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recommendedapps [2013/04/07 15:54] – +Ceni sixsixfiverecommendedapps [2014/12/18 09:29] – +mpv sixsixfive
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 This page contains various suggested applications for the Xfce desktop environment. This page contains various suggested applications for the Xfce desktop environment.
-These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy to be light on memory usage.+These applications do not require heavy dependencies and/or fit in the Xfce philosophy of being light on memory usage.
  
 {{:wiki:information.png|}} //There is a secondary page with suggested [[consoleaddict|command line tools]], but only for the console-guru inside you.// {{:wiki:information.png|}} //There is a secondary page with suggested [[consoleaddict|command line tools]], but only for the console-guru inside you.//
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   * Description: A minimal policykit authentication agent.   * Description: A minimal policykit authentication agent.
   * Website: http://blog.lxde.org/?p=674   * Website: http://blog.lxde.org/?p=674
 +  * Remarks: now included in lxsession
 +
 +==== PolicyKit-MATE ====
 +  * Description: lightweight Authentication Agent for PolicyKit and MATE.
 +  * Website: http://git.mate-desktop.org/mate-polkit/
 ==== LightDM ==== ==== LightDM ====
   * Description: A lightweight display manager   * Description: A lightweight display manager
   * Website: https://launchpad.net/lightdm   * Website: https://launchpad.net/lightdm
 +  * Remarks: not really lightweight on dependencies 
 ==== SLiM ==== ==== SLiM ====
   * Description: Desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11   * Description: Desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11
-  * Website: http://slim.berlios.de+  * Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/slim.berlios/
  
 ==== Meta Tracker ==== ==== Meta Tracker ====
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   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.
   * Website: http://wicd.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
 +  * Remarks: //python application//
  
 +==== ConnMan ====
 +  * Description: ConnMan is a daemon for managing Internet connections within embedded device and integrates a vast range of communication features usually split between many daemons such as DHCP, DNS and NTP. The result of this consolidation is low memory consumption with a fast, coherent, synchronized reaction to changing network conditions.
 +  * Website: https://01.org/connman
 +  * ConnMan-UI-gtk: https://github.com/tbursztyka/connman-ui
 +  * connman-ncurses: https://github.com/eurogiciel-oss/connman-json-client
 +  * connman-dmenu: https://github.com/march-linux/connman_dmenu
 ==== Ceni ==== ==== Ceni ====
   * Description: A Curses user interface for configuring network interfaces with ifupdown.   * Description: A Curses user interface for configuring network interfaces with ifupdown.
   * Manual: http://manual.siduction.org/en/inet-ceni-en.htm   * Manual: http://manual.siduction.org/en/inet-ceni-en.htm
-  * Source: http://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/base/pool/main/c/ceni+  * Source: http://chili.siduction.org/projects/siduction/wiki/Ceni
 ==== Wpa_supplicant ==== ==== Wpa_supplicant ====
   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which provides connections to networks with a wide variety of settings.   * Description: A wired and wireless network manager which provides connections to networks with a wide variety of settings.
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   * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, for example.) Compile yourself to avoid them //   * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies (printing is based on libgnomeprint, for example.) Compile yourself to avoid them //
  
-==== Epdfview ==== +==== Zathura ==== 
-  * Description: A free lightweight PDF document viewer +  * Description: minimalistic document viewer, that mainly focuses on keyboard interaction. 
-  * Website:  http://www.emma-soft.com/projects/epdfview/+  * Website: http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/
  
 +==== MuPDF ====
 +  * Description: a lightweight PDF and XPS viewer
 +  * Website: http://www.mupdf.com/
 ==== Gnumeric ==== ==== Gnumeric ====
   * Description: Spreadsheet application   * Description: Spreadsheet application
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   * Remarks: **Xfce project**   * Remarks: **Xfce project**
  
-==== Postler ==== +==== xombrero ==== 
-  * Description:lean mail reader with an opinionated interface +  * Description:minimalist web browser with sophisticated security features designed-in 
-  * Website: https://bugs.launchpad.net/postler +  * Website: https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/xombrero
-  * Remarks: //Discontinued//+
  
 +==== Kazehakase ====
 +  * Description: A GTK+ web browser based on the Webkit or Gecko engine
 +  * Website: http://kazehakase.sourceforge.jp
 +
 +==== Dillo ====
 +  * Description: web-browser that is only 420 kilobytes in size and is based on GTK1 libraries, it is very fast however provides limited functionality.
 +  * Website: http://www.dillo.org/
 +  * Remarks: // viewed at: http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/03/13-applications-to-install-on-ubuntu.html //
 +
 +==== Chromium ====
 +  * Description: lightweight & fast WebKit-based Webbrowser
 +  * Website: http://code.google.com/chromium/
 +
 +==== Sylpheed ====
 +  * Description: Slim but fully featured, GTK+ based Email Client (and News Reader)
 +  * Website: http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en
 +  * 
 ==== Claws Mail ==== ==== Claws Mail ====
   * Description: Email Client, News Reader, Feed Reader, Calendar ...   * Description: Email Client, News Reader, Feed Reader, Calendar ...
   * Website: http://www.claws-mail.org   * Website: http://www.claws-mail.org
   * Remarks: //Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http://www.xfce.org/projects/orage/|Orage]].//   * Remarks: //Formerly known as Sylpheed Claws, can publish calendar data to [[http://www.xfce.org/projects/orage/|Orage]].//
- 
-==== Geary  ==== 
-  * Description: A lightweight, easy-to-use, feature-rich email client 
-  * Website: http://redmine.yorba.org/projects/geary/wiki 
- 
-==== Xchat ==== 
-  * Description: A GTK+-2 based IRC client 
-  * Website: http://www.xchat.org 
  
