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.↩︎

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