what i use

Below is a nearly-comprehensive list of the software that I regularly use, including under-the-hood stuff which tends to go under-appreciated. ¹

Everything listed is Free and Open-Source.

system

OS: Linux
package manager: pacman
service manager: systemd
C library: glibc
filesystem: ext4
shell: zsh, bash

graphics

display server: X.Org
window manager: dwm
program launcher: dmenu
status bar: danwmstatus
terminal emulator: rxvt-unicode, Tilda
GUI menus: zenity
screenshots: scrot
clipboard: autocutsel, xclip

files

backup: GNU tar
compression: Zstandard, GNU Gzip, bzip2
version control: git
password management: pass
searching: GNU findutils, ack
identification: file
renaming: detox
various: procps-ng

web

browser: Firefox, Chromium
browser extensions:
- performance: NoScript
- privacy: RandomUA, Decentraleyes, Privacy Badger, HTTPS Everywhere
- advertisements: uBlock Origin, SponsorBlock
- convenience: Redirector, Dark Reader

networking

DHCP: dhclient (from ISC DHCP)
DNS resolver: Unbound
file transfers: openssh, curl, magic-wormhole
encryption: GnuPG, OpenSSL
mail: offlineimap, mutt
irc: WeeChat, ZNC
feed aggregator: newsboat
BitTorrent: Transmission
videos: yt-dlp
VOIP and video calling: Jitsi Meet, uTox, Signal Desktop
debugging: iputils

text

editor: vim
compilers: GHC, GCC, Clang, Typescript
interpreters: Python, dash
build system: GNU Make

audio/video

audio: PipeWire
music: mpd
video: mplayer
image viewer: feh, sxiv
audio recording: FFmpeg
codecs: Ogg Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, Xvid, Theora, speex

documents

PDF reader: MuPDF, Evince
document preparation: TeX Live, Pandoc
document editing: AbiWord

blogging

site generator: Hakyll
HTTP server: nginx
certificate renewal: Certbot

miscellaneous

terminal multiplexer: GNU screen
fixer: thefuck
calendar: cal (from util-linux)
internationalization: GNU gettext

With thanks to David Mytton for the idea, although I don’t believe he did it first.↩︎

more from the friends of danso:

rustc_codegen_gcc: Progress Report #11

May 4

What is rustc_codegen_gcc? rustc_codegen_gcc is a GCC codegen for rustc, meaning that it can be loaded by the existing rustc frontend, but benefits from GCC by having more architectures supported and having access to GCC’s optimizations.

via Antoyo's Blog

Just: the most reductive word in software development

May 1

(Intentionally provocative title.) Do you use the word “just”? Have you ever said something like “oh, we just need to implement that interface for this new type” or “it’s just a small bash script” or something to that effect? I have, many times, and still …

via Occasionally sane

Awesome Kids TV

April 29

I have a kid now, which means the kind of media floating around in my home has changed since my child-free days. Sure, we still find time to watch The Witcher and The Wheel of Time, and I still love The Expanse when I'm on my own (Christina doesn'…

via Searching For Tao

generated by openring