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Favorite Tools and Utilities for Debian

Window Manager

  • DWM: A dynamic window manager for X that’s minimal and efficient.
  • Installation: dwm GitHub

Hotkey Daemon

  • sxhkd: Simple X hotkey daemon for managing keyboard shortcuts.
  • sudo apt install sxhkd

Terminal Emulators

  • Tilix: A terminal emulator with advanced features like tiling and multiple panes.
  • sudo apt install tilix
  • Kitty: A GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with fast performance.
  • sudo apt install kitty

File Managers

  • Thunar: A lightweight and fast graphical file manager.
  • sudo apt install thunar
  • Ranger: A terminal-based file manager with vi-like keybindings.
  • sudo apt install ranger

System Monitoring

  • btop: An advanced terminal-based resource monitor for system performance.
  • sudo apt install btop

Web Browsers

  • Firefox ESR: Extended Support Release of Firefox, known for stability and security.
  • sudo apt install firefox-esr

Launchers

  • dmenu: A dynamic menu for X that integrates well with dwm.
  • sudo apt install dmenu
  • rofi: A flexible, keyboard-driven application launcher and switcher.
  • sudo apt install rofi

Image Editors and Viewers

  • GIMP: A powerful open-source image editor for tasks like photo retouching and image composition.
  • sudo apt install gimp
  • qimgv: A lightweight image viewer for the command line.
  • sudo apt install qimgv

Audio and Video Tools

  • Audacity: An open-source audio editor and recorder.
  • sudo apt install audacity
  • OBS Studio: Open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
  • sudo apt install obs-studio
  • mkvmerge: Part of the MKVToolNix suite for merging and manipulating MKV files.
  • sudo apt install mkvtoolnix

Notifications

  • dunst: A customizable and lightweight notification daemon.
  • sudo apt install dunst

Compositor

  • Picom: A compositor for X that provides features like transparency and shadow effects.
  • Installation: Picom GitHub

Text Editors

  • Geany: A lightweight and fast text editor with basic IDE features.
  • sudo apt install geany
  • Neovim: An unbelievably powerful command-line editor
  • My configuration and a Debian installation file located: My GitHub Neovim

Version Control

  • GitHub Desktop: GitHub Desktop is a user-friendly application that simplifies working with Git repositories on your local computer.
  • Installation can be AppImage, but I prefer using the DEB file located: https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop/releases

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