# luong-komorebi/Awesome-Linux-Software

🐧 A list of awesome Linux softwares

Repository: https://github.com/luong-komorebi/Awesome-Linux-Software
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-linux-software
Homepage: https://luong-komorebi.github.io/Awesome-Linux-Software/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Topics: linux-desktop, desktop-environment, freeware-icon, oss-icon, icon-theme, free, applications, cross-platform, ubuntu-linux, awesome-list, software, tools, linux-resource, linux-app, cli-app, gui-app, open-source, linux
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-05-03T08:15:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3679, "days_push": 122, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 25578, forks 2256 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.289696+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list cataloging free and open-source Linux desktop applications and CLI tools across categories like audio, chat, backup, development, and desktop customization. The original repository was archived in May 2026, with community forks continuing maintenance.

## Use cases
- find the best open-source apps for a fresh Linux install
- discover Linux alternatives to Windows or macOS software
- browse curated audio, video, and chat applications for Ubuntu
- find CLI and GUI developer tools for Linux
- recommend free software to new Linux users
- find backup and recovery tools for Linux desktops

## When to choose
- you want a broad, community-curated directory of Linux software in one place
- you're setting up a new Linux machine and need app recommendations
- you want multilingual (translated) versions of an awesome-list

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained recommendations - the original repo is archived and may contain stale or self-promoted entries
- you need software for macOS, Windows, or BSD rather than Linux
- you need a package manager or automated tool rather than a manual list

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: operating-systems, awesome-lists, desktop-applications, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, linux-desktop, open-source-software, archived, linux

## Member repositories
- luong-komorebi/Awesome-Linux-Software (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.289696+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:01.794134+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/luong-komorebi/Awesome-Linux-Software (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.289696+00:00, sha 203b43a5e920)
  - homepage: https://luong-komorebi.github.io/Awesome-Linux-Software/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:42.920930+00:00, sha 6599df48a1c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.