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w33k in g33k: January 02, 2026

· Sean P. McAdam

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Applications

  • It’s FOSS: These are the Linux Apps I Couldn’t Live Without in 2025
    • Converseen: “A Batch Image Converter and Resizer Tool for Windows, Linux and macOS”
    • LM Studio: “Run local LLMs like gpt-oss, Qwen3, Gemma3, DeepSeek and many more on your computer, privately and for free.”
    • Packet: “Send and receive files wirelessly with Android devices using Quick Share or another device with Packet installed.”
    • Btop++: “A monitor of resources”
    • Calibre: “calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.”

Linux

  • It’s FOSS: CachyOS Wants to Improve Your Server Performance Now: I spent the last few weeks trying to revive \ use an old Western Digital MyCloud drive, so seeing CachyOS working on an OS for NAS got me interested.
  • It’s FOSS: 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026
    • AnduinOS: “AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux. v1.4.1.”
    • blendOS: “Arch Linux made declarative, immutable and atomic. With Android app support and Fedora, Debian, CentOS Stream and Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the AUR.”
    • Damn Small Linux (DSL) 2024: “The New DSL 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY.”
    • IncusOS: “IncusOS is an immutable OS solely designed around safely and reliably running Incus. It uses modern security features like UEFI Secure Boot and TPM to provide a safe boot experience and seamless full disk encryption.”
    • KDE Linux: “KDE Linux is a free, open-source, user-focused operating system being built by KDE to include the best implementation of everything KDE has to offer, using the most advanced technologies. Learn more on the project’s wiki page.”
    • Kazeta:
      • /r/linux_gaming: Announcing a unique new Linux gaming OS - Kazeta: “The basic idea is that you install individual DRM-free games on real physical “cartridges” which can be any external storage media, but I recommend full size SD cards because they look and feel like cartridges and can be relatively easily labelled.”
    • ObsidianOS
      • A/B Partitioning: With A/B partitioning, updates are atomic. If an update fails, you can simply reboot into the previous partition, ensuring your system is always bootable.
      • Multiple bases: Enjoy the power and flexibility of Arch, Gentoo, or even Void, with the power of A/B Partitioning
      • Stable & Reliable: Built on the stability of ext4, ObsidianOS provides a reliable computing experience without the complexities of other filesystems.
    • pearOS: “The greatest release of pearOS is NiceC0re. An Arch-based Linux Distro made to look different than the current pearOS versions.”
    • Vanilla OS 2.0 (Orchid): “Vanilla OS 2 Orchid is the next generation of Vanilla OS. It is built on top of new technologies and features to provide you with the most secure, stable and stunning system experience.”
  • Bunsen Labs: Carbon version of bunsen-blob is now available
    • I remember using a distro from Bunsen Labs (or something that came before it?) & keep meaning to look at it again. I’m pretty sure it was back when i was trying to find lightweight OS’ for my ASUS Eee PC

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly #152: Wrapped

Fediverse tree from Tech Crunch

  • GitHub: jarnedemeulemeester / findroid: “Third-party native Jellyfin Android app”
    • As I try to use more Jellyfin over Plex, i like to look into the different Jellyfin options.
  • GitHub: fccview / jotty: “Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists.”
    • Not sure if i’ve tried this one yet so i wanted to look into it.
  • GitHub: timothepoznanski / poznote: “Poznote is a lightweight, open-source personal note-taking and documentation platform.”
  • GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
    • I keep meaning to check this out & never getting to it.
  • GitHub: termix-SSH / Termix: “Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities.”
    • I think there’s another service i always mix this up with… XPipe. I think the latter needs a subscription?
  • GitHub: nicotsx / zerobyte: “Backup automation for self-hosters. Built on top of restic”
    • I still have to come up with a better backup system for my network.
  • GitHub: JaberQayad / dashlet: “Lightweight dashboard for small apps”
    • I’m going to take a look at this, but not sure if it will be something I want to replace Homepage with.
  • GitHub: trentferguson / homescreen-hero: “HomeScreen Hero is a self-hosted web app that keeps your Plex home screen fresh by automatically rotating collections (scheduled or manual) via a modern FastAPI + React dashboard.”
    • I’m reviewing all my *arr apps because I’m seeing some issues (i.e.: Bazarr not seeing movies to get subtitles for.)
  • GitHub: ridafkih / keeper.sh: “A monorepository for (time)keeper—an open-source calendar synchronization and booking tool.”
    • Might not something i actually need to use now that i dig into the description a bit.
  • GitHub: joachimdalen / kopia-alternate-ui: “An alternative drop-in place web interface for Kopia”
    • I guess this was more backup software: Kopia.
  • GitHub: jvdillon / netv: “IPTV in your Browser & Transcoding on your Server”
    • Maybe something i’ll look at because i have an HD Homerun setup again at our new location.
  • GitHub: Turbootzz / Nimbus: “Open-source customizable homelab dashboard”
    • Again, to compare to Homepage.
  • GitHub: technomancer702 / nodecast-tv: “A self-hosted web application that lets you stream Live TV, Movies, and Series from your Xtream Codes or M3U provider directly in your browser. It’s built with performance in mind and handles large libraries smoothly.”
  • GitHub: Maciejonos / qbitwebui: “Modern frontend for qBittorrent”
    • I don’t really use the web UI for qBitTorrent, but will look into this
  • GitHub: l984-451 / Rivulet: “A native tvOS video streaming app designed for simplicity, combining Plex media server integration with Live TV support.”
  • GitHub: karam-ajaj / atlas: “Open-source tool for network discovery, visualization, and monitoring. Built with Go, FastAPI, and React, supports Docker host scanning.”
    • I’ve been using NetAlert & WatchYourLAN, now that i got the former working
  • GitHub: 0xJacky / nginx-ui: “Yet another WebUI for Nginx”
    • I do like the manual configuration on nginx, but maybe this will be something i’m into.
  • GitHub: rohitkumbhar / surmai: “Surmai is a personal/family travel organizer”
  • GitHub: fccview / cronmaster: “Cronjob management UI with human readable syntax, live logging and log history for your cronjobs.”
  • selfh.st: 2025 Wrapped: Self-Hosted Software Launches : I’m sure i’ve gone through most of the services on this list, but doesn’t mean i’m not going to review it again…
  • selfh.st: 2025 Wrapped: Self-Hosted Year-in-Review Tools
  • GitHub: eigger / hass-magic-caster-wand: “Harry Potter: Magic Caster Wand Home Assistant Integration”