Which pieces of software do you consider "essential" when in linux?
(I think there is already such a thread hidden somewhere deep within this very forum but starting a new one seems to be a better choice)
Some of the ones I just can't live without are:
[url=http://irssi.org/]IRSSI[/url]
Terminal based IRC client, never used another client after first finding IRSSI, it has plugin support through Python scripts.
[url=http://www.bitlbee.org/]Bitlbee[/url]
IRC daemon that lets you keep in touch with your friends on different IM networks. Supports XMPP/Jabber (and Google Talk), WLM, Yahoo, ICQ and AIM. It also supports connecting to [url=http://wiki.bitlbee.org/HowtoFacebook]Facebook[/url] and [url=http://wiki.bitlbee.org/HowtoTwitter]Twitter[/url], although I'm not sure how finished these features are as I've never tried them myself.
[url=http://userbase.kde.org/Akregator]Akregator[/url]
News feed aggregator and RSS reader, is a part of KDE. Only feature it is currently lacking is the ability to sync it towards online services. (Although a plugin for doing just that is available in the KDE svn)
So, which programs can't you live without in your Linux environment?
Irssi isn't an abbreviation.
Anyway, I couldn't survive without Pidgin, Firefox, Thunderbird, Rhythmbox, Transmission, TrueCrypt, Avant Window Navigator and ssh.
Also, coreutils.
dhcpcd
screen
TrueCrypt, but that's less of an essential thing.
Definitely Open Office and Mountall.
Gnome.
I use gEdit all the time, don't know what i'd do without it
I've been looking for a good text editor, I've tried gedit, and right now I'm using kwrite but I find it slightly lacking. Would anyone happen to know a good alternative?
I didn't like gEdit at first, I used Geany until I installed a bunch of gedit plugins, and gave it another shot. I really liked Geany, I'd give it a try
Probably Fluxbox and Openbox. Tint2 and Conky are pretty good too. I couldn't live without Firefox and gEdit though.
[QUOTE=joemomma53;25065045]I didn't like gEdit at first, I used Geany until I installed a bunch of gedit plugins, and gave it another shot. I really liked Geany, I'd give it a try[/QUOTE]
gedit is nice, I didn't know there were plugins for it though. I'll have to look into it.
[QUOTE=ace13;25064987]I've been looking for a good text editor, I've tried gedit, and right now I'm using kwrite but I find it slightly lacking. Would anyone happen to know a good alternative?[/QUOTE]
gvim
Im a massive grep whore. So glad its part of the LSB.
[QUOTE=birkett;25068604]Im a massive grep whore. So glad its part of the LSB.[/QUOTE]
Grep is probably my favorite command.
I must say that if we count essential commands then I couldn't live without wget.
I was considering getting wget for windows but making my windows machine emulate a linux environment just feels wrong...
not gonna lie, I've got wget installed on my windows machine
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;25071602]not gonna lie, I've got wget installed on my windows machine[/QUOTE]
I did the same thing. Couldn't live without. :v:
My favorite apps:
Amarok 1.4, Best audio player ever (2.* GUI suck IMO)
KTorrent
Pidgin
GIMP
And who could live without the terminal? :v:
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For text editing I've mostly used nano, but recently I have really needed a editor with GUI. First used gedit, but it just didn't suit me. Geany is looking great so far. Also tried Kate for a while.
[QUOTE=Skorpy;25072221]... recently I have really needed a editor with GUI. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;25068354]gvim[/QUOTE]
I tried to use Vim but it required too much learning. I know it's a powerful software but it was too much for me :v:
Does gVim have the same insert-mode, command-mode thing going on?
[QUOTE=Skorpy;25072379]I tried to use Vim but it required too much learning. I know it's a powerful software but it was too much for me :v:
Does gVim have the same insert-mode, command-mode thing going on?[/QUOTE]
Yeah.
[QUOTE=Skorpy;25072379]I tried to use Vim but it required too much learning. I know it's a powerful software but it was too much for me :v:
Does gVim have the same insert-mode, command-mode thing going on?[/QUOTE]
there is a program called Cream with all the same features as gvim but everything has a normal command (ie ^c is copy, etc.)
I'm gonna go with SSH, vim, and git.
OpenSSH, wget, screen, irssi, nano, and most importantly, man.
feh
urxvt
opera
transmission
mpd+ncmpd
boinc
bc
abiword
gnumerics
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much more, but I haven't the time
curl
Gedit
lua
Google Chrome
Openbox
Thunar
Pidgin
Deadbeef
Obconf
Obkey
Obmenu
Xfce4-Panel
Gparted
Wicd
Xorg
Hal
Gfire-plugin
vlc
mplayer
flashplugin
jre
chromium-browser
firefox
That's my dedicated list to install right away.
Oh yes, cant live without Gparted.
vim and git.
Everything else can be replaced.
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;25084075]Oh yes, cant live without Gparted.[/QUOTE]
I honestly prefer fdisk to Gparted, but that's just me.
I feel more in control with fdisk.
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