You just installed a shiny new fresh install of Linux mint. What are your must install apps/tools?

  • a14o@feddit.org
    16·
    3 months ago

    Helpful answer: vlc, libreoffice, gimp, inkscape, zathura, obs-studio

    Real answer: gnome, run-or-raise, foot, fish, tmux, fzf, silver-searcher, neovim, neomutt, vifm

    • Kory@lemmy.ml
      3·
      3 months ago

      Curious why you would need Gimp and Inkscape? Wouldn’t one of them be enough? Is one of them better suited for certain tasks?

      • Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        They serve two different purposes - Gimp for image editing, Inkscape for vector graphics.

        • Kory@lemmy.ml
          2·
          3 months ago

          Oh I see, thanks. I thought you could also edit images with Inkscape. I’m apparently not very well versed in these topics.

          • a14o@feddit.org
            3·
            3 months ago

            You can load bitmap images into Inkscape and manipulate them to a degree, but Gimp is much better at that. You can probably also load vector graphics (svg) into Gimp, but I’d assume they would be converted to bitmaps.

            Vector vs bitmap is a good topic to be familiar with for anyone who works with computers, I keep running into professionals who really should know the difference but don’t.

            • Kory@lemmy.ml
              2·
              3 months ago

              Thanks for the explanation! I agree, this has been very helpful already. Now I go and do some reading on it.