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Receiver – Linux tool to enjoy 30,000+ verified radio stations

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Reviews

Receiver is an excellent program. With a bit more development, it’ll replace Shortwave, Tuner and Transistor as my go to GUI internet radio player.

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: BIOS

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

This is a new series looking at the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux. I take a look at the laptop’s BIOS.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms Software

February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Soundboards

February 28, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Roundup

A soundboard is a useful tool that showcases various sound clips—think effects, jingles, voice snippets, and music—arranged in a grid layout for easy access.

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Linux Candy: tanuki – hourly animal crossing vibes

February 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia, Reviews

tanuki is a small GUI program that plays the hourly music from Animal Crossing on your computer.

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Benchmarks

February 26, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

I run a series of benchmarks on the newly released Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus. It’s a very capable laptop.

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Trix Player – Linux music player built with Rust

February 25, 2026 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

Trix Player (or Trix) is a lightweight, high-performance music player written in Rust. Aimed at Linux users who favor the terminal

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus

Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Specifications

February 24, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

This is a new series looking at the Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux. I grill the laptop using the inxi tool.

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tmuzika – Terminal music player for Linux

February 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

tmuzika aims to offer quick and simple music playback directly in the terminal, with full keyboard control.

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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus

Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Hardware Review

February 23, 2026 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Laptops, Reviews

The Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus positions itself as a lightweight, mid-range productivity machine that blends premium materials with good performance.

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Allusion-rafauc – fork of Allusion

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI

Allusion-rafauc is a fork of Allusion, a tool built for artists, aimed to help you organize your Visual Library

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Linux Q83 – Debian-based Linux distribution

March 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

LinuxQ83 is a desktop Linux distribution built on Debian Stable, providing a reliable and well-tested foundation.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Integration Systems

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared mainline several times a day.

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Monique – MONitor Integrated QUick Editor

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Software

MONitor Integrated QUick Editor is a graphical monitor configuration tool for Hyprland and Sway.

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Wi-Fi Internet

NM GUI – NetworkManager GUI

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

NM GUI is a simple, lightweight GTK4-based GUI for NetworkManager using nmcli.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Delivery Systems

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous delivery (CD) is a software engineering approach in which developers produce software in short cycles.

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Linux Distributions

MaxOr OS – European open-source operating system

March 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

MaxOr OS is a Debian Linux–based distribution designed to provide a highly optimized, performance-focused desktop experience.

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VoIP

5 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Matrix Clients

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

This roundup features the finest terminal-based Matrix clients. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

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Gollama – manage Ollama models

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms Scientific, TUI

Gollama is a tool for managing Ollama models. It provides a TUI for listing, inspecting, deleting, copying, and pushing Ollama models.

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Development Tools

10 Top Free and Open Source C++ Web Frameworks

March 3, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source C++ frameworks.

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domain-check – check domain availability

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

domain-check is a CLI tool for checking domain availability using RDAP and WHOIS protocols.

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Chess

BBP Pairings – Swiss-system chess tournament engine

March 3, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Games

BBP Pairings is an engine for pairing players in a Swiss-system chess tournament.

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Coding

MCP Probe – MCP protocol debugger and interactive client

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

MCP Probe is a powerful Terminal User Interface (TUI) for debugging, testing, and interacting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

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Fonts

Iosevka – open source typeface family

March 2, 2026 Luke Baker Utilities

Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif + slab-serif, monospace + quasi‑proportional typeface family

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Task Manager

WHPH – productivity app

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

WHPH is billed as a comprehensive productivity app designed to help you manage tasks, develop new habits, and optimize your time.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

fre – track your most-used directories and files

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fre is a CLI tool for tracking your most-used directories and files.

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Linux Distributions

FyshOS – lightweight but attractive Linux based OS

March 2, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

FyshOS is a lightweight but attractive Linux based operating system. Built using modern tools and the Go language.

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Mastodon

Perch – terminal social client for Mastodon and Bluesky

March 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Perch is billed as a beautiful terminal social client for Mastodon and Bluesky.

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