Free and Open Source Software, and Benchmark

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Nov 29, 2025

• NiTch Revived - fast system fetch - LinuxLinks

  NiTch Revived is a small and incredibly fast system fetch written fully in Nim without any dependencies.

  To configure the software you need to change the source code.

  This is free and open source software.

• lash - symlink manager for dotfiles - LinuxLinks

  Lash is a command-line application that is intended to replace Stow. It is not intended to be a drop-in replacement but it does aim to replace most of the implemented functionality of Stow.

  This is free and open source software.

• fling - file/directory symlinker - LinuxLinks

  fling is much dumber than Stow – it’s missing several options, only considers one directory at a time, and deals with absolute paths only (in contrast, Stow works exclusively with relative paths).

  As a tradeoff, fling’s codebase is simpler. fling compiles to a single binary and contains fewer lines of code. It’s very easy to understand what fling will do for a particular invocation: fling prints out (in color!) what it plans to link/unlink and asks you (by default) before continuing.

  This is free and open source software.

• Freelens - Kubernetes IDE - LinuxLinks

  It provides a standalone application compatible with Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems, making it accessible to a wide range of users. The application aims to simplify the complexities of Kubernetes management by offering an intuitive and user-friendly interface.

  This is free and open source software.

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Git Hooks Managers - LinuxLinks

  In this roundup we focus on the finest Git hooks managers for Linux.

  Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here.

• Apart GTK - partclone GUI - LinuxLinks

  Apart GTK is a Linux GUI tool for cloning and restoring disk partitions to and from compressed image files. It uses partclone to do the heavy lifting.

  This is free and open source software.

• Benchmarking the Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer - LinuxLinks

  This is the second article in a new series looking at the latest piece of kit from the folks at Orange Pi. It’s the Orange Pi 6 Plus development board.

  The Orange Pi 6 Plus is a powerful single board computer (SBC). It has a 12 core 64 bit ARMv9 processor with a total computing power of 45 TOPS (CPU/GPU/NPU). The board is available with either 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM and offers a bountiful array of interfaces. My board has 32GB of RAM.

• kubewall - single-binary Kubernetes dashboard - LinuxLinks

  kubewall is a single-binary Kubernetes dashboard with multi-cluster management and AI integration.

  It provides a simple and rich realtime interface to manage and investigate your clusters.

  This is free and open source software.