From 46f6365374419faaf56cd462d764538319667b69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mayfrost Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:05:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update ALTERNATIVES.md --- ALTERNATIVES.md | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 92 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ALTERNATIVES.md b/ALTERNATIVES.md index da3e40d..a43fb49 100644 --- a/ALTERNATIVES.md +++ b/ALTERNATIVES.md @@ -4,25 +4,113 @@ The list is built pointing to software that have alternatives with less dependen Certainly it would be great to have a comparative on resource usage tho. Wanna help? +## Command Line +* __Command Line Cheatsheet__: CLI Companion -> xman -> cheat -> howdoi -> clf -> fu -> bro -> cheat.sh +* __Directory Browsing__: CDargs -> Apparix -> fasd -> xd -> fzy +* __Framebuffer Environment__: Fbpad -> jfbterm -> Fbterm -> hterm (regis) -> yaft (sixel) +* __Hacker Culture__: ddate -> fortune -> The Hacker Test -> The Jargon File +* __Multiplexer__: Twin -> GNU Screen (+sixel patch) -> Tmux -> dvtm -> Byobu +* __Progress Viewers__: Advanced Copy -> progress -> vramsteg -> pv - Pipe Viewer -> dbar +* __Scripting__: abduco -> GNU Parallel -> tee -> empty +* __Shells__: PC-DCL -> Bash -> mksh -> Rc +* __Snippets__: BOOM -> snippy +* __Terminal Colorizer__: colout -> lolcat +* __Terminal Dropdown__: YeahConsole -> tdrop -> alwaysontop +* __Terminal Emulator__: PuTTY -> Cool Retro Term -> Terminology -> rxvt-unicode (a.k.a. urxvt) -> Termite -> UXTerm * __Terminal Pager__: less -> most +* __Terminal Screensaver__: bb -> tty-clock -> CMatrix -> SL -> cowsay (or cowthink) -> rice https://github.com/janbrennen/rice -> Asciiquarium https://github.com/cmatsuoka/asciiquarium -> nyan.sh https://gist.github.com/wting/5278321 -> rickrollrc https://github.com/keroserene/rickrollrc -> terminal-screensaver https://github.com/xiongchiamiov/terminal-screensaver +## Communication +* __BBS-MUD__: SyncTERM -> Qodem -> TinTin++ +* __Bookmark Manager__: BUKU -> SemanticScuttle -> bookmarks.public -> bk_edit -> b. -> BM -> bbm +* __Browser__: ungoogled-chromium -> Icecat -> Pale Moon -> vimb -> Uzbl -> surf -> NetSurf -> Arachne -> w3m -> Hacked Links (ELinks + Links2) -> Lynx -> retawq -> Stallman.js * __Chat Client__: Pidgin -> Finch (+ irssi mode) -> Centerim -> Bitlbee +* __CLI Talk__: Ytalk -> wall -> write +* __Collaborative Editor__: Gobby -> EtherCalc -> Etherpad -> Cryptpad +* __E-Mail Archiver__: Lurker * __E-Mail Client__: Thunderbird -> Alpine -> Mutt -* __RSS Feed and Podcast__: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat +* __E-Mail Fetcher__: Fetchmail -> mbsync/isync +* __E-Mail Indexing__: Archmbox -> Chewmail -> Notmuch -> mairix +* __E-Mail Notifier__: mswatch * __IRC Client__: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi -* __VoIP__: Skype -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall +* __Online Radio__: Nuvola Player +* __Paint chat__: Drawpile -> Collab +* __RSS Feed and Podcast__: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat +* __Search Engine Scraper__: Googler -> Torrtux -> Surfraw (+ dmenu) +* __Usenet (Newsreader)__: Pan -> Trn -> slrn ( + slrnpull + slrnface) +* __VoIP__: Pidgin -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall +## Desktop * __Application Launcher__: GNOME Do -> ratmenu -> dmenu -> pdmenu -> slmenu +* __Boot Screen__: Plymouth -> Splashy -> Fbsplash -> \ +* __Clipboard__: CopyQ -> clipmenu -> xclip -> XSel * __Compositing Window Manager__: Compiz -> Compton -> Xcompmgr +* __Cursor__: xbanish -> keynav -> GPM +* __Desktop Character__: Oneko -> Gnome KiSS -> Ukagaka(Kawari + Ninix-aya) -> xevilteddy -> Xteddy * __Display Color Temperature__: flux -> Redshift -> sct +* __Display Settings__: DDCcontrol -> xrandr * __Graphical Settings__: Wpgtk -> LxAppearance -> GSettings -> xsettings * __Keybinding__: Xbindkeys -> sxhkd -> loadkeys (+ keymaps) -* __Wallpaper Changer__: FEH -> hsetroot -> xsetroot -> imagemagick (but use 10MB more RAM than the others) +* __Keyboard Layout__: XKB -> xmodmap -> loadkeys (+ keymaps) +* __Login Manager__: SLiM -> Qingy +* __Macro Recorder__: Easystroke -> Xnee -> Autokey -> Sikuli -> xdotool +* __Nested Display__: Xephyr -> Xnest +* __Notification Daemon__: dunst -> slstatus +* __Notification Server__: Libcanberra + Libnotify -> xmessage +* __Panel__: Avant Window Navigator -> Global Menu -> Tint2 +* __Screensaver__: XScreenSaver -> XLockmore -> i3lock -> sxlock -> slock +* __Status Bar Client__: Dzen -> Lemonbar +* __Status Bar Server__: monky -> i3status +* __Animated Wallpaper Changer__: Xphoon -> xfireworks -> Xsnow -> xmountains -> Xplanet -> ImageMagick (animate) +* __Still Wallpaper Changer__: FEH -> hsetroot -> xsetroot -> imagemagick (but use 10MB more RAM than the others) +* __Terminal As Wallpaper__: root-tail -> xrootconsole -> xli +* __Video Wallpaper Changer__: mpv -> VLC (nvlc) -> MPlayer +* __Window Manager__: s3d (+ s3dfm) -> FVWM (+ FvwmTabs and 4dwm theme) -> awesome -> Amiwm -> Window Maker -> IceWM -> Blackbox -> i3 -> Vtwm -> mwm -> katriawm -> Emacs -> Ratpoison -> dwm (+ dwmstatus) -> FrankenWM -> TinyWM +* __Window Manipulation__: QuickTile -> wmctrl -> wmutils +* __Worskpace Pager__: 3D-Desktop -> Skippy-XD +* __X Event Display__: xprop -> xwininfo -> xev -* __CD-DVD Burn and Copy__: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw +## Disk Tools +* __CD-DVD Burn and Copy (Backends)__: cdrtools -> cdrkit -> cdrskin +* __CD-DVD Burn and Copy (Frontends)__: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw +* __CD-DVD Ripping__: Sound Juicer -> fre ac -> cdparanoia (+ ABCDE) +* __Custom Install CD__: Respin -> Remastersys -> Distroshare -> PinguyBuilder -> Customizer -> Ubuntu Customization Kit -> Mklivecd * __Device Management__: Udisks (+ udevil) -> pmount -> bashmount +* __Disk Cloning and Writing__: dd -> dcfldd -> dc3dd +* __Live USB__: UNetbootin -> MultiCD +* __Partitioning__: u3_tool -> GNU Parted -> cfdisk -> fdisk -> sfdisk +* __System Backup__: Snapper -> Systemback -> FSArchiver +## Distributed Services +* __Chat__: Tox -> Matrix (Matrix-Ircd, Riot) -> GNU Ring -> nircd +* __E-Commerce__: FIX Agora -> OpenBazaar -> Bitnation +* __E-Mail__: Bitmessage (Notbit) +* __Editing__: WebDAV -> ikiwiki -> GitTorrent +* __Distributed File Systems__: Samba -> NFS -> Storj -> IPFS -> GNUnet +* __Forum__: Decentraland -> GNU Social (Mastodon) -> NNTPChan +* __Gossip Network__: peernet +* __Monetary Incentives__: Bitcoin -> GNU Taler -> Stream Token +* __Media Sharing__: MediaGoblin -> PeerTube (WebTorrent) -> Alexandria -> DTube +* __Search Engine__: searx -> Seeks -> YaCy +* __Search Engine (Gopher)__: Jugtail +* __Streaming__: Livepeer -> Butter Project -> BasicTV + +## Emulation And Virtualization +* __Containers__: chroot -> LXC -> Linux-VServer +* __Emulators__: Windows: Wine (+ Wine Staging), Android: Ambox, OS X: Darling, Atari: Hatari, Commodore: VICE, DOS: DOSBox +* __Hypervisors__: Xen -> NOVA -> KVM +* __Network Virtualization__: nsnam -> GNS3 +* __Software Compatibility__: .NET: DotGNU -> Mono, Systemd/Linux: systemd-shim +* __Video Game Console Emulation ATARI__: Stella +* __Video Game Console Emulation XBOX__: XQEMU +* __Video Game Console Emulation MULTI__: Higan -> Mednafen -> RetroArch -> MAME -> AdvanceMAME +* __Video Game Console Emulation NINTENDO__: DeSmuME, Mupen64Plus, Dolphin +* __Video Game Console Emulation SEGA__: Exodus, Yabause, Reicast +* __Video Game Console Emulation PLAYSTATION__: PPSSPP, RPCS3, PCSX/PCSX2 +* __Virtual Assembler__: GNUSim8085 -> spim * __Virtual Machine__: VirtualBox -> AQEMU + kvm -> Qemu + kvm +* __Virtual Machine (IBM Mainframes)__: Hercules +* __Virtual Machine (DEC)__: SIMH * __Batch Renamer__: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils) * __Duplicate Files Removal__: dupeGuru -> Fdupes