Amazon Joins the Open Invention Network
AWS puts its patents behind the open-source and Linux patent guard OIN in an attempt to mitigate patent aggression.
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How to Install Mosquitto MQTT Message Broker on Debian 11
Eclipse Mosquitto is a free and open-source message broker implementation of the MQTT protocol. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of installing and configuring Mosquitto MQTT Message Broker onto a Debian 11 server.
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How to Install Mastodon With Docker on Rocky Linux 9
Mastodon is a free, decentralized, and open-source social network created as an alternative to Twitter. This tutorial will teach you how to set up your instance of Mastodon on a server with Rocky Linux 9 using Docker.
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Book Feature: The Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata
Eric Leblond, CTO at Stamus Networks, talks about The Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata, a book he co-wrote with Peter Manev. Learn more here.
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Best Free and Open-Source Alternatives to SAS/STAT
SAS/STAT provides tools and procedures for statistical modeling of data, but it’s proprietary software. Here are some of the best free and open-source alternatives.
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How To Import and Use Microsoft Excel Templates on LibreOffice Calc
This tutorial will help you be more productive with LibreOffice Calc by taking benefit of the existing, thousands of Microsoft Excel’s templates on the internet. Thanks to LibreOffice compatibility features, this is possible. With this, you can qui…
A Career in Linux is What You Should Be Pursuing In 2023
The post A Career in Linux is What You Should Be Pursuing In 2023 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we explore reasons why you should consider a career in Linux in 2023 and beyond. Linux turned 31 last y…
Best Free and Open-Source Alternatives to Apple VoiceOver
Apple VoiceOver is a screen-reader that tells you exactly what’s happening on your device. Here, we recommend some of the best free and open-source alternatives available for Linux distributions.
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Authenticator: A Simple Open-Source App to Replace Authy on Linux
Check out Authenticator, a free and open-source app for two-factor authentication codes on Linux desktops.
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Simple List of FOSS Games on Ubuntu
This list will help you recognize, get and play FOSS games on Ubuntu. By FOSS we mean no Valve Steam, only Free/Libre Open Source Software ones. Among them are widely known such as Freedoom and Super Tux Kart, and some of them also need more introduction such as Speed Dreams and Tux Math. Most of them can be added to Ubuntu via Software. We include both categories of educational and recreational ones here. This compilation is hoped to be helpful for teachers in teaching computing with FOSS including the games. Happy reading!
Super Tux Kart
Name: SuperTuxKart
Description: proudly, the racing game icon of our free software community. It is a multiplayer 3D kart racing with free software mascots, like Gnu and Tux, as the riders. You can play it single- or two-player with your kids.
Similarity: Crash Team Racing
Genre: 3D racing
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: deb, snap
License: free software, free data
Super Tux
Name: SuperTux 2
Description: SuperTux (not to be confused with SuperTuxKart) is a penguin adventure game! Jump over monsters, earn coins, and get food to win the games. Play this amusing game with your kids.
Similarity: Super Mario Bros
Genre: 2D side-scrolling adventure
Multiplayer: no
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: https://www.supertux.org
0 A. D.
Name: 0 A. D.
Description: pronounced zero-ay-dee, 0 A.D. is the empires game of free software community. Build a country and attack other countries or defeat their economy to win. Feel one of the best graphics of FOSS on Ubuntu.
Similarity: Age of Empires III
Genre: Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: deb, snap
License: free software, free data
Website: https://play0ad.com
Doom II
Name: FreeDoom
Description: the world first FPS game, Doom, has been successfully re-produced by our community. PrBoom/FreeDoom is a version of Doom II that is fully free game both in software and in data.
Similarity: Doom II
Genre: First Person Shooter (FPS)
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb, Snap
License: free software, free data
Website: prboom-plus.sourceforge.io, freedoom.github.io
Doom III
Name: Dhewm3
Description: Dhewm3 is a free software version of the world-rocking FPS of its own age (was competing with Half Life 2 at that time) Doom III. Unfortunately, it requires you to have the original Doom CD/DVD in order to use the proprietary data and we don’t know of any way it can play with a free data. In other words, it has not yet reached the stage Doom II already reached.
