README.md

Personal Update Script.

• Here's my personal install script.
• It was meant for Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon.
  • I need to update it so that it works with Linux Mint 20.
• It adds all my usual programs and the repositories that they require.

How to download and run the script:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahanson/PersonalUpdateScript/master/InstallScript.sh
chmod +x InstallScript.sh
sudo ./InstallScript.sh

List of Software:

Accessories: General

• Gdebi: Debian package installer.
• Gtypist: Typing Tutor.
• Hardinfo: Benchmarking and system information tool.
• HTOP: monitors system activity and processes.
• inxi: System stats.
• KeePassXC: Encrypted password database that can be shared between several users (via dropbox or other cloud services). password generator is easy to use, and becoming essential as major websites are being cracked right and left.
• Neofetch: Output system information in the terminal.
• PDF Mod / PDF Shuffler: App for modifying PDF files in various ways. Good for prep/cleanup before you send off tax docs, for example.
• Regexxer: Regex tool.
• Zeit: Cron and At scheduler. (requires PPA.)

Accessories: File Search:

• Catfish:

Accessories: Hard Drive Utilities:

• Gsmartcontrol: Check hard drive smart stats, graphically.
• Baobab: Shows disk usage, graphically.
• Gparted: Edit Hard Drive partitions.

Accessories: ISO:

• Unetbootin: Installs ISO files to USB sticks. Requires PPA.

Virtualization / Emulation:

• Dosbox: Play DOS games under Linux or Windows.
• Virtualbox: Create virtual machines and test out various software configurations without a risk of breaking anything. Requires custom sources.
• Wine: Windows emulator.

Development: General:

• Meld: Helps resolve differences between files..
• Jekyll: Static Site Generator.
• Sinatra: Web Development Framework.
• Ruby: programming language.

Development: IDE:

• Atom:

Development: Version Control:

• Git:

Games:

• Steam: Commercial game client.

Graphics:

• Cheese: Simple webcam software.
• Dia | Inkscape: Vector graphics program.
• Gimp: Opensource alternative to Photoshop.
• RecordMyDesktop:
• Trimage: Image compressor.
• Viewnor: Image viewer with basic editing features.

Multimedia: Conversion:

• SoundConverter:

Multimedia: Tag Management:

• PuddleTag | Ex Falso: for fixing messed-up metadata on audio files.

Multimedia: Optical Drives:

• Ripperx: CD ripping tool.
• Xfburn: CD burning tool.

Multimedia: Downloading:

• Youtube-dl: Easier than watching streaming stuff over my slow DSL line, or when fighting Linux' crappy flash playback issues.
• MPS-youtube: Youtube CLI Client.
• Gpodder: podcast downloader.

Multimedia: Players:

• Mocp: Command-line music player. good on low-memory computers (such as netbooks).
• VLC: Plays everything.

Multimedia: Production:

• Audacity: WAV editor.
• giada | LMMS | Milkytracker : Sequencers.
• Mixxx: DJ mixing suite.

Networking: Analysis:

• Angry IP Scanner: Finds all visible IPs in a range.
• bmon: monitors network activity on interfaces.
• Wireshark | Zenmap : Network analysis.

Networking: Browsers:

• Google Chrome: requires custom sources.
• Chromium:
• Firefox:
• Opera:
• Tor Browser:
• Midori:
• Vivaldi:

Networking: Clients:

• Filezilla: FTP/SFTP client.
• Deluge: Torrent Client.

Office:

• Abook: Command line contact manager.
• Artha: Dictionary / Thesaurus.
• Epub: Command-line epub reader.
• Gsimplecal: Calculator.
• Glabels: Works with Avery and other standard printer label sets you can buy from an office supply store.
• Wordgrinder: Word Processor.

Office: Office Suites:

• Libre Office: FOSS office suite.

Office: Time Tracking:

• Gnome Clocks: timers.

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