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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.
- 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
Python
I have been using the Python package management software pipx. Below are some listed of interest.
sudo apt install pipx
(pipx — Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments)pipx ensurepath
pipx install glances
(https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/|Glances]])pipx inject glances "glances[web]"
(Glances webui with pipx)
As can be seen glances uses pipx
this is a good reference that explains some use of pipx
commands, Pipx: Installing, Uninstalling, & Upgrading Python Packages in Virtual Envs. Some key ones are:
pipx list
to list the installed python packages under pipxpipx upgrade package
to upgrade a python package under pipxpipx uninstall package
to uninstall a pipx package
Some python packages:
- glances, see KPTree Glances
- s-tui, Stress-Terminal UI, s-tui, monitors CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal. Github s-tui,
- periodic-table-cli, An interactive Periodic Table of Elements app for the console, Periodic Table CLI
- gallery-dl
Flatpak
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 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