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Best Linux Apps for Advanced Users and Hackers

38 points by macco 9y ago

miloshadzic 9y ago
Nice advertorial
- hibbelig 9y ago
  What is being advertised?
  - r3bl 9y ago
    > This is a shameless plug; I am the author of Akiee, but I really think Akiee is one of the best task managers out there.
jhasse 9y ago
This is missing Visual Studio Code and MPV.
mugsie 9y ago
Missing Sublime Text as an editor, and Terminator as a terminal. Maybe the title should go to "31 Linux Apps used by an Advanced User", or the page title "31 Linux Apps you will love" ?
- bassman9000 9y ago
  Gave up on Terminator for Tilix: less crashes, can save panel placements, and other goodies.
  - mugsie 9y ago
    I honestly would love an iTerm2 port to Linux. Having the panel splits being actual tmux panes is amazing
krylon 9y ago
Just my 2 cents, but I would - once again - recommend the Dillo web browser. I has its drawbacks, there is no Javascript, and CSS support is ... not awesome. But on the upside, you can have dozens of tabs open and still use less RAM than a freshly started instance of Firefox or Chrome. Due to the Javascript/CSS situation, many web sites look broken or just remain blank, but it's great for reading documentation where you can easily have dozens of tabs open at a time. (There is a Windows port, too, but last time I checked it was very unstable.)
- dijit 9y ago
  While we're on the subject of esoteric browsers. I'd recommend qutebrowser. It's WebKit based and has a few quirks (YouTube full screen doesn't work) but it's by far the most complete browser with vim keybinds. If you love Firefox for vimperator I implore you to try qutebrowser.
  - naibafo 9y ago
    > It's WebKit based They will soon make the switch to webenginge as default [1] I can also highly recommend qutebrowser, especially with vimperator/pentadactyl in firefox becoming deprecated once version 57 is out. [1] https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2335 https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2335
- exikyut 9y ago
  I'm curious what your views of hv3 and NetSurf are. I agree with you with Dillo. I just wish it wasn't C++ and used a single-process model (the multiprocess approach isn't implemented properly and sometimes deadlocks).
  - krylon 9y ago
    ... I am kind of embarrassed to admit I know neither of these. I know NetSurf by name, but that's about all I know about it. Maybe I should give them a try. ;-) As for C++, all of the "major" browsers are written in C++, and as a mere user, I don't feel as strongly about it. ;-) As for the single-process model, I don't mind - without Javascript or other plugins, the drawback is much less noticeable. I just wish it had proper session managment.
issaria 9y ago
Entry level app at best, hackers? Unlikely.
- pikzel 9y ago
  Agreed. The site actually says "Starting with Linux on your laptop and want to know which apps you should use?" It's great tips for beginner users, but advanced users and "hackers" waste their time scrolling through a list of apps like Firefox, VLC and Gimp.
naibafo 9y ago
I would recommend keepassxc instead of keepassx, mpv for videos/multimedia. Those are no advanced users / hackers apps, rather entry level.
- cpburns2009 9y ago
  I use KeePassX on Ubuntu (I liked v1.x's multi-window interface better than v2.x's single window). What are the advantages of KeePassXC over KeePassX?
  - naibafo 9y ago
    There was a Hackernews thread a while ago [1] Basically, KeePassX is maintained by one person and hasn't seen activity in quite a while. keepassxc is a community fork, they continue development, and merged various bugfixes as well as new features. Additional Features according to project page: [2] * Auto-Type on all three major platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS) * Twofish encryption * YubiKey challenge-response support * TOTP generation * CSV import * Command line interface * DEP and ASLR hardening * Stand-alone password and passphrase generator * Password strength meter * Using website favicons as entry icons * Merging of databases * Automatic reload when the database was changed externally * KeePassHTTP support for use with PassIFox in Mozilla Firefox, chromeIPass in Google Chrome and Chromium and passafari in Safari. * Many bug fixes [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13468261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13468261 [2] https://keepassxc.org/project https://keepassxc.org/project
notavailable 9y ago
atom for 'advanced users and hackers'? check that again ;)
- owebmaster 9y ago
  I'm a 10 years emacs user and considering move to atom. Why do you think it is not suitable for advanced users and hackers?
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notavailable 9y ago
i'd suggest vim and sublime text 3 as editors. atom is really a poor choice if you do serious work in an editor
roddhjav 9y ago
A list of apps for advanced user without command line tools like pass (https://www.passwordstore.org/ https://www.passwordstore.org/), vim, git... Seriously?
silur 9y ago
how are these for advanced users and hackers? A REAL advanced/hacker entry setup would be: Internet: -Lynx -w3m Office, text editors, TODO list, note keeping: -Vim -Emacs Dev tools: -vagrant (headless) -git -language setup of choice (gcc, python javac ....) Security: -GPG -pass -openssl clu Multimedia: -mplayer Graphics: -imagemagic Games: -nethack Productivity: -i3 -xclip -xterm
anc84 9y ago
This is low-level spam.
almostthere9999 9y ago
Freemind was superseeded by Freemind years ago... Hacker tools: ssh, vi, tmux, git, gpg, nc, battleOfWesnoth, ...
lj3 9y ago
This post is worth reading if only for the Typora suggestion. Finally, I have a WYSIWYG replacement for Haroopad! Granted, most of these apps probably aren't for advanced users and hackers, but there's still some damned good app suggestions here.

