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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Here is my list:

  • pdf - pdftk
  • images - imagemagickutilities
  • audio/video - ffmpeg
  • documents - libreoffice --headless mode, also pandoc
  • download files - wget and curl, also ytdlp for youtube, reddit
  • cloud storage - rclone
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[–] sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

I use:

  • qpdf for mucking around with pdfs, reordering, selecting pages, combining them, etc.
  • ffmpeg for video and audio sicing and transcoding. Usually encompassing a command in a script because I forget the precise params every time ;p
  • nvim for anything like Markdown (which can be converted to other things like LaTeX or pdf or html, sometimes in multiple stages)
  • imagemagick for simple image conversion stuff.
  • wget for downloads ^.^
  • youtube-dl or yt-dlp for grabbing youtube stuff.