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Top 23 Linux Open-Source Projects

  1. linux

    Linux kernel source tree

    Project mention: Firefox Moves to GitHub | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-12

    What is the source of “Firefox Moves to GitHub”? It could just be a mirror, just like Linux also has an official mirror on GitHub.

    https://github.com/torvalds/linux

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. the-book-of-secret-knowledge

    A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more.

    Project mention: The-Book-of-Secret-Knowledge | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-08-01
  4. the-art-of-command-line

    Master the command line, in one page

    Project mention: 🚀 20 Must-Know GitHub Repositories for Developers in 2025! | dev.to | 2025-03-08

    1️⃣7️⃣ The Art of Command Line 🖥️ 📌 https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line Master the Linux command line with this detailed guide.

  5. node

    Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

    Project mention: A Beginner’s Guide to Developing a News App in React Native | dev.to | 2025-05-21

    Node.js & npm (Install from nodejs.org)

  6. rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    Project mention: Bye bye Team Viewer | dev.to | 2025-03-27

    A RustDesk client installed on every device (controller or to be controlled). Download from here

  7. devops-exercises

    Linux, Jenkins, AWS, SRE, Prometheus, Docker, Python, Ansible, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack, SQL, NoSQL, Azure, GCP, DNS, Elastic, Network, Virtualization. DevOps Interview Questions

    Project mention: Struggling to Learn DevOps? Here’s How to Master It in Just 30 Days | dev.to | 2025-04-25

    DevOps Exercises Interview prep + practical questions

  8. Netdata

    The open-source observability platform everyone needs

    Project mention: CPU & Memory Monitoring 101: How to Check, Analyze, and Optimize System Performance | dev.to | 2025-05-14

    Netdata: Provides beautiful, real-time dashboards for visualizing system metrics ( https://www.netdata.cloud ).

  9. SaaSHub

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  10. Ventoy

    A new bootable USB solution.

    Project mention: 🛠️ Setting up Arch | dev.to | 2024-10-13

    Link to installing: Ventoy

  11. sherlock

    Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

    Project mention: Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username across 400 social networks | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-25

    the only data needed are the urls from https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/blob/master/she...

    [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/1at9br4/i_am_new_to...

  12. alacritty

    A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

    Project mention: Why your terminal is boring and what to use instead | dev.to | 2025-05-20
  13. clash-verge-rev

    A modern GUI client based on Tauri, designed to run in Windows, macOS and Linux for tailored proxy experience

  14. tldr

    📚 Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands

    Project mention: 15 bash scripts to automate boring DevOps tasks so you can go play Elden Ring instead | dev.to | 2025-05-17

    tldr.sh community-powered simplified man pages

  15. ChatGPT

    🔮 ChatGPT Desktop Application (Mac, Windows and Linux)

    Project mention: Widen ChatGPT Screen | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-06-14
  16. mkcert

    A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.

    Project mention: .localhost Domains | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-10

    There is also mkcert by Filippo Valsorda (no relation to mkcert.org) at https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert

  17. hackingtool

    ALL IN ONE Hacking Tool For Hackers

  18. marktext

    📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    Project mention: All Data and AI Weekly #190 - May 19, 2025 | dev.to | 2025-05-19

    ⚡️ https://github.com/marktext/marktext

  19. Motrix

    A full-featured download manager.

  20. PowerShell

    PowerShell for every system!

    Project mention: Brush (Bo(u)rn(e) RUsty SHell) a POSIX and Bash-Compatible Shell in Rust | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-06

    "can" is doing some heavy lifting there, especially based on my experience with VSCodium (which by definition is forced to work within Microsoft's opinion of build systems)

    Anyway, uh-huh:

    https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/v7.5.1/.github... -> https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/v7.5.1/.github...

    https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/v7.5.1/.github... -> https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/v7.5.1/.github...

    As a frame of reference, to build bash one only needs /bin/sh not a pre-built copy of bash itself https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/configure?h=...

  21. hyperterm

    A terminal built on web technologies

    Project mention: Why your terminal is boring and what to use instead | dev.to | 2025-05-20
  22. termux-app

    Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

    Project mention: Termux: A Beginners Guide | dev.to | 2025-04-21

    You can download Termux via F-Droid or directly from GitHub. I personally prefer the GitHub version because it's the most updated version available. You can also download it from the Play Store, but don't install it because the Play Store version is no longer actively maintained and, due to new security policies (Android 10 onward), it faces compatibility issues.

  23. spotube

    🎧 Open source music client! Available for both desktop & mobile!

    Project mention: Spotube is banned from using "Spotify API" | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-15
  24. linux-command

    Linux命令大全搜索工具,内容包含Linux命令手册、详解、学习、搜集。https://git.io/linux

    Project mention: Issue 007 -- Surviving the AI Era | dev.to | 2024-07-14

    Comprehensive Linux Command List

  25. linux-insides

    A little bit about a linux kernel

  26. SaaSHub

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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).

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Index

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

# Project Stars
1 linux 193,838
2 the-book-of-secret-knowledge 169,463
3 the-art-of-command-line 155,981
4 node 111,277
5 rustdesk 88,295
6 devops-exercises 75,957
7 Netdata 74,561
8 Ventoy 66,965
9 sherlock 64,392
10 alacritty 58,847
11 clash-verge-rev 58,338
12 tldr 55,267
13 ChatGPT 53,758
14 mkcert 53,500
15 hackingtool 52,441
16 marktext 49,682
17 Motrix 47,652
18 PowerShell 47,386
19 hyperterm 43,943
20 termux-app 41,363
21 spotube 40,361
22 linux-command 33,307
23 linux-insides 30,652

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