After I install Linux Mint (which is the distro I have settled on), I replace:

  1. Thunderbird with Betterbird
  2. Firefox with Librewolf (I also install Brave for web services that need a chromium browser).
  3. Celluloid / Rythmbox with VLC player
  4. Default Libreoffice with latest Libreoffice from source.
  5. ClipIt/Parcellite with xfce4-clipman

I find this to be my optimal setup and these software give me the extra quality of life that make my workflows easier.

What software do you replace and install on your distro of choice?

Edit: I forgot to say I replace sudo with doas. That’s something my friend told me to do although I personally don’t find any immediate working advantage with it.

  • penguin202124 (he/him)English
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    4 days ago

    The default terminal (varies) gets switched to Kitty. VLC to MPV.

    Okular instead of the default PDF editor (varies).

    Text editor (varies) to Vim.

    I usually just install Arkenfox, but if I’m feeling lazy I’ll use Librewolf.

    I prefer doas, but I don’t usually switch to it.

    I rebind my caps lock key (most useless key ever) to escape.