Linux

Stuff that I insist on regardless of platform (that is, I install these even onto Windows systems if I'm forced to use them):

• Pale Moon (web browser)
• Claws Mail
• GIMP
• vbindiff (command-line hex editor + diff utility for binary files)
• mercurial
• perl

Stuff that I require only on Linux systems for desktop use:

• Pan (yes, really, I still use a Usenet newsreader on a daily basis)
• qemu
• conky
• Aqualung (music player—I like odd software)
• Inkscape
• Scribus
• PySol ;)
• rdesktop (less a favourite than a regrettable necessity)
• various TDE built-ins: konqueror (as file manager only), kedit, kate, konsole, ark

• tmux
• screen
• autossh
• mosh
• rsync

• ardour
• kdenlive
• vscode
• kdenlive
• gnome
• xmrig
• fish
• element
• telegram

• vim
• git
• rust (via rustup)
• codium
• pycharm ce
• nu (shell)
• starship (shell prompt)
• firefox
• sway
• alacritty
• python
• iproute (or whatever package has ip in distro)
• keepassxc
• gcc/g++
• make
• podman (or docker)

• alacritty
• neovim
• tmux
• vifm - terminal file manager with vi keybindings.
• zathura - pdf reader with vi keybindings.
• inxi - prints information about your hardware.
• tldr - cheat sheet for common commands
• qalculate - the most powerful calculator I've seen. There are qt, gtk and cli versions of it.
• moreutils - collection of tools. My favourite is vidir, it opens directory structure in your terminal text editor, so that you can rename multiple files easily.

Firefox, only office and spotify. That's all I need.

Since I'm not sure where to ask what is probably a basic question, what's a Linux package?

Lets make a list!

1. zsh
2. tmux
3. htop
4. ranger
5. helix (if i can get it)
6. fzf
7. fd-find
8. python-pip

yay

The first 3 things I always add after a fresh install: aptitude emacs (-nox for servers) tree

Then it depends what the machine is for.

Must have p7zip and p7zip-gui

• vim
• bashtop
• cmus
• ghidra
• jq (pretty print Json)
• screen
• hexedit
• python3 with pwntools
• GCC, g++, make & libc6-dev
• gdb with pwndbg
• alacritty

• tmux
• emacs
• okular
• pipx
• calibre
• lutris
• hakuneko
• yt-dlp
• git

• asciiquarium
• cowsay
• tty-clock
• mc
• nano
• btop
• htop
• vscode
• vivaldi
• mariadb
• apache
• php
• python3

McFly, can't live without it anymore.

• socat
• ngrep
• vim
• pv
• htop
• jq

Generally, everything else I need is there by default depending on the distro.

Home workstation-wise.. maybe:

• meld
• kdenlive
• openscad
• Qtvlm, zygrib and OpenCPN
• gimp extras
• golang
• Inkscape
• Wireshark
• audacity

tmux kak / vim ssh gcc python3 curl nc

'taint much, but I get by

Suicide linux

Kpat.

• ranger
• openssl
• aria2
• fzf
• nitrogen
• w3m

• fzf
• git + lazygit
• neovim
• ranger
• cargo
• btm
• starship
• tmux
• fish

Not to duplicate some of the entries, I will keep it short

LF file manager (seen ranger mentioned but no lf)

Ytfzf for finding yt videos and playing them in MPV without the need of web browser

In addition to what was already mentioned: reptyr