After I install Linux Mint (which is the distro I have settled on), I replace:

  1. Thunderbird with Betterbird
  2. Firefox with Librewolf (I also install Brave for web services that need a chromium browser).
  3. Celluloid / Rythmbox with VLC player
  4. Default Libreoffice with latest Libreoffice from source.
  5. ClipIt/Parcellite with xfce4-clipman

I find this to be my optimal setup and these software give me the extra quality of life that make my workflows easier.

What software do you replace and install on your distro of choice?

Edit: I forgot to say I replace sudo with doas. That’s something my friend told me to do although I personally don’t find any immediate working advantage with it.

  • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
    2·
    7 days ago

    Celluloid, with mpv

    Hard agree, also SM Player for the FE

    Whatever the default image viewer is

    xviewer, it’s built on top of eog

    with Pix

    Is that no longer pre-installed, at least for camera imports?
    It was on 17-20.3 but I don’t think I’ve done a clean (re)install since.

    • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      s that no longer pre-installed, at least for camera imports? It was on 17-20.3 but I don’t think I’ve done a clean (re)install since.

      I could not swear, one or the other. Let’s just say I make it my default viewer instead ;)