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heygooberman, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?
@heygooberman@lemmy.today avatar

I personally recommend LibreWolf over Firefox. It is a fork of Firefox, but it includes some additional settings for better privacy.

Flameshot is a pretty useful screenshot tool that functions similar to the Snip tool on Windows.

If you’re going to be installing apps via Flatpak, I recently learned of an app called Warehouse that allows you to view all the Flatpak apps you installed, the user data associated with each app, and their file location.

If you want another option for LibreOffice, you can try OnlyOffice, but I personally prefer LibreOffice.

If you’re looking for a text editor that’s like Notepad++, I recommend checking out NotepadQQ.

Finally, if you want a notebook app similar to Microsoft OneNote, I’d like to recommend Joplin.

Deregon,
@Deregon@jlai.lu avatar

For Flatpak apps, along with Warehouse, Flatseal allows you to view and edit permissions for each app, which is not only useful but sometimes mandatory when an app has misconfigured permissions

heygooberman,
@heygooberman@lemmy.today avatar

Oh yes, Flatseal is also a good tool to have! Thanks for adding that!

jacob, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?
@jacob@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

BONUS: here’s some command-line toys that are not useful or necessary, but are just real fun to take a look at especially if you’re new to linux:

  • cmatrix (does the matrix code rain thing)
  • cowsay (ascii cow with speech bubble)
  • sl (steam locomotive in your terminal)
  • cbonsai (generate bonsai tree)
  • neofetch (this one is actually very useful and will print system information in an aesthetically pleasing way)
blakeus12,
@blakeus12@hexbear.net avatar

wow, neofetch is really cool! thank you!

GigglyBobble,

It's mandatory for online boasting.

ikiru,

Thanks for this!

dbx12,

You forgot the package hollywood.

backhdlp,
@backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

fastfetch is neofetch in C instead of bash, makes it much faster.

WeLoveCastingSpellz, (edited )

Cmatrix,SL and neofetch work on android too through termux, I bet others would too, but I have only tested these two

jacob, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?
@jacob@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Another nice-to-have is KDE Connect, it connects your desktop with your phone to sync notifications, send files, control media playback, use as remote input, share clipboard, send commands, and more

possiblylinux127,

I’m not sure it will work with cinnamon.

jacob,
@jacob@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

It should work normally, there’s even cinnamon applets for controlling it from the panel

electric_nan,

I use it in Cinnamon.

possiblylinux127,

Good to know

possiblylinux127, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

Nextcloud

cmnybo, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

KiCAD for PCB design.
PulseView for USB logic analyzers.
DSRemote for remote control of Rigol oscilloscopes.
FreeCAD for 3D CAD.
SDR++ and SDRangel for SDR.
Fldigi, wsjtx & QSSTV for ham radio digital modes.

Sabata11792,
@Sabata11792@kbin.social avatar

I haven touched my hackRF for years. Got to give SDRangel a try.

MagneticFusion,

KiCAD is a gem

sic_semper_tyrannis, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

Welcome! As for the basics: Bleachbit (system cleaner) Flatseal (Flatpak permission managed) Elisa (music player) GTKHash (GUI way to verify checksums) FreeTube (YouTube front end) Okular (PDF viewer & editor)

dust_accelerator, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

Depends what device you run, but Xournal++ is useful. Otherwise pdftk.

jack,

Xournal++ is for drawing over pdfs like MS OneNote

MondayToFriday, in PSA: GNOME Shell replace from another TTY

According to this article, gnome-shell --replace no longer works starting with GNOME Shell 3.30.

avidamoeba, (edited )
@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca avatar

Tried it, wow, it did indeed vomit in my face.

turbowafflz, in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks

Ooh, it really reminds me of newaita reborn which is one of my favorite icon themes. I’m glad they’re making it a little less minimal

morrowind, in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks
@morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

Seems kinda inconsistent. I’m seeing thin lines, thicc lines, flat, 3d, colored and monochrome all together

NeoNachtwaechter,

filled areas and outlined, simple and chaotic… :-)

miss_brainfart,
@miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

The icons don’t all speak the same language, true. Some are way more elaborate and detailed than others, which just makes them look off.

Maybe the library could be a single book instead of an entire bookshelf, for example?

Limitless_screaming,
@Limitless_screaming@kbin.social avatar

There's another icon called "folder-book"

miss_brainfart,
@miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

Ah, didn’t see that one at first. Even that icon is still too different from the others though, using thinner lines and no fill. Hm

mbp,
@mbp@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Jesus, it’s so inconsistent. I suppose that may be beneficial when looking at all of your folders at a bird’s eye view but my knee jerk reaction isn’t the most positive.

fafok20662, in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks

yuck

fafok20662, in Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend

And they still shit on the streets

Vanshaj,

There are a million things I could write here, but thats futile I guess.

FleaCatcher,

Are you in a caste that allows Internet usage?

Vanshaj,

Internet is not restricted anywhere here, but a sensible use is appreciated of everything.

Crunkle_Foreskin,
@Crunkle_Foreskin@kbin.social avatar

D E S I G N A T E D

fafok20662,

They have begun shitting on the moon. Soon the moon will turn brown.

radioactiveradio,

That’d be something to see tbh.

yagav50850,

Fuck off racist piece of shit

fafok20662, (edited )

streetshitting currynigger calling me shit

Good morning sir. Poo in loo.

qyron, in Your chosen desktop Linux defaults?

Once, some years back, I posted a topic on how could I slim down my Gnome DE.

It sparked a rather long and complex discussion and the bottom line was that Gnome integration was already at a point where so many parts depended on so many it was not an easy task.

I opted to move to a GTK compatible DE. Currently I use XFCE but spent years with Mate.

wolf,

Xfce / Mate are great (and lightweight) options!

I used Mate for years, but at some point it became unstable for me. I need Wayland, though, so I have to hold my breath until Xfce supports it in the future.

barrett9h,

I still use Mate, but switched the window manager to i3.

MentalEdge, in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks
@MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz avatar

…

I’ll be sticking with papirus.

eager_eagle,
@eager_eagle@lemmy.world avatar

not papyrus, I hope

heartfelthumburger, in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks
@heartfelthumburger@sopuli.xyz avatar

Looks good to me

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