this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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Software alternatives for Linux

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This is a sister community to [email protected].

Many members there are computer users who recently moved to Linux from other OSs, Windows in particular. Having established their work and hobbies on a particular software base, they often encounter difficulties trying to find similar software on Linux.

Here you can ask, propose, comment about some software alternative you're looking for.

It's important to be broad-minded when speaking about software alternatives when switching to Linux:

Role of conduct: The same as in Lemmy and Mastodon: in summary, be respectful, no offensive language, no harassment, no spam.

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use Pidgin and create a Bonjour account, it will find others on your LAN. If others don't show, go offline then Available to refresh LAN users. Be sure to install all dependencies for Pidgin

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[โ€“] JerkyIsSuperior 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's been a while since I've used Pidgin. Is desktop instant messaging still a thing?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

sure is, beats texting