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OS of choice

  • Workstations: Arch Linux
  • Server: Debian, Proxmox
  • Mobile: Android

Workstations

  • Main workstation: Sigma (White box)
  • Secondary workstations:
    • Upsilon (Dell Optiplex 9010 SFF)
    • Theta (HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF)

Laptops

Servers

See homelab.

Electronics tools

See electronics lab.

Smartphone

  • Samsung Galaxy S22

Camera equipment

  • Nikon D3200
  • Lenses
    • AF-S NIKKOR 18-55 mm 1:35-5.6 G
    • Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
  • Tripod: Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263AB100

Services

  • Mail: ProtonMail
  • Cloud storage: ProtonDrive
  • Password manager: ProtonPass & Bitwarden
  • Search and AI: Kagi
  • Task management: Todoist
  • Media: YouTube Premium, Netflix & Storytel
  • Homelab monitoring: Netdata
  • Notes: Obsidian with sync

Software

For self-hosted servies — see homelab services.

Media

  • Camera downloader
    • gphoto2
  • Image convertion
    • ImageMagick
  • Image editor
    • gimp
    • inkscape
  • Image viewer
    • feh
    • gthumb
  • Media inspector
    • mediainfo
  • Media player
    • mpv
  • Screen recorder
    • simplescreenrecorder
  • Screenshots
    • flameshot
  • Sound volume control
    • pamixer
    • pavucontrol
  • Video editing
    • flowblade
  • Video encoder
    • handbrake-cli
    • libdvdcss
    • mkvtoolnix-gui

Internet/network

  • File sync
    • syncthing
  • Internet browser
    • firefox
  • Messaging
    • discord
    • element-desktop
    • signal-desktop
  • Network manager
    • networkmanager
  • VNC client
    • vinagre

Others

  • Finances
    • gnucash

Science

  • Calculator
    • bc
  • PCB design
    • eagle
    • kicad

System

  • Disk monitoring
    • hddtemp
    • smartmontools
  • Hypervisor
    • kvm
    • lxc
    • virt-manager
  • NTP client
    • chrony
  • Performance monitor
    • atop
    • htop Printer management
    • CUPS

Terminal

  • AUR client
    • yay
  • File browser
    • ranger
    • w3m
  • Recorder
    • asciinema
  • Shell
    • mosh
    • oh-my-zsh
    • zsh
  • Terminal
    • rxvt-unicode
  • Terminal screen
    • tmux

Documents and text

  • Editor
    • vim
  • Notes
    • obsidian
  • PDF viewer
    • zathura
    • zathura-pdf-mupdf

Window manager

  • Application launcher
    • dmenu
  • Compositor
    • picom
  • Montitor night colors
    • redshift
  • Screen locker
    • i3lock
    • xautolock
  • Video driver
    • nvidia-dkms
  • Window manager
    • i3-wm
  • Window manager status bar
    • i3blocks

Fonts

  • adobe-source-code-pro-fonts
  • consolas-font
  • noto-fonts
  • ttf-bitstream-vera
  • ttf-font-awesome-4
  • ttf-hack
  • ttf-lato
  • ttf-liberation
  • ttf-monaco
  • ttf-symbola

Software

For self-hosted servies — see homelab services.

Media

  • Camera downloader: gphoto2
  • Image convertion: ImageMagick
  • Image editor: gimp inkscape
  • Image viewer: feh gthumb
  • Media inspector: mediainfo
  • Media player: mpv
  • Screen recorder: simplescreenrecorder
  • Screenshots: flameshot
  • Sound volume control: pamixer pavucontrol
  • Video editing: flowblade
  • Video encoder: handbrake-cli libdvdcss mkvtoolnix-gui

Internet/network

  • File sync: syncthing
  • Internet browser: firefox
  • Messaging: discord element-desktop signal-desktop
  • Network manager: networkmanager
  • VNC client: vinagre

Others

  • Finances: gnucash

Science

  • Calculator: bc
  • PCB design: eagle kicad

System

  • Disk monitoring: hddtemp smartmontools
  • Hypervisor: kvm lxc virt-manager
  • NTP client: chrony
  • Performance monitor: atop htop
  • Printer management: CUPS

Terminal

  • AUR client: yay
  • File browser: ranger w3m
  • Recorder: asciinema
  • Shell: mosh oh-my-zsh zsh
  • Terminal: rxvt-unicode
  • Terminal screen: tmux

Documents and text

  • Editor: vim
  • Notes: obsidian
  • PDF viewer: zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf

Window manager

  • Application launcher: dmenu
  • Compositor: picom
  • Montitor night colors: redshift
  • Screen locker: i3lock xautolock
  • Video driver: nvidia-dkms
  • Window manager: i3-wm
  • Window manager status bar: i3blocks

Fonts

  • adobe-source-code-pro-fonts
  • consolas-font
  • noto-fonts
  • ttf-bitstream-vera
  • ttf-font-awesome-4
  • ttf-hack
  • ttf-lato
  • ttf-liberation
  • ttf-monaco
  • ttf-symbola