Program list

Task	Program	URL	Remarks
Video cutting
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