Ask HN: What are the apps you find most useful in Linux?
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I use Lubuntu and try to keep external apps to a minimum.
Web Browser: Firefox
Terminal: LXTerminal
IDE: LXTerminal
File manager: PCManFM
Basic Text Editor: Vim
PDF Reader: Xournal - http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ (useful for annotating PDFs also)
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Video Player: VLC Player
Music Player: cmus - https://cmus.github.io/
Photo Viewer: Image Viewer
Screen recording: Simple Screen Recorder - https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/
Web Browser: Firefox
Terminal: LXTerminal
IDE: LXTerminal
File manager: PCManFM
Basic Text Editor: Vim
PDF Reader: Xournal - http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ (useful for annotating PDFs also)
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Video Player: VLC Player
Music Player: cmus - https://cmus.github.io/
Photo Viewer: Image Viewer
Screen recording: Simple Screen Recorder - https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/
Web Browser: Firefox
Email Client: ProtonMail in Firefox?
Terminal: Gnome terminal
IDE: vim
File manager: my shell
Basic Text Editor: vim
IRC/Messaging Client: web; used to use irssi, but I don't do IRC as much anymore, so it's mostly freenode's web client now
PDF Reader: Firefox
Office Suite: I don't bother, but I suppose LibreOffice occasionally
Calendar: the one built into GNOME
Video Player: Firefox, VLC
Music Player: I don't bother
Photo Viewer: the one built into GNOME
Screen recording: idk, I do it so rarely that I just pick one up when I need one
Honestly, must of my Linux time is spent in the shell, browsing the web, or playing games on Steam, mostly in that order. I used to be picky about my software (used to use XMonad with a curated set of keyboard-driven software), but GNOME seems to work mostly okay these days without fuss, so I've been using it.
I guess I'm trying out KDE because I'm moving to opensuse, so replace some of the stuff above with "whatever comes with KDE". I really don't care that much anymore until something doesn't work right, and that's pretty rare anymore.
Email Client: ProtonMail in Firefox?
Terminal: Gnome terminal
IDE: vim
File manager: my shell
Basic Text Editor: vim
IRC/Messaging Client: web; used to use irssi, but I don't do IRC as much anymore, so it's mostly freenode's web client now
PDF Reader: Firefox
Office Suite: I don't bother, but I suppose LibreOffice occasionally
Calendar: the one built into GNOME
Video Player: Firefox, VLC
Music Player: I don't bother
Photo Viewer: the one built into GNOME
Screen recording: idk, I do it so rarely that I just pick one up when I need one
Honestly, must of my Linux time is spent in the shell, browsing the web, or playing games on Steam, mostly in that order. I used to be picky about my software (used to use XMonad with a curated set of keyboard-driven software), but GNOME seems to work mostly okay these days without fuss, so I've been using it.
I guess I'm trying out KDE because I'm moving to opensuse, so replace some of the stuff above with "whatever comes with KDE". I really don't care that much anymore until something doesn't work right, and that's pretty rare anymore.
Chrome, VS Code, and whatever terminal ships with Mint. That's about it. Seems like everything I need to do happens in the browser or terminal these days, which is one reason I've been able to start using Linux on a daily basis again.
Web Browser: Brave (Chromium)
Terminal: Terminal (with oh-my-zsh)
IDE: VS Code
Basic Text Editor: VS Code
PDF Reader: Brave (Chromium)
Office Suite: Google Docs/Sheets etc
Calendar: Google Calendar
Video Player: VLC
Music Player: mplayer
Image manipulation: GIMP
The main things I always add are GIMP, Brave, oh-my-zsh and VLC. Getting a good/working browser does most work for me.
Terminal: Terminal (with oh-my-zsh)
IDE: VS Code
Basic Text Editor: VS Code
PDF Reader: Brave (Chromium)
Office Suite: Google Docs/Sheets etc
Calendar: Google Calendar
Video Player: VLC
Music Player: mplayer
Image manipulation: GIMP
The main things I always add are GIMP, Brave, oh-my-zsh and VLC. Getting a good/working browser does most work for me.
Flameshot for screenshot taking and annotation. Goodvibes for online radio listening. Workrave and Rescuetime to limit my screen time. CopyQ to manage my clipboard. Xfce to provide me with a well-functioning desktop.
Web Browser: Chrome
Email Client: mu4e (mbsync for IMAP, msmtp for SMTP)
Terminal: Gnome Terminal in DE or Alacritty in WM
IDE: Emacs
File manager: Emacs dired
Basic Text Editor: Emacs
IRC/Messaging Client: Weechat
PDF Reader: Zathura
Office Suite: LibreOffice or Google Docs
Calendar: Emacs org-agenda (mostly iPhone calendar though).
Video Player: mpv
Music Player: Spotify
Photo Viewer: eog
Screen recording: n/a
Email Client: mu4e (mbsync for IMAP, msmtp for SMTP)
Terminal: Gnome Terminal in DE or Alacritty in WM
IDE: Emacs
File manager: Emacs dired
Basic Text Editor: Emacs
IRC/Messaging Client: Weechat
PDF Reader: Zathura
Office Suite: LibreOffice or Google Docs
Calendar: Emacs org-agenda (mostly iPhone calendar though).
Video Player: mpv
Music Player: Spotify
Photo Viewer: eog
Screen recording: n/a
Web Browser: firefox
Email Client: mu4e on emacs
Terminal: urxvt
IDE: vim and shell
File manager: shell
Basic Text Editor: vim
IRC/Messaging Client: weechat
PDF Reader: evince though I rarely use it
Office Suite: libreoffice though I rarely use it
Calendar: org-mode on emacs
Video Player: mpv
Music Player: mpv
Photo Viewer: viewnior
Screen recording: simplescreenrecorder though I rarely use it
Email Client: mu4e on emacs
Terminal: urxvt
IDE: vim and shell
File manager: shell
Basic Text Editor: vim
IRC/Messaging Client: weechat
PDF Reader: evince though I rarely use it
Office Suite: libreoffice though I rarely use it
Calendar: org-mode on emacs
Video Player: mpv
Music Player: mpv
Photo Viewer: viewnior
Screen recording: simplescreenrecorder though I rarely use it
Web Browser: Chromium
Email Client: Delta Chat
Terminal: Terminology
IDE: Geany
File manager: PCManFM or Rox-Filer
Basic Text Editor: Leafpad
IRC/Messaging Client: Riot.im
PDF Reader: Okular/Evince
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Calendar: California
Video Player: SMPlayer
Music Player: DeaDBeeF
Photo Viewer: nomacs
Screen recording: peek
Email Client: Delta Chat
Terminal: Terminology
IDE: Geany
File manager: PCManFM or Rox-Filer
Basic Text Editor: Leafpad
IRC/Messaging Client: Riot.im
PDF Reader: Okular/Evince
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Calendar: California
Video Player: SMPlayer
Music Player: DeaDBeeF
Photo Viewer: nomacs
Screen recording: peek
Web Browser: Firefox
Email Client: Evolution
Terminal: Terminator
IDE: Vim or Geany
Basic Text Editor: Vim or Geany
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Video Player: VLC or SMPlayer
Music Player: Quod Libet
Screen recording: Kazam or OBS
Email Client: Evolution
Terminal: Terminator
IDE: Vim or Geany
Basic Text Editor: Vim or Geany
Office Suite: LibreOffice
Video Player: VLC or SMPlayer
Music Player: Quod Libet
Screen recording: Kazam or OBS
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