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Top 23 Unix Open-Source Projects

  • the-art-of-command-line

    Master the command line, in one page

    • Project mention: The-art-of-command-line: Master the command line, in one page | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-19

  • fzf

    :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

    • Project mention: pyfzf : Python Fuzzy Finder | dev.to | 2024-03-10

    fzf : https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • Ventoy

    A new bootable USB solution.

    • Project mention: Tools for Linux Distro Hoppers | dev.to | 2024-03-27

    Ventoy is an open-source tool to create a bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. Using Ventoy, we can create live USB for multiple distros in one flash disk. This is a revolutionary feature compared to other tools, e.g., Etcher, Rufus, etc, that can only create one live USB at a time. This tool is so important. Don't call yourself a distro hopper if you don't know this tool.

  • modern-unix

    A collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix commands.

    • Project mention: Ask HN: Which tools are worth the time? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-12

    - Learning "modern" tools like ripgrep and fzf (There's a list here: https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix)

  • serenity

    The Serenity Operating System 🐞

    • Project mention: Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-09

    SerenityOS replicates that look and feel. It is also implemented in a dialect of C++ that adheres to some of the good parts of C++98: https://serenityos.org

  • libuv

    Cross-platform asynchronous I/O

    • Project mention: Epoll: The API that powers the modern internet (2022) | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-11

  • PEASS-ng

    PEASS - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE (with colors)

    • Project mention: Great enumeration scripts? | /r/oscp | 2023-06-02

    Once on a system, something like Linpeas or Winpeas would be useful: https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng

  • WorkOS

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  • shelljs

    :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js

    • Project mention: The Bun Shell | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-20

    When I need shell-like utilities from my JS scripts I've previously used shelljs [0]. It's neat that Bun is adding more built-in utilities though.

    [0] https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs

  • Learn-Vim

    Learning Vim and Vimscript doesn't have to be hard. This is the guide that you're looking for 📖

    • Project mention: How to Transform Vim to a Complete IDE? | dev.to | 2023-09-19

    And this comprehensive guide: https://github.com/iggredible/Learn-Vim

  • lynis

    Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.

    • Project mention: Who does check linux distros of malware - open source | /r/linux | 2023-12-10

    Linux has (free) tools to improve security and detect/remove malware: Lynis,Chkrootkit,Rkhunter,ClamAV,Vuls,LMD,radare2,Yara,ntopng,maltrail,Snort,Suricata...

  • GLFW

    A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input

    • Project mention: macOS 14.4 causes JVM crashes | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-16

    Minecraft runs on various Javas.

    And there's a known issue with an interaction between minecraft, Java, and the video drivers that crashes out and it can be traced back all the way to here: https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues/1997

    It's not fixed.

  • test-your-sysadmin-skills

    A collection of Linux Sysadmin Test Questions and Answers. Test your knowledge and skills in different fields with these Q/A.

    • Project mention: Linux állásal kapcsolatos érdeklődés. | /r/programmingHungary | 2023-06-10

  • Sloth

    Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.

    • Project mention: Why can't MacOS just TELL ME which program is using the drive I'm trying to eject rather than just have me guess? | /r/MacOS | 2023-07-05

    That said, after I learned about how to use lsof, I found this little free app called =Sloth (and its github page ), which is just a nice native Mac app serving as a GUI for lsof. It'll let you know exactly which process to quit or kill so your drive can eject happily.

  • dumb-init

    A minimal init system for Linux containers

  • unix-history-repo

    Continuous Unix commit history from 1970 until today

    • Project mention: F/OSS Comics: 8. The Origins of Unix and the C Language | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-17

    There is also https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo (Continuous Unix commit history from 1970 until today)

  • ravynos

    A BSD-based OS project that aims to provide source and binary compatibility with macOS® and a similar user experience.

    • Project mention: Ravynos: BSD-based OS with an experience like and some compatibility with macOS | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-08-28

  • elvish

    Powerful scripting language & Versatile interactive shell

    • Project mention: Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-14

  • yoru

    夜 - Yoru | Aesthetic and Beautiful Awesome Environment :first_quarter_moon:

    • Project mention: Round corners for notifications and layout | /r/awesomewm | 2023-12-07

    Yes, I used that before I tried to have a notification center. I grabbed this code from a unixporn master (probably https://github.com/rxyhn/yoru), which does not use naughty config. I will tried later to have a notification center using naughty config, if that may work. Thanks!

  • rcm

    rc file (dotfile) management

    • Project mention: Rotz: Cross platform dotfile manager written in Rust | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-08

    Are your per-machine branches mostly distinct, or do they share a lot?

    I use https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm and I find my dotfiles share _quite a bit_ in some respects (e.g. neovim config) but are drastically different in others (SSH config as one example) -- keeping things synced _across_ branches sounds very difficult. rcm handles this well, without branches, IMO.

  • FluentFTP

    An FTP and FTPS client for .NET & .NET Standard, optimized for speed. Provides extensive FTP commands, File uploads/downloads, SSL/TLS connections, Automatic directory listing parsing, File hashing/checksums, File permissions/CHMOD, FTP proxies, FXP support, UTF-8 support, Async/await support, Powershell support and more. Written entirely in C#.

    • Project mention: What are some good 3rd party FTP libraries? | /r/csharp | 2023-06-05

  • fzy

    :mag: A simple, fast fuzzy finder for the terminal

  • maestro

    Unix-like kernel written in Rust (by llenotre)

    • Project mention: Unix-like kernel written in Rust | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-04

  • shadowsocksr-native

    翻墙 从容穿越党国敏感日 ShadowsocksR (SSRoT) native implementation for all platforms, GFW terminator

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2024-04-17.

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What are some of the best open-source Unix projects? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 the-art-of-command-line 148,297
2 fzf 59,462
3 Ventoy 57,566
4 modern-unix 29,689
5 serenity 28,519
6 libuv 23,182
7 PEASS-ng 14,831
8 shelljs 14,134
9 Learn-Vim 13,048
10 lynis 12,493
11 GLFW 12,172
12 test-your-sysadmin-skills 10,290
13 Sloth 8,142
14 dumb-init 6,682
15 unix-history-repo 6,434
16 ravynos 5,364
17 elvish 5,324
18 yoru 3,322
19 rcm 3,070
20 FluentFTP 2,937
21 fzy 2,893
22 maestro 2,799
23 shadowsocksr-native 2,729

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