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You just installed a shiny new fresh install of Linux mint. What are your must install apps/tools?

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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  • Anki
  • Beyond Compare
  • Discord
  • GIMP (Not sure if it's installed by default on Linux Mint) with PhotoGIMP patch.
  • GnuCash
  • GParted
  • KeePassXC
  • KWrite + Kate
  • Pinta
  • qbittorrent
  • Steam
  • Telegram
  • Thunderbird
  • virt-manager
  • VLC
  • Wine
[–] liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

kitty, nvim, fish, zed, mpv, btop, borg. Weird how all the gone ones have short names. Depending on the system, I would add tlp as well.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

At the very least:

Yazi Eza Kitty Fish Fastfetch Feh Trash-cli Micro Spotify-player Nmcli Polybar Rofi (fuzzel for wayland) Librewolf

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Darktable. A replacement for adobe lightroom.

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[–] mark@fasheng.ing 1 points 2 months ago

vim and docker

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Firefox with uBlock Origin and Consent-O-Matic. Oh, wait, you said "Linux Mint", not "every single OS, for work, personal, and mobile use".

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