linux-mint.md

A list of applications to set up on any linux computer:

Package managers

• Snap

apt install snapd

General Purpose Apps

• Instant Messaging :

  • Skype:

  snap install --classic skype
  

  • (Skype, Slack, Facebook, WhatsApp) : Franz

• Notes (Evernote replacement):

  • Joplin
  • Notable - currently under test - challenger for joplin
  • Standard Notes - very good by requires payd subscription

  wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/master/Joplin_install_and_update.sh | bash
  

  replacing Tusk

• System cleaner: bleachbit

  apt install bleachbit

• Dconf editor: dconf-editor

apt install dconf-editor)

• Backup tool: timeshift

apt install timeshift

Desktop enhancers

• Application Launcher Ulauncher

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:agornostal/ulauncher
  apt install ulauncher
  

• Tiling for Cinnamon gTile
• Window tiling manager I3
• Clipboard manager CopyQ

Command line enhancers

• command line file explorer: nnn replacing ranger

  apt install nnn

• Simple cmd line text editor : Nano
• Command line session/window/tab support : tmux
• cheats

  git clone https://github.com/lucaswerkmeister/cheats.git
  

• cheat : linux commands reminder
• httpie : user friendly replacement for curl and wget

  apt install httpie
  

• pass : command line password manager

   apt install pass

• asciinema : command line recorder

apt install asciinema

• fzf

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ~/installations/.fzf
~/installations/fzf/install

• taskwarrior

  apt install taskwarrior

System tools

System optimizer and monitoring

Stacer

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oguzhaninan/stacer -y
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install stacer -y

Files and documents

• text and code editor Kate
• file explorer:
  • double commander (sudo apt install doublecmd-gtk)
  • polo
  • mucommander
  • still under test : nemo (default file manager in mint) + extensions
• office suite MS Office and ODF compatible: OnlyOffice
• ftp / sftp / scp /s3 client: CrossFTP
• search in file contents catfish

  sudo apt install catfish
  

• command line html, xml and json parser: Xidel
• command line document converters (word, markdown, pdf, html, asciidoc) : asciidoctor + pandoc

  sudo apt install asciidoctor
  sudo apt install pandoc

• disk utilization viewer (GUI and CLI) : duc

apt install duc

Audio and Video

• Video converter: HandBrake
• Audio / Podcast / Spotify / Cloud files player: Clementine
• Youtube downloader GUI yt-dlp

sudo curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o ~/instal/yt-dlp
sudo chmod a+rx ~/install/yt-dlp

Android

• connect your android with your desktop and browser: GD Connect previously KDE Connect

Development

• git

apt install git

• manager of various SDKs (java, scala, groovy, maven, gradle, etc): sdkman.io.

curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash

• Platform independent Sql client: DBeaver

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:serge-rider/dbeaver-ce
apt install dbeaver-ce

• Git graphical frontend: Giggle
• Git graphical gui GitKraken : under test

sudo snap install gitkraken

• Rest client : Insomnia

 sudo snap install insomnia

• Hex editor: hexcurse

sudo apt install hexcurse

• Heroku client

curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install.sh | sh

• JetBrains Toolbox access all Jetbrains tools and updates Manual download ( not supported in install script.sh)

Cloud Storage

• Command line cloud sync tool: rclone

apt install rclone

• UI for Rclone: RcloneBrowser

UI changes

Paper theme and Icon packs

sudo add-apt-repository -u ppa:snwh/ppa
sudo apt install paper-icon-theme

Games and Linux Candies

Tetris in shell

sudo snap install tetris-thefenriswolf