Favourite apps

[Moltke]

I look at that list of apps you install and have to wonder about the "Lite" aspect of Linux Lite. You've got some real resource heavy applications in that list.

Hi @smhardesty 
Which one(s) exactly? I don't see LL getting slower or anything. The ones I notice that consume the most resources are the web browsers, the rest of them don't have any heavy impact on my system. I like to think that I follow the lightweight "philosophy" and that's the main reason I like LL.

[smhardesty]

I look at that list of apps you install and have to wonder about the "Lite" aspect of Linux Lite. You've got some real resource heavy applications in that list.

[Moltke]

Grrrrr, Frostwire.  No.  Just no.

Hahaha... @RandomBoy you really have a thing against frostwire hahaha I wonder if you had such a bad experience with it...But you know, I've found that it really is a great app.

[elelme]

Nothing was as useful and user-friendly as Systemback. It did so much, so quickly, with no mess.
All the other suggestions for a replacement seem to require several packages to do what this one did.

[Artim]

Grrrrr, Frostwire.  No.  Just no.

[Moltke]

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a nice life!
My fellow "Linuxers", what are your favourite apps? I'm asking for those ones you install on whatever distro you're using at the moment according to your needs and likes as well as those ones you've discovered in the way. I guess you're on LL now while maybe dual booting with another one. I myself have developed a certain preference for some apps which I always install in any distro I try and discovered new ones that've gained a place into that list. So, these are mines:

Multimedia

QMplay2
I've never been a fan of VLC, while it does fine, I find it a little bit slow and short of features. I like qmplay2 better, it can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser and a bunch of other modules. The application is created by Błażej Szczygieł. You'll have to download a .deb file in order to install qmplay2, which you can find here http://zaps166.sourceforge.net/?app=QMPlay2

Clementine
A free and open-source audio player. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework. It is available for Unix-like, Windows and macOS. Clementine is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. In LL simply do

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sudo apt-get install clementine you can read more about Clementine on its website https://www.clementine-player.org/en/

Subdownloader
A program for finding and downloading/uploading subtitles for your movies/series (MKV,MP4,AVI,etc).
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sudo apt-get install subdownloader You can read more about the app here http://subdownloader.net

SimpleScreenRecorder
A feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported. SimpleScreenRecorder it's available on Ubuntu's 17.04 and newer repositories, but it's not in 16.04 which is the one LL 3.6 is based upon, however, to install it simply download the .deb file from here http://www.getdeb.net/app/SimpleScreenRecorder or in your terminal add the developer's PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 and olders

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorderYou'll find more relevant information on it's website http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/


Word/Text processors, editors
MyNotex
A free note-taking, document file and activity manager for GNU/Linux. It's not exactly user-friendly though, I'm still learning on how to use it and get the most out of it. You can find it here https://sites.google.com/site/mynotex/ Also, you can get it by installing getdeb PPA throught its .deb file which you can download from here http://www.getdeb.net/welcome/ and then in your terminal

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install mynotex
Synonymful
An app that helps in finding suitable synonyms for improving your writing. It's an appimage, so you don't have to install anything. You can find it here http://synonymful.com

Zim
A graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality, like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support for version control. In LL simply do

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sudo apt-get install zim You can read more about Zim here http://zim-wiki.org

Graphics/Images Editors/Viewers, Managers

Krita
A free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and animation purposes. It features a low-distract UI, high-quality OpenGL accelerated canvas, color management support, advanced brush engine, non-destructive layers and masks, group-based layer management, vector artwork support and switchable customization profiles. It runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, and macOS. I also like Gimp, and to be honest since I discovered Krita I've always installed it, but I'm so used to Gimp that I don't use it that much, that being said, I'm a complete noob when it comes to using Krita.  You can install it throught your terminal just typing

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sudo apt-get install krita

Pix
Pix is an advanced image viewer and browser from the X-apps family. It has many useful features, such as filesystem browsing, slide show, image catalogs, web album creation, camera import, image CD burning, batch file operations and quick image editing features like transformation and color manipulation. I tried this one in Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" and it's been my image viewer of choice ever since. Pix isn’t officially supplied, you’ll need to add an unofficial repository, in the form of a new PPA. Enter these commands to your terminal to do so:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/xapps

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install pix By the way, by adding this PPA to your system, you'll be able to install any other X-app like Xreader, Xplayer, Xed and Xviewer.

Internet

Opera
Well, I have to be honest here, I'd only tried Opera a couple of times in Windows and I didn't like it, not a bit. However, it seems to me that it has significantly improved over the years and now it's become my default browser in LL, although Firefox 57 it's doing really good too. To install Opera in Linux you have to download the .deb file from its website http://www.opera.com, and when installing it'll ask if you want it to be updated alongside with the system.

Corebird
A modern, easy and fun Twitter client. Simple and it serves its purpose quite well. In LL simply do

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sudo apt-get install corebird You can read more about it here https://corebird.baedert.org

Claws Mail
A very lightweight email client (and news reader), based on GTK+, featuring:
Quick response, graceful, and sophisticated interface, easy configuration, intuitive operation, abundant features, extensibility, robustness and stability. The appearance and interface are designed to be familiar to new users coming from other popular email clients, as well as experienced users. Almost all commands are accessible with the keyboard.
Claws Mail isn't in the repositories so you'll have to add one in order to install it

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/claws-mail

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install claws-mail
Tixati
I used it in Windows and now it's available in Linux too, so I'm using it in LL. There's no official repositories but you can install it via .deb file which you can download from its website https://www.tixati.com/download/

Frostwire
A free and easy Downloader, BitTorrent Client and Media Player for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Search, Download, Play and Share Files. Like tixati, you'll have to install it by downloading a .deb file from its website http://www.frostwire.com

System

Guake
A drop-down terminal for GNOME Desktop Environment. Like similar terminals, it is invoked with a single key - F12 -, and hidden by pressing the same key again. It's in the repositories so all you have to do is

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sudo apt-get install guake
Apt-Fast
A small shell script wrapper that can drastically improve apt-get & aptitude download speed using multi threaded tool such as axel and aria2 which is simultaneously downloading packages with multiple connections per package. If you want to use apt-fast you'll have to add its PPA to your system:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/myppa

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install apt-fastHere's a very nice and instructive article that you might find helpul if decide on using apt-fast. https://www.tecmint.com/use-apt-fast-command-speed-up-apt-get-downloads-installs-ubuntu/

Double Commander
A cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas. To get double commander you can either download the .tar file from its website uncompress it and run it right from that folder or by adding a new PPA into your system

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexx2000/doublecmd

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install doublecmd-gtk or

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sudo apt-get install doublecmd-qt
You'll find out more about it on its website https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io

XFE file manager
A MS-Explorer or Commander like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov. Xfe is developed since 2002 by Roland Baudin, a french Linux enthusiast.
Xfe is small, very fast and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional. Plus, it can be launched from the command line in a fraction of second. Xfe can also efficiently complete terminal commands. You can install XFE by simply typing in your terminal

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sudo apt-get install xfe Although, you won't get the last version which is 1.42 but 1.41 instead,  for that you'll have to download the .tar file, build and install instructions can be found on its website http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/

Some of the apps' descriptions I copied/pasted them from either their websites and/or some articles on blogs all over the web as well as from the wikipedia.
Well, I didn't mean to make it this long but while I was writing I thought "this and that" so...I'm hoping to hear - read -  what your favorite apps are people. Don't be shy! lol
Cheers!