10 Essential Linux Desktop Productivity Tools You Need to Try Right Now

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  • @kenshum9949
    @kenshum9949 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +52

    Thank you. This is very useful to me and probably new Linux users, who doesn't know what applications are safe to install.

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Glad it's helpful for you!

  • @JoachimBTube
    @JoachimBTube 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    Jay, I do agree with you on the smart phone notification annoyance. And apart from that, thank you for all your great content!

    • @StefenTower
      @StefenTower 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      On my Android, I can easily turn off any notifications I don't want. I'm not sure why this complaint is a thing.

  • @mchenrynick
    @mchenrynick 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Timeshift is on Linux Mint out-of-the-box. In fact, if you go through the items on the initial setup dialog box the first time Linux Mint boots, Timeshift will be in there =)

    • @j.w.9561
      @j.w.9561 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      As it is in Manjaro. At least if you use BTRFS file systerm when you install Manjaro.

  • @MrTabanese
    @MrTabanese 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Good video. The syncthing recommendation was just what I needed.

  • @michaeloyor
    @michaeloyor 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    thanks to you and all the heros that take out time to teach people like me, the editing is also very professional, makes it easier to watch. thanks again.

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely loved the video! Thank you for your hard work! 💖

  • @Marcelo-rj3ll
    @Marcelo-rj3ll 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Sincerely, your channel is the best of all about Linux. Congratulations and keep up the excellent work.

  • @Staniola
    @Staniola 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great as always!

  • @ItMeCorban
    @ItMeCorban 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hey Jay! Love everything you've done for the community! Just wondering whats up with the studio changes recently? Video quality seems to be back up to where it was now but the audio is still a touch worse than it was in the other studio, lacking in the mid and low frequencies. Of course content quality is top notch as always

  • @conceptrat
    @conceptrat 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I feel like that t-shirt needs to be 'sudo apt install caffeine'. Works for both the cafe and a computer 😂

    • @MarkLKahnt
      @MarkLKahnt 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      As a tea drinker, have to agree with this.

  • @jono_church
    @jono_church 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Kde connect is amazing- i take a lot of photos on my phone for clients and being able to flick them back and forward from my desktop instantly, along with the clipboard is super handy

  • @renealbrechtsen9743
    @renealbrechtsen9743 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Both todoist an standard notes can be replaced with obsidian. Especially if you install syncthing as well.

    • @Lex_Invictus
      @Lex_Invictus 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This

    • @sachinchaudhary1310
      @sachinchaudhary1310 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's proprietary

    • @renealbrechtsen9743
      @renealbrechtsen9743 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ it's a free tool that's privacy-first oriented. Entirely hosted on your computer. I don't give a shit if it's proprietary.

    • @StefenTower
      @StefenTower 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Or Joplin, which is open source.

  • @0xac829
    @0xac829 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Has Jay done a video on a full open source enterprise stack? Including security and application deployment.

  • @jchoneandonly
    @jchoneandonly 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Fair warning for kde connect, the gnome version can make your phone do some weird glitchy crap, turn off plugins until it behaves. I'm able to use it for texting and website sharing which is exactly everything I need

    • @StarrockeR_
      @StarrockeR_ 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Use scrcpy... its really good.

  • @fullscale4me
    @fullscale4me 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I use Barrier as a cross-platform software for K&M sharing. One PC is the server and the rest are clients. Text [mode] clipboard sharing too. Window/Linux.

    • @StefenTower
      @StefenTower 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I believe Barrier is no longer maintained. Its fork InputLeap has taken over. It works well for me between my Windows 11 and Linux Mint systems.

  • @fatihonal6273
    @fatihonal6273 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Jay, you forgot Rhythmbox right behind you :D

  • @SudhaSingh-u8g
    @SudhaSingh-u8g 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    if you’re here scrolling, wondering why manifesting hasn’t worked for you, trust me, i was in the same spot. i felt stuck, like no matter how hard i tried, things wouldn’t move forward. then i read Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and it broke everything down in a way that clicked. chapter 3 especially changed how i approach my goals-it’s worth every word.

