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Where do YOU learn about additional apps/software?
The goal of this topic is to build a curated list of recommended resources
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Looking beyond “antiX/MX packageinstaller” and “synaptic package manager” is useful, especially for locating screenshots and detailed reviews.
This forum topic is intended to build a curated list of helpful “shoppin’ for muh apps” websites.see also: mxlinux.org/wiki/applications/software-recommendations
Not necessarily limited to sites that host downloadable linux / FOSS software
mention sites that review or otherwise raise awareness of open source software titleslinux-apps.com {———- presents a subset (no game apps) of the 6,000+ applications listed at opendesktop.org
sourceforge.net
linux.softpedia.com
freshfoss.com
fossmint.com (might be a sister site to “tecmint.com” )
( techmint had published about 50 “by-task” or “by-category” articles http://www.tecmint.com/category/top-tools/ )
packages.debian.org
linuxlinks.com/Software
412collection.neocities.org/index.html mentioned in roky’s topic herewww .webupd8.org
omgubuntu.co.uk
slant.co (yes “dot co”, not com) searching for a given software title displays a page of alternative applications (displaying pros/cons, screenshots, user ratings for each)
example slant.co search results page (reached by entering “linux terminal” in the slant.co searchbox)getdeb.net (take care ~~ ubuntu-centric, and they presume apt:url mechinsm is installed, and pimp their in-house PPA… )
edited to add:
As discussed in the “Flatpak or Appimage will be the future?” topic at MX forum,
pasting found-on-the-web commandlines containing “wget… sudo install” (or “curl… sudo install”) into your terminal is a Really Bad Idea !
overheard while hangin’ out at the water cooler:
Jeesh, there are a lot of Electron-based applications out there now. I like their ease of use, but their bloat is annoying.
If they could all just use one system install of Chromium instead…an obligatory link: wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
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TBH, I prefer the mantra “if you break your system… you get to keep the pieces”
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further, I maintain the outlook that liveboot, without persistence, is an excellent no-regrets playground !http://www.linuxalt.com
lists windows {{{—}}} linux equivalents and alternatives for various software titlesexample:
Nero Burning Rom
Brasero (http://perso.orange.fr/bonfire/index.htm)
GnomeBaker (http://gnomebaker.sourceforge.net/)
Graveman! (http://graveman.tuxfamily.org/)
K3b (http://www.k3b.org/)
X-CD-Roast (http://www.xcdroast.org/)====== also ======
http://www.osalt.com/
worth a look, but AFAIK the sites list(s) haven’t been updated since 2012
Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software
Our mission is to provide easy access to high quality open source alternatives to well-known commercial products.http://linuxappfinder.com/alternatives
provides an “alternatives lookup” list similar to linuxalt.comthe linuxappfinder.com site also provides categorized pages of software
(its categorized lists are well-populated, but are not up-to-date)Backup & Recovery
Business & Finance
Communications
Databases
Development
Editors
Education
→→ Geography
→→ Guides
→→ Language
→→ Math {—————– example: the Education::Math subcategory page lists 17 software titles
→→ Metapackages
→→ Miscellaneous
→→ Reference
→→ Religion
→→ Science
→→ Tools
Games
Graphics
Internet & Networking
Multimedia
Office
Scientific & Engineering
Security
System
System Management
Utilities
Viewers
Virtualization
fatmacI don’t normally need anything other than known extras, but if I do go looking, I usually just do a web search, or I might take a look here,
http://alternativeto.net/Linux (& BSD) since 1999
Ultra Small Form Factor & thin client computersdelix02
yes, http://alternativeto.net/
might be useful. But – of course – you should check the suggestions at packages.debian.org
- This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by delix02.
check the suggestions at packages.debian.org
Several ways to search there (by name, by description).
Because the “by description” search results “can drown ya in details” (displays a mixed bag of library//support packages along with “application” packages)
my search approach has usually been “by name”, using a known program… in order to discover alternatives.
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Wow, I didn’t choose a very good example here, eh?
(among the “related” packages, the only “applications” are sakura and evilvte)
So, click over to the sakura package page, note the other “related” packages mentioned there… follow the breadcrumbs.
xref: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/questions-on-installing-programs-from-ppa/
^—- tl;dr ~= expect breakage… and YOU get to keep the pieces !xref: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/apt-fast-upgrade/
^—- tl;dr ~= opportunity to discover firsthand, the effects of Darwinism and Idiocracya catalog of AbiWord plugins: http://www.abisource.com/wiki/PluginMatrix
a large, categorized, list of applications:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applicationsanother large, categorized, list of applications:
http://github.com/luongvo209/Awesome-Linux-SoftwareI wanted to install the Conky Manager. The original online location in Dropbox for the Conky Manger apps is dead, “Error 404”. MX repositories show the Conky Manager with all dependencies. I noticed that MX uses some of the antiX repositories so I thought I could just add the http://iso.mxrepo.com repositories into antiX’s Synaptic Packager and get that to work. No dice. I keep getting error messages about not finding a Release file. I see the Release files but I guess that means they are only set up for MX and not antiX? It would be nice if the antiX and MX repositories were a two way street.
rokytnjiWhen in doubt. I cheat.
http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/c/conky-manager/
dpkg -i and gdebi gets some love from me.
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