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These are full-featured open source software products free as in beer and speech that I started to use recently Vivek Gitepicks his best open source software of 2013
1 Replicant - Fully free Android distribution
Replicant is entirely free and open source distributions of Android on several devices including both phones andtablets I have installed it on an older Nexus S You can install apps from F-Droid store a GPLv2 client app that comesconfigured with a repository hosting only free as in freedom applications
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Operating system LinuxAndroidOperating system LinuxAndroid
Purpose Free os for phonetabletsPurpose Free os for phonetablets
Targets User who wish to have a full control over the mobile phone with strong privacy settingsTargets User who wish to have a full control over the mobile phone with strong privacy settings
This is an open source cross-platform application to convert videos from and to various formats including formatssuitable for devices such as AndroidiOS phones It is simple and easy to use software to convert almost any video toMP4 WebM (vp8) Ogg Theora format Miro Video Converter is based on FFMPEG and act as a front end to FFMPEGcommand line tools [3]
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
3 OwnCloud - Dropbox alternative for cloud storage service
I was looking for an alternative to Dropbox to run cloud on my own server at home and office This software is opensource software and it is self hosted I dont have to trust third party with my data I found this software easy to install andquite useful I started to use it for syncing files and other data I have been using for couple of months and it has beenproven reliable alternative to Dropbox There are clients available for MS-Windows OS X Linux and mobile apps for iOSand Android devices (or simply access data using the ownCloud web frontend)
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
The FreeBSD jail [8] provides an operating system-level virtualization partition a FreeBSD-based serve into severalindependent mini-systems You can do the same with Linux using OpenVZ [9] Linux Containers (LXC) is a virtualizationmethod for running multiple isolated Linux systems Docker extends LXC It uses LXC cgroups Linux kernel and otherparts to automate the deployment of applications inside software containers It comes with API to runs processes inisolation With docker I can pack WordPress (or any other app written in PythonRubyPhp amp friends) and itsdependencies in a lightweight portable self-sufficient container I can deploy and test such container on any Linux basedserver
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Operating system Linux amd64Operating system Linux amd64
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Purpose OS level virtualizationPurpose OS level virtualization
5 Adminer - A lightweight and full-featured database management tool
Adminer is a full-featured database management tool written in PHP Conversely to phpMyAdmin it consists of a singlefile ready to deploy to the target server Adminer is available for MySQL PostgreSQL SQLite MS SQL and Oracle Iusually install this for clients who are new to PostgreSQLMySQL The software acts as a drop-in-replacement forphpMyAdmin with a better user interface better support for MySQL features higher performance and more security
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
6 MariaDB - Drop-in replacement for Oracle MySQL server
MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL server MariaDB is going to be default in many popular Linuxdistro and open source project Red Hat will switch the default database in its enterprise distribution RHEL (including itsclones such as CentOS) from MySQL to MariaDB when version 7 is released in 2014 I started testing MariaDB andfound no problems at all The speed is same or better in some cases
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose RDBMSPurpose RDBMS
Targets DevOpsSysadminsTargets DevOpsSysadmins
License GPLLGPLLicense GPLLGPL
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7 RackTables - Manage your data center assets like a pro
I wish I discovered RackTables earlier It is is a datacenter asset management system With this software one candocument hardware assets (such as server workstations routers switches and more) network addresses space inracks networks configuration and more
1 List of all devices racks and enclosures youve got2 Mount the devices into the racks3 Maintain physical ports of the devices and links between them4 Manage IP addresses assign them to the devices and group them into networks5 Document your NAT rules describe your loadbalancing policy and store loadbalancing configuration6 Attach files to various objects in the system7 Create users assign permissions and allow or deny any actions they can do
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose IDC asset management systemPurpose IDC asset management system
8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
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Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
3 OwnCloud - Dropbox alternative for cloud storage service
I was looking for an alternative to Dropbox to run cloud on my own server at home and office This software is opensource software and it is self hosted I dont have to trust third party with my data I found this software easy to install andquite useful I started to use it for syncing files and other data I have been using for couple of months and it has beenproven reliable alternative to Dropbox There are clients available for MS-Windows OS X Linux and mobile apps for iOSand Android devices (or simply access data using the ownCloud web frontend)
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
The FreeBSD jail [8] provides an operating system-level virtualization partition a FreeBSD-based serve into severalindependent mini-systems You can do the same with Linux using OpenVZ [9] Linux Containers (LXC) is a virtualizationmethod for running multiple isolated Linux systems Docker extends LXC It uses LXC cgroups Linux kernel and otherparts to automate the deployment of applications inside software containers It comes with API to runs processes inisolation With docker I can pack WordPress (or any other app written in PythonRubyPhp amp friends) and itsdependencies in a lightweight portable self-sufficient container I can deploy and test such container on any Linux basedserver
