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What apps do you add to Puppy Linux

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I like Puppy Linux and it's apps for their size and speed. However, there are certain applications that I prefer over some pre-installed equivalents. So that leads to my question...how do you pimp out your Puppy Linux with must have applications? Below are some of mine.

Replacements to default apps
Rox Filer > XFE
Palemoon > Vivaldi
Inkscape Lite > Inkscape
bcrypt > Veracrypt
Figaros > KeepassXC
mtPaint > Gimp
Claws-mail > Thunderbird
OSMO > Thunderbird

Commonly used without a pre-installed equivalent
Blender
Ace-of-Penguins

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Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux

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Puppy is constrained by its efficiency mission/niche/ethic, which is overall a good thing.

I add XFE and Thunar to Rox. They're not that big. Rox is so unique it has to be there or not, but XFE functioning could be added to Thunar. When a distro also includes PCmanFM I do not fuss.

Vivaldi is standalone or .sfs on tap. No biggie. Look at those sizes?

My encryption is the little encfs.

mtPaint is a champ, but my skill in it is limited.

I haven't looked at sizes, but I'm in T-bird too because I started using it in Windows. The two biggest necessary reader features are multiple profiles and the ability to archive messages in a standard format.

I've been using Ted instead of Abiword which is a bomb. Its best feature is the icon before we run it. Most of my package installations are utilities.

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Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux

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Hi there guys. Mine would be these:

Rox > Pcmanfm
Abiword > Focus Writer or Ted
Pale Moon > Vivaldi or Seamonkey
Xarchiver > Peazip
Pmusic > Audacious

My must-have applications:
Gimp
Pinta
Handbrake
Shotcut
Hardinfo
Libreoffice Draw

Some console apps to add:
ne : A text editor.
fdclone: A wonderful file manager.
testdisk: Utilities for recover files.
dir2ogg: An audio converter to vorbis format.
calcurse: A nice app for calendar & agenda.
inxi: Gives readable hardware information.

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Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux

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I use an old (~2014) laptop for web browsing and writing.
This might not be a full list.
I'm not necessarily recommending them to anybody.
Many are unduly difficult to install or have astonishing drawbacks.

Things I find essential:-
Firefox
Thunderbird
Tor Browser
Qoppa PDFStudio (licenced)
LibreOffice
Lxterminal
Zoom
Veracrypt
GDMap graphical disk usage
VLC

Things I install in case I want them:-
Wine
MediaMonkey (licenced)
Steam
PlayOnLinux
Strawberry
Remmina
X11 VNC viewer
Peasyport LAN scanner

Nuts & Bolts:-
HP Legacy printer driver
Bluetooth managers
Flatpak
Pulseaudio packages
Audio plugins and codecs

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