Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux install?

On 2024-07-07, Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:

Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:

 
Just wondering what programs (aside from the coreutils/X11 and other
elements that make up a basic install), do you consider to be a vital
part of YOUR Linux install?

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Beyond a base install it depends entirely on what I have in mind
for doing with the computer. But some that I often end up
installing manually because they're not included in the distro
base:
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Network tools that should be there already, but may need
installing (GNU inetutils versions):
ifconfig
telnet
ftp
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Other network tools:
links
tin
mosh
nmap
whois
dig
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Format Conversions:
ghostscript
imagemagick
ffmpeg
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Decompressors I always end up needing eventually:
p7zip or 7z
unrar
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If it's a graphical install (always X11):
jwm (window manager)
xzgv (image viewer)
dillo (web browser)
xpdf (PDF viewer)
gv (postscript + pdf viewer)
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Other tools:
tree
hunspell
mc
gcc
git
bc
apt-file (Devuan)
aptitude (Devuan - I wish the changelog fetcher worked!)
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Lots more tools, especially graphical, depend on what I intend to
do with the computer, eg. Firefox on a PC but not on a RPi Zero.
I've assumed a few programs that others have mentioned, like wget,
are in the distro base packages already.
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I think you can tell when someone switched to Linux, by what programs
they consider required accessories.