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Khylsdrak

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Registered: 2025-04-19

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Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

Hi,
I like CLI programs and I'm using Devuan + dwm + dmenu. I have no problem using graphics programs if necessary. Some programs have less dependencies, some have a lot of tools like imagemagick. I want to keep my system fully functional. Here are my everyday tools :

File manager : lf / mc / doublecmd
Ftp client : filezilla
Web browser : brave browser / firefox
Music player  & video player : ffplay / vlc / moc + moc-ffmpeg-plugin +dmenu_mocp
Adress book : abook
Spreadsheets : sc-im / gnumeric
Emails : neomutt
Text editor : neovim
Word processor : abiword
Personal organizer : calcurse
Image viewer : nsxiv and display (imageMagick) / feh / mirage
Image editing : imagemagick
Screenshots : import (imagemagick) / scrot
System monitor : htop
Screenshot information : screenfetch
Hardware information : util-linux(dmesg, lsblk)
Video editing : ffmpeg
Calculations : qalc

Do you have any other recommendations? (I will mention them in darkblue)

Last edited by Khylsdrak (Today 10:02:55)

Camtaf

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Registered: 2019-11-19

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Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

As you have installed Abiword, I'd install gnumeric as well, much easier than sc-im, (which I quite liked myself as a CLI program).

Also, might want to check out feh for images - https://feh.finalrewind.org/

greenjeans

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Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

I do love me some Imagemagick, but I use Scrot for screenshots, super lightweight yet very configurable.

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Khylsdrak

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Registered: 2025-04-19

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Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

@Camtaf : gnumeric is very useful to read .ods documents, you're right. Following your recommendation, I tried feh and I think it will be a perfect program to use within shell scripts.
@greenjeans : Scrot was my older screenshot program, I liked it a lot but import is doing the job and is sufficient for my personal use. Scrot is still installed on my computer

Thanks for your help !

delgado

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Registered: 2022-07-14

Posts: 236  

Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

Dual-windowed file manger: mc / doublecmd
Image Viewer: This is a difficult one. Sometimes viewnior or nomacs (excalibur)
Screenshots: flameshot

thym

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Registered: 2021-11-04

Posts: 7  

Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

mirage as image viewer (feh is already menthioned), moc as music player, ffmpeg for video editing, qalc for simple calculations

Khylsdrak

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Registered: 2025-04-19

Posts: 4  

Re: Lightweight system without (too) bloated software

@delgado : mc for Midnight Commander is interesting, very light. I don't know if it's highly configurable or not, I just try it out of the box.
doublecmd is very clean, I do like this graphic tool. Flameshot doesn't fit well with dwm, the icon doesn't appear on the screen to take a screenshot.
@thym : Mirage is very light and good, able to take screenshots as well. Moc is great, especially with moc-ffmpeg-plugin and dmenu_mocp (https://github.com/pscha/dmenu_mocp?tab=readme-ov-file), ffmpeg as well. Oh yeah ! Qalc is oerfect for simple calculation

Thanks !