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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux install?
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:40:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote at 09:31 this Wednesday (GMT):
> On 2024-07-08, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>> Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote at 10:25 this Monday (GMT):
>>> On 2024-07-07, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>> Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote at 01:10 this Sunday (GMT):
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>     - fortune
>>>>>     - cowsay
>>>>>     - xpenguins
>>>>>     - fvwm(3)
>>>>>     - oneko
>>>>>     - emacs
>>>>>     - mc
>>>>>     - zsh
>>>>>     - asclock (using the FreeAMP theme)
>>>>>     - PCManFM
>>>>>     - star
>>>>>     - urxvt
>>>>>     - xpat2
>>>>>     - xlock
>>>>>     - links
>>>>>     - most
>>>>>     - lftp
>>>>>     - lzip
>>>>>     - xclip
>>>>>     - screen
>>>>>     - lrzsz
>>>>>     - gcc/g++/gdc
>>>>>     - nasm
>>>>>     - locate
>>>>>     - dar
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure I'm forgetting some here, but
>>>>
>>>> git obviously
>>>> krita
>>>> aseprite
>>>> screen
>>>> rxvt-unicode
>>>> cool-retro-term
>>>> audacious
>>>> mpv (and the ffmpeg dependency)
>>>> imagemagick
>>>> picom
>>>> vim
>>>> n30f
>>>> xscreensaver (yes i use it as my locker)
>>>> screen
>>>> less
>>>> rofi
>>>> bucklespring (optional)
>>>> mc (optional)
>>>>
>>>> aptitude (if on debian based)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sidenote thank you for mentioning xpenguins i have been looking for a
>>>> replacement for AMOR (amazing misuse of resources) forever since it wont
>>>> compile for me under debian
>>>
>>> I always have both XScreenSaver and XLockmore.
>>
>>
>> Do they work together?
>
> Not really!  I generally just use xlock when I want to lock my screen.
> XScreenSaver, well, my kids enjoy watching the bouncing cows, they think
> its hilarious!


Oh, IG I'll stick to XSS then. Do you run them directly from
/usr/lib/xscreensaver? (or libexec)
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