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My Ubuntu essentials

Here are my software essentials that I install immediately after a fresh Ubuntu installation:

  • baobab: GNOME disk usage analyzer
  • curl: command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax
  • deborphan: program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
  • ffmpeg: tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
  • jpegoptim: utility to optimize jpeg files
  • gimp: GNU Image Manipulation Program
  • git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
  • gitk: revision tree visualizer
  • gparted: GNOME partition editor
  • hardinfo: Displays system information
  • keepassx: Cross Platform Password Manager
  • localepurge: eclaim disk space by removing unneeded localizations
  • locate: maintain and query an index of a directory tree
  • meld: graphical tool to diff and merge files
  • neofetch: Shows Linux System Information with Distribution Logo
  • optipng: advanced PNG (Portable Network Graphics) optimizer
  • vim: Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
  • vlc: multimedia player and streamer
apt install baobab curl deborphan ffmpeg jpegoptim gimp git gitk gparted hardinfo keepassx localepurge locate meld neofetch optipng vim vlc
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