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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] 2 points 6 months ago

K9S, it is a TUI kubernetes manager that really integrates well into my workflow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

https://www.byobu.org/ can eschew both screen and tmux Mosh (the mobile SSH client, not linking here) if installing it on the remote server is an option

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago
  • Obsidian - great markdown-based note app
  • NewsFlash - fast and elegant RSS news reader
  • Bottles - program to run Windows apps and managing them easily
  • BreakTimer - a life-saver for me; it allows you to set a break after given amount of time
  • LibreWolf - privacy-focused fork of Firefox

There are a lot of awesome programs on Linux, I recommend browsing Flathub to find them

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

Haven't seen anyone mention Alacritty yet, that's my favorite terminal emulator.

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

Apparently people still believe that floorp is proprietary. That's not true, some of it's components went closed-source for a while to switch licenses. Now it's back to being open-source

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