Questions tagged [software-recommendation]
Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task or work with a given file format. Give details about the **purpose** of the software you want and your minimum **requirements** for it.
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Is there an image viewer for ubuntu that will read/apply xmp sidecars?
I tweaked a bunch of Jpeg images in Darktable, which offers non-destructive photo editing. I would like to view my images in a simpler program, like gthumb, but although gthumb says it can read xmp ...
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Text expander, that works with Ubuntu 24.04?
I'm looking for a text expander, that works with Ubuntu 24.04.
Espanso doesn't work unfortunately.
Does anyone have a suggestion? I would appreciate any kind of help!
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convert svg or ttf to otf, eot, woff
I'm looking for a command line software/script for linux/ubuntu that can help me convert svg or ttf to otf, eot and woff formats.
I've tried fontmin,webify, fontforge, eot-utils, sfnt2woff, ttf2woff ...
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Contact book software for marketing purposes
I need to organize my lists of work contacts and I can't find a suitable software for the purpose.
My needs are (a) it has to run offline on my desktop PC, (b) allows me to perform searches across ...
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Which SIP-Client or SIP Phone is supported by Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS or 19.10?
I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu and it's hard to stop loving the new change. I need help in regards to finding an SIP phone which is compatible with
Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS or 19.10, and ...
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Better terminal for Ubuntu?
Please suggest a terminal application for Ubuntu desktop which meets the following requirements:
Paste via Right Mouse Click (without showing the context menu)
Copy via Mouse selection.
Solarized ...
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What programs support PAM image format?
I am interested to know what programs (particularly image viewers, editors and converters) support the PAM imageformat. So far I've tested 16 viewers (Eye of Gnome (eog), Eye of MATE (eom), Eyesight, ...
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How to turn hand-drawn symbols into LaTeX code (something like detexify) in Ubuntu?
Detexify is a software that can turn handdrawn symbols into LaTeX code. It has a proprietary Mac app. How to install something similar in Ubuntu?
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DIALux alternative for linux?
I'm wondering if an alternative for DIALux lighting simulation software exists? It's really important for me as I replaced Autocad with Draftsight I still need DIALux without running it with ...
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How can instantaneously extract text from a screen area using OCR tools?
In Ubuntu 12.10, if I type
gnome-screenshot -a | tesseract output
it returns:
** Message: Unable to use GNOME Shell's builtin screenshot interface, resorting to fallback X11.
How can I select a ...
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How to view EXTREMELY large images?
I have a 1.8GB TIF image that I'm trying to open on my machine with Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. I have 8GB of RAM and 2GB of swap space. However, I can't open the image on the stock Gnome Image Viewer (says "...
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Can we have a terminal that we can write like a text editor?
Something that (for me) doesn't make sense is that terminals don't act like other text areas, like when we write on a text editor or on your browser. Features like copy and paste, select text, etc, ...
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Is there a program to see channels used by Wi-Fi networks (similar to Vistumbler or inSSIDer) in Ubuntu?
I need to see the channels used by all Wi-Fi networks in range in order to improve my Wi-Fi connection by selecting the channel to be used by my modem (a procedure related to the 'freebox' modem).
In ...
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Software to alert when caps lock is on
In my new Samsung laptop there is no caps lock indicator, no light...nothing.
I was wondering whether there is any software is available that can display/alert to me whenever caps lock is ON
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Tool to add shapes, annotations and text using templates to images
Often I need to annotate (draw some arrows, lines, basic shapes like squares, ellipses etc and enter some text) on top of pictures (JPG, PNG images) and screenshots (again png images). I would also ...
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How can I highlight or annotate PDFs?
Currently I need to highlight certain sections in PDFs, or add annotations (comments/notes). These modifications would need to be saved.
What tools are out there to do this on Ubuntu?
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Break Reminder for Ubuntu?
What is the best software for Ubuntu to remind us to take a break for our eyes (like EyeLeo in Windows).
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Resource usage summary by user
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I have VPS server running Ubuntu 20.04. For each different "service" I'm running, there is a user which has all necessary processes running in screens. To occasionally monitor ...
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Personal finance manager
I wonder if someone uses any personal finance manager on Ubuntu. I track my income and expenses in LibreOffice Calc and it works fine because I have set up everything I need the way I like. The issue ...
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Comparison of backup tools
This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site, so please do not use it as evidence that you can ask similar questions ...
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Generating TOTP for 2FA directly from the computer (no mobile device)
On Ubuntu 22.04.2, I would be glad to ear about a native and secure way to generate TOTP codes for using in any given application which needs 2FA.
Do you know an open-source way of doing that directly ...
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Read a multipage tiff?
I'm trying to sort out how to open a multi-page tiff. The sender swears it has more than one page, but in the default viewer I'm only able to see the first page. How do I view all pages?
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Picture in picture mode
I shifted from elementary os to ubuntu last week I miss picture in picture mode which elementary os offered I could put anything in picture in picture mode is there a way to get it in ubuntu?
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MySQL GUI Tools
Does anyone have any good ideas as to native MySQL GUI clients for Ubuntu?
