Matthias Ettrich, born on 14 June 1972, is a German computer scientist who founded the KDE and LyX projects.
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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Typing Tutors
We look at the finest TUI-based typing tutors for Linux.
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HiFile – cross-platform file manager that rocks
HiFile is a Qt6-based orthodox file manager and sports a classic dual-pane interface. It’s proprietary software.
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RadioGoGo – surf global radio waves
RadioGoGo is a terminal application for browsing and playing internet radio stations. Written in Go, it uses the RadioBrowser API.
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PaddleOCR – OCR and document-parsing toolkit
PaddleOCR is an open-source OCR and document-parsing toolkit. It’s used to extract text and document structure from images and PDFs.
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Daphne – audio player and music library manager for Linux
Daphne Music Player is a modern Linux music player that gets most of the fundamentals right.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2026 Updates
March 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Radiotrope – AI agent-enabled internet radio player
Radiotrope is a GUI and TUI internet radio player for Linux. It’s an AI agent-enabled player built with Rust, Slint, and MCP.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: BIOS
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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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Configuring Ubuntu 25.10
In this article in this series I look at configuring one of the most widely used Linux distributions on the Chuwi laptop.
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rush – command-line tool for executing jobs in parallel
rush is a tool similar to parallel and gargs.
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MODOS – small Debian-based operating system
MODOS is a small Debian-based operating system aimed at people who want a portable Linux desktop on external storage such as a USB drive.
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5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools
GRUB is a boot loader software used in Linux systems. We pick 5 useful GUI tools to edit the bootloader configuration.
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Mundi – geography learning application for GNOME
Mundi is a geography learning application for GNOME that helps users test their knowledge of world regions through interactive map exercises.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Backend Electronic Circuit Simulators
Electronic circuit simulation uses mathematical models to replicate the behavior of an actual electronic device or circuit.
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autotidy – cross-platform file organization daemon
autotidy is a cross-platform file organization daemon that watches directories and applies user-defined YAML rules to incoming files.
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Dylint – Rust linting tool
Dylint is a linting tool that lets developers run lints packaged as dynamic libraries rather than being limited to a fixed built-in lint set.
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ActivityWatch – automated time tracking application
ActivityWatch is automated time tracking recording showing time spent on your devices while keeping the collected data on your own machine.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical IRC Clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the best free and open source graphical IRC clients.
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Laser – simple CD ripper for the GNOME desktop
Laser offers a straightforward graphical interface for extracting audio tracks from compact discs.
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darya – disk usage explorer
Darya is a keyboard-driven disk usage explorer for the terminal written in Rust.
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AIFiles – organize your files
AIFiles is a command-line application that uses AI to analyse files and help organise them into structured folders with meaningful names.
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StartOS – Debian-based Linux distribution optimised for personal servers
StartOS is a graphical Linux distribution designed to turn a computer into a personal server.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Wireless Security Tools
Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers or data using wireless networks, which include Wi-Fi networks.
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GitPulsar – lightweight, GNOME-native Git GUI
GitPulsar enhances Git workflows by automatically capturing and preserving the state of a working directory in the background.
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12 Useful Free and Open Source Network Configuration Management Tools
Network configuration management (NCM) is a process that every device on the network is subjected to throughout its life cycle.
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llmfit – find local large language models
llmfit is a terminal application that helps users find local large language models that are suitable for the hardware they already own.
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GitSocial – Git-native cross-forge collaboration
GitSocial is a Git-native collaboration platform that turns a repository into a shared space for posts, issue management, and more.
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