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Operating system Linux amd64Operating system Linux amd64
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Purpose OS level virtualizationPurpose OS level virtualization
5 Adminer - A lightweight and full-featured database management tool
Adminer is a full-featured database management tool written in PHP Conversely to phpMyAdmin it consists of a singlefile ready to deploy to the target server Adminer is available for MySQL PostgreSQL SQLite MS SQL and Oracle Iusually install this for clients who are new to PostgreSQLMySQL The software acts as a drop-in-replacement forphpMyAdmin with a better user interface better support for MySQL features higher performance and more security
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
6 MariaDB - Drop-in replacement for Oracle MySQL server
MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL server MariaDB is going to be default in many popular Linuxdistro and open source project Red Hat will switch the default database in its enterprise distribution RHEL (including itsclones such as CentOS) from MySQL to MariaDB when version 7 is released in 2014 I started testing MariaDB andfound no problems at all The speed is same or better in some cases
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose RDBMSPurpose RDBMS
Targets DevOpsSysadminsTargets DevOpsSysadmins
License GPLLGPLLicense GPLLGPL
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7 RackTables - Manage your data center assets like a pro
I wish I discovered RackTables earlier It is is a datacenter asset management system With this software one candocument hardware assets (such as server workstations routers switches and more) network addresses space inracks networks configuration and more
1 List of all devices racks and enclosures youve got2 Mount the devices into the racks3 Maintain physical ports of the devices and links between them4 Manage IP addresses assign them to the devices and group them into networks5 Document your NAT rules describe your loadbalancing policy and store loadbalancing configuration6 Attach files to various objects in the system7 Create users assign permissions and allow or deny any actions they can do
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose IDC asset management systemPurpose IDC asset management system
8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
[21][21]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
[35][35]
Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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[6][6]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
The FreeBSD jail [8] provides an operating system-level virtualization partition a FreeBSD-based serve into severalindependent mini-systems You can do the same with Linux using OpenVZ [9] Linux Containers (LXC) is a virtualizationmethod for running multiple isolated Linux systems Docker extends LXC It uses LXC cgroups Linux kernel and otherparts to automate the deployment of applications inside software containers It comes with API to runs processes inisolation With docker I can pack WordPress (or any other app written in PythonRubyPhp amp friends) and itsdependencies in a lightweight portable self-sufficient container I can deploy and test such container on any Linux basedserver
[10][10]
Operating system Linux amd64Operating system Linux amd64
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Purpose OS level virtualizationPurpose OS level virtualization
5 Adminer - A lightweight and full-featured database management tool
Adminer is a full-featured database management tool written in PHP Conversely to phpMyAdmin it consists of a singlefile ready to deploy to the target server Adminer is available for MySQL PostgreSQL SQLite MS SQL and Oracle Iusually install this for clients who are new to PostgreSQLMySQL The software acts as a drop-in-replacement forphpMyAdmin with a better user interface better support for MySQL features higher performance and more security
[12][12]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
6 MariaDB - Drop-in replacement for Oracle MySQL server
MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL server MariaDB is going to be default in many popular Linuxdistro and open source project Red Hat will switch the default database in its enterprise distribution RHEL (including itsclones such as CentOS) from MySQL to MariaDB when version 7 is released in 2014 I started testing MariaDB andfound no problems at all The speed is same or better in some cases
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose RDBMSPurpose RDBMS
Targets DevOpsSysadminsTargets DevOpsSysadmins
License GPLLGPLLicense GPLLGPL
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7 RackTables - Manage your data center assets like a pro
I wish I discovered RackTables earlier It is is a datacenter asset management system With this software one candocument hardware assets (such as server workstations routers switches and more) network addresses space inracks networks configuration and more
1 List of all devices racks and enclosures youve got2 Mount the devices into the racks3 Maintain physical ports of the devices and links between them4 Manage IP addresses assign them to the devices and group them into networks5 Document your NAT rules describe your loadbalancing policy and store loadbalancing configuration6 Attach files to various objects in the system7 Create users assign permissions and allow or deny any actions they can do
[15][15]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose IDC asset management systemPurpose IDC asset management system
8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
[21][21]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
[35][35]
Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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[37][37]
Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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[41][41]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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Purpose OS level virtualizationPurpose OS level virtualization
5 Adminer - A lightweight and full-featured database management tool
Adminer is a full-featured database management tool written in PHP Conversely to phpMyAdmin it consists of a singlefile ready to deploy to the target server Adminer is available for MySQL PostgreSQL SQLite MS SQL and Oracle Iusually install this for clients who are new to PostgreSQLMySQL The software acts as a drop-in-replacement forphpMyAdmin with a better user interface better support for MySQL features higher performance and more security
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
6 MariaDB - Drop-in replacement for Oracle MySQL server
MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL server MariaDB is going to be default in many popular Linuxdistro and open source project Red Hat will switch the default database in its enterprise distribution RHEL (including itsclones such as CentOS) from MySQL to MariaDB when version 7 is released in 2014 I started testing MariaDB andfound no problems at all The speed is same or better in some cases
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose RDBMSPurpose RDBMS
Targets DevOpsSysadminsTargets DevOpsSysadmins
License GPLLGPLLicense GPLLGPL
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7 RackTables - Manage your data center assets like a pro
I wish I discovered RackTables earlier It is is a datacenter asset management system With this software one candocument hardware assets (such as server workstations routers switches and more) network addresses space inracks networks configuration and more
1 List of all devices racks and enclosures youve got2 Mount the devices into the racks3 Maintain physical ports of the devices and links between them4 Manage IP addresses assign them to the devices and group them into networks5 Document your NAT rules describe your loadbalancing policy and store loadbalancing configuration6 Attach files to various objects in the system7 Create users assign permissions and allow or deny any actions they can do
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose IDC asset management systemPurpose IDC asset management system
8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
[21][21]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
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Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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7 RackTables - Manage your data center assets like a pro
I wish I discovered RackTables earlier It is is a datacenter asset management system With this software one candocument hardware assets (such as server workstations routers switches and more) network addresses space inracks networks configuration and more
1 List of all devices racks and enclosures youve got2 Mount the devices into the racks3 Maintain physical ports of the devices and links between them4 Manage IP addresses assign them to the devices and group them into networks5 Document your NAT rules describe your loadbalancing policy and store loadbalancing configuration6 Attach files to various objects in the system7 Create users assign permissions and allow or deny any actions they can do
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose IDC asset management systemPurpose IDC asset management system
8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
[21][21]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
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Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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8 Apache Cordova - Create smartphone app just with HTML CSS andJavaScript
Apache Cordova is a free and open source framework that allows you to create mobile apps using standardized webAPIs You can create apps that work on iOS Andriod BlackBerry Windows Ubuntu and other phone based operatingsystems You write code once and run on selected mobile platforms with little or no change [17] at all PhoneGap usesApache Cordova
Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8Operating system iOS Android webOS Symbian BlackBerry Ubuntu Touch Windows Phone Windows 8
Purpose Build native mobile appsPurpose Build native mobile apps
Download url Download url cordovaapacheorgcordovaapacheorg [18][18] or or phonegapcomphonegapcom [19][19]
9 Angry IP scanner - ipscan tool
Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration [20] security scanning and auditing ipscan (Angry IPScanner) is an alternative to nmap command [20] It is also an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designedto be fast and simple to use It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features
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Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
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Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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Drupal Typo3 WordPress and many other content management system (CMS)blogging software dynamically createfeature rich content However you may not need all the all features and complexity offered by modern CMS basedsystems For example a WordPress based blog like nixCraft [23] requires multiple VMs [24] CDN for static assets [25]caching engine such as memcached [26] PHP mysql database comment moderation and on going updates A growingtrend is to keep your blog simple by avoiding CMS and use static HTML generators that offers the following benefits
No more complex setups ie no databasesphpcaching engines requiredNo more comment moderationPesky updatesStatic files are more secureEasy to scale or cache on edgeCDN nodesProvides all the blog-aware visual bells and whistles such as categories pages posts Permalinks and customlayouts
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Blogging systemPurpose Blogging system
Targets Bloggers who wish to follow Targets Bloggers who wish to follow KISS principalKISS principal [27][27]
Similar apps Similar apps Haskell based HakyllHaskell based Hakyll [29][29] Ruby based nanocRuby based nanoc [30][30] Python based PelicanPython based Pelican [31][31]