Similarity: Doom III
Genre: FPS
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb
License: free software, no free data
Website: https://dhewm3.org
Frozen Bubble
Name: Frozen Bubble
Description: a colorful marbles shooting game with the cute penguin, Tux, you can play in two-player with your kids.
Similarity: Puzzle Bobble
Genre: kids arcade
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: www.frozen-bubble.org
FlightGear
Name: FlightGear
Description: realistic 3D aircraft, helicopter flight simulator. This game can take you flying freely with beautiful scenery.
Similarity: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Genre: flight simulator
Multiplayer:
Availability: Deb, Snap
License: free software, free data
Website: www.flightgear.org
Warzone 2100
Name: Warzone
Description: futuristic 3D real time strategy, battle against colonies of robots and alients.
Similarity: Starcraft
Genre: RTS
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb, Snap
License: free software, free data
Website: https://wz2100.net
Chromium BSU
Name: Chromium BSU
Description: Chromium BSU (not to be confused with Chromium Browser) is an arcade 2D aircraft shooting adventure.
Similarity: a lot of arcade aircraft shooting games
Genre: arcade aircraft
Multiplayer: no
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: chromium-bsu.sourceforge.io
OpenRA
Name: OpenRA
Description: OpenRA is a free software version of three games of Command Conquer real time strategy (RTS), namely Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn and Dune 2000.
Similarity: Command Conquer, Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Dune 2000
Genre: RTS
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: AppImage
License: free software, no free data
Website: https://www.openra.net
OpenTTD
Name: OpenTTD
Description: OpenTTD is a free software version of popular city (transportation) building Transport Tycoon Deluxe. You are a mayor and you should build your city transportation as good as possible.
Similarity: Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Genre: city simulation
Multiplayer: no
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: www.openttd.org
OpenSA
Name: OpenSA
Description: created with the same engine software as OpenRA, OpenSA is an RTS game of war between insects like ants, spiders etc. using bazooka and other guns in a swarm. It’s name is a pointer that it is a free software version of an old, abandoned proprietary game called Swarm Assault.
Similarity: Swarm Assault
Genre: RTS
Multiplayer:
Availability: AppImage
License: free software, no free data
Website: www.moddb.com/mods/opensa
Swell Foop
Name: Swell Foop
Description: this is a colorful same game from GNOME. You can play this to get rid some free time, or play colors with kids. It’s officially available on Ubuntu.
Similarity: Same Game
Genre: kids, puzzle game
Multiplayer: no
Availability: deb
License: free software, free data
Website: wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Swell%20Foop
TORCS
Name: TORCS
Description: The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS) invites you to play 3D car racing games. It’s available officially on Ubuntu.
Similarity: Need For Speed
Genre: 3D car racing
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: https://torcs.sourceforge.net
Tux Math
Name: Tux Math
Description: TuxMath (tuxmath) is an educational game for kids learning their math. It can be played either alone or together, for kids from age of Elementary Student to even High School ones. Questions will fall from the above slowly and the kid should answer it, for example, 1 + 1 = ?, until all of them finished. The more your kids play it, the more they will be better in math.
Similarity: –
Genre: education
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxmath
Tux Typing
Name: Tux Typing
Description: TuxTyping (tuxtype) is an education game for all ages suitable for children and adults. It is capable to train players about vocabularies, in English and other language, as well as typing quickly with keyboard. The questions can be edited by teacher to custom them according to each school curriculum, for example.
Similarity: –
Genre: education
Multiplayer: no
Availability: deb
License: free software, free data
Website: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxtype
Tux Paint
Name: Tux Paint
Description: TuxPaint is an award-winning drawing program for kids. From our perspective, it also is suitable as well as game for kids. It allows parents to guide their children play with computer just safe and fun. Draw something and you will hear cute sound every time you click. Want to draw cars? There are plenty of them available you just click to place it on your picture. It’s officially available on Ubuntu.
