Minisforum says disable four MS-R1 CPU cores. I test whether Linux schedules its heterogeneous 12-core ARM processor properly.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Connect
Discover free and open source alternatives to Adobe Connect for virtual classrooms, webinars and online meetings
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server
Explore the best free and open source alternatives to Microsoft SQL Server.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Software Bill of Materials Tools
Discover the best free and open source tools for generating and analysing Software Bills of Materials on Linux.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Molecular Editors and Visualisation
Discover the best free and open source molecular editors for molecular modelling, visualization, chemistry and structural biology.
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Linux Has Too Many Distributions – And Most New Ones Don’t Need to Exist
One of Linux’s greatest strengths is choice. It is also one of its easiest excuses.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Verilog Linter Tools
Discover the best Verilog and SystemVerilog linting tools for static analysis, code quality, and HDL development.
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Beelink EQi 304: Can Linux Make Proper Use of Its One Fast CPU Core?
The Intel Core 3 304 has just one fast P-core alongside four LP E-cores. I test whether Linux gives that scarce resource to the right workloads.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Journal
Best free and open source alternatives to Apple Journal for private journaling, diary entries, photos, moods and more.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Cloud Build
Looking to replace Google Cloud Build? Explore the best free and open source alternatives for CI/CD, container builds and automation.
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Kokoro – Open-Weight Text-to-Speech Model
Kokoro is a lightweight open-weight text-to-speech model offering local speech synthesis, multiple languages, voices, and speed control.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe RoboHelp
Best free and open source alternatives to Adobe RoboHelp for creating technical documentation, online help, and knowledge bases on Linux.
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4 Best Free and Open Source Malware Sandboxes
Discover free and open source malware sandboxes for static and dynamic analysis of suspicious software.
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PCM Transport – lightweight audio player
PCM Transport is a lightweight audio player with direct ALSA output, gapless playback, DSP tools, CUE support and very low memory use.
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How to Download YouTube Videos, Playlists, and Channels on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus
Download YouTube videos, playlists, channels, subtitles and audio on Linux with 4K Video Downloader Plus and its graphical interface.
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syslog-ng – collect, process and route log data
syslog-ng collects, parses, transforms and routes logs from many sources to files, databases, queues and analytics platforms across Linux systems.
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LettersFall 110% – educational falling-letter word puzzle
LettersFall 110% is a word puzzle game combining falling letters with spelling challenges, multiple modes and a large dictionary.
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HexPatch – binary patcher and editor with TUI
HexPatch is a Rust TUI binary editor and patcher with disassembly, assembly, SSH editing, Lua plugins and broad executable format support.
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Lunar Linux – source-based Linux distribution
Lunar Linux is a source-based rolling Linux distribution that compiles software locally using its own Lunar package management system.
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Inscriptions – elegant DeepL translation client
Inscriptions is a lightweight translation app using the DeepL API, with a clean interface, broad language support and helpful error handling.
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vsFetch – graphical Linux system information viewer
vsFetch is a GTK graphical system information viewer for Linux with hardware details, desktop data, themes, layouts and animations.
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Bing-r – desktop IPTV and media player
Bing-r is a desktop IPTV and media player for M3U playlists, live TV, VOD, channel filtering, favourites and hardware-accelerated playback.
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vat – render vector graphics in your terminal
vat renders SVG, Compose ImageVectors and Android Vector Drawables directly in terminals that support the Kitty graphics protocol.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Chemical Structure Drawing Tools
Explore the best free and open source software for drawing chemical structures, molecular diagrams, reactions, and structural formulas.
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dz6 – Vim-inspired terminal hex editor
dz6 is a fast Vim-inspired terminal hex editor for inspecting and editing binary files with search, bookmarks, comments and header parsing.
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23 Best Free and Open Source DNS Servers
Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s directory service. We recommend the best free and open source DNS servers.
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Era – responsive calendar for everyday planning
Era is a responsive calendar for Linux that syncs with online providers, works offline, and adapts from compact views to detailed planning.
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Source Mage – source-based Linux distribution
Source Mage is an independent source-based Linux distribution using the Sorcery package system to compile and customise software locally.
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Colorice – wallpaper-driven Linux colour scheme generator
Colorice generates wallpaper-driven Linux colour schemes in Oklab, enforces readable contrast, and applies palettes through configurable templates.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux Discord Clients
In this roundup, we focus on terminal-based software only. There’s a separate roundup for GUI-based clients.
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gittuf – security layer for Git repositories
gittuf is a platform-agnostic security layer for Git repositories that lets developers independently verify repository security policies.
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19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools
Digital forensics is a specialist art. It allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media.
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hw-monitor – comprehensive hardware monitoring application
hw-monitor is a Linux desktop hardware monitor with live CPU, memory, GPU, disk and network data, sensors, processes and services.
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