This roundup focuses on free and open source tools designed to help readers download, organise, and enjoy manga and comics on Linux.
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Cudy WR11000 Wi-Fi 7 Router Review
This is a review of the Cudy WR11000, a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz wireless, plus four 2.5GbE ports.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2026 Updates
June 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Minisforum MKB i83 wireless mechanical keyboard review
Minisforum MKB i83 is an an 83-key mechanical keyboard with a small footprint, aluminium alloy body, RGB lighting, and PBT keycaps.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Easy Diffusion
Testing Easy Diffusion on the BOSGAME VTA-439 running Linux, comparing slow CPU image generation with Radeon 890M GPU acceleration.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Comics and Manga Servers
Discover the best free and open source self-hosted comic and manga servers to organise, read, and manage your digital library.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Serial Terminals
Best free Linux serial terminal tools for debugging embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hardware consoles.
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15 Best Free and Open Source Linux Manga Readers
Best free open source manga readers for Linux, covering local comic viewers, library managers, and online series browsers.
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P-Cores, E-Cores and LP E-Cores Compared Across 4 Intel Processors
Intel P-Cores, E-Cores, and LP E-Cores compared across Core Ultra 7 356H, Core Ultra 9 285HX, Core Ultra 9 285H, and Core Ultra 7 255H.
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Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II Review – Smart RGB mechanical keyboard
Das Keyboard 5QS Mark II reviewed on Linux: full-size design, Cherry MX2A Brown switches, RGB Q software, Linux support, and value verdict.
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17 Best Free and Open Source Self-Hosted Personal Finance Tools
This roundup highlights personal finance tools that help bring clarity, structure, and accountability to everyday money management.
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How to Turn Old SD Videos into HD With Vmake Video Enhancer
Convert old SD videos to HD with Vmake AI Video Enhancer for sharper detail, cleaner upscaling, and better final results.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Power Consumption
I test the BOSGAME VTA-439 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC under Linux, measuring idle, light-load, full CPU load, and annual electricity costs.
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fooyin v0.11 released with internet radio browsing and much more
fooyin v0.11.0 adds internet radio browsing, spectrum visualisations, playlist improvements, layout refinements, and better playback handling.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Wi-Fi Performance
We test the PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC’s Wi-Fi 6 performance under Linux, measuring throughput, latency, and stability in real-world use.
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5 Best Free AI Watermark Remover Tools
Compare the best free AI watermark remover tools for your own videos and images, including Zawa, AniEraser, Apowersoft, Vmake and Wink.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Clipboard Sync Tools
Best free clipboard synchronisation tools to copy text, links, commands, code and files across devices and systems.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Serial Port and Telemetry Visualization Tools
This roundup looks at software designed for working with serial data, telemetry streams, and time series information.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux CLI 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: Cores
Benchmarking the Minisforum M2 on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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HHKB Studio Snow Keyboard Review
HHKB Studio Linux review covering Bluetooth, USB-C, silent switches, pointing stick, gesture pads, and the Snow finish.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Benchmarks
BOSGAME VTA-439 Linux benchmarks: Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Radeon 890M, CPU, graphics, memory and disk tests against mini PCs.
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29 Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools for Diff Review and Repository History
Free Git tools for clearer diffs, code review, history analysis, merge handling and repository maintenance.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: BIOS
I take a look at the BIOS in the PELADN WO4. While the BIOS initially looks very open, some options are disabled.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Introduction
BOSGAME VTA-439 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC running Linux, with design, ports, Radeon 890M graphics, OCuLink, and CachyOS covered.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Btrfs
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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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 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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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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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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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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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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LoxiLB – cloud-native load balancer built around Go and eBPF
LoxiLB is designed for Kubernetes, edge, telco, IoT, and hybrid-cloud deployments, offering high-performance Layer 4 load balancing.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools
The software featured in this article are high quality standalone Linux tools which help you to recover data in a range of circumstances.
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Pinnacle – Wayland compositor built using Smithay
Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built using Smithay which seeks inspiration from AwesomeWM.
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Just a Sample – modern audio sampler plugin
Just a Sample is a modern audio sampler plugin with a focus on simplicity, flexible playback, and an uncluttered user experience.
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Apache HugeGraph – highly scalable graph database
Apache HugeGraph is a fast, highly scalable graph database designed for storing and querying billions of vertices and edges.
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miracle-wm – hackable Wayland compositor
miracle-wm is a hackable Wayland compositor built on Mir. It brings keyboard-driven tiling window management to Wayland.
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dusk – dynamic window manager for X
dusk is a dynamic window manager for X that has its roots in dwm. It uses workspaces instead of tags.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients
XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open and free alternative to commercial messaging and chat providers. Web-based clients are featured.
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LankeOS – Linux distribution built from scratch
LankeOS is a Linux distribution built from scratch using Linux From Scratch (LFS). It offers a Wayland-native desktop based on Sway.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Comic Book Viewers
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 17 proficient dedicated comic book viewers.
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XOWS – JavaScript/HTML based XMPP web client
XOWS is designed for self-hosting, providing a lightweight web chat client that can be served as ordinary web content
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8 Best Free and Open Source Tools for SSH Intrusion Prevention
This article recommends open source software that employ different techniques to make it harder for a server running SSH to be compromised.
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kube-vip – Kubernetes clusters with a virtual IP and load balancer
kube-vip provides Kubernetes clusters with a virtual IP and load balancer
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12 Best Free and Open Source OCR Systems
We pick out useful OCR systems.
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Solanum – IRC daemon for unified networks
Solanum is an IRCv3 server designed to be highly scalable, implementing IRCv3.1 and parts of IRCv3.2.
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Hubleto ERP – PHP-based business application
Hubleto ERP is a PHP-based business application hub for building and running CRM and ERP systems.
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Kiln – documentation-site generator
Kiln is a documentation-site generator written in Swift.
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SheenBidi – implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm
SheenBidi is a lightweight, fast, and stable implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (UBA).
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Corteza – low-code platform that lets you build CRM
Corteza is a low-code platform that lets you build CRM, business process, and other structured data applications.
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OpenOCR – toolkit for general OCR research and applications
OpenOCR focuses on text detection and recognition, formula and table recognition, and document parsing and understanding.
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