Similarity: –
Genre: education
Multiplayer: no
Availability: deb
License: free software, free data
Website:
Red Eclipse
Name: Red Eclipse
Description: not to be confused with Eclipse software for Java programming, Red Eclipse is a sophisticated-graphics fast-paced First Person Shooter (FPS) 3D game. It is created with Tesseract, a heavy modification of the legendary Cube 2: Sauerbraten game engine software.
Similarity: Counter Strike, Xonotic
Genre: FPS
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: Deb, Snap
License: free software, free data
Website: www.redeclipse.net
(Tesseract game engine video from YouTube)
Speed Dreams
Name: Speed Dreams
Description: a 3D sport car racing game.
Similarity: Need For Speed, TORCS
Genre: 3D car racing
Multiplayer: yes
Availability: AppImage
License: free software, free data
Website: www.speed-dreams.net/en
Xonotic
Name: Xonotic
Description: a futuristic, excellent-graphics fast-playing 3D FPS game. It is derived from another game called Nexuiz (before said game was made proprietary) to keep it free and in turn derived from Darkplaces game engine making it a Quake family.
Similarity: Nexuiz
Genre: FPS
Multiplayer: yes, with offline mode available
Availability: Deb, Snap
License: free software, free data
Website: https://xonotic.org
Zaz
Name: Zaz
Description: Zaz (Zaz’s Ain’t Zuma) is a free Zuma’s clone, a rotating marble shooting game. Play this with your entire family from kids to grandma.
Similarity: Zuma, Luxor
Genre: 2D marble shooting
Multiplayer: no
Availability: Deb
License: free software, free data
Website: https://zaz.sourceforge.net
Worth Mentioning
2D game maker software
Godot
Solarus
GDevelop
LOVE
3D game maker software
Godot
See Also
All in one simulators
RetroArch
Nintendo games simulators
SEGA games simulators
PlayStation games simulators
Xbox games simulators
Windows games emulators
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ODD Platform: Open-Source Data Discovery and Observability
Designed to overcome the limitations of conventional data catalogs, ODD helps with data management processes. Learn more here.
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An update on the SPDX python-tools
Progress with the SPDX Python tools Discussions regarding the development and direction of the SPDX Python tools often happen in the weekly meetings or smaller rounds and are not always visible to interested parties. This blog post intends to fill this gap, providing a condensed version of what was done and what is to come. […]
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Best Free and Open-Source Alternatives to Apple Stickies
Apple Stickies is an Apple-only utility that lets users take notes, lists and pictures. Here are the best free and open-source alternatives for Linux.
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Kangas Puts Machine Learning Dataset Analysis at Data Scientists’ Fingertips
Kangas, available on GitHub, helps users understand and debug their data in a new and highly intuitive way. Learn more here.
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Useful PuTTY Configuration Tips and Tricks
The post Useful PuTTY Configuration Tips and Tricks first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Putty is an open-source terminal emulator that supports several network protocols like Telnet, SSH, Rlogin, SCP, and Raw Socket. The initia…
Real Notepad++ Replacement for Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros
Check out this list of five free and open-source applications that can replace notepad++ in Ubuntu and other Linux distros.
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QT Creator 9 Brings Experimental Squish Support, C++, QML Improvements
Qt Creator 9 is the latest version of the QT Project’s open-source, free, and cross-platform IDE. Check out its new features and improvements.
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LibreOffice 7.4.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released With 100 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 7.4.3 includes a total of 100 bug fixes that improve document interoperability and the tool’s reliability. Download it today.
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Midori Browser to Integrate Its Own Open-Source Engine
Midori web browser is active, and an upcoming update is bringing in an open-source search engine integration. Learn more here.
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qBittorrent 4.5 Brings Faster Startup When Using Many Torrents, New Themes
The qBittorrent 4.5 release appears to be an exciting release for fans of this open-source BitTorrent client. Learn more here.
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