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What are some programs/tools/packages that you can't live without? (piefed.social)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev
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Disclaimer: I tried searching for something like "useful programs", "useful packages", "useful tools", "recommended packages", etc. Don't see any posts like that, if this is a duplicate, then it's not intentional and my search skills have failed me.

Anyway, I was watching a YT video today and the guy launched a cool program in his terminal, I paused to see what he was running. It was btop, of course being new I never heard about it. Then I thought -- how many cool tools/packages are there, which people use, but I am not aware of?

So what do you like? What do you install on a fresh install? What are the most useful tools in your belt? What can't you live without on Linux?

Perhaps I'll find something useful :)

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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

thanks for suggestions. but a couple of controversial things:

  • lsd is written in Rust, which I personally have no problem with but there are people that do
  • eza and lsd development appear to have been assisted by AI, which I don't really know a lot about but generally dislike

i have no problems with qdirstat or gdu, so i'll give them a try. i'll maybe try speedcrunch as well

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    lsd is written in Rust, which I personally have no problem with but there are people that do

    Huh? Do you mean to say it's non-GPL? Some people have been going around rewriting GPL C/C++ utilities in Rust, but publishing them under non-GPL licenses, and that has been controversial. I don't think I've seen people having a problem with Rust specifically.

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