Explore Btrfs on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running CachyOS, including zstd compression, space savings, and no-compress tips for VMs.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Fan Noise
PELADN WO4 5600H noise tested under Linux. Idle operation is excellent, but rapid fan ramping and heavy-load noise make acoustics a clear compromise.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – BIOS
Explore the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX BIOS including power limits, TPM, CPU controls, fan settings, Secure Boot, and CachyOS boot setup.
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Rapoo E9350L Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard Review
Rapoo E9350L review: a slim compact wireless keyboard with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, USB-C charging, Linux support and quiet low-profile keys.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools
Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra on Linux, comparing P-cores and E-Cores with crafty, Coremark, and smallpt.
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How to Build a Paperless Document Workflow on Linux
Learn how to build a paperless workflow on Linux with document scanning, OCR, automation, and file management tools.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M2’s BIOS.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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25 Useful Free and Open Source Git Storage and Security Tools
These tools extend Git well beyond basic version control, covering large file handling, repository repair, encryption, secret protection
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Dual-channel memory
Looking at the benefits of running dual-channel memory on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates
May 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 TUI Clipboard Managers
The applications featured here keep the focus on fast, keyboard-driven clipboard management in the terminal.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption
In this article, I examine the Minisforum M2’s power consumption and compare it with a range of other machines.
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Biwin RS200 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 32GB Review: 2 x 16GB Tested
Biwin RS200 DDR5 SODIMM review: Linux testing, benchmarks, dual-channel performance, and why 2 x 16GB beats a single 32GB module.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M7’s BIOS.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.
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HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Keyboard Review
The HHKB Professional Hybrid is a compact 60-key keyboard with a very particular audience in mind. Here’s my review.
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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB review: Linux benchmarks, real-world file tests, thermals, and sustained write performance.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum M2 Mini PC using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.
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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS
There are a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction
The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking
The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Server Provisioning Tools
Server provisioning is a set of actions to prepare a server, taking it from bare metal to a functioning system.
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Terminal Eleven – terminal user interface for following the FIFA World Cup 2026
Terminal Eleven is a terminal user interface for following the FIFA World Cup 2026 from the command line.
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12 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux
The tools featured in this roundup are targeted at a desktop user who wants to monitor resources being used on their machine.
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Golazo – follow football games
Golazo is a minimalist terminal user interface (TUI) for following football matches in real-time.
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11 Best Free and Open Source NVIDIA GPU Monitoring Tools
nvidia-smi is a basic monitoring and management tool for NVIDIA graphics card. We explore other useful NVIDIA GPU monitoring tools.
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LeechCore – physical memory acquisition library
LeechCore is a physical memory acquisition library aimed at digital forensics, incident response, and low-level security research.
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Starlight – documentation website framework
Starlight is a documentation website framework for Astro designed to help developers publish polished documentation sites.
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emd – command line memory acquisition tool for Linux systems
emd is a tool designed to dump physical memory using an eBPF filter, providing a way to capture system memory.
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12 Best Free and Open Source File Systems for Big Data
This feature highlights the finest open source file systems designed to cope with the demands imposed by Big Data.
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CIB seven – workflow and process automation platform
CIB seven is a workflow and process automation platform built around a Java-based BPM engine.
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Antora – modular documentation site generator
Antora is a modular documentation site generator for teams that write and manage documentation in AsciiDoc.
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11 Best Free and Open Source IDEs for Kubernetes
Kubernetes is a powerful open-source platform designed to streamline the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
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LEMON – memory acquisition utility
LEMON is a memory acquisition utility for Linux and Android systems.
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11 Excellent Free and Open Source Java Natural Language Processing Tools
Java remains one of the most widely used programming languages. We explore the best free and open source Java based NLP tools.
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Emmett – full-stack Python web framework
Emmett is a full-stack Python web framework designed to help developers build web applications with clear, concise code.
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Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a service model where an organization outsources the equipment used to support storage, hardware, servers and networking components.
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ezBookkeeping – self-hosted personal finance application
ezBookkeeping is a self-hosted personal finance application that helps users record everyday income and expenses.
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32 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures.
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mquire – Linux memory forensics and analysis tool
mquire is a Linux memory forensics and analysis tool for querying kernel memory dumps using SQL.
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