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  • Servers Guru

    Anonymous VPS, unmetered and cloud hosting from 4.99 EUR/month - no KYC, crypto payments including Monero, DDoS protection, 10 datacenter locations.

  • ProtonUp-Qt

    GUI tool to install and manage Proton-GE and Wine-GE builds for Steam and Lutris.

  • Contabo

    German VPS and dedicated server provider known for very generous resources per euro.

  • OVHcloud

    OVH's main brand: VPS, public cloud, object storage and dedicated servers from European data centres.

  • Paperless-ngx

    Self-hosted document management that turns scanned papers into a searchable archive.

  • Zsh

    The Z shell: an extended POSIX shell with powerful completion, themes and plugin support.

  • Forgejo

    Community-driven self-hosted Git forge, the software behind Codeberg.

  • Calibre

    The all-in-one e-book manager: library, conversion, editing and sync to e-readers.

  • tmux

    Terminal multiplexer for session handling, split panes and persistent remote work.

  • Restic

    Fast, secure and efficient backup program with deduplication and encryption.

  • Cryptomator

    Client-side encryption for your cloud files, free and open source.

  • Vaultwarden

    Lightweight Rust server compatible with Bitwarden clients, ideal for self-hosting.

  • mpv

    Minimalist, scriptable media player with excellent hardware decoding support.

  • Joplin

    Open source note-taking and to-do app with sync, Markdown and end-to-end encryption.

  • explainshell

    Paste any shell command and see what each part of it actually does.

  • tldr pages

    Simplified, community-maintained man pages with practical examples.

  • MNT Research

    Berlin-based maker of the MNT Reform, an open hardware laptop you can repair and rebuild.

  • Ask Ubuntu

    Stack Exchange Q&A site for Ubuntu, with a huge archive of solved problems.

  • ubuntuusers.de

    The largest German Ubuntu community: forum, wiki and Ikhaya news site.

  • Free Software Foundation Europe

    European charity promoting free software through policy work, campaigns and legal expertise.

  • The Linux Experiment

    Weekly YouTube show on Linux desktop news, distros and open source culture.

  • 9to5linux

    Daily Linux news site covering distro releases, desktops and open source apps.

  • Open Source Games

    Curated collection of free and open source games for Linux.

  • Proton AG

    Swiss privacy company behind Proton Mail, Proton VPN and Proton Drive.

  • Ansible

    Agentless automation for configuration management, deployment and orchestration.

  • Pi-hole

    A network-wide DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and trackers for every device.

  • fish shell

    A user-friendly command line shell with autosuggestions and syntax highlighting built in.

  • Kitty

    A fast, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with extensive scriptability.

  • btop++

    A beautiful terminal resource monitor showing CPU, memory, disks, network and processes.

  • LibreWolf

    A hardened Firefox fork with telemetry removed and privacy settings out of the box.

  • VeraCrypt

    Free disk encryption software for full-disk and container encryption.

  • Immich

    Self-hosted photo and video backup solution with mobile apps, a Google Photos alternative.

  • It's FOSS

    Accessible Linux tutorials, news and how-tos for beginners and desktop users.

  • Radxa

    Maker of Rockchip-based single-board computers and edge computing devices.

  • LinuxQuestions.org

    One of the oldest and largest Linux forums, covering every distribution and topic.

  • NixOS Discourse

    The official forum for NixOS and the Nix ecosystem.

  • ProtonDB

    Community reports on how well Windows games run through Proton on Linux.

  • Gamescope

    Valve's micro-compositor for gaming sessions, powering the Steam Deck.

  • Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?

    A crowdsourced list tracking anti-cheat compatibility with Linux.

  • Wine

    The compatibility layer that runs Windows applications on Linux, macOS and BSD.

  • Firefox

    The independent, open source web browser backed by the non-profit Mozilla.

  • KDE Plasma

    The flexible, feature-rich desktop environment from KDE.

  • Timeshift

    System restore tool creating incremental snapshots with rsync or Btrfs.

  • Neovim

    The hyperextensible Vim-based text editor, built for plugins and LSP.

  • Flatpak

    The universal Linux package format: sandboxed apps that run on any distribution.

  • NovaCustom

    Dutch vendor of privacy-focused, coreboot-flashed Linux laptops.

  • Manjaro

    Arch-based distribution focused on user-friendliness and accessibility.

  • Ubuntu

    The most popular Linux distribution, published by Canonical.

  • Pop!_OS

    System76's Ubuntu-based distribution with COSMIC desktop and tiling workflow.

  • KDE e.V.

    The non-profit representing the KDE community and its projects.

  • GNOME Foundation

    The non-profit behind the GNOME desktop and its development community.

