Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jack Strangio Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux install? Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:00:09 -0000 (UTC) Organization: North Star Horizon Builders Club Lines: 74 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:10 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e977b30fa97796d839c059a18d560dd3"; logging-data="1829891"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19L5T/A0qFEliyq4AcwVSUaoJs8ixI1yYk=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:lY+psmbXkCvnsGszbqRud9jg5+Q= X-Newsreader: TASS News Reader 3.7.2 jvs [linux] Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:56983 Borax Man writes: > > Just wondering what programs (aside from the coreutils/X11 and other > elements that make up a basic install), do you consider to be a vital > part of YOUR Linux install? What are the little additional tools that > you can't live without, or just consider to be necessary that maybe > others wouldn't? > > For me, its A whole pile of shit! There's all the server stuff and development stuff to begin with. In no particular order: mysql server mysql client mysql client-dev apache2 virtualbox (So I can run Win7 solely for my HP Scanner software) samba I use a separate (different) browser for emails, so Brave-browser as well as Chromium. (Firefox isn't quite right for me somehow, these days.) Galculator - I like it better Calibre Synaptic xterm and xtermcontrol joe (for its WordStar persona) A specific driver for my WiFi USB cpmtools ftp server dosemu peazip VNC-viewer During nightly backup I extract a list of all my installed packages - there are literally hundreds of those. Let me have a quick squizz to see if there's anything outstanding amongst those ... dosbox gparted of course, I use it a lot. qpdfview Some runners-up: Brasero Audacity Soundconverter Jack -- I used to see a Life Coach quite frequently. Back then they were called bartenders.