Installing and configuring Ubuntu 25.10 on the HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop.
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Benchmarking the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI Mini PC
The BOSGAME M6 is very powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. I put it through various benchmark tests.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Linter Tools
This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Clojure code.
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LinuxLinks.com reaches epic milestone
We at LinuxLinks.com are thrilled to announce a remarkable achievement: we’ve just published our 10,000th article on all things Linux!
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Useful Ubuntu Touch Apps – Sturm Reader
Sturm Reader is an ebook reader for Linux tailored for Ubuntu Touch and portable devices.
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LinuxLinks – The Home of Linux
Our popular series on the best free and open source Linux software, hardware including mini PCs and SBCs, phones, and NAS devices.
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BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux – Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux. It’s a very capable mini PC at a competitive price point.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: stow
Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct sets of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem.
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Useful Free and Open Source Security Testing Software
Here’s some useful software for performing security testing. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here.
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TUISIC – simple TUI online music streaming software
TUISIC is a simple TUI online music streaming application written in C++ with vim keybindings.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: 3 Types of Cores
The 12-core processor has a quad-core Cortex-A720 large core, quad-core Cortex-A720 medium core, and quad-core Cortex-A520 small core.
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ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 released: AI grammar and spell check, customizable hotkeys, macro recording, improved PDF redaction and forms
The latest version of ONLYOFFICE Docs is already available, bringing an AI-powered grammar and spelling checker that can be enabled through the built-in AI plugin. However, the 9.2 release also brings more customization (custom keyboard shortcuts), automation (macro recording), improved PDF redaction, and clearer form-building tools, all the small changes that add up to a smoother editing workflow.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: cTDP
Delving into the UM890 Pro’s BIOS reveals an option not available in the other mini PC’s I’ve been writing about. The BIOS setting lets you set the AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP).
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Best Free and Open Source Software: November 2025 Updates
November 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Process Memory Tools
In this roundup we focus on useful tools that help you work out the amount of memory used by programs.
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Benchmarking the Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer
I put the Orange Pi 6 Plus through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of its competitors.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption
I subject the Minisforum M890 Pro to a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
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Benchmarking the Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor. I put it through various benchmark tests
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Benchmarking the HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop in Linux
I put a refurbished HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop through a series of benchmarks comparing it to other machines.
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction to the Series
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Specifications in detail
Let’s look at the specifications of the laptop in more detail. I’ll use a popular system profiler, inxi, to help delve into the laptop’s specs.
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Orange Pi 6 Plus Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is the first article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.
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HP ProBook 440 G8 Laptop running Linux: Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at running Linux on a refurbished HP laptop.
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Spack – multi-platform package manager
Spack is a multi-platform package manager that builds and installs multiple versions and configurations of software.
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lx – convert selected files into clean, consistent Markdown-fenced blocks
lx converts files into simple Markdown-fenced blocks for easy use in LLM chats.
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Bab – modern task runner
Bab is a modern task runner that replaces the clunky syntax of Makefiles and the limitations of npm scripts
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forgit – utility for using git interactively
forgit is designed to help you use git more efficiently. It’s lightweight and easy to use.
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qdmr – program DMR radios
qdmr is a graphical user interface (GUI) application that allows to program several types of DMR radios.
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DL4J – deploy and train deep learning models
DL4J is a suite of tools for deploying and training deep learning models using the JVM.
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Gritty – web terminal emulator
Gritty is a web terminal emulator. It’s based on node-pty and xterm.js.
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OpenWebRX – multi-user SDR receiver
OpenWebRX is a multi-user SDR receiver software with a web interface. This is free and open source software. Features include: csdr based demodulators (AM/FM/SSB/CW/BPSK31/BPSK63). filter passband can be set from GUI. Extensively uses HTML5 features like WebSocket, Web Audio API,
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Allure Report – multi-language test report tool
Allure Report is a framework-agnostic test result visualization tool. It transforms test execution data into clear, interactive HTML reports.
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8 Essential Free and Open Source Linux Classroom Tools
The software featured in this article offers indispensable ways to help manage a computer-based classroom.
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scrutiny – WebUI for smartd S.M.A.R.T monitoring
Scrutiny is a Hard Drive Health Dashboard & Monitoring solution, merging manufacturer provided S.M.A.R.T metrics with real-world failure rates.
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Tenere – TUI interface for LLMs
Tenere is a TUI interface for Large Language Models. Tenere supports the following backends: ChatGPT, llama.cpp, and ollama.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Python Integrated Development Environments
A good IDE tries to accurately predict what the developer is seeking to do without getting in the way.
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hexhog – configurable hex viewer and editor
hexhog offers basic hex editing features for files, such as editing/deleting/inserting bytes, as well as selecting and copy/pasting bytes.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Geometry Software
Typically geometry software covers a wide range of application areas, including pure Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, computer-aided design, and computational kinematics.
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HTMinL – fast, in-place HTML minifier
HTMinL is a fast, in-place HTML minifier. It prioritizes safety and code sanity over ultimate compression
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Ruby CSS Parser – load, parse and cascade CSS rule sets
Ruby CSS Parser is software to load, parse and cascade CSS rule sets.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Cleaning Tools
There are a number of open source applications for Linux which help to keep the operating system working like new.
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Gdlv – GUI to Delve
Gdlv is a graphical frontend to Delve for Linux, Windows and macOS.
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