Software Defaults
This short list is connected to Robb Knight'spage that keeps abreast of people's software choices (defaults). All my machines (5 on my desk) use GNU/Linux and the primary software I use is as follows:
๐จ Mail Client: Mozilla Thunderbird
๐ฎ Mail Server: CentOS/Exim
๐ Notes: Kate
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To-Do: Also Kate
๐ฆ Photo Management: Gwenview
๐ Calendar: Kate and Plasma
๐ Cloud File Storage: None, as clown computing is a sham and a trap
๐ RSS: R.R.R.R.R.R. and feedlist, developed for Techrights' curation and reading
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Thunderbird
๐ Browser: Falkon
๐ฌ Chat: Mumble, utalk, and IRC (ergo)
๐ Bookmarks: Falkon and history/self-hosted
๐ Read It Later: No need, Kate is fine
๐ Word Processing: LibreOffice Writer or LaTeX
๐ Spreadsheets: LibreOffice Calc
๐ Presentations: LaTeX and hand-crafted HTML
๐ Shopping Lists: Kate
๐ด Meal Planning: The body knows best what it needs
๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: LibreOffice Calc
๐ฐ News: See "RSS" above
๐ต Music: Audacious and Invidious
๐๏ธ Podcasts: Same
๐ Password Management: KWallet and secured text files, Palm PDA (still working in 2024)
Alsoโฆ
๐ Search: SearX
๐ค๏ธ Weather: wttr.in
๐งญ Navigation: OSM
๐ฉบ Health Tracking: No, thank you
๐ฆฃ Mastodon: Waste of time, never again
๐ Smart Home: A smart home has no "smart" gadgets
๐ป Launcher: xbindkeys
๐งโ๐ป Code Editor: Kate
๐ค Source Control: Git
โจ๏ธ Terminal: Konsole