diessica / elementaryos-essentials

essential tools kit for Elementary OS users

Elementary OS essentials

A kit of essential tools for users who want an easy and objective experience with Elementary OS - and other Ubuntu-based distros. Useful for those who are migrating from Windows to Elementary or want to migrate someone. :-)

(All software recommended here got a installation guide via Terminal through apt-get package manager, for objectivity. However, if you want, [most of them] are also available in Software Center.)

Language

• Português

Install kit

DOWNLOAD

Download the kit directly and unzip, or download via Terminal using curl or git.

curl → curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diessica/elementaryos-essentials/master/kit.sh

git → git clone git://github.com/diessica/elementaryos-essentials.git

INSTALLs

Through cd command (in general), go to the folder where kit.sh is. Then, run the following commands:

chmod +x kit.sh       # Change the access permissions
sudo ./kit.sh         # Run the script to install packages

sudo is required to install packages. See kit.sh file.

Kit

1. System monitor
2. Office suite
3. System and disk cleaner
4. CD/DVD burner
5. Disk manager
6. Virtual drive emulator
7. Graphic editor
8. Video editor
9. Torrent client
10. Backup

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1. System monitor and task manager

GNOME System Monitor is absolutely essential for OS tasks management.

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install gnome-system-monitor

2. Office suite

Libre Office is a office suite (text, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, database, formula) for personal or professional use, available in many languages.

Installation

Terminal

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install libreoffice

Other ways

Alternatives

• WPS Office
• Google Docs

3. System and disk cleaner

"BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn't know was there." (Source)

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install bleachbit

4. CD/DVD burner

Brasero is the most complete and popular solution for burning discs among Linux users.

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install brasero

5. Disk manager

Disks

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install gnome-disk-utility

6. Virtual drive emulator

AcetoneISO

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install acetoneiso

7. Graphic editor

GIMP

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install gimp

8. Video editor

PiTiVi

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install pitivi

Alternatives

• OpenShot

9. Torrent client

Deluge

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install deluge

Alternatives

• qBitTorrent
• Transmission

10. Backup

Deja-Dup is objective, but very complete. As for features, we can highlight: local and remote backups, schedule backups and encryption + compression of data.

Installation

1. sudo apt-get install deja-dup

Alternatives

• LuckyBackup

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Installation issues?

1. sudo apt-get update → Update the package list.
2. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade → Upgrade your operational system.

Or report ;-)

Freedom thanks you!

Thanks for contributing to free software. GNU/Linux is really awesome!

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LICENSE

To the extent possible under law, Diéssica Gurskas has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.