Useful programs list

Almost every program you'll ever need is available in AUR (using yay)

AUR package manager🔗

• yay

How to install Yay🔗

In the terminal emulator

sudo pacman -S git
cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git
cd yay-bin
makepkg -si

Also, you need to add this to the end of pacman.conf file

sudo nvim /etc/pacman.conf

[archlinuxfr] </br>
SigLevel = Never </br>
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch </br>

Install programs using yay🔗

yay 'program_name'

Install zsh instead of bash and make it default🔗

yay zsh
chsh -s $(which zsh)

CLI programs (Command Line Interface)🔗

For zsh🔗

• oh-my-zsh

Terminal multiplexor🔗

• tmux

Text editor🔗

• vi (present on every linux/unix machine)
• neovim (new)
• nano (present on most linux/unix machines)
• micro

File manager🔗

• ranger
• mc
• nnn

Video editors🔗

• GStreamer
• ffmpeg

Browser🔗

• w3m

File listers🔗

• ls (present on every linux/unix machine)
• k
• exa
• colorls (in yay - ruby-colorls)

Changing directory🔗

• cd (present on every linux/unix machine)
• z

System monitoring🔗

• top (by default)
• gotop (my favorite)
• gtop
• bashtop
• htop

Image viewer🔗

• tiv

Python interpreter🔗

Basic Python interpreter, called Cython (python3 in the terminal), is good enough, but it is not very fast and does not have a lot of features

• IPython - have a beautiful interface with autocomplete
• PyPy - in average 4.2 times faster than Cython

For git management🔗

• lazygit

For fun🔗

• cmatrix
• sl
• cowsay
• espeak
• hollywood
• Color-Scripts
• conky

Recommended GUI programs🔗

Gnome Extensions🔗

Bluetoorh manager🔗

• blueberry

For photos view🔗

• PhotoQT
• Gnome eye
• gThumb

Video player🔗

• VLC
• Mplayer

Terminal emulator🔗

• terminology
• termite
• guake

Browsers🔗

• Chromium
• Google chrome
• Firefox

Torrent🔗

• QBitTorrent
• Transmission

Notepad🔗

• leafpad
• gedit
• neovim-qt

Markdown editor🔗

• Boostnote

Document viewer🔗

• zathura

Screenshot utility🔗

• flameshot

Graphical yay alternative🔗

• pamac-aur

3d modeler🔗

• Blender

Photo editors🔗

• Darktable
• GIMP

File manager🔗

• nautilus (default in Gnome3)
• total commander
• double commander

System monitoring🔗

• netdata
• cpu-x (IMHO, the best one)

Instead of Microsoft Word packet🔗

• Google docs, sheets, impress. Available online on every PC.
• LibreOffice

FTP cliente🔗

• Filezilla

For astronomy🔗

• Kstars

For disks management🔗

• GParted