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''See [[Mirrors]] for VT Mirrors containing several of these | ''See [[Mirrors]] for VT Mirrors containing several of these | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Gentoo]] - Compile everything yourself |
* [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] - Popular for servers & desktop use | * [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] - Popular for servers & desktop use | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Ubuntu]] - Beginner friendly, based on Debian |
| − | * [ | + | * [Arch|ArchLinux]] - Easier than Gentoo, Harder than Debian; very popular with club members |
* [https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbooks.io/embedded-linux/documentation/Artoo.html Artoo] - Uses btrfs | * [https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbooks.io/embedded-linux/documentation/Artoo.html Artoo] - Uses btrfs | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Fedora]] - Bleeding edge, based on EL |
| − | * [ | + | * [[OpenBSD]] - Free, BSD OS |
* [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS] - Community EL | * [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS] - Community EL | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Desktop]] - More popular overseas |
** License available via [https://network.software.vt.edu VT Network Software] | ** License available via [https://network.software.vt.edu VT Network Software] | ||
===Shell=== | ===Shell=== | ||
| − | * [[zsh]] | + | * [[w:zsh|zsh]] |
* [https://github.com/trapd00r/LS_COLORS Detailed LS_COLORS] | * [https://github.com/trapd00r/LS_COLORS Detailed LS_COLORS] | ||
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===Window managers=== | ===Window managers=== | ||
| − | * [[i3]] | + | * [[w:I3_(window_manager)|i3]] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://herbstluftwm.org/ Herbstluftwm] |
===Status monitoring (in X)=== | ===Status monitoring (in X)=== | ||
Revision as of 02:58, 4 January 2019
TODO: Fix broken links, update
Curated list of Libre software by VTLUUG members
Contents
Base system
Distributions
See Mirrors for VT Mirrors containing several of these
- Gentoo - Compile everything yourself
- Debian - Popular for servers & desktop use
- Ubuntu - Beginner friendly, based on Debian
- [Arch|ArchLinux]] - Easier than Gentoo, Harder than Debian; very popular with club members
- Artoo - Uses btrfs
- Fedora - Bleeding edge, based on EL
- OpenBSD - Free, BSD OS
- CentOS - Community EL
- SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_Desktop - More popular overseas
- License available via VT Network Software
Shell
Desktop environments
- feh - image viewer + background management
Window managers
Status monitoring (in X)
- i3bar-icons
- Conky
- An ugly mess of Dzen2 and bash scripts
Xorg modifications
- Xrandr - cmd line tool to interact with RandR X extensions
- Arandr - "Another RandR GUI"
- .xinitrc - Tool to start X
Other system utilties
Internet
Web browsing
Mail clients
- mutt
- Thunderbird with Mutterator and Enigmail
Contact management systems
File sharing
Chat
XMPP client
- xmpp-client
- Gibberbot on Android
- BitlBee for IRC integration
IRC clients
Relays
- Socat - "Multipurpose relay"
News
- canto - Atom/RSS feed
Productivity
Programming
Text editors
Terminal stuff
- Screen
- Jagged's .screenrc - Creates "status bar" on bottom"
- zsh
- tmux
Word processing
Note-taking
To-do list
Document viewing
Ebooks
File managers
Text Parsing tools
Group Management
Audio
Music players
MPD clients
Music libraries
Audio recording
- arecord
Audio Routing
Gaming on Linux
Virtualization
- qemu (with KVM)
- virt-manager
- SPICE
Hardware
- Arduino (microcontroller)
- BeagleBoard (single board computer)
- Raspberry Pi (system on chip)
- Odroid (better raspberry pi)
