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Must have packages/extentions/etc? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm new to Linux, been using it for the past couple weeks now and I'm on CachyOS. I absolutely love it.

I'm curious as to what must haves or fun/great things to install? just wanted to hear the communities opinions on what they like to use.

Edit: for me personally I'm on a laptop with a focus on gaming and general content watching like streams, listening to music, etc. Right now i'm using cmus for music and I really like it but I would like tips on enhancing the performance on my laptop. It has nvidia so it's running great with cachyos right now but any suggestions for improvments would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just figure out what you want to do. Its not like Windows where you need to run scrub scripts, or turn specific things on or off. It's very subjective.

Examples:

are you in a laptop? You want specific tools for battery and performance tuning.
are you gaming?
are you working audio or video?

Just edit your comment and throw a few things out that you'd like to do, and you'll get a much more complete list of suggestions and tips.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just swapped a new battery in a MacBook running mint. Any suggestions for battery/performance?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You might still need this: https://github.com/linux-on-mac/mbpfan

Also, install TLP for better battery life management. Maybe have look at powertop to see what allows using power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Awesome, TYSM!