  • LWN.net

    The definitive Linux news and analysis publication, running since 1998.

  • OMG! Ubuntu

    Ubuntu news, app highlights and desktop coverage for the Ubuntu community.

  • Late Night Linux

    A British podcast covering the latest Linux and open source news.

  • DistroWatch

    The reference site for Linux distribution news, rankings and release tracking.

  • Flathub

    The central repository for Flatpak apps, the main distribution-independent way to install Linux applications.

  • Audacity

    A free, open source audio editor and recorder for multi-track editing and sound processing.

  • QEMU

    A generic open source machine emulator and virtualizer, the core of most Linux virtualization stacks.

  • Syncthing

    Continuous, peer-to-peer file synchronization between devices without any central cloud server.

  • Home Assistant

    The leading open source home automation platform, self-hosted and with local control.

  • Debian Wiki

    The community-maintained documentation for Debian, covering setup, administration and packaging.

  • Slimbook

    A Spanish vendor selling Linux laptops, mini PCs and all-in-ones with your choice of distribution.

  • Void Linux

    An independent, rolling-release distribution built around the runit init system and xbps package manager.

  • Fedora Silverblue

    An immutable Fedora variant with an atomic, container-focused desktop workflow.

  • Kali Linux

    A Debian-based distribution packed with security and penetration testing tools.

  • Omarchy

    An opinionated Arch-based distribution by DHH with Hyprland, tuned for developers out of the box.

  • Gentoo

    A source-based meta-distribution where packages are compiled with your own optimization choices.

  • CachyOS

    An Arch-based distribution focused on performance with optimized kernels and package builds.

  • Rocky Linux

    A community enterprise distribution, binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

  • Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

    A question-and-answer site dedicated entirely to Linux and Unix systems.

  • Wine

    A compatibility layer that runs Windows applications directly on Linux without a Windows installation.

  • Steam

    Valve's game store and client with native Linux support and built-in Proton for Windows games.

  • Podman

    A daemonless container engine for running OCI containers, a drop-in Docker alternative.

  • Blender

    A free and open source 3D creation suite covering modeling, animation, rendering and video editing.

  • Git

    The distributed version control system that powers most modern software development.

  • Stack Overflow

    The largest question-and-answer community for programming, scripting and Linux administration.

  • Star Labs

    A UK-based vendor building Linux laptops shipped with your choice of distribution.

  • EndeavourOS

    An Arch-based distribution with a friendly installer and a welcoming community.

  • Slackware

    The oldest surviving Linux distribution, known for stability and staying close to upstream.

  • Reddit r/linux

    A large Reddit community for Linux news, support and discussion.

  • Self-Hosted Show

    A podcast and community about self-hosting, homelabs and taking control of your data.

  • Heroic Games Launcher

    An open source launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon games on Linux, built on Wine/Proton.

  • MangoHud

    A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay that shows FPS, frame times, CPU/GPU load and more in games.

  • Lutris

    An open source gaming platform that manages all your games in one library.

  • Bottles

    A modern, friendly way to manage Wine prefixes and run Windows software on Linux.

  • netcup

    German provider of VPS, root servers and webhosting with strong Linux support.

  • OVHcloud / Kimsufi

    OVH's budget bare-metal brand: very cheap dedicated servers, popular for Linux labs.

  • Hetzner

    German hosting provider known for price-performance cloud, dedicated and storage servers.

  • Thunderbird

    A free, open source email, calendar and chat client backed by Mozilla.

  • Visual Studio Code

    A popular open source code editor with rich extension ecosystem, built by Microsoft.

  • Bitwarden

    An open source password manager with self-hosting option and apps for every platform.

  • KeePassXC

    A cross-platform, offline open source password manager using the KeePass format.

  • Kdenlive

    A free, open source non-linear video editor developed by KDE.

  • Signal

    A private, end-to-end encrypted messenger run by a non-profit foundation.

  • Docker

    The standard platform for building, shipping and running containerised applications.

  • Inkscape

    A free, open source vector graphics editor built around the SVG format.

  • VLC media player

    A free, cross-platform media player that plays nearly every audio and video format.

  • LibreOffice

    The free office suite: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math.

  • Element / Matrix

    Element is the flagship client for Matrix, a federated, open protocol for realtime communication.

  • OBS Studio

    Free, open source software for video recording and live streaming.

  • GIMP

    The GNU Image Manipulation Program: a free raster graphics editor for photo retouching and composition.

  • MIT Missing Semester

    MIT lectures on shell, tooling, version control and computing skills CS courses skip.

  • Wikibooks: Linux Guide

    Free, community-written Linux textbooks and guides on Wikibooks.

