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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How to Build a Paperless Document Workflow on Linux
Learn how to build a paperless workflow on Linux with document scanning, OCR, automation, and file management tools.
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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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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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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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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates
May 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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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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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.
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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS
There are a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking
The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.
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Ebookmaker – command-line conversion tool used by Project Gutenberg
Ebookmaker is a command-line conversion tool used by Project Gutenberg to produce ebook files from prepared source documents.
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Basalt Linux – Debian-based Linux distribution
Basalt Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution built around the Xfce desktop environment designed for everyday use.
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Parse – Go library offering lexers, parsers, and parsing utilities
Parse is a Go library offering lexers, parsers, and parsing utilities for common web formats.
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10 Best Free and Open Source eBook Web Apps
This article selects our pick of the available eBook web apps. We only explore free and open source software here.
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SwiftWave – self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution
SwiftWave is a self-hosted, lightweight platform-as-a-service solution for deploying and managing applications on your own server.
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11 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers
A web browser is the quintessential desktop application. Everyone needs one, and there is not a desktop Linux distribution around that does not make a web browser available.
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Copyous – modern clipboard manager for GNOME
Copyous is a clipboard manager extension for GNOME Shell. It keeps a history of copied content inside the desktop environment.
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26 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers
Stacking window managers (also known as floating window managers) draw all windows in a specific order, allowing them to overlap.
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Convox – multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes
Convox is a multicloud Platform as a Service based on Kubernetes.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Desktop Personal Finance Tools
We focus on the best desktop personal finance software for Linux. We only feature open source goodness.
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PHP CSS Parser – PHP library for reading CSS
PHP CSS Parser is a PHP library for reading CSS and turning it into a structured document model that applications can inspect.
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14 Lightweight Markup Languages
A lightweight markup language is a modern system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text.
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Ace by DAISY – accessibility checking software for EPUB publications
Ace by DAISY is accessibility checking software for EPUB publications.
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Epinio – application development platform
Epinio is an application development platform that runs on Kubernetes.
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CTWM – X11 window manager derived from twm
CTWM is an X11 window manager derived from twm.
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18 Excellent Free and Open Source Linux Relational Databases
A relational database matches data using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for people to understand.
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Calibre-Web Automated – self-hosted digital library solution
Calibre-Web Automated is a self-hosted digital library solution that builds on Calibre-Web with extra automation
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22 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors
Text editors remain a controversial area. Here are our recommended Vim-like text editors. They are all released under an open source license.
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