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What apps do you add to Puppy Linux
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:40 pm
by snoring_cat
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
Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:24 pm
by JASpup
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.
Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:24 pm
by radames
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.
Re: What apps do you add to Puppy Linux
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 2:09 pm
by PuppyandCo
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