There are always some software programs that become a part of your daily activities. Being a round the clock Linux power user I have my share of Linux applications which I am particularly fond of and accustomed to. Some of them even replace the default installed applications in their categories as they are lightweight and do the job better. I thought of coming up with a list of such tools so that our readers can also try those out. All of these tools are GUI based. For the sake of the record, I use Ubuntu with the LXDE environment. The list is in alphabetical order.
- AltYo: drop-down terminal
- Diffuse: file compare tool for programming
- eboard: play chess against computer or on FICS
- evilvte: lightweight terminal emulator (my own mod)
- Galculator: lightweight and powerful calculator
- GCstar: collection manager for everything you collect
- gFTP: FTP client
- GPicView: lightweight image viewer
- HandBrake: multimedia transcoder
- KeePassX: safety vault for passwords
- Leafpad: lightweight text editor
- LibreOffice: office suite (boost performance)
- PCManFM: file browser
- Pidgin: multi-protocol chat client
- qBittorrent: torrent and magnet downloader
- QGit: Qt based GUI interface for Git repositories
- SMPlayer: front-end to the powerful multimedia player MPlayer (my configuration)
- Subtitle Editor: manipulate subtitles
- Sylpheed: email client
- Yandex Browser: web browser based on the webkit engine
- Yarock: cloud and local music player