  • @tomschulte3237
    @tomschulte3237 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    a fat 👍Thumb Up👍! as usual
    ...and some use-cases for tmux. When you are going by train in Germany and doing some work, chances are, that you'll lose connection for various reason. Or you do some work in a cafe or customer site and had to head off but some jobs are delayed and still running. But with tmux no problem. Wait until the new connect or goto the next site and there you are!

  • @handle_your_set
    @handle_your_set 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You and @electronicswizzardy (I hope I spelled that correctly) are 2/3 of my top three favorite knowledge providers. I appreciate your approach, and it has helped me tremendously, in a lot of areas. Thank you.

  • @peterschmidt9942
    @peterschmidt9942 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Personally I just use the built in password manager Firefox has. It syncs between very browser no matter what platform it's on. As for file syncing, I generally use FFS (Free File Sync). Again, works on all platforms. You can set it up to automatically sync devices with RTS (which is included). But I prefer to just manually run FFS periodically. The great thing about it is you can see what's changed and select accordingly. Sometimes I don't want all files synced in certain folder all the time, so I can select them to ignore

  • @adastra7553
    @adastra7553 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi, Thanks for all your helpful content, and the clarity of your explanations I tried installing Gnome Boxes on Linux Mint From the Flatpak installer, and then with the sudo apt install command, various issues with both installations. I also tried installing os's using both the inbuilt installer downloader function and using the search file function, so far I just keep getting various error notification and "OS not found notifications? I'm running Linux Mint on a Entroware linux dedicated laptop, with 16GB of Ram and a 3 year old Intel CPU. No issues with running VirtualBox on my laptop? Tied looking for solutions online but no luck there!

  • @petersimmons7833
    @petersimmons7833 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Okay. There were a could have nuggets I didn’t know. Thanks. And of course Tailscale definitely had to be there. As a security professional of several decades, I convinced my organization that it was a never m necessary tool for what we needed. Glad to see it on the list.

  • @hongkyulee9724
    @hongkyulee9724 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This channel is a gem❤

  • @nathanaelculver5308
    @nathanaelculver5308 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I use KeePass because it’s cross-platform, so I can run it on everything from my phone to my Linux, Windows and Mac machines. And it stores all passwords in a local file, which I can sync between machines, so I’m not dependent on someone else’s cloud server.

    • @StefenTower
      @StefenTower 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      BitWarden is cross-platform but yes, it kind of sucks that the passwords aren't stored locally and synced. I may take a look at KeePass if I ever get too frustrated with BW. :)

  • @LabMonkey-k2j
    @LabMonkey-k2j 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    to say smart phones are a nuisance because of messages&alerts (that can easily be turned off) is a dumb arguement

  • @Linux4theMac
    @Linux4theMac 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Best Linux channel ever!❤

  • @anmarm.9487
    @anmarm.9487 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As always a true educational video. We need a tutorial about Gnome Boxes Performance enhancement and custom configurations for Linux and Win. Thx

  • @muddyexport5639
    @muddyexport5639 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks again. Excellent info!

  • @holyhelga
    @holyhelga 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I use keepass xc a while still you need to make sure you don’t loose the database file

  • @nothing-personal-tbh
    @nothing-personal-tbh 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow! Great content! We definitely need more courses for stuff you use yourself!

  • @HangryOne
    @HangryOne 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Can't believe I'm only just learning about GNOME Boxes! Going to be playing with that for a while...

  • @mikecondo
    @mikecondo 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Tmux is definitely one of those things that once you start using it, youll never go back!

  • @ryanmalone2681
    @ryanmalone2681 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Symcthing is really unsuitable for large datastores. I used it to sync my primary and backups NAS’ once a month and after I got over 100TB, it would work, but it was slow (even after a lot of work tuning it) around 30MB/sec/300mbps and because it’s scanning all the files on the source it would cripple it. So unless you can leave your NAS unused for a week or two every time you want to sync, you’ll never be able to sync it. The forums had not even any suggestions to address this.

  • @sjs1543
    @sjs1543 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tmux, syncthing and tailscale... If someone travels a lot, these are pretty much essential!

