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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] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of good stuff here. The three things that are most notable for me are:

Notepadqq

Fsearch

Librewolf

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I am currently deciding wether to use librewolf or floorp, do you by chance have an opinion on that?

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

LibreWolf is much better for privacy, it's specifically optimized for that. It also ships much less bloat by default.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Librewolf is great. Secure and private by default. For compatibility it is nearly as good as Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Floorp is better in my opinion. It has vertical tabs, pwa. These are such useful options for me.