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Software I personally recommend. Asargely centered around Linux and CLI. Subject to change based on the winds of fate...

  • Operating System: Arch Linux — Arch Linux possesses relative simplicity and a comparatively high level of compatibility with various packages. It is noted that despite this, I do not enjoy Arch Linux.
  • Window Manager: Hyprland — I possess a higher degree of familiarity with the configuration of this WM than any other, such as Sway. Additionally, I enjoy the animations that are present in Hyprland, as well as the autotiling nature.
  • Terminal Emulator: Kitty — A consequence of my usage of Hyprland and 'viu', as it is the recommended terminal for the former and enhances the functionality of the latter.
  • Unix Shell: Zsh — This is most likely a matter of familiarity more than anything else, as there is a high likelyhood that the plugins I utilize in Zsh, those being zsh-autosuggestions and Fast Syntax Highlighting, possess alternatives available for other shells, such as Bash.
  • System Information Tool: Hyfetch — I enjoy the burger flag. Additionally, Trans Rights are Human Rights. Furthermore, LGBTQIA+ Rights in general are Human Rights.
  • It should be noted that Hyfetch is perhaps more accurately described as a sort of "skin" for other System Information Tools, so it should be clarified that, functionally, my favorite System Information Tool is Fastfetch, as it provides a large amount of data and provides said data relatively quickly.
  • File Manager: Superfile — I enjoy the way in which the Terminal User Interface is styled, though, it bears mentioning that I vastly prefer utilizing Command-Line Interface tools, such as ls, cp, mv, and mkdir.
  • Text Editor: Neovim — Neovim is a Command-Line Interface tool, my preferred interface, styled in a manner I vastly prefer to that of alternatives, such as nano. My choice to use Neovim rather than Vim is a matter of familiarity.
  • Image Browser: viu — viu is a Command-Line Interface tool, my preferred interface. Additionally, I enjoy the novelty of viewing an image within a application intended only to contain text, such as a Terminal Emulator.
  • Media Player: mpv — mpv is a Command-Line Interface tool, my preferred interface. As well, it is a dependency of mpvpaper, a package I find novel.
  • Web Browser: Floorp — I do not enjoy Chromium-based web browsers, nor Opera, nor any other alternative type of web browser I have yet found, aside for Firefox-based web browser. Thus, a Firefox-based web browser is one of the few available options left for a developed GUI web browser. Additionally, I enjoy the way that it is styled, with aspects such as its dual sidebars.
  • It should be noted that I also utilize the Tor Browser on occassion for private affairs.
  • System Monitor: btop++ — I enjoy the way in which the Terminal User Interface is styled, far more than any comparable Terminal User Interface system monitor, such as htop or gtop.

Honorable Mentions

"I like them, but they're either too niche for a category or aren't as good as the ones in 'Favorites'."

  • Obsidian — A wonderous text editor based around my favorite file type (yes, I do have a favorite filetype and yes, it is MarkDown). The graph is a wonderous addition, much like a digital conspiracy board; a visualization of my neural pathways.
  • Ulauncher — A spectacular keyboard application launcher with a plethora of extensions. Both configurable for my needs while not being... Rofi (Rofi scares me).
  • LibreSprite — A nice pixel art creation and animation application. It's what I used to create this website's favicon!
  • Given that it's a fork of Aseprite, that application is also likely good, but I haven't used it myself...
  • Catppuccin — A "soothing pastel theme for the high-spirited!" ...so they say. This is the color pallete this website uses! I feel that it's... dubious whether this classifies as software, given that Catppuccin itself is simply a bunch of Hex, RGB, and HSL color codes, but eh, what the heck? Why not?
  • Blockbench — A sweet low-poly 3D model editor, also available as a web app! I have created many a model within and will likely make many a more!
  • Prism Launcher — A fanstastic Minecraft Launcher! Since I've found it, I've since never gone back to the official one (except for one time to claim my free Bedrock Edition). I'm trying to keep games off this list, but this is more a game Launcher than a game itself, so it gets a pass.
  • Additionally, I've heard ATLauncher is a fine Launcher, but much like Aseprite, I'm just going off what I've heard; never used it.
  • Waydroid — A well-tuned Android container for Linux! It works near-seamlessly, far better than Windows' Bluestacks.
  • SteamOS-Waydroid-Installer is also a cool application which, as you may have guessed, installs Waydroid on SteamOS! I will note, in my experience, it got a lil' funky, resulting in me needing to perform an emergency evac on my Battle Cats save, but first, if you choose to use it, you accept the risk, and second, I wouldn't be surprised if the Waydroid breakdown of '24 was my fault; I tend to RP a sysadmin a bit too much for my own good...
  • Homebrew — An annoyingly named package manager for macOS and Linux! A CLI package manager, and I love CLI.

Beloathed

Software I absolutely despise. Or, at least, that's how I'm pretending to feel...

  • Ubuntu — I hate this Operating System (surprising, given it was inside the "Beloathed" category, I know). But, as much as I am inclined to bash it for zero reason whatsoever, I think the fault more lies within me than Ubuntu itself. I generally prefer more minimal and modular Operating Systems, typically installing Arch Linux with a minimal profile, then installing a WM, then slowly adding basic functionality whenever I remember I need it. But, Ubuntu seeks to be a fully fledged OS that works out the box, little tinkering required; no needing to look at man pages to figure out how to configure your damn audio just to concede to having to set up a hyprland.conf bind to open pavucontrol (cough fuckin' cough). As much as I hate to deny the inexplicable, primal hatred I feel for this OS, it... isn't- ugh, hurts to say. ITISN'TBAD, there, fine, I said it!
  • Windows — "Oh no the barely customizable borderline-spyware slop is bad!" Whoopdie-fucking-do! Did you know that murder is kinda rude, >OwO<?
  • SteamOS 3.0 — I absolutely love the Steam Deck; it's an absolutely fantastic piece of hardware, and I actually use it as my main PC. The issue is SteamOS. Now, I'm not your typical normie, who takes one look at Linux and then makes zero effort to understand it before saying "too hard". I'm not like other girls/guys/girly robots. I hate SteamOS because of it's weird update stuff. TL;DR, updating SteamOS results in the GODFORSAKEN BLOAT of applications I will likely install alternatives to later (that is, various KDE packages, like fuckin' Okular. i hate stupid fuckin' Okular...) barging their way onto my Steam Deck. AND I HATE UNNECESSARY PACKAGES GRRRRRRRRR! And ALSO, all my pacman packages are removed! AND I DON'T WANNA USE FLATPAKS! (though I'd be fine with Homebrew) I really wish I could just use Arch on my Deck (especially since I could then run VMs which, oh, yeah, THAT'S ANOTHER THING STEAMOS CAN'T DO 'cause of stupid dum-dum kernel stuff), but THAT DOESN'T WORK EITHER! I'd complain more, but this is a page on software and the HELL that is Steam Deck drivers is a hardware issue...
  • GNOME — This is related to Ubuntu, believe it or not. Before I even found my ♡lovey-dovey♡ passion for tiling Window Managers, I didn't too much like GNOME. Much like Ubuntu, despite my primal hatred, it probably isn't the actual software's fault. I just really really really really REALLY hate Adwaita. Genuinely despise it. Plus, the whole dock/dash/whatever-thing + a fullscreen application menu just aren't my style (as of writing, I'm literally using Hyprland without a menu or even Waybar, I'm just running application with CLI and binds).