So far I've tried MySQL Workbench, which never seemed to work properly, phpMyAdmin which I found a bit slow, and Navicat ...
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What alternatives for sticky notes are available?
I like the Sticky Notes very much, they are always on the desktop.
But I can't find it in Ubuntu since 12.04. Other programs like gnotes & Xjournal are not giving a feature to stay on the desktop....
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How can I display keyboard shortcuts as I press them?
I'm going to be giving a short "talk" about efficient note taking with LyX. As such it'll be important to focus on keyboard shortcuts. Since people can't see me type, however, I want a tool that ...
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Are there any GUI apps that can create .desktop files?
My question is simple. Is there any fast and easy way of creating .desktop files for shortcuts?
For example, I think you can right click and create .desktop shortcuts in Linux Mint.
I already know ...
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Is there an SSH connection manager?
Is there an application (or GnomePanel plugin) that allows one to store SSH connection information and open a terminal on click?
I know that Nautilus does that using Ubuntu's "Password and Encryption ...
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What software can I use to view epub documents?
What software can I use to view .epub documents?
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GUI SSH connection manager for Kubuntu
I'm looking for an SSH connection manager with a GUI for Kubuntu.
Is there an SSH connection manager? and SSH manager like Tera Term Menu or SSHMenu for Ubuntu are for Ubuntu.
E.g., on Windows there'...
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Color picker for entire screen
Is there any application that provides a color picker for the screen?
For example: after starting the application the mouse is transformed into a color picker.
Clicking anywhere on the screen it will ...
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Is there a VHDL Simulator?
I had some work for FPGA on Windows, but now I want to change the platform to Linux. I am looking for some VHDL IDE instead of Xilinx?
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Alarm clock for Ubuntu
Looking for a Alarm Clock for Ubuntu with following:
Repeat an alarm after user defined period of time
Can be paused
Can be reset
Shows a visual indication at alarm time
Visual indication should ...
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What webcam apps are available and how to check if your webcam is working?
What software is available for using webcams or ways of checking if my webcam is working correctly after installing Ubuntu.
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Unicode Text Tool
The website https://yaytext.com/ lets you turn any plain text into stylized Unicode. What's a software program on Ubuntu or just plain Linux that will do the same? I don't like depending on websites ...
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Editing OCR text layer
What software can I use to edit the OCR text of an OCRed PDF file?
I have tried gscan2pdf which does have this feature. However, I have two problems with it:
It changes the font size of the OCRed ...
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Is there software that can fill PDF forms?
I have some PDFs which are actually forms, with fields to fill. Is there some software that can fill those fields?
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Webcam video recorder
Looking for video recorder applications in Ubuntu that can:
record videos from webcam.
can save for example last 15 minutes so I can review that recorded video; I don't want it to record all the ...
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Ubuntu equivalent of the Cisco Anyconnect vpn client
Is there a Debian/Ubuntu equivalent package of the Cisco Anyconnect vpn client? If so then how do I install and use it?
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Basic desktop environment
I have installed a new operating system with no GUI desktop environment at all because 99% of my programs don't use a graphical interface, but I would like something basic for the remaining 1% of my ...
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Easiest way to setup a SMTP server to receive mail?
I want to setup a SMTP server to receive all mails.
I have only found mail sending software so far (like postfix).
But I want to have software to make the server being able to receive mails.
Bonus ...
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Dell laptop display brightness problem
I am using Dell inspiron 15 and Ubuntu 13.04. I have hot keys on my keyboard to adjust display brightness and they work fine.But the problem is, as soon as I switch on the laptop the brightness is set ...
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Speech-recognition app to convert MP3 voice to text
Does anyone know of an application that can convert audio to text?
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Is there a replacement for Fences?
Is there a replacement for the Fences application for Ubuntu 11.10?
Fences lets you organize the icons and application shortcuts on the desktop by creating containers for the desktop icons. It is ...
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A text editor or viewer with folding based on indentation
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the *.dsl files as disassembled by the iasl program. Those files looks like:
/*
* a comment
*/
Stuff
{
More Stuff
{
Beer (a, b) // ...
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Ubuntu replacement for IrfanView
On Windows I really liked IrfanView as a basic image editor/manager.
Some of the main features I liked were
great shortcut keys
good batch conversion options
ability to work with many image file ...
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Picture/Video capture programs
What software options are there for taking videos and or pictures within Ubuntu (Much like Apple's Photobooth)?
Please limit one software solution per answer and include key features/description of ...
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Shortcut to switch between Analog Stereo output & HDMI audio output
To switch to HDMI audio output (of monitor) and back to normal audio output from system audio jack (for headphones, as my monitor doesn't have audio out), I find myself opening up sound preferences ...
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How can I prevent eyestrain?
I can use a Windows machine for 10 hours straight without the slightest problem, but after around 15-30 minutes of using ubuntu my eyes become sore and dried out.
I currently have 11.04 installed ...
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Is there any program designed for writing a book?
Is there any program for writing a book? I tried to find it on some forums and sites, but I really couldn't find any.
