Linux Essentials

The must haves for anyone using Linux!

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OAKSIF0List by OAKSIF0, last updated 
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  1. GDebi icon
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    Fixes the pain of finding dependencies for youself!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GDebi screenshot 1
    GDebi screenshot 1
    GDebi screenshot 2
  2. Pluma icon
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    Pluma, fork of gedit icon gedit , is a text editor part of MATE icon MATE Desktop Environment. It supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pluma screenshot 1
  3. Karton icon
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    Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
  4. Automates physical to VMware VM conversion, supports migrating other virtual formats and disk images, enables backup cloning, and manages multiple tasks centrally.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    VMware vCenter Converter screenshot 1
    Convert Virtual Machines
  5. Openbox icon
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    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    BlackWhite theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
    Dyne theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
    Clearlooks theme by davidbarr @ box-look.org
  6. Makes it easy to create and share your own distro!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pinguy Builder screenshot 1
    Pinguy Builder screenshot 1
  7. Wine icon
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    Runs Windows Application by Right Click, or Double Click runs really well does all the work for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Wine screenshot 1
    Wine screenshot 1
    Wine screenshot 2
    +1
    Wine screenshot 3
  8. Open Source Web Brower

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Gecko
    Firefox Desktop (Light Theme)
    Firefox Desktop (Dark Theme)
    Firefox iOS (Light Theme)
    +7
    Firefox iOS (Dark Theme)
  9. Incase you need a Virtual Keyboard and also as an anti-keylogger.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    hardware style
    shape style
  10. Really stable and I like how easy to is to transfer files with. Lacks checkboxes though.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    GNOME Files screenshot 1
    GNOME Files screenshot 1
    GNOME Files screenshot 2
    +2
    GNOME Files screenshot 3
  11. Makes it really easy to hash files in folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    QuickHashGUI screenshot 1
  12. Essential for using the computer at night.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Desktop Dimmer For Windows
    Desktop Dimmer For Mac OS
  13. Tor icon
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    Essential to protect your privacy. Can support routing all traffic through tor, or select applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Tor screenshot 1
    Tor screenshot 1
  14. You should route all your traffic through a VPN at least! Lacks GUI for Linux though. I'll make a bash script to do that one day.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 1
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 2
    OpenVPN Connect screenshot 3
  15. You should route all your traffic through a VPN at least! $3.33 a month, but gives you so many locations, its fast and has a GUI!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Tomato
    • Opera
    • pfSense
    • OpenVPN
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • DD-WRT
    • Fire TV
    • Android TV
    • Google TV
    • Apple TV
    Private Internet Access screenshot 1
    Private Internet Access screenshot 2
    Private Internet Access screenshot 3
  16. Keeps you anonymous, and is great for web browsing. Streaming might be a bit slow so use VPN's and Firefox for that.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • OpenBSD
    • Tor
    Tor Browser screenshot 1
    Tor Browser 10.0.3 is now based on the new version of Firefox for Android.
    Tor browser for android alpha
  17. Really good for playing Videos because supports so many formats! Also use it for playing music and it lets you adjust the bass and treble with advanced contol!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
    VLC Media Player screenshot 1
    VLC Media Player screenshot 2
    +4
    VLC Media Player screenshot 3
  18. The must have if you like Virtualizing, and you should get into it. Also if your Windows Apps don't work in Wine or Play on Linux you can use a Minimalized Windows like Windows Vista as a last resort.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    VirtualBox Manager
    Create Virtual Machine
    Setting of an OS
    +5
    Instaling Windows 10 as Virtual Machine
  19. Great at night so all that blue light doesn't bother your eyes!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main dailog
    Location lookup
    Settings
  20. Synaptic icon
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    Finnaly! A GUI to find packages, and its not a single store, It lets you add repositories if you can't get what you are looking for!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    Synaptic screenshot 1
    Synaptic screenshot 1
    Synaptic screenshot 2
    +1
    Synaptic screenshot 3
  21. Really useful if you are trying to get something work that's an RPM made for RedHat based distros on Debian based distros! Its a way to convert packages between the two. Its a Command Line Interface, but its easy to use because you only need like two commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
  22. If it doesn't run on Wine, you can manually configure it to run. Also has some Windows Apps preconfigured for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 2
    +1
    PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac screenshot 3
  23. Brave icon
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    Its based off of Chromium just degooglified. It protects your privacy, and I like it because you can get Chrome Apps to work in it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    Brave screenshot 1
    Brave screenshot 1
    Brave screenshot 2
    +4
    Brave screenshot 3
  24. Ubuntu Software Center has Hundreds of Applications to Choose From. It is my favorite store to get free software!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Ubuntu
    Snap Store  screenshot 1
    Snap Store  screenshot 1

Linux and Linux distros don't have much applications out of the box they expect you to download them manually and search for repositories yourself and edit config files to make things work. Its 2018 and also why should you waste time manually configuring things and looking for the software you need to make Linux usable for you? That's why I have created this list.

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