Uses
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Table of contents
OS of choice
- Workstations: Arch Linux
- Server: Debian, Proxmox
- Mobile: Android
Workstations
- Main workstation: Sigma (White box)
- Secondary workstations:
Laptops
- Home laptop: ZBook 15 G5 (HP ZBook 15 G5)
- Travel laptop: Thinkpad T450s (Lenovo Thinkpad T450s)
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