List of toys used by senior Linux Users

Article Title: List of toys used by senior Linux Users. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Currently, open-source Linux systems cannot be widely promoted, but users do not know the usage of related software. Many people worry that they cannot use the software they are used to. This problem exists in the psychology of many people. As a senior Linux system user, I started using Linux in April 2005 and switched from Windows to Linux in last August. It has been around two years since then. During this period, I tried a lot of Linux software. After the great waves, some software eventually became a classic and I have been using it all the time. I plan to create a list to keep my notes for myself, and also to provide some reference for others.

Start with the Linux release. I currently use Ubuntu. I personally think this is an easy-to-use Linux release. I have also used Fedora and Debian of RedHat, but the time is not long. I am also interested in Arch Linux, Gentoo, and so on. I will not rule out the possibility of using them in the future.

Desktop Environment or window manager: so far, I have used GNOME for the longest time. For a while, I couldn't bear the GNOME speed, and it took a long time to use Fluxbox. In addition, Xfce has been used for a short time. I have not used KDE in depth, and it may be necessary to wait for my new machine to arrive. Now, I still return to GNOME, and its concise enough interface can make me agree.

Office kit: OpenOffice.org this software includes word processing, workbooks, presentations, and other components. I often use them at work.

Graph processing: I used scanners to save some personal photos to my computer and I used GIMP when editing them. I also use Inkscape and Xara for some small designs.

Web browsing: Firefox is my preferred web browser, which has never been used before. I know Opera is also a good choice. It is light and fast. However, using Firefox seems to have become a habit.

Listening to songs and watching shadows: At the beginning, I used XMMS, Which is classic and ancient. Later, both listening and management were inseparable from Quod Libet. As for the choice of watching movies, I have been using MPlayer, and it supports a wide range of formats.

Game entertainment: it may have been an arcade complex that has been accumulated for a long time. I usually play some simulation games. In this case, Xmame is required. I will also play some poker games that are self-contained in the system.

Text Editor: before encountering Scribes, I used Vim to meet daily text editing needs. Now, Scribes is used most of the time. I like it very much because of its intelligence and flexibility. I also want to use Emacs. I even bought a book about it, but it still takes some time to get familiar with it.

FTP tool: Previously Used gFTP and FileZilla. However, these two tools may encounter some minor problems from time to time, such as gFTP crashes when deleting a large number of files, fileZilla has been unable to work properly since the "failed to retrieve the Directory List" problem occurred some time ago. In the end, I chose lftp, and I felt it was more efficient to use it based on the command line.

Chat: Gaim is used in the past. It supports many protocols. My Gtalk, MSN, and QQ accounts can all log on. Now, I am using Gajim and using the Gtalk account to log on and communicate with friends.

View image: gThumb and GQview are installed in the system, but gThumb still needs to use more.

E-book reading: PDF uses Evince, which is dominated by sufficient resources. CHM uses xCHM and KchmViewer, which provides much better support for multi-language and multi-encoding.

Email sending and receiving: Based on the goodwill towards Firefox, Thunderbird is a natural choice. Sometimes, it can be processed directly in Gmail.

File Management: use the default GNOME File Manager Nautilus. ROX-Filer is also used, which is faster and flexible.

Terminal Program: the process of using the Terminal program is like this: GNOME Terminal-> Xterm-> rxvt-unicode-> Tilda.

RSS reading: I have always insisted on using Liferea. from 1.0 to 1.2, some good functions are gradually added.

Virtual Machine: I have been using VMware for a long time, including when it was not converted to Linux. Later, I also used QEMU, but its 100% CPU usage made me have to replace it. Now, I think VirtualBox is a good choice.

Note: FreeMind can help me achieve this purpose. FreeMind can be used to record useful things during reading, surfing, and thinking for future reference.

Download: BT download for me ,? Torrent is probably the most desirable, although it is a Win program. However, I have heard from Dark that it may have a Linux version, which is very promising. AMule is also a good tool. I usually use it to download movies or music.

In fact, during the period of using Linux, I have been exposed to a large number of software, many of which are excellent. I will not list them one by one. The personal insights listed above are also inevitable.

If you are also using Linux, you may wish to list this list. I believe this is not only a good communication, but also a useful supplement.

Update

Linux release: I have used Arch Linux since November 2007.

Playing music: MPD + Sonata is my current choice.

Image Browsing: I think Mirage is a more suitable Image Browsing software.