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* [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 | * [[Ubuntu]] - Beginner friendly, based on Debian | ||
| − | * [Arch|ArchLinux]] - Easier than Gentoo, Harder than Debian; very popular with club members | + | * [[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 | * [[Fedora]] - Bleeding edge, based on EL | ||
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* [[w:I3_(window_manager)|i3]] | * [[w:I3_(window_manager)|i3]] | ||
* [https://herbstluftwm.org/ Herbstluftwm] | * [https://herbstluftwm.org/ Herbstluftwm] | ||
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===Status monitoring (in X)=== | ===Status monitoring (in X)=== | ||
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=== Xorg modifications === | === Xorg modifications === | ||
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* [https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ Arandr] - "Another RandR GUI" | * [https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ Arandr] - "Another RandR GUI" | ||
* [[.xinitrc]] - Tool to start X | * [[.xinitrc]] - Tool to start X | ||
Revision as of 07:32, 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
- 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)
