Nick's List of Cool Linux Junk
Software
This is the stuff I install on every new machine.
- LS Deluxe: A modern replacement for ls. Requires extra fonts, but worth it. Makes reading big lists of files much easier.
- Bat: Cat but pretty and still usable as cat! Sometimes you just need to look at some code real quick from the cli and don't need to open a whole editor. Linux admins have been (mis)using cat for this since forever, but bat looks way nicer and the output easier to read!
- procs: A much better version of ps.
- tmux: Don't remote without it!
- htop: A much more featureful and nicer to look at version of top
- foot: My favorite terminal emulator. Fast and lightweight. Has a lot of nice features but doesn't reinvent the wheel.
- Sway: My favorite graphical environment for Linux. Minimal, efficient, gets out of your way.
References
- Bash Keyboard Shortcuts: Impress your friends with fancy bash text editing moves.
- Vim Cheat Sheet: I've been using Vi/Vim for 20 years and I still keep this in a bookmark.
- Arch Wiki: Full of useful info and configurations even if you're not running Arch