The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor. I put it through various benchmark tests
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Benchmarking the HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop in Linux
I put a refurbished HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop through a series of benchmarks comparing it to other machines.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction to the Series
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
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Nova Music – new music player for Linux
Nova Music is a new music player written with the libcosmic toolkit. It’s written in Rust.
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8 Best Free and Open Source SSH Servers
SSH or Secure Shell is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network
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11 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Volume Mixers
A volume mixer is a tool that adjusts the individual volume levels of different applications and audio devices running on a computer.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Specifications in detail
Let’s look at the specifications of the laptop in more detail. I’ll use a popular system profiler, inxi, to help delve into the laptop’s specs.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is the first article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP laptop.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2025 Updates
October 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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stow-cm – config manager like stow
stow-cm is a config manager like stow written in the Rust programming language.
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QSpeakers – loudspeaker enclosure designer
QSpeakers is a DIY speakers design software. This program simulates common acoustical enclosures behaviour
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Monokle – create and maintain high-quality Kubernetes configurations
Monokle streamlines the process of creating, analyzing, and deploying Kubernetes configurations by providing a unified visual tool.
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Catbird Linux – Debian-based distribution
Catbird Linux is an operating system built for media creation, web scraping, and software coding. It’s based on Debian.
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Stow – symlink farm manager
Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem
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pw3270 – TN3270 emulator
pw3270 is a modern, GTK-based, completely free TN3270 emulator.
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ROSA – independent Linux distribution
ROSA Linux is a Linux operating system distribution available in different editions. It was derived from Mandriva.
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Command-Line Screen Capture Tools: 8 Free and Open Source Linux Apps
Linux has a good selection of versatile open source screenshot programs. This roundup focuses on command-line tools.
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Luna – simple menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracker
Luna is an easy-to-use menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracker for Linux. It helps you log your periods, predict ovulation, view helpful cycle statistics, and – if applicable – track pregnancy progress including; gestational age and estimated due date. This is
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Progressive – keep track of your tasks
Progressive is a simple TODO list and progress tracker for Linux and Windows.
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OpenBroadcaster – Broadcast Automation LPFM IPTV
OpenBroadcaster focuses on reliability, accessibility and scalability over a having a bloated range of half baked/buggy features.
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MagOS – Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA
MagOS Linux consists of independent modules, allowing even a less experienced user to assemble the distribution they need.
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HyprCap – capture screenshots and screen recordings on Hyprland
HyprCap is a utility to easily capture screenshots and screen recordings on Hyprland.
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FCast – wireless streaming of audio and video content
FCast is an open source protocol that enables wireless streaming of audio and video content between devices.
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Tsurugi Linux – security-focused distribution based on Ubuntu
Tsurugi Linux is a heavily customized Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and is designed to support DFIR investigations, malware analysis.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Command-line FTP clients
This article provides our pick of the best open source command line file transfer programs.
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clj-kondo – static analyzer and linter for Clojure
Clj-kondo performs static analysis on Clojure, ClojureScript and EDN. It informs you about potential errors while you are typing.
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corpustools – various tools for analyzing text corpora
The corpustools package offers various tools for anayzing text corpora.
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