  • @mathieuberthalay21
    @mathieuberthalay21 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for your video 🤩

  • @prorityfeed3210
    @prorityfeed3210 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can tailscale circumvent cgnat? If not, what strategies do you employ to circumvent cgnat?

  • @inithinx
    @inithinx 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The beard looks good on you!

  • @BosBrandon
    @BosBrandon 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Would you know where I could get a terminal command sheet sheet for linux mint

  • @mrkdosmil2879
    @mrkdosmil2879 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Are you into music production now? It looks like you got some legit audio gear on your desk.

  • @mchenrynick
    @mchenrynick 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Linux Mint uses Nano as the default Terminal text editor. Don't know why Vim got "pushed" aside. Vim can still be installed from the software center however.

  • @y2ksw1
    @y2ksw1 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interesting stuff 😊

  • @jamesleighton85872
    @jamesleighton85872 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, some good things i willl be trying out here

  • @kevinstradling2172
    @kevinstradling2172 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Immediately subbed when you agreed with me on smartphones.

  • @richardmonroe4208
    @richardmonroe4208 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My favorites: KdeConnect and Bitwarden.

  • @MyChannel-vm6dw
    @MyChannel-vm6dw 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please for the love of all things chocolate... is there a linux Mint version of "Fancy Zones" from windows power toys?
    It allows you to hold shift key down and snap windiws to predetermined sizes.
    Sooooo handy for larger ultrawide monitors.

  • @HandballerBL
    @HandballerBL 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Replace Todoist with Superlist (successor of Wunderlist)

  • @PeacefulRS
    @PeacefulRS 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Syncthing is EOL from what I heard.
    Didn't VMWare just go free as well?

    • @helloimatapir
      @helloimatapir 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Syncthing is not EOL. The Android version is being discontinued because Google Play Store sucks for developers.

    • @guytech7310
      @guytech7310 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      VMWare is all paywalled now that Broadcom has taken them over. No more free esxi.

  • @apioapio80
    @apioapio80 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    a postmarketos video would be nice!! thank you for work!!!

  • @Chris.Wiley.
    @Chris.Wiley. 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    It's too bad that all of the Standard Notes features beyond plain text are locked behind an annual paid upgrade. $90 or $120/yr is pretty steep for the functionality it provides.

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      In my opinion, with how great that app is, it's more than worth it for me.

    • @StefenTower
      @StefenTower 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Joplin does notes and to-do's, encryptable and syncable, for free. The only potential cost is for storage of data you're syncing, but if you're just starting out or don't have much to sync, OneDrive's first tier is free (as an example).

    • @Chris.Wiley.
      @Chris.Wiley. 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@StefenTower Thanks for the info - I'll check it out!

  • @adamshan7688
    @adamshan7688 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    noted 3 apps. Thanks!

  • @manavvaishnav7644
    @manavvaishnav7644 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    been there, wondering why manifesting seems to work for everyone else but not for me. i followed all the advice, but nothing seemed to click. then i read Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and it completely shifted my perspective. chapter 3 has this one idea that changed how i see energy, and honestly, it’s been a game-changer for me.

  • @davidbarr832
    @davidbarr832 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really like standard notes been using for everything.

  • @ronm6585
    @ronm6585 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks Jay.

  • @railwaysmodelselectronics7636
    @railwaysmodelselectronics7636 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Timeshift: I wanted to use it, but at first it said no as there was no drive in the needed format. So I created one & it then said no it can't do them when Linux is run from a plug-in drive.

  • @EXTREMOZAU
    @EXTREMOZAU 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thenk you got some grate mew aps thenks to this video

  • @elek02
    @elek02 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tasks, notes and kanban is better done with self hosted Nextcloud. Overall you had a lot SAAS on your list.

  • @BapsyGames
    @BapsyGames 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Sounds to me like you've got a Cold, Jay... If I'm right... Get well soon 🙂

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      No, I didn't. It was a different studio but thanks regardless :)

  • @jonl316
    @jonl316 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great Video, thanks

  • @samuelitooooo
    @samuelitooooo 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love Bitwarden and Syncthing. I'm worried that the Android version of the latter is no longer maintained though. I'm using an old phone as a sort of wireless external hard drive to back all my documents n' stuff up, but still sync some things (e.g. PDFs, not GIMP files lol) to my new phone.

