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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Process Explorer

June 4, 2025 Steve Emms System Software, Utilities

Process Explorer is a task manager and system monitor It provides the functionality of Windows Task Manager along with additional features.

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Command Schedulers

chkservice is a terminal-based tool for managing systemd units

May 29, 2025 Steve Emms System Software, TUI

chkservice is a tool for managing systemd units. It sports a TUI interface and is written in C++

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Command Schedulers

systemd-analyse helps uncover performance problems

May 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

The systemd init system provides the systemd-analyze tool that can help find performance problems and other important systemd information.

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Command Schedulers

systemctl – manage and monitor the systemd system

May 25, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

systemctl is a command-line tool that allows for the management and monitoring of the systemd system and service manager.

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Command Schedulers

systemd Pilot is a GUI tool for managing systemd services

May 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

systemd Pilot is a desktop application for managing systemd services on Linux systems. it can be described as a GUI for systemctrl.

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Backup software

7 Best Free and Open Source BorgBackup Front-Ends

May 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Roundup, System Software

BorgBackup (Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. We recommend the best front-ends for Borg.

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SSD

14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Cloning Tools

May 17, 2025 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Disk cloning software is not simply helpful for system backups. It has a wide range of other uses such as provisioning new computers in the workplace.

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Command Schedulers

SystemdGenie is a systemd management utility

May 17, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

SystemdGenie is a systemd management utility based on KDE technologies. It provides a graphical frontend for the systemd daemon.

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Best Free and Open Source System Profilers

23 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Profilers

May 16, 2025 Steve Emms Software, System Software, Utilities

A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Here’s our verdict.

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Benchmarking

Hardinfo2 offers system information and benchmark for Linux systems

May 16, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

Hardinfo2 offers System Information and Benchmark for Linux Systems. It is able to obtain information from both hardware and basic software.

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