file determines the type of data contained in a file by examining its contents rather than relying on filename extensions.
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Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Configuring Ubuntu 25.10
In this article in this series I look at configuring one of the most widely used Linux distributions on the Chuwi laptop.
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Ratarmount – access large archives as a filesystem
Ratarmount collects all file positions inside a TAR so that it can easily jump to and read from any file without extracting it
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Wi-Fi Terminal Managers
NetworkManager is the standard networking stack on many Linux distributions, especially desktop-oriented systems.
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Receiver – a modern internet radio player progressing rapidly
Receiver is an awesome open source internet radio player. If you like internet radio, you really should try it today!
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Best Free and Open Source Software: February 2026 Updates
February 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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TAYGA – out-of-kernel stateless NAT64 implementation
TAYGA is a stateless NAT64 implementation designed to provide IPv6 connectivity to IPv4-only hosts and services.
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RepoRover – universal Linux package updater
RepoRover is a graphical Linux system update utility written in Go.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Lightweight Graphical Web Browsers
This article identifies the finest free and open source graphical web browsers that have a small footprint.
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batctl – battery charge threshold manager for Linux laptops
batctl is a terminal UI and CLI tool that lets you control battery charge thresholds on Linux.
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Dooble – minimal, scientific, and stable web browser
Dooble is a Qt-based web browser that focuses on stability, privacy-oriented browsing features, and a compact codebase.
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Lapse – cross-platform flashcard app
Lapse uses spaced repetition to help users review and retain information more effectively, and offers a modern interface.
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Best Free and Open Source Media Centers
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 6 impressive free Linux media centers.
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Bigcapital – accounting and inventory software
Bigcapital is designed to help organise business finances, automate accounting processes, and generate financial statements and reports.
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FastQC – quality control tool for high throughput sequence data
FastQC is a quality control tool for high throughput sequence data.
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Tower Oops! – tower building game
Tower Oops! is a modern GTK4 port of the classic “Crazy Towers”, rewritten in Rust.
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minimap2 – versatile sequence alignment program
minimap2 is a versatile sequence alignment program for genomic and spliced nucleotide sequences.
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Hister – web history management tool
Hister is a web history management tool that provides fast, content-based search for visited websites.
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BCFtools – variant calling and manipulating files in the Variant Call Format
BCFtools is a set of utilities for working with variant calls in Variant Call Format (VCF) and its binary counterpart BCF.
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dead-ringer – binary diff utility
dead-ringer is a Rust-based command-line utility designed to compare two binary files.
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Frappe Books – modern accountancy software
Frappe Books is desktop accounting software for small and medium businesses. It is designed to simplify financial management.
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NewsGoat – terminal-based Linux RSS reader
NewsGoat is a terminal-based RSS reader written in Go using the Bubble Tea TUI framework.
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SPAdes – versatile toolkit for assembling and analysing sequencing data
SPAdes is a versatile toolkit for assembling and analysing sequencing data. It is primarily developed for Illumina sequencing data
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zfetch – displays key system information
zfetch is a lightweight command-line utility that displays key system information directly in the terminal.
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AbeirOS – Void-based Linux distribution
AbeirOS is a Void Linux-based distribution that ships with a vanilla KDE Plasma desktop.
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