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Curated list of Libre software by VTLUUG members
 
Curated list of Libre software by VTLUUG members
  
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''See [[Mirrors]] for VT Mirrors containing several of these
 
''See [[Mirrors]] for VT Mirrors containing several of these
  
* [https://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo] - Compile everything yourself
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* [[Gentoo]] - Compile everything yourself
 
* [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] - Popular for servers & desktop use
 
* [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] - Popular for servers & desktop use
* [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] - Beginner friendly, based on Debian
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* [[Ubuntu]] - Beginner friendly, based on Debian
* [https://archlinux.org Arch Linux] - Easier than Gentoo, Harder than Debian; very popular with club members
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* [[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
* [https://getfedora.org/ Fedora] - Bleeding edge, based on EL
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* [[Fedora]] - Bleeding edge, based on EL
* [https://www.openbsd.org/ OpenBSD] - Free, BSD OS
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* [[OpenBSD]] - Free, BSD OS
 
* [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS] - Community EL
 
* [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS] - Community EL
* [http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED)] - More popular overseas
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* [[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]]
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* [[w:zsh|zsh]]
 
* [https://github.com/trapd00r/LS_COLORS Detailed LS_COLORS]
 
* [https://github.com/trapd00r/LS_COLORS Detailed LS_COLORS]
  
 
=== Desktop environments ===
 
=== Desktop environments ===
* [https://linux.die.net/man/1/feh feh] - image viewer + background management
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* [[feh]] - image viewer + background management
  
 
===Window managers===
 
===Window managers===
* [[i3]]
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* [[w:I3_(window_manager)|i3]]
* [[Herbstluftwm]]
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* [https://herbstluftwm.org/ Herbstluftwm]
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* [[Xmonad]]
  
 
===Status monitoring (in X)===
 
===Status monitoring (in X)===
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=== Xorg modifications ===
 
=== Xorg modifications ===
* [https://www.x.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR/ Xrandr] - cmd line tool to interact with RandR X extensions
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* [[Xrandr]] - cmd line tool to interact with RandR X extensions
 
* [https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ Arandr] - "Another RandR GUI"
 
* [https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ Arandr] - "Another RandR GUI"
* [https://wiki.debian.org/Xinitrc Xinitrc] - Tool to start X
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* [[.xinitrc]] - Tool to start X
** [https://gist.github.com/anonymous/66704a8898344a1ed9a6a6f0645df9b5|Ackthet's xinitrc]
 
** [https://gist.github.com/anonymous/59ddd03b43ee9f5de722e3de3f903d48|Cov's xinitrc]
 
  
 
=== Other system utilties ===
 
=== Other system utilties ===
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* [[Screen]]
 
* [[Screen]]
 
** [https://gist.github.com/anonymous/72775f8063135a81ccb9a0f8c781664c Jagged's .screenrc] - Creates "status bar" on bottom"
 
** [https://gist.github.com/anonymous/72775f8063135a81ccb9a0f8c781664c Jagged's .screenrc] - Creates "status bar" on bottom"
* [[zsh]]
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* [[w:zsh|zsh]]
 
* [[tmux]]
 
* [[tmux]]
  
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[[Category:Featured content]]
 
[[Category:Featured content]]
 
[[Category:Needs restoration]]
 
[[Category:Needs restoration]]
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[[Category:Software]]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 27 January 2019

Curated list of Libre software by VTLUUG members

Base system

Distributions

See Mirrors for VT Mirrors containing several of these

Shell

Desktop environments

  • feh - image viewer + background management

Window managers

Status monitoring (in X)

Xorg modifications

  • Xrandr - cmd line tool to interact with RandR X extensions
  • Arandr - "Another RandR GUI"
  • .xinitrc - Tool to start X

Other system utilties

  • htop - Monitor your system easily
  • ncdu - NCurses Disk Usage

Internet

Web browsing

Mail clients

Contact management systems

File sharing

Chat

XMPP client

IRC clients

Relays

  • Socat - "Multipurpose relay"

News

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

Text Parsing tools

Group Management

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

Audio

Music players

MPD clients

Music libraries

Audio recording

  • arecord

Audio Routing

Gaming on Linux

Virtualization

Hardware

See also