11 TurnKey Linux - Deploy open source apps on VM or the clouds
You can setup a open source software such as WordPress Drupal ZenCart and over 100+ other software easily withTurnKey Linux It is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into readyto use solutions Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on baremetal a virtual machine and in the cloudin physical server TurnKey Linux is based on Debian 72 with automaticsecurity updates for all packages It also includes a web management interface web shell and simple configurationconsole I often use this to deploy development server in the cloud
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
[35][35]
Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open source wiki software that doesnt require a database Easy toinstall on Linux or Unix-like operating systems with the following features
1 Ease of use and low system requirements2 Built-in access control lists3 Customization using large variety of extensions plugins and templates
I use this on my laptop to keep notes about various projects
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
13 MediaGoblin - An alterative to YoutubeFlickrSoundcloud
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
[35][35]
Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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[37][37]
Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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[39][39]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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[41][41]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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Copyright copy 2004-2013 nixCraft All rights reserved This print pdf version is for personal non-commercial use only Unless otherwise indicated thedocuments and graphics stored on this Web server wwwcybercitibiz are copyrighted Links to these documents are permitted and encouraged No
copies may be made without permission More details - httpwwwcybercitibiztipscopyright
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GNU MediaGoblin is free software decentralized media publishing platform You can host and share videos music andimages using MediaGoblin It is an alternative to major media-publishing services such as Flickr deviantArt YouTubeSoundcloud etc It is written in Python and SQL
[35][35]
Operating system LinuxOSXMS-WindowsOperating system LinuxOSXMS-Windows
Purpose Sharing many forms of digital mediaPurpose Sharing many forms of digital media
Targets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted serviceTargets Freedom respectful media sharing self-hosted service
Scrollout F1 is easy to use and setup email firewall gateway system It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection forMicrosoft Exchange Postfix Exim Sendmail Qmail and others It runs on Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systemsThis is perfect software for filtering incoming messages and other features are as follows
1 TLSSSL encryption with Perfect Forward Secrecy for SMTP amp HTTPS2 Virus scanning and different Quarantine per domain3 Tagging and blocking SPAM at domain level4 Geographic filtering for Sender IP Server IP URL IP and TLDs5 Verifies incoming emails for DKIM and signs outgoing emails (2048 bits RSA)6 Protection against fake messages that appear to come from your domain or from yourself7 Protection against executable files malicious content scripts and more8 Protection against forged domains like (fake) yahoocom gmailcom etc9 Whitelist and Blacklist
10 Simple web interface for management
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[37][37]
Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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[39][39]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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[41][41]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URL to article httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013
URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[37][37]
Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email serversPurpose Firewall and anti-spam gateway for MS-WindowsLinuxUnix-like email servers
15 Observium - Network observation and monitoring system
Observium is free and open source software written in PHPMySQL It collects data from devices using SNMP andpresents it via a web interface It includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems includingCisco Windows Linux HP Dell FreeBSD Juniper Brocade Netscaler NetApp and many more I use this softwarealong with Nagios to get better understanding of certain devices and technologies It provides historical and currentperformance statistics configuration visualization and syslog capture
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[39][39]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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[41][41]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URL to article httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013
URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
Copyrighted material
Copyright copy 2004-2013 nixCraft All rights reserved This print pdf version is for personal non-commercial use only Unless otherwise indicated thedocuments and graphics stored on this Web server wwwcybercitibiz are copyrighted Links to these documents are permitted and encouraged No
copies may be made without permission More details - httpwwwcybercitibiztipscopyright
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[39][39]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
It is a web based invoicing system It helps me to create quick and nice looking invoices without having to set up too muchservices on server All you have to do is install the SimpleInvoices software enter a biller a customer details and gocreating invoices You can easily track your finances send invoices as PDFs and more It is the best invoicing set up formy independent IT consultancy business
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[41][41]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSXOperating system LinuxUnix-likeWindowsOSX
Purpose Invoicing systemPurpose Invoicing system
