Essential Software Guide

Your comprehensive guide to installing popular applications and development tools on Linux

Web Browsers

Google Chrome

$wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb$sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Firefox

$sudo snap install firefox$sudo apt install firefox

Office Suite

LibreOffice

$sudo apt install libreoffice$sudo dnf install libreoffice

OnlyOffice

$flatpak install org.onlyoffice.desktopeditors

Media Players

VLC Media Player

$sudo apt install vlc$sudo pacman -S vlc

Codecs

$sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Development Tools

VS Code

$sudo snap install --classic code$sudo apt install code

Docker

$curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh

Communication

Discord

$sudo snap install discord$flatpak install flathub com.discordapp.Discord

Telegram

$sudo apt install telegram-desktop$flatpak install flathub org.telegram.desktop

Audio Tools

Spotify

$snap install spotify$flatpak install flathub com.spotify.Client

Audacity

$sudo apt install audacity$sudo dnf install audacity

Image Editing

GIMP

$sudo apt install gimp$sudo dnf install gimp

Inkscape

$sudo apt install inkscape$flatpak install flathub org.inkscape.Inkscape

Security Tools

KeePassXC

$sudo apt install keepassxc$flatpak install flathub org.keepassxc.KeePassXC

ClamAV

$sudo apt install clamav clamav-daemon$sudo freshclam

💡 Pro Tip: Always remember to runsudo apt updatebefore installing new software!