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Which default software do you replace after you install your distro? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Maroon@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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After I install Linux Mint (which is the distro I have settled on), I replace:

  1. Thunderbird with Betterbird
  2. Firefox with Librewolf (I also install Brave for web services that need a chromium browser).
  3. Celluloid / Rythmbox with VLC player
  4. Default Libreoffice with latest Libreoffice from source.
  5. ClipIt/Parcellite with xfce4-clipman

I find this to be my optimal setup and these software give me the extra quality of life that make my workflows easier.

What software do you replace and install on your distro of choice?

Edit: I forgot to say I replace sudo with doas. That's something my friend told me to do although I personally don't find any immediate working advantage with it.

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[–] lig@lemmings.world 1 points 11 months ago

Fish for shell everywhere

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago
  • Firefox -> Edge
  • Libreoffice -> Gsuite PWAs
  • kernel -> Azure Linux kernel (added trust of Microsoft)
  • nano -> vim
  • vi -> Emacs
  • GNOME -> Deepin
  • Bash -> Powershell >=7.0
[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don't replace anything. I just install what I need from the beginning.

And yes, I run Arch btw. :D

[–] breezelbub@l.shoddy.site 1 points 11 months ago

switched to nixos after a decade on arch. What does "default software" mean? :D

[–] gi1242@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

lol ditto. but the first thing I do on new installs is chsh /bin/zsh, replace caps lock with control and enable vi keys. otherwise I'm dysfunctional

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, there is nothing more annoying in general when starting to type text into a co-workers desktop than having random letters show up rather than having the cursor move around.