Targets Sole tradersSmall business ownersTargets Sole tradersSmall business owners
Similar apps Similar apps BambooInvoiceBambooInvoice [43][43] - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent - another invoicing software intended for small businesses and independentcontractorscontractors
More cool apps
I sometime use and recommend the following software for MS-WindowsLinux users due to simplicity and ease of usefeatures Here is the list of the other best and FOSS apps of 2013
17 FileZilla - sftpftp client for noobs
This is a perfect open-source FTP FTP over SSLTLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client forWindows Mac OS X and GNULinux It has the following features that new users might find useful
1 Drag amp drop support2 Tabbed user interface3 File transfer queue and bookmarks4 Remote file editing and remote file search5 SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[44][44]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
It is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows Its main function is the secure file transfer between localand server under your control Most new MS-Windows user find WinSCP an easier to use as compare to putty andfriends
Operating system MS-WindowsOperating system MS-Windows
19 XAMPP - Easily write and test Apache+MySQL+PHPPerl apps on desktop
I give this software to many developers They can easily setup Apache MySQL PHPPerl to deploy and write anapplication on their own desktop No need to install virtual machine and Linux server Just focus on development and skipreal server management job to pros
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopersPurpose Apache distribution for desktop userdevelopers
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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Many users only use 2 of the features of a program like Microsoft Word No need to spend money or time on MicrosoftWord I personally use Abiword due to
1 Easy to use and not bloated as OOorg2 Small size word processor ie it loads very fast on my old computer3 I can read and write OpenOfficeorg documents Microsoft Word documents WordPerfect documents Rich Text
Format documents HTML web pages and more4 Abiword is tightly integrated with the AbiCollabnet [48] web service which lets you store documents online allows
easy document sharing with your friends and performs format conversions on the fly
[49][49]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Word processing programPurpose Word processing program
LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables mixins operations and functions LESS can run on theclient-side and server-side or can be compiled into plain CSS
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URL to article httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013
URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[51][51]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Cinnamon is a GTK+ based desktop environment and a fork of the GNOME Shell It was initially developed by Linux MintIt offers a user interface with the following features that I needed most
1 A movable panel equipped with a main menu launchers a window list and the system tray2 Various extensions and applets3 Cinnamon makes GNOME3 a useful desktop
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 20 of 24
[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URL to article httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013
URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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1 Vi or emacs key layouts2 Multiple paste options3 Secure code base4 An option to limit the window size and more [55]
[56][56]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[58][58]
Operating system LinuxOperating system Linux
Purpose Turn normal server into appliancesPurpose Turn normal server into appliances
Zentyal is a full-featured Linux server for small and medium businesses that you can set up in less than 30 minutes Itis a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server It is easy to usesoftware Zentyal is based on Ubuntu and it can be installed either from Ubuntu repositories or from Zentyals owninstaller
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 17 of 24
26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 19 of 24
[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 20 of 24
[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URL to article httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013
URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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copies may be made without permission More details - httpwwwcybercitibiztipscopyright
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26 Ack-grep - a source code search tool for programmers
ack-grep is a grep like tool [62] optimized for programmers This tool isnt aimed to search all text files It is specificallycreated to search source code trees not trees of text files It searches entire trees by default while ignoring SubversionGit and other VCS directories and other files that arent your source code
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Search source treesPurpose Search source trees
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 19 of 24
[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 20 of 24
[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
nixCraft is GIT UL++++ W+++ C++++ M+ e+++ d- Page 21 of 24
This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
[ Happy New Year to all nixCraft visitors I hope that 2014 proves to be just as awesome for Linux amp FOSS enthusiasteverywhere ]
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URLs in this post
[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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ditaa is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii art into proper bitmap graphics I usethis tool all the time to draw diagrams and forwarding them via email or chat session
[64][64]
Operating system Cross-platformOperating system Cross-platform
Purpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii artPurpose Convert diagrams drawn using ascii art
GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers If you like xargs command [66] tryGNUparallel utility It can run commandscriptjob on all available CPUs or on multiple computers
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[67][67]
Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)Operating system Cross-platform (Perl)
Purpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallelPurpose Execute shell scriptsjobs in parallel
Download url Download url gnuorggnuorg [68][68]
29 luckyBackup data back-up and synchronization tool
luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization powered by the rsync tool [69] It is simple to use fastsafe reliable and fully customizable backup software I often set and recommend this too for new UbuntuFedoradesktop users to backup their own files
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[70][70]
Operating system LinuxUnix-likeOperating system LinuxUnix-like
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux [72] I use this toolto create videos for my youtube channel [73] It is a stable free and friendly to use video editor on Linux
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This is my personal FOSS software list and it is not absolutely definitive so if youve got your own software share in thecomments below Also dont forget to check out our previous years 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012[76]
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[1] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentreplicant[2] replicantus httpreplicantus[3] FFMPEG command line tools httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtagffmpeg-command[4] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmiro-software[5] mirovideoconvertercom httpwwwmirovideoconvertercom[6] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopen-cloud[7] owncloudorg httpowncloudorg[8] The FreeBSD jail httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-setup-freebsd-jail-with-ezjail[9] same with Linux using OpenVZ httpwwwcybercitibizfaqopenvz-rhel-centos-linux-tutorial[10] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdocker[11] dockerio httpswwwdockerio[12] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentdb[13] adminerorg httpwwwadminerorg[14] mariadborg httpmariadborg[15] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentracktables[16] racktablesorg httpracktablesorg[17] little or no change httpdocsphonegapcomen250guide_getting-started_indexmdhtmlGetting20Started20Guides[18] cordovaapacheorg httpcordovaapacheorg[19] phonegapcom httpwwwphonegapcom[20] Nmap is an open source security tool for network exploration httpwwwcybercitibiznetworkingnmap-command-examples-tutorials[21] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentipscan-linux[22] angryiporg httpangryiporg[23] WordPress based blog like nixCraft httpwwwcybercitibiz[24] multiple VMs httpwwwcybercitibiztipsrun-different-network-services-on-separate-vm-systemshtml[25] CDN for static assets httpwwwcybercitibiztipswordpress-cdn-content-delivery-network-configurationhtml[26] caching engine such as memcached httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-install-memcached-under-rhel-fedora-centos[27] KISS principal httpbashcybercitibizguideUnix_philosophy[28] jekyllrbcom httpjekyllrbcom[29] Haskell based Hakyll httpjaspervdjbehakyll[30] Ruby based nanoc httpnanocws[31] Python based Pelican httpbloggetpelicancom[32] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentturnkey-linux[33] turnkeylinuxorg httpwwwturnkeylinuxorg[34] dokuwikiorg httpwwwdokuwikiorg[35] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentmediagoblin_homepage_screenshot[36] mediagoblinorg httpwwwmediagoblinorg[37] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentscrollout-f1[38] scrolloutf1com httpwwwscrolloutf1com[39] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentobservium[40] observiumorg httpwwwobserviumorg[41] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentsimpleinvoices[42] simpleinvoicesorg httpsimpleinvoicesorg[43] BambooInvoice httpbambooinvoiceorg[44] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentfilezilla[45] filezilla-projectorg httpsfilezilla-projectorg[46] winscpnet httpwinscpnet[47] apachefriendsorg httpwwwapachefriendsorgenxampphtml[48] AbiCollabnet httpsabicollabnet[49] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentabiword-2-0-gnome[50] abisourcecom httpwwwabisourcecom[51] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentless
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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[52] lesscssorg httplesscssorg[53] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentlinux-mint-desktop[54] linuxmintcom httpcinnamonlinuxmintcom[55] and more httptmuxcvssourceforgenetviewvctmuxtmuxFAQ[56] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmenttmux[57] tmuxsourceforgenet httptmuxsourceforgenet[58] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentartica[59] articafr httpwwwarticafr[60] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentzentyal[61] zentyalorg httpwwwzentyalorg[62] grep like tool httpwwwcybercitibizfaqhowto-use-grep-command-in-linux-unix[63] beyondgrepcom httpbeyondgrepcom[64] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentditta[65] ditaasourceforgenet httpditaasourceforgenet[66] xargs command httpwwwcybercitibizfaqlinux-unix-bsd-xargs-construct-argument-lists-utility[67] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentgnu-parallel[68] gnuorg httpwwwgnuorgsoftwareparallel[69] rsync tool httpwwwcybercitibiztipslinux-use-rsync-transfer-mirror-files-directorieshtml[70] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentluckybackup[71] luckybackupsourceforgenet httpluckybackupsourceforgenet[72] open-source non-linear video editing software package for Linux httpwwwcybercitibizfaqtop5-linux-video-editing-system-software[73] to create videos for my youtube channel httpswwwyoutubecomusernixcraftcom[74] Image httpwwwcybercitibizopen-source30-cool-best-open-source-softwares-of-2013attachmentopenshot[75] openshotorg httpopenshotorg[76] 15 greatest open source terminal applications of 2012 httpwwwcybercitibizopen-sourcebest-terminal-applications-for-linux-unix-macosx
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