Features
Tutorials – Apache Spark
Highly Parallel Programming with Apache Spark
Churn through lots of data with cluster computing on Apache's Spark platform.
Doubtful Candidate
Qt5-based image viewer PhotoQt
The lean PhotoQt tries to join the ranks of modern image viewers, but it's still not very stable.
Script Mods
CoffeeScript, Dart, Elm, and TypeScript
JavaScript is the stuff of which many interactive web clients is made, but it comes with a fair amount of historical ballast. The creators of four alternative scripting languages seek to ditch the ballast.
Tutorials – CherryTree
Organize Your Life with CherryTree
Work smarter and faster using this hierarchical note-taking app that's packed with power user features.
The Frugal Penguin
Tools for optimizing Linux power management
Linux offers several tools that help users analyze the power consumption of hardware components.
Data Diviner
Set up a multipurpose home server
Install a home server to make your data omnipresent.
Ranger: Lightning Fast File Management
Stop fiddling around with the mouse or trackpad – do your file management in the terminal, with vi-like key bindings.
No Way!
Secure communication on the Internet with Whonix
The curiosity of various players on the Internet is making anonymity increasingly important. The Debian derivative Whonix offers an easy-to-install, comprehensive solution with a complete virtual work environment to protect your privacy.
Well Packed
Android in an LXC container
Need Android apps in a separate window on the Linux desktop? Anbox is the answer. Unlike common Android emulators, the software relies on LXC containers and kernel namespaces. We tested the pre-alpha version.
Little Friend
Exploring the extra tiny KolibriOS
KolibriOS, written in assembler, is especially suited to very old hardware – it even fits on a floppy disk.
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