Task | Program | URL | Remarks |
Video cutting | Openshot | | |
Graphical desktop | Cinnamon or LXDE | | Cinnamon on desktop, LXDE on servers or slow machines |
IDE | vim+plugins | | |
Image manimpulation | gimp | | |
Mail client | thunderbird, mutt | | |
Manage Foto Database | shotwell | | |
Office programs | libreoffice | | |
Operating system | Debian GNU/Linux | | Moved away from Ubuntu when they started with Unity |
Screen multiplexer | tmux/screen | | |
Text editing | vim | | Plugins and .vimrc: |
USV | apc | | |
backup | backuppc, hardlink rsync | | |
cloud software | owncloud | | |
commandline programs | vim+gnu C | | |
compressing videos | handbrake | | |
computer algebra | wxmaxima | | |
fixed drive encryption | lvm+luks | | |
game platform | steam | | |
geometry/algebra | geogebra | | |
home theater | plex | | |
keyboard/mouse sharing | synergy | | |
local system monitor | conky | | |
locate memory leaks | valgrind | | |
mailserver | postfix+dovecot+amavis+policyd | | |
manage work breaks | workrave | | |
media player | vlc | | |
microcontroller programming | arduino | | |
password db | gnupg, keepassx | | |
pdf editing | pdfxchange, xournal | | |
pdf viewer | mupdf, evince | | |
pdf rearranging | pdfshuffle | | |
plotting | gnuplot, matplotlib | | |
presentations | pandoc+LaTeX Beamer, libreoffice | | |
removable drive encryption | veracrypt | | |
ripping DVD/BLURAY | makemkv | | |
scanning | EPSON GT2500, scanimage | | |
scientific texts | vim+TeXlive/pandoc | | |
shell | bash | | |
system monitor | conky | | |
system monitoring | nagios | | |
text compare/merge | meld | | |
usb protection | usbguard | | |
virtualisation | vmware workstation | | |
visual programming | processing | | excellent for graphics and videos, easy to teach to students |
webmail | roundcube | | |
webserver | apache | | |
windows on linux | crossover | | |