Programs & Applications

dpkg -l

dpkg -l lists all the installed programs on a Debian apt based system. There are too many to list all and many are built in system commands.

Below are some that I highlight for interest and future reference to easily find on reinstall.

7zip, a file compression utility
btop, A resorces monitor
bzip2, a file compression utility
calandar, a Linux terminal calendar utility
caca-utils, text mode graphics utility
calibre, e-book manager
chromium, web browser
cmatrix, simulates matrix screen in terminal
cpp, GNU C preprocessor
curl, CLI URL manipulation
eza, a modern replacement for ls
fastfetch Fastfetch is a neofetch-like tool for fetching system information and displaying it prettily. It is written mainly in C, with performance and customizability in mind. Also see Deep Dive With Fastfetch; a Neofetch Alternative
firefox-esr, Firefox web browser
flatpak, application to deploy flatpak applications
g++, GNU C++ compiler
gcc,
git, revision control system
gparted, Gnome partition editor
gzip, GNU compression utilities
hddtemp, hard disk temperature monitoring utility
htop, process viewer
hv3, lightweight web browser
iperf3, IP bandwidth measuring tool
keepass2, password manager
librecad, CAD System
libreoffice, Office productive suit

I have been using the Python package management software pipx.

Some python packages:

glances, is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Also see KPTree Glances
s-tui, Stress-Terminal UI, s-tui, monitors CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal.
periodic-table-cli, An interactive Periodic Table of Elements app for the console
gallery-dl, is a command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites

Current installed Flatpaks can be listed with flatpak list. Many of the packs installed are dependency packs. Below are key packs that I am using:

calibre, an electronic book mangement system with many additional features, e.g. book viewers and converters.
Vuescan, Apropriety, paid for Scanner application. Simply the best I have found, works and is constantly updated.
Steam, games platform
XnView MP, A picture view application
Shortwave, An internet radio player
Qalculate, A desktop calculator
CPU-X, A system performance statistic application
Bugdom 2, A game that I used to enjoy playing with my young children
FreeCAD, A 3D CAD program
KeePassXC, A password managment application, that is based upon the Keepass system
Parabolic, a downloader
nomacs, an image viewer (I could not seem to start from terminal and had to use via graphical environment
QOwnNotes, A markdown notepad that I used integrated with Nextcloud

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