Freeware Solution Discussion

I like it. I've done lots of this sort of sharing but no so clearly or succinctly as a simple list. Good thinking!

My list:

• OS:
  • TKL (of course!) - many different appliances, most hosted on PVE using OVZ.
  • Ubuntu 10.04 (w/ Gnome) - 10.04 on my desktop & 9.10 on my old Dell laptop.
  • Linux Mint 10 (LXDE) on my newer Dell Netbook.
  • ProxmoxVE 1.8 (as anyone who has read many of my posts would well know already!) - on my home server & at work.
  • Debian 6  - KVM at work (recently started using, plan to use it more for Linux dev work - also currently playing, considering swapping Ubuntu/Mint for Debian at home & on Laptop/Netbook).

• Cross Platform apps/tools - that I use both on Win (work) & Linux (home):
  • VirtualBox - VM hosting.
  • Filezilla - FTP client.
  • UNetbootin - creates bootable USB from ISO.
  • PenDriveLinux MultiBoot - allows for multiple Linux OS to boot from single USB (technically a Win app as initial install is Win only but once installed can add distros manually in Linux).
  • VLC - Media player (mainly used on Win as Totem works well in Linux, still have it installed there though as occasionally a media file will play better in VLC).
  • Scribus - Desktop publishing.
  • Chromium - Web browser (have handy as a 2nd browser, Firefox still my primary browser).
  • Komposer - WYSIWYG HTML editor (don't use much but can be handy - a bit buggy still).
• Linux apps (not counting default installed ones):
  • xrpd - RDP server (allows connection to Linux desktop from Win native Remote Desktop).
  • Remastersys - creates ISO from installed Linux OS (Debian/Ubuntu only).
  • LottaNZB - GUI NZB client (uses SABnzbd as backend).
• Win apps:
  • PuTTY (SSH client)
  • LibreOffice (although unfortunately I've been forced to install MS Office recently by order of boss)
  • NotePad++ - text editor (invaluable for editing Linux config files in Win).

And there's probably others but can't think of them off my head. I may come back and add some others as I think of them.

I have enjoyed tinkering with open software, something you simply cannot do for all instances of free software but sometimes I dont need to tinker or my skill set does not allow me to. I have used many free applications and didn't want to exclude them.

Every now and then I come accross either a new project or one I just haven't seen before and it makes my life easier and if it makes my approved list my clients enjoy it too.

I am familiar with most on your list Alon except for conky, looks interesting so thanks for the info!

I think Parted Magic use conky on their desktop and always wondered what it was but never bothered to look.

On a new Ubuntu/gnome install intended for my use, I install these immediately if I haven't rolled my own distro (partial list):

• pidgin
• irssi
• gimp
• ssh-server
• tklpatch
• pdfedit
• putty (don't say it)
• filezilla
• inSSIDer
• wine
• xrdp
• remastersys
• chromium
• nautilus-open-terminal
• zenmap
• open jre
• lm-sensors
• sensors-applet

Firefox Add-ons:

• abp
• no-script
• lazarus (life saver!)

Thanks to everyone else who's posted; I find it very helpful.

Firstly, I see a distinction between freeware software and open source software, but that's just me being me. Anyway, onto my list:

• Customized TKL (client) on my laptop - I'd like to release it one day
• TKL Torrent Server running on old laptop at home
• TKL VM's for development and testing (goes without saying...)
• The Hub for cloud deployment (web interface and hubtools cli)
• TKLBAM

• git, qgit
• vim, gvim
• ssh, screen, rsync
• kvm
• thunderbird, enigmail, gnupg, gnupg-agent, pinentry-gtk2
• chromium, firefox
• mrxvt
• gnumeric
• gimp
• pidgin, pidgin-otr
• xchat
• conky