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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Maroon@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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.

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[-] thadah 12 points 1 week ago

I usually replace these:

  1. Bash with Fish
  2. Neofetch (if there is) with Fastfetch+Hyfetch
  3. Firefox with Floorp
  4. Mkinitcpio with Dracut
  5. GRUB with systemd-boot
[-] Alfenstein@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Why systemd-boot? I don't know much about it. But I've heard it's faster?

[-] thadah 4 points 6 days ago

It's mostly personal choice but I find it easier to configure and it's certainly more lightweight and faster than GRUB (although probably not by a noticeable amount). Since I don't need BIOS support I prefer to use it.

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