD Software

build123d – Python CAD programming library

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics

build123d is a Python-based parametric modeling framework for 2D and 3D CAD.

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Education

LinguaCafe – helps language learners acquire vocabulary by reading

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Web Apps

LinguaCafe is a self-hosted web application for language learners that helps them read foreign-language texts.

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Benchmarking

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Benchmark Tools

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

A benchmark is the act of running computer programs in order to assess the performance of computer hardware and software applications.

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Network Security

Checksum Checker – simple GUI application

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Checksum Checker helps users verify file checksums against expected values and generate new checksums for local files.

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Painting tools

Top 23 Free and Open Source Linux Painting Tools

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

We have the selected the finest painting tools for Linux.

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DNA

SeqMonk – visualise and analyse high throughput mapped sequence data

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

SeqMonk is a Java application for visualising and analysing mapped sequence data.

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DNA

GW – fast browser for genomic sequencing data

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

GW is a terminal-based genome browser designed for inspecting sequencing experiments and reviewing variants.

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Network Security

HashVerifier – checksum generation and verification utility

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

HashVerifier is a cross-platform checksum generation and verification utility for Linux and Windows.

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Linux Distributions

Butterbian – Debian-based Linux distribution with XFCE

April 19, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Butterbian is a Debian 13 (Trixie) live ISO built around reliable rollback and recovery from the start.

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Network

16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Gemini Clients

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, TUI

Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Benchmarking

vkmark – Vulkan benchmarking suite

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

vkmark is a Vulkan benchmarking suite built around targeted, configurable scenes to measure different aspects of Vulkan performance.

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Network Security

Rust Hash Sum – calculate and verify file checksums

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

rhashsum is a desktop utility for generating and checking file integrity hashes through a graphical interface.

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Benchmarking

iperf3 – active measurement of network performance on IP networks

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

iperf3 is a command-line utility for active measurement of network performance on IP networks.

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Network

rdapper – performs domain registration lookups

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

rdapper is a Node library that performs domain registration lookups and returns the results in a consistent structure.

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13 Useful Free and Open Source 3D Model Viewers

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

This article focuses on software tools which let you view 3D models. There’s a wide range of formats available.

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Benchmarking

UnixBench – original BYTE UNIX benchmark suite

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

UnixBench is the original BYTE UNIX benchmark suite, to provide a basic indicator of the performance of Unix-like systems.

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Image of Files

Dongle – move around deep directory trees

April 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Dongle is a terminal utility that helps you move around deep directory trees without typing long cd paths by hand.

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