Best Free and Open Source Software
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9 Best Free and Open Source Wireless Security Tools - LinuxLinks
It’s important to remember wireless security toools are only part of a security solution. They should be used together with other security software such as network firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
Here’s our verdict on the finest wireless security tools, captured in a LinuxLinks ratings chart. We only feature free and open source software here.
Warp - fast and secure file transfer - LinuxLinks
Warp allows you to securely send files to each other via the internet or local network by exchanging a word-based code.
The best transfer method will be determined using the “Magic Wormhole” protocol which includes local network transfer if possible.
This is free and open source software.
PDF Juggler - mix, reorder and select PDF pages - LinuxLinks
Using PDF Juggler is very simple: drag&drop PDF files into PDF Juggler, then drag&drop the PDF pages until they’re sorted as you want. You may also delete pages or rotate them. When you are satisfied, save the PDF and it’s all done!
This is free and open source software.
FreeRDP - Remote Desktop Protocol Implementation - LinuxLinks
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Enjoy the freedom of using your software wherever you want, the way you want it, in a world where interoperability can finally liberate your computing experience.
It includes a protocol library and clients.
This is free and open source software.
asusctl - control aspects of ASUS laptops - LinuxLinks
asusd is a utility for Linux to control many aspects of various ASUS laptops but can also be used with non-ASUS laptops with reduced features.
The main goal of this work is to provide a safe and easy to use abstraction over various laptop features via DBUS, and to provide some helpful defaults and other behaviour such as toggling throttle/profile on AC/battery change.
It includes a graphical user interface, rog-control-center.
This is free and open source software.
GNOME Remote Desktop - remote desktop server - LinuxLinks
GNOME Remote Desktop is a remote desktop daemon designed for GNOME using pipewire.
This is free and open source software.
ParaView - post-processing visualization engine - LinuxLinks
ParaView is a multi-platform data analysis and visualization application based on Visualization Toolkit (VTK).
ParaView’s desktop application is intended for the post-processing of simulation results. You can create visualization pipelines that can easily handle complex use cases and generate informative and insightful visualizations. It supports many file formats, and can read additional formats via reader plugins.
It can be used to build visualizations to analyze data using qualitative and quantitative techniques. The data exploration can be done interactively in 3D or programmatically using ParaView’s batch processing capabilities
This is free and open source software.