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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Rapoo E9350L Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard Review
Rapoo E9350L review: a slim compact wireless keyboard with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, USB-C charging, Linux support and quiet low-profile keys.
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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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dskDitto – parallel duplicate-file detector with interactive menus
dskDitto is a duplicate file finder that scans directories for redundant files and presents the results in an interactive terminal interface.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Finance Trackers
Managing personal finances does not have to mean handing over bank details to a hosted service or wrestling with a complex accounting suite.
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redthread – sticky-note pegboard for your terminal
redthread is a terminal-based sticky-note pegboard designed to live in a tmux pane or other terminal workspace.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical FTP Clients
FTP is one of many different file transfer protocols that are used. Here’s our verdict of the best graphical FTP clients.
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Epiq – self-hosted issue tracker
Epiq is a self-hosted issue tracker that keeps project management close to a developer’s normal workflow.
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gnfetch – Linux system information tool
gnfetch is a Linux system information tool written in Rust. It offers an alternative to neofetch and fastfetch.
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20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Medical Imaging Software
Medical imaging is an essential, non-invasive, routine activity performed by radiographers and radiologic technologists.
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Herdr – terminal-based agent multiplexer
Herdr is a terminal-based agent multiplexer designed for managing coding agents and terminal processes in one persistent workspace.
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31 Best Free and Open Source Linux General Purpose GUI Note Apps
General-purpose note-taking applications are the digital equivalent of notebooks, but with far greater flexibility.
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reqlog – search, track and stream logs
reqlog is a CLI tool for searching, tracing, and streaming logs across local files, Docker containers, and remote Linux hosts over SSH.
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KibaOS – minimalist and lightweight desktop Linux distribution
KibaOS is a modern desktop operating system built on Arch Linux.
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Discover – find and install applications, games, and tools
Discover helps you find and install applications, games, and tools. You can search or browse by category, and look at screenshots.
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tio – serial device I/O tool
tio is a serial device I/O tool for Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems.
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Ringboard – clipboard manager
Ringboard is a Linux clipboard manager built around a client-server architecture.
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Commy – cross-platform serial monitor
Commy is a cross-platform serial monitor for communicating with tty, UART, and COM port devices.
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14 Best Free and Open Source CLI Command Schedulers
The software utility cron also known as cron job is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. But there are other high quality CLI command schedulers.
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ITK-SNAP – multi-platform medical image segmentation application
ITK-SNAP is a multi-platform medical image segmentation application for working with 3D and 4D biomedical image data.
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Dkron – distributed job scheduling system for cloud native environments
Dkron is a distributed job scheduling system for cloud native environments.
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