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From: Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
 install?
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:22:11 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-07-07, 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?  What are the little additional tools that
> you can't live without, or just consider to be necessary that maybe
> others wouldn't?

Some of these are too retro to be mainstream:

lshw      - Linux equivalent to HP-UX ioscan
7-zip     - extracts .7z files
ufiformat - formats USB floppies
kermit    - data transfer over serial port
units     - convert between different units
xclip     - CLI access to copy/paste buffer