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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What are your must-have programs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion).

Edit: I apologise for confusing a lot of people. I meant Linux desktop “programs” coming from Windows/Mac. I'm used to calling them “apps”.

Edit: 🙌 I’m overwhelmed with the great “programs” people have recommended in the comment section. Thank you guys.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

AppImageLauncher
Freetube
Ondsel
Nextcloud

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Profanity & Dino are nice chat clients

[–] steeznson 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Emacs is the only app you'll ever need once you've mastered it.

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[–] FlickeringScreens 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I discovered warpinator recently, useful for transferring files to my android phone.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

K9S, it is a TUI kubernetes manager that really integrates well into my workflow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Obsidian - great markdown-based note app
NewsFlash - fast and elegant RSS news reader
Bottles - program to run Windows apps and managing them easily
BreakTimer - a life-saver for me; it allows you to set a break after given amount of time
LibreWolf - privacy-focused fork of Firefox

There are a lot of awesome programs on Linux, I recommend browsing Flathub to find them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

https://www.byobu.org/ can eschew both screen and tmux Mosh (the mobile SSH client, not linking here) if installing it on the remote server is an option

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Htop vim and ncdu to name a few terminal apps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

+1 for vim. Although I usually use a stripped down gvim.

Didn't know ncdu, will try.

I prefer btop to htop, the interface is much nicer.

For the terminal (and within vim) another must-have is fzf.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

ncdu is like Filelight but for terminal. It’s awesome!

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