What's your favourite "just works, day after day" Linux software?
2026-07-02 08:39 UTC
Replies (40)
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@Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2026-07-02 08:56
KCalc. Man, it just computes! It can add, subtract, and even multiply. It’s never given a wrong answer.
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@CallMeAl@piefed.world 2026-07-02 09:01
all rock solid af monit, postfix, gearman, dhcpd, bind
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@Jjoiq@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 09:22
I will second KeealiveD. Pihole has been robust even the upgrades. Docker has been perfect for years. RaspberryPi os has been superb.
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@tirateimas@lemmy.pt 2026-07-02 09:24
So many. So many little utilities that just work. To mention a couple I think no one will mention because they are not sexy: Okular and Ark
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@reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 2026-07-02 09:41
Based on my experiences running multiple servers and pcs on multiple distros for more than a decade, almost all problems originate between the keyboard and the chair attached to the machine running Linux. Misconfiguration is usually the culprit. Oh and important note: I run Arch BTW
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@chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2026-07-02 10:08
sl
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@wildflower@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 10:09
I set up a couple of pi-zeros to monitor our heating and other stuff, it runs lightpd and have been running for several years uninterrupted. They are only accessible on the local network, so I don’t even bother to run updates :-)
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@ClathrateG@hexbear.net 2026-07-02 10:10
nano
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@ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 2026-07-02 10:26
Prosody for me. I set it up over 2 years ago, and the only time I touched it was when updating to the latest Debian stable. It’s been rock-solid and just worked without complaint.
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@furrowsofar@beehaw.org 2026-07-02 10:37
Sadly even Linux is a fuss. This is primarily due to full os updates not needed every four years plus the changing security landscape. I guess the alternative is a rolling release but then you have the issue of constant change.
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@tixooo@lemmy.zip 2026-07-02 10:43
I’m on arch and everything I nerd just works no fuss. Webstorm, steam, bitwarden, notesnook, mullvad, anything I need just works really. Of course as with any is there are things that are pain in the ass but that is everywhere no exceptions.
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@comrade_twisty@feddit.org 2026-07-02 11:14
mc and vim
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@mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-07-02 11:21
bash. Konsole. vim (-neo or otherwise up to the point it became AI infested). ssh. steam. git i could go on for quite a while
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@Veraxis@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 11:06
I’ll give a shoutout to the rEFInd boot manager. If anyone has ever had trouble with Grub, rEFInd continues to work for years across multiple machines. I have never had a problem with it.
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@dangrousperson@feddit.org 2026-07-02 08:42
Debian and basically everything in its repos. Might be somewhat old, but it is really fucking stable
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@bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 12:15
Emacs
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@nfms@lemmy.ml 2026-07-02 12:35
Many have already mentioned tools that I also use and appreciate immensely. My pick is Steam. I’ve picked up on gaming in the past 2 years and it’s very stable right now. Every game that I have interest in just works, I can install games, including early access or demos without looking at the compatibility or the release date. The download speeds of games are high (imho at least where I’m located, and compared with a PS5). My partner is a heavy gamer and has to yet find a game that doesn’t work on her machine.
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@wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2026-07-02 12:37
grep
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@lxo@lemmy.ml 2026-07-02 13:08
VLC
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@mesamunefire@piefed.social 2026-07-02 13:16
Nginx. It runs everything at home and at work.
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@alexcleac@szmer.info 2026-07-02 13:53
vim, awesomewm, mbsync (isync), As for recent discoveries: dwl — I was surprised on how robust it is, and how well it works.
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@crazyminner@lemmy.ml 2026-07-02 14:14
Caddy
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@Bluefruit@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 14:42
Bottles. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to run addictive keys on Linux. I paid for the software back when I used Windows and since I’m able to use addictive keys on Linux, haven’t bothered trying to find an alternative. That said, its the only use case I’ve had with bottles that just works. Other programs ive tried are more hit or miss.
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@dfgxx@lemmy.zip 2026-07-02 16:25
The program sl, works every time
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@PushButton@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 16:46
I tried neovim for a while and I went back to vim for that reason: setup once, then forget about it. I have plugins that haven’t been touch for 5 years+ and they are working as intended. Rock solid.
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@Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-02 17:56
Linux
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@dextro@feddit.org 2026-07-02 19:57
Backup scripts using borg
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@LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-07-02 21:19
Syncthing. Absolutely ace bit of software. I remember it being a little questionable in 2013, but today it performs exactly the same task, just more reliably. Love it.
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@nettie@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 21:53
Debian!
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@Limonene@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 21:55
The OS itself, Debian. If I have to pick a component, Mate Panel. Compared to the Windows 11 start menu, it’s useful, customizableand has no ads. My IT department at work can’t even figure out how to remove the Windows 11 start menu ads from my computer.
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@eugenia@lemmy.ml 2026-07-02 22:28
Anything from Debian. I even run Debian-Testing, and it’s rock solid. Also, Linux mint, on my other partition.
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@jwt@programming.dev 2026-07-02 21:48
Systemd *grabs popcorn*
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@jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 2026-07-03 01:22
nano 😎
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@SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2026-07-03 02:30
nano
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@tomenzgg@midwest.social 2026-07-03 06:38
Guix
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@GMac@feddit.org 2026-07-03 06:45
Supernotes.app Linux Mint Rockbox Sayonara music player Syncthing
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@kuerbiskernoel@feddit.org 2026-07-03 06:46
Helix editor. I love terminal UI apps.
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@Tiger_Man_@szmer.info 2026-07-03 07:46
mpv, openbox
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@Mio@feddit.nu 2026-07-03 13:09
Vlc.
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@Gonzako@lemmy.world 2026-07-03 13:38
Caddy