  • Linux Upskill Challenge

    A free 21-day course for getting comfortable with Linux server administration.

  • OverTheWire: Bandit

    A free wargame that teaches Linux command line and security basics hands-on.

  • Minisforum

    Compact mini PCs and mini workstations popular as low-power Linux home servers.

  • ThinkPenguin

    Sells Linux-compatible hardware: laptops, desktops and free-software-friendly WiFi gear.

  • Framework

    Modular, repairable laptops with excellent Linux support and swappable ports, memory and storage.

  • PINE64

    Open hardware single-board computers, phones and tablets with community Linux support.

  • Hardkernel ODROID

    Powerful ARM single-board computers from Hardkernel, well supported by Linux.

  • Fedora Workstation

    A polished, cutting-edge desktop edition of Fedora with GNOME by default.

  • openSUSE

    A community distribution offering the rolling Tumbleweed and the stable Leap editions.

  • Linux Mint

    An elegant, beginner-friendly desktop distribution based on Ubuntu and Debian.

  • NixOS

    A declaratively configured Linux distribution built around the Nix package manager.

  • Alpine Linux

    A security-oriented, lightweight distribution built on musl libc and BusyBox.

  • Lemmy

    A federated, open source link aggregator and discussion platform - Reddit-like communities on ActivityPub.

  • KDE Community

    Forums, Discourse and chat channels for users and contributors of the KDE ecosystem.

  • Arch Linux Forums

    The official Arch Linux community forums for support, discussion and showcase threads.

  • Mastodon

    A thriving Linux community on the federated Mastodon network.

  • Open Source Initiative

    The OSI maintains the Open Source Definition and approves open source licenses.

  • Mozilla Foundation

    The non-profit behind Firefox, fighting for an open and healthy internet.

  • Software Freedom Conservancy

    A non-profit that provides fiscal and administrative hosting for FOSS projects.

  • Free Software Foundation

    The FSF promotes computer user freedom and defends the GNU project and free software rights.

  • The Document Foundation

    The non-profit behind LibreOffice, supporting free office software development.

  • Destination Linux

    A long-running weekly Linux podcast and video show with news, tips and interviews.

  • LINUX Unplugged

    A weekly open show from Jupiter Broadcasting about Linux, open source and community projects.

  • Phoronix

    The leading independent source for Linux hardware reviews, benchmarks and kernel news.

  • Awesome Linux

    A curated GitHub list of Linux software, tools, resources and literature.

  • Privacy Guides

    Community-maintained recommendations for privacy-respecting software and services.

  • Awesome Selfhosted

    A curated list of free software network services and web applications you can self-host.

  • Steam Deck

    Valve's handheld Linux gaming PC built on SteamOS with Proton compatibility.

  • Datalix

    Rent KVM and dedicated servers, game servers, webhosting, Nextcloud and object storage at Datalix - own hardware in Frankfurt am Main, DDoS-protected.

  • Nextcloud

    Self-hosted productivity platform for file sync, sharing, calendar, contacts and collaboration.

  • KDE Plasma

    A powerful, flexible Linux desktop environment and the KDE software community.

  • Proxmox VE

    Open source server virtualization platform for VMs and containers.

  • GNOME

    A simple, elegant, free and open source desktop environment for Linux.

  • Raspberry Pi

    Low-cost single-board computers with great Linux support for makers and hobbyists.

  • TUXEDO Computers

    German computer manufacturer offering preinstalled Linux laptops, desktops and workstations.

  • Debian

    The universal operating system, a free and open source Linux distribution focused on stability.

  • Fedora Linux

    A fast, stable, powerful Linux distribution built by the Fedora Project community.

  • Tailscale

    A secure, Zero-Config VPN that connects devices on a private mesh network.

  • Linux Kernel

    The open source kernel at the heart of the Linux operating system.

  • Arch Wiki

    A comprehensive, community-maintained documentation for Arch Linux and Linux in general.

  • Linux Journey

    The classic free Linux beginner course, now part of LabEx with hands-on browser labs.

  • Arch Linux

    A simple, lightweight, rolling-release Linux distribution that empowers the user.

  • Linux Foundation

    Nonprofit supporting Linux and open source through events, collaboration and education.

  • Proton (Valve)

    A compatibility layer that lets you run Windows games on Linux via Steam.

  • Nextcloud GmbH

    The commercial company behind the enterprise edition of the open source Nextcloud platform.

  • Jellyfin

    Free software media system that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media.

  • System76

    Linux-first laptops, desktops and the Pop!_OS distribution, built around open source.

  • Fedora Discourse

    The official community discussion forum for the Fedora Project.

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