Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Aidan Kehoe Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.emacs Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:14:17 +0000 Lines: 26 Message-ID: <87o71an5me.fsf@parhasard.net> References: <944d7e85-d640-455a-7ecf-e0eac288d4d3@example.net> <87ttb2j0q5.fsf@rpi3> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net QMFC9uy2rMLYnN9N/u5I7AvYHtUjs+vs6PTXsj9615rJV+BY/r Cancel-Lock: sha1:goGEK4XHkNN7ZEgNq3yfGwvLqTQ= sha1:bS0CvwqgtdrXtzKo2FfQJClTLyM= sha256:p49Nl0ZOiuMfO5+LaaY6hFm+bB5jvLu1NpZ4q7F2HxI= User-Agent: Gnus/5.101 (Gnus v5.10.10) XEmacs/21.5-b35 (Linux-aarch64) Bytes: 2343 Ar an seachtú lá déag de mí na Nollaig, scríobh Daniel: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro writes: > > > [...] Emacs ctrl-alt-% already does that: type “y” or “n” to substitute or > > skip, “q” to stop, “!” to go ahead and do all the rest without > > confirmation. There are even options for undoing the last replacement/all > > replacements. > > > > And then there’s “recursive editing” ... > > Off the top of my head. > > emacs, lynx, links2, syncterm, mplayer, fbi/fbgs, sc, keepass, brave. > > There's more but this is core. All the others get installed as needed, > then forgotten about until needed again. I’m a big fan of Inkscape, mainly for editing PDFs. If you like and use TeX that gets installed early. -- ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’ (C. Moore)