38 points by macco 9y ago

miloshadzic 9y ago

Nice advertorial

hibbelig 9y ago
What is being advertised?
- r3bl 9y ago
  > This is a shameless plug; I am the author of Akiee, but I really think Akiee is one of the best task managers out there.

jhasse 9y ago

This is missing Visual Studio Code and MPV.

mugsie 9y ago

Missing Sublime Text as an editor, and Terminator as a terminal. Maybe the title should go to "31 Linux Apps used by an Advanced User", or the page title "31 Linux Apps you will love" ?

bassman9000 9y ago
Gave up on Terminator for Tilix: less crashes, can save panel placements, and other goodies.
- mugsie 9y ago
  I honestly would love an iTerm2 port to Linux. Having the panel splits being actual tmux panes is amazing

krylon 9y ago

Just my 2 cents, but I would - once again - recommend the Dillo web browser. I has its drawbacks, there is no Javascript, and CSS support is ... not awesome. But on the upside, you can have dozens of tabs open and still use less RAM than a freshly started instance of Firefox or Chrome. Due to the Javascript/CSS situation, many web sites look broken or just remain blank, but it's great for reading documentation where you can easily have dozens of tabs open at a time. (There is a Windows port, too, but last time I checked it was very unstable.)

dijit 9y ago
While we're on the subject of esoteric browsers. I'd recommend qutebrowser. It's WebKit based and has a few quirks (YouTube full screen doesn't work) but it's by far the most complete browser with vim keybinds. If you love Firefox for vimperator I implore you to try qutebrowser.
- naibafo 9y ago
  > It's WebKit based They will soon make the switch to webenginge as default [1] I can also highly recommend qutebrowser, especially with vimperator/pentadactyl in firefox becoming deprecated once version 57 is out. [1] https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2335 https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2335
exikyut 9y ago
I'm curious what your views of hv3 and NetSurf are. I agree with you with Dillo. I just wish it wasn't C++ and used a single-process model (the multiprocess approach isn't implemented properly and sometimes deadlocks).
- krylon 9y ago
  ... I am kind of embarrassed to admit I know neither of these. I know NetSurf by name, but that's about all I know about it. Maybe I should give them a try. ;-) As for C++, all of the "major" browsers are written in C++, and as a mere user, I don't feel as strongly about it. ;-) As for the single-process model, I don't mind - without Javascript or other plugins, the drawback is much less noticeable. I just wish it had proper session managment.

issaria 9y ago

Entry level app at best, hackers? Unlikely.

pikzel 9y ago
Agreed. The site actually says "Starting with Linux on your laptop and want to know which apps you should use?" It's great tips for beginner users, but advanced users and "hackers" waste their time scrolling through a list of apps like Firefox, VLC and Gimp.

naibafo 9y ago

I would recommend keepassxc instead of keepassx, mpv for videos/multimedia. Those are no advanced users / hackers apps, rather entry level.

cpburns2009 9y ago
I use KeePassX on Ubuntu (I liked v1.x's multi-window interface better than v2.x's single window). What are the advantages of KeePassXC over KeePassX?
- naibafo 9y ago
  There was a Hackernews thread a while ago [1] Basically, KeePassX is maintained by one person and hasn't seen activity in quite a while. keepassxc is a community fork, they continue development, and merged various bugfixes as well as new features. Additional Features according to project page: [2] * Auto-Type on all three major platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS) * Twofish encryption * YubiKey challenge-response support * TOTP generation * CSV import * Command line interface * DEP and ASLR hardening * Stand-alone password and passphrase generator * Password strength meter * Using website favicons as entry icons * Merging of databases * Automatic reload when the database was changed externally * KeePassHTTP support for use with PassIFox in Mozilla Firefox, chromeIPass in Google Chrome and Chromium and passafari in Safari. * Many bug fixes [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13468261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13468261 [2] https://keepassxc.org/project https://keepassxc.org/project

notavailable 9y ago

atom for 'advanced users and hackers'? check that again ;)

owebmaster 9y ago
I'm a 10 years emacs user and considering move to atom. Why do you think it is not suitable for advanced users and hackers?

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notavailable 9y ago

i'd suggest vim and sublime text 3 as editors. atom is really a poor choice if you do serious work in an editor

roddhjav 9y ago

A list of apps for advanced user without command line tools like pass (https://www.passwordstore.org/ https://www.passwordstore.org/), vim, git... Seriously?

silur 9y ago

how are these for advanced users and hackers? A REAL advanced/hacker entry setup would be: Internet: -Lynx -w3m Office, text editors, TODO list, note keeping: -Vim -Emacs Dev tools: -vagrant (headless) -git -language setup of choice (gcc, python javac ....) Security: -GPG -pass -openssl clu Multimedia: -mplayer Graphics: -imagemagic Games: -nethack Productivity: -i3 -xclip -xterm

anc84 9y ago

This is low-level spam.

almostthere9999 9y ago

Freemind was superseeded by Freemind years ago... Hacker tools: ssh, vi, tmux, git, gpg, nc, battleOfWesnoth, ...

lj3 9y ago

This post is worth reading if only for the Typora suggestion. Finally, I have a WYSIWYG replacement for Haroopad! Granted, most of these apps probably aren't for advanced users and hackers, but there's still some damned good app suggestions here.