 ==== Balsa ==== ==== Balsa ====
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   * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, depends on libgtkhtml which needs libgnomeui)   * Remarks: depends on gnome-icon-theme, depends on libgtkhtml which needs libgnomeui)
  
-==== Gajim ==== +==== Geary  ==== 
-  * Description: Full-supported Jabber Client +  * Description: A lightweight, easy-to-use, feature-rich email client 
-  * Website: http://www.gajim.org/ +  * Website: http://redmine.yorba.org/projects/geary/wiki 
-  * Remarks: //Python application//+ 
 +==== Postler ==== 
 +  * Description: A lean mail reader with an opinionated interface 
 +  * Website: https://bugs.launchpad.net/postler 
 +  * Remarks: //Discontinued//
  
 ==== Liferea ==== ==== Liferea ====
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   * Website: http://deluge-torrent.org   * Website: http://deluge-torrent.org
   * Remarks: //python application//   * Remarks: //python application//
- 
-==== Sylpheed ==== 
-  * Description: Slim but fully featured, GTK+ 2.x based Email Client (and News Reader) 
-  * Website: http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en 
-  * Remarks: Can support gnome, if wished 
  
 ==== Transmission ==== ==== Transmission ====
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   * Website: http://jitsi.org/   * Website: http://jitsi.org/
   * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator   * Remarks: Formerly known as SIP Communicator
 +
 +==== Xchat ====
 +  * Description: A GTK+-2 based IRC client
 +  * Website: http://www.xchat.org
 +
 +==== Gajim ====
 +  * Description: Full-supported Jabber Client
 +  * Website: http://www.gajim.org/
 +  * Remarks: //Python application//
  
 ==== Linphone ==== ==== Linphone ====
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   * Description: GTK+ 2 GUI for the Licq Instant Messenger   * Description: GTK+ 2 GUI for the Licq Instant Messenger
   * Website: http://icqnd.sourceforge.net   * Website: http://icqnd.sourceforge.net
- 
-==== Kazehakase ==== 
-  * Description: A GTK+ web browser based on the Webkit or Gecko engine 
-  * Website: http://kazehakase.sourceforge.jp 
- 
-==== Dillo ==== 
-  * Description: web-browser that is only 420 kilobytes in size and is based on GTK1 libraries, it is very fast however provides limited functionality. 
-  * Website: http://www.dillo.org/ 
-  * Remarks: // viewed at: http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/03/13-applications-to-install-on-ubuntu.html // 
  
 ==== pyNeighborhood ==== ==== pyNeighborhood ====
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   * Website: http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/
   * Remark: //PERL application//   * Remark: //PERL application//
- 
-==== Chromium ==== 
-  * Description: lightweight & fast WebKit-based Webbrowser 
-  * Website: http://code.google.com/chromium/ 
- 
  
 ===== Multimedia: Playback (GStreamer) ===== ===== Multimedia: Playback (GStreamer) =====
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   * Description: multimedia framework   * Description: multimedia framework
   * Website: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/   * Website: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
-  * Remarks: many frontends.+  * Remarks: many frontends, codecs come in packages they can not be installed independent
  
 ==== Parole ==== ==== Parole ====
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   * Description: A fork and rewrite of Beep Media Player   * Description: A fork and rewrite of Beep Media Player
   * Website: http://audacious-media-player.org   * Website: http://audacious-media-player.org
-  * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ UI+  * Remarks: comes with a GTK+ UI, Winamp 2.x skin support
  
 ==== Aqualung ==== ==== Aqualung ====
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 ==== DeaDBeeF ==== ==== DeaDBeeF ====
-  * Description: Ultimate Music Player For GNU/Linux+  * Description: A very lightweight plugin based GTK2 or GTK3 music player
   * Website: http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/   * Website: http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/
-  * Remark: It has Foobar-like interface+  * Remark: Fully customizable interface, massive file format support even without big frameworks like GStreamer
  
 ==== Potamus ==== ==== Potamus ====
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   * Website: http://www.videolan.org   * Website: http://www.videolan.org
   * Remarks: Qt4   * Remarks: Qt4
 +
 +==== mpv ====
 +  * Description: mpv is a fork of mplayer2 and MPlayer. It shares some features with the former projects while introducing many more.
 +  * Website: http://mpv.io
 +  * Remarks: Qt
 +==== KISS Player ====
 +  * Description: A simple, cross-platform and lightweight music player
 +  * Website: http://sf.net/p/kissplayer/
 +  * Remarks: FLTK and FMOD
  
  
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 ==== Tagtool ==== ==== Tagtool ====
   * Description: A program to edit ID3 tags   * Description: A program to edit ID3 tags
-  * Website: http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paol/tagtool/+  * Website: <del>http://pwp.netcabo.pt/paol/tagtool/</del>  Invalid Link
  
 ==== HandBrake ==== ==== HandBrake ====
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   * Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program   * Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program
   * Website: http://www.gimp.org   * Website: http://www.gimp.org
 +  * Remarks: heavie dependencies
  
 +==== Pinta ====
 +  * Description: easy to use drawing/editing program.
 +  * Website: http://pinta-project.com/
 +  * Remarks: Mono Application
 ==== gpicview ==== ==== gpicview ====
   * Description: A Simple and Fast GTK+ Image Viewer   * Description: A Simple and Fast GTK+ Image Viewer
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   * Description: Full featured open source SVG editor   * Description: Full featured open source SVG editor
   * Website: http://www.inkscape.org   * Website: http://www.inkscape.org
 +  * Remarks: //Can pull *some* gnome dependencies Compile yourself to avoid them //
 ==== Mirage ==== ==== Mirage ====
   * Description: Image viewer and editor   * Description: Image viewer and editor