apt-best is a utility to help users find the most
popular Debian packages. It uses the popularity
scores found in various locations (freshmeat at
the moment). It displays the packages matching the
user's search criteria, with their associated scores.
Newega is a Usenet reader with a Web-based
interface. It's a stand-alone program (no Web or
database server needed), is cross-platform, and
has support for themes using HTML templates.