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Developer of the Week

Developer of the Week: Greg Kroah-Hartman

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Blog

Greg Kroah-Hartman is a major Linux kernel developer best known as the maintainer of the Linux stable kernel branch.

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Security

12 Useful Free and Open Source Binary Analysis Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

To provide an insight into the software that is available, we have compiled a list of 12 useful tools for performing binary analysis.

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Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation

Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Power Consumption

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

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation comparing it to other machines.

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Internet Radio

TuneIn CLI – browse and listen to thousands of radio stations

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

TuneIn CLI is a Rust-based terminal application for browsing and listening to internet radio stations from the command line.

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Minisforum MS-R1 Mini Workstation

Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Benchmarks

April 21, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I put the Minisforum MS-R1 through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of machines.

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Gem of the Week

OmniGet – download media and other files

April 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Reviews

OmniGet is a desktop application built with Tauri that lets you download media and other files from a broad range of online sources.

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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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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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Guitar

Power Tab Editor – view and edit guitar tablature

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Power Tab Editor is an easy-to-use cross-platform guitar tablature editor and viewer.

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Monitor System

SEE – inspect logs from systemd services

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

SEE is a terminal user interface for inspecting logs from systemd services. The project is designed as a journal viewer with vi-style navigation, and it can open multiple service logs at the same time so you can move betwers to

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Linux Distributions

Almighty Linux – hybrid distribution based on Debian and Kali

April 26, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Almighty Linux is a hybrid Linux distribution based on Debian Testing and Kali Linux designed for intelligence gathering and OSINT workflows.

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Guitar

PiPedal – guitar effect pedal for Raspberry Pi

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

PiPedal turns a Raspberry Pi into a guitar effects pedal that you can configure and control from a phone, tablet, or desktop browser.

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Console MPD Clients

11 Best Free and Open Source Console MPD Clients

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 best console-based MPD clients.

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OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

DistroRack – Qt/QML-based GUI for Distrobox containers

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

DistroRack is a Qt/QML application that provides a graphical interface for creating and managing Distrobox containers on Linux.

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News

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI News Aggregators

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article recommends the finest free and open source graphical news aggregators.

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OpenWebRX+ – improved version of OpenWebRX

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Other, Web Apps

OpenWebRX+ is an improved version of OpenWebRX, a multi-user software defined radio receiver that runs through a web interface.

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Music

10 Useful Free and Open Source Scrobbler Tools

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

Scrobbling is the process of automatically tracking and recording the music you listen to, sending the data to a service.

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IDE

toast – lightweight terminal-based IDE

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Toast is a lightweight terminal-based IDE designed for quick edits without leaving the command line.

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Game Tools

Plutonic – suika-like / spuntika-like game

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms Games

Plutonic is a physics-based puzzle game where players launch planets into a gravity field and try to combine them.

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WebRTC

Nextcloud Talk – chat, video and audio calls for Nextcloud

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Multimedia

Nextcloud Talk is a communication and collaboration app for Nextcloud that brings messaging, meetings, and webinars.

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Map – Linux Wardley map editor

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Map is a Linux Wardley map editor that turns a compact plain text notation into visual strategy maps.

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Selection of utilities

hashit – generate file hashes quickly

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hashit is a cross-platform command-line utility for generating file hashes quickly.

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Images

19 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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CoMaps – community-led maps and navigation application

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

CoMaps is a community-led maps and navigation application built around OpenStreetMap data.

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Linux Distributions

Cerberix – security-focused Linux distribution built on Arch

April 25, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Cerberix Linux is a security-focused Arch-based distribution designed as a desktop-ready daily driver rather than a specialist live toolkit.

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Maths

JGEX – construct, explore and prove geometry theorems

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Scientific

Java Geometry Expert, also known as JGEX, is a Java application for constructing, exploring, and proving geometry theorems.

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