  • @TMCsw
    @TMCsw 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great stuff but but why put yourself through vim hell when you can use VS Code?

  • @melonhead122908
    @melonhead122908 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    vim is an essential punishment.........errrrrrrrrr I mean productivity tool :) :)

  • @gregorydcollins512
    @gregorydcollins512 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Timeshift looks interesting.

  • @guytech7310
    @guytech7310 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nah, not really a good list (sorry), here is mine:
    1. VirtualBox: Run windows, linux VMs
    2. HeidiSQL: Graphical interfaces for SQL (My SQL, Postgress, MS-SQL, etc) Its nice to have a GUI for review query results.
    3. VSCode (Visual Studio Code): Great for editing files (html, c\cc++\python, bash scripts, conf files, etc) Has autocomplete to assist with coding\scripts
    4. KODI: Streaming, DVDs, Movies, etc
    6: FileZilla: Graphical Interface tool for downloading\uploading files via ssh\ftp
    7. XRDP: Access your Linux Desktop remotely. You can also access your Linux desktop from any Windows machine using the Standard Windows RDP client (No need to install a third party client)
    8. Wireshark: Network packet inspection with GUI

  • @vadymmudryi7978
    @vadymmudryi7978 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    KeepassXC ❤

  • @luciusrex
    @luciusrex 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey I thought you were on holidays in Chicago!? Lol thanks for this!

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I was! The filming for that video wrapped about 3 weeks ago. It took a while to get the edit done. Typically people see my videos 3-4 weeks after filming wraps.

  • @motoryzen
    @motoryzen 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    11:39 I've never been able to get gnome boxes working in Linux Mint, but then again..maybe ..it's not meant to work in Mint? (shrugs). I"m not a VM expert ftr.

  • @lyndonkessler4766
    @lyndonkessler4766 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Smart Phones made me Stupid. I only use the phone to get into my apartment. I'm almost 80 years old - I can't afford to shed brain capacity.

  • @704Productions
    @704Productions 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thanks Jay! You sir have a gift for teaching! It would be nice if you kept this list updated throughout the year, I’d definitely watch!

  • @BRBTechTalk
    @BRBTechTalk 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    10:40 I am pretty sure I could write a script that does the same thing with Grsync.

  • @thenortherner3890
    @thenortherner3890 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Timeshift - mixed bag for me - used Timeshift, had to roll back and machine total trashed. Had to do a complete reinstall, so wasn't duly impressed.

  • @Darekx2
    @Darekx2 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Are you using standard teminal app or some 3rd party?

  • @LilaHikes
    @LilaHikes 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Anything requiring a subscription is a hard no. Especially all these note taking apps that keep nearly all their features locked behind a paywall. It's ridiculous. A spiral notebook and pen is more cost effective and your data isn't held hostage when a company decides to change a policy.... Evernote, I'm looking at you.
    Exceptions to a monthly recurring bill is if if I'm renting a service. Place to store offsite backups, etc.

  • @EkShunya
    @EkShunya 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    tailscale video please :)

  • @castawaydotcom
    @castawaydotcom 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cosmic Terminal spotted😇

  • @dorukozerr
    @dorukozerr 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I own and use macbook air but I really miss the linux experience. If I had spare money I would buy a ThinkPad or something lol.

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Buy a used one on ebay!

  • @middle_pickup
    @middle_pickup 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I found the other one Linux user with a UA Apollo.

  • @kalayarna6121
    @kalayarna6121 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How r u, sir!

  • @anasouardini
    @anasouardini 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I find `scrcpy` to be more helpful than kdeconnect.

