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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
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 13:20:06 -0000 (UTC)
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Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote at 10:23 this Monday (GMT):
> On 2024-07-07, Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>> Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>
>> Beyond a base install it depends entirely on what I have in mind
>> for doing with the computer. But some that I often end up
>> installing manually because they're not included in the distro
>> base:
>>
>> Network tools that should be there already, but may need
>> installing (GNU inetutils versions):
>> ifconfig
>> telnet
>> ftp
>>
>> Other network tools:
>> links
>> tin
>> mosh
>> nmap
>> whois
>> dig
>>
>> Format Conversions:
>> ghostscript
>> imagemagick
>> ffmpeg
>>
>> Decompressors I always end up needing eventually:
>> p7zip or 7z
>> unrar
>>
>> If it's a graphical install (always X11):
>> jwm (window manager)
>> xzgv (image viewer)
>> dillo (web browser)
>> xpdf (PDF viewer)
>> gv (postscript + pdf viewer)
>>
>> Other tools:
>> tree
>> hunspell
>> mc
>> gcc
>> git
>> bc
>> apt-file (Devuan)
>> aptitude (Devuan - I wish the changelog fetcher worked!)
>>
>> Lots more tools, especially graphical, depend on what I intend to
>> do with the computer, eg. Firefox on a PC but not on a RPi Zero.
>> I've assumed a few programs that others have mentioned, like wget,
>> are in the distro base packages already.
>>
>
> I think you can tell when someone switched to Linux, by what programs
> they consider required accessories.


To be fair, having Linux as your first OS would be very rare.
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