catspeak is a command-line tool that generates an ASCII picture with a message. It’s a cowsay like program of a speaking cat.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux.
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CLIAMP – retro terminal music player inspired by Winamp
CLIAMP is billed as a retro-inspired terminal music player influenced by the classic Winamp 2.x era. It’s really cool!
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Receiver – Linux tool to enjoy 30,000+ verified radio stations
Receiver is an excellent program. With a bit more development, it’ll replace Shortwave, Tuner and Transistor as my go to GUI internet radio player.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: BIOS
This is a new series looking at the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux. I take a look at the laptop’s BIOS.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates
February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Soundboards
A soundboard is a useful tool that showcases various sound clips—think effects, jingles, voice snippets, and music—arranged in a grid layout for easy access.
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Linux Candy: tanuki – hourly animal crossing vibes
tanuki is a small GUI program that plays the hourly music from Animal Crossing on your computer.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Benchmarks
I run a series of benchmarks on the newly released Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus. It’s a very capable laptop.
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Trix Player – Linux music player built with Rust
Trix Player (or Trix) is a lightweight, high-performance music player written in Rust. Aimed at Linux users who favor the terminal
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Specifications
This is a new series looking at the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux. I grill the laptop using the inxi tool.
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tmuzika – Terminal music player for Linux
tmuzika aims to offer quick and simple music playback directly in the terminal, with full keyboard control.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Hardware Review
The Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus positions itself as a lightweight, mid-range productivity machine that blends premium materials with good performance.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems
Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.
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omm – keyboard-driven task manager
omm (short for “on-my-mind”) is a keyboard-driven task manager designed for the command line.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speed Reading Tools
The software featured in here is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.
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Sitra – get fonts from online sources
Sitra lets you get your fonts from online sources with a sleek, friendly user interface.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Email Clients
Here are our recommended console email clients. All free and open source goodness.
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todlog – task and log manager
todlog is a terminal-based task and log manager with a focus on simplicity and UX.
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15 Top Free and Open Source PHP Web Frameworks
We recommend the best free and open source PHP web frameworks.
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xdg-mime – query information about file type
xdg-mime is a command-line tool used to query and manage MIME type associations on Linux and other Unix-like systems
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NPS – intranet tunneling proxy server
NPS is a lightweight and efficient intranet tunneling proxy server that supports forwarding multiple protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, etc.).
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wakey – manage and wake devices using Wake-on-Lan
wakey is a TUI built for managing and waking your devices using Wake-on-LAN.
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xml-formatter – pretty print XML
xml-formatter converts XML into a human readable format (pretty print) while respecting the xml:space attribute.
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System-Tools – basic system management tools
System-Tools is a collection of helpful tools for basic system management of Linux and FreeBSD systems.
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vice – air traffic control simulator
vice is an air traffic control simulator, focused on TRACON. It presents a STARS-like interface, but with simulated traffic and other controllers.
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lsu – view systemd service units
lsu is a terminal user interface for viewing systemd service units and their associated journal logs.
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17 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients
Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.
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PimersusOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
PimersusOS is a lightweight Linux environment created primarily as a base for Pimersus Browser. It’s based on Debian.
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5 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript Object-Relational Mapping Software
ORM is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages.
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ColorSmith – color picker tool
ColorSmith is billed as a professional color management suite for designers, developers, and digital artists. Built with Qt for Linux.
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RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linux–based operating system
RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linux–based operating system focused on performance, maintainability, and a hackable design.
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