  • @thomasbrehm7739
    @thomasbrehm7739 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Of course you know that by mentioning vim you are going to have to give a shout out to emacs or risk a holy war. LOL

  • @moussaadem7933
    @moussaadem7933 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    > Top 10
    > Productivity
    I don't think these two go together

  • @catcherxuefeng8516
    @catcherxuefeng8516 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    linux mint xfce4 + cortile = yyds

  • @lukastram4990
    @lukastram4990 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Tailscale Vid yes

  • @tridens6708
    @tridens6708 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Bit warden keepassxc😊

  • @xdhruvtara
    @xdhruvtara 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    east or west Mint is the best..:P

  • @MarkLKahnt
    @MarkLKahnt 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Vim is the full screen version of ex, which is what you have with vi(m)’s command mode. Ex was an extension of ed, which was the editor AT&T created for UNIX on teletype terminals (with em and en as interim improvements). Various UNIX/BSD/Linux commands derive from the ex or even ed commands - think of grep (g/{regular expression}/p to list the lines with the offered expression). I’ve escaped to a shell to compile a file I was working on if uncertain whether a piece of code would work.
    Emacs is the other powerful terminal originating editor (originating from a tape editing program but extended with macros that make it a desktop environment (and window manager) including games, web browser, email and shells within its buffers. Learning the multitude of key combinations, macros and the like leave it too complicated as my primary driver.

  • @thesattary
    @thesattary 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    tmux? oh man! mankind developed sth new called zellij.

  • @cetilly
    @cetilly 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    tmux is out of date. Just use a modern terminal like Warp or ghostty

  • @sengoku2662
    @sengoku2662 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Instead of 500 ads you should add more 2000 ads
    I know you have to make a living but so many ads is just annoying af

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Then why not pay for the ad-free version of TH-cam? It’s silly to complain about this when there’s an easy solution.

  • @ebusdk
    @ebusdk 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Syncthing might sound smart, but I would NEVER in a million years trust anyone with my private files. You have zero knowledge of they also get a copy of the file

    • @RogerioPereiradaSilva77
      @RogerioPereiradaSilva77 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They don't. Although Syncthing offers similar functionality of services like Dropbox, it doesn't work like Dropbox in the sense that they don't have a cloud storage server storing your files. It uses a peer-to-peer mechanism that copies files within the LAN or over the internet using an encrypted connection and only the machines that share a 'secret token' can decrypt the data and exchange files. Everything has been fully audited and is done above board. There is absolutely no middle man handling your data here. It is a _fantastic_ tool and more people should know about it!

    • @michaelbuddy
      @michaelbuddy 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      syncthing can work in an air-gapped network where there's no internet.

    • @ebusdk
      @ebusdk 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@michaelbuddy I'm not worried about using it in an airgapped setup, but if you study their setup (discovery and relay to be exact) - you have only "trust me bro, the relays are safe" ... no thanks

  • @_ata_3
    @_ata_3 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Why suggest web apps and pass them as "Linux Desktop Tools"?

    • @LearnLinuxTV
      @LearnLinuxTV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Because none of them are web apps?

    • @_ata_3
      @_ata_3 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@LearnLinuxTV Todoist and Standard Notes are web apps.

  • @Dinuga2010
    @Dinuga2010 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Am I the first :)

    • @e1woqf
      @e1woqf 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      That's nothing special. But to be the 257th...😉

  • @tango-pf2kw
    @tango-pf2kw 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Totally disagree with you,
    sudo pacman -S coffee.

  • @321qazwsxedc123
    @321qazwsxedc123 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the awesome video. I like tools like Bitwarden (especially for passkeys) and VIM

  • @jamestakac8951
    @jamestakac8951 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    dang it. wanted to be liker # 666. Only 665 LOL

  • @Fred_73
    @Fred_73 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Qemu para VM

  • @RanCham727
    @RanCham727 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Id buy a sudo pacman -S coffee shirt because I use arch btw

  • @stasyssk
    @stasyssk 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Obsidian slaughters any note taking app. I am surprised it was not mentioned.

  • @serros8888
    @serros8888 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi Boss, why not a short summary at the end of the transcript, then we can copy for later use. Not going to watch again the video. Thanks, walk in peace.

  • @kuwandak
    @kuwandak 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    These apps suck

  • @ndeta
    @ndeta 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Second 🙂