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==== [[IRC clients]] ====
 
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=== Relays ===
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==Productivity==
 
==Productivity==

Revision as of 04:01, 4 January 2018

TODO: Fix broken links, update

Curated list of Libre software by VTLUUG members

Base system

Operating system

  • Arch Linux
  • OpenBSD firewalls, and high-security applications
  • Debian is okay for servers
  • Centos if you're looking for a free community Enterprise Linux server

Shell

Desktop environments

  • feh - image viewer + background management

Window managers

Status monitoring (in X)

Xorg modifications

Internet

Web browsing

Mail clients

Contact management systems

File sharing

Chat

XMPP client

IRC clients

Relays

  • Socat - "Multipurpose relay"

Productivity

Programming

Text editors

Terminal stuff

Word processing

Note-taking

To-do list

Document viewing

  • evince (older versions; newest has gnome-specific optimizations and design features)
  • atril

Ebooks

File managers

Group Management

  • Zarafa - groupware server
  • Z-Push - ActiveSync implementation

Audio

Music players

MPD clients

Music libraries

Audio recording

  • arecord

Audio Routing

Virtualization

Hardware

See also