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							@@ -2,79 +2,79 @@ The list is built pointing to software that have alternatives with less dependen
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Certainly it would be great to have a comparative on resource usage tho. Wanna help?
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Terminal Pager: less -> most
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__Terminal Pager__: less -> most
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Chat Client: Pidgin -> Finch (+ irssi mode) -> Centerim -> Bitlbee
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E-Mail Client: Thunderbird -> Alpine -> Mutt
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RSS Feed and Podcast: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat
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IRC Client: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi
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VoIP: Skype -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall
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__Chat Client__: Pidgin -> Finch (+ irssi mode) -> Centerim -> Bitlbee
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__E-Mail Client__: Thunderbird -> Alpine -> Mutt
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__RSS Feed and Podcast__: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat
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__IRC Client__: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi
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__VoIP__: Skype -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall
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Application Launcher: GNOME Do -> ratmenu -> dmenu -> pdmenu -> slmenu
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Compositing Window Manager: Compiz -> Compton -> Xcompmgr
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Display Color Temperature: flux -> Redshift -> sct
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Graphical Settings: Wpgtk -> LxAppearance -> GSettings -> xsettings
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Keybinding: Xbindkeys -> sxhkd -> loadkeys (+ keymaps)
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Wallpaper Changer: FEH -> hsetroot -> xsetroot -> imagemagick (but use 10MB more RAM than the others)
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__Application Launcher__: GNOME Do -> ratmenu -> dmenu -> pdmenu -> slmenu
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__Compositing Window Manager__: Compiz -> Compton -> Xcompmgr
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__Display Color Temperature__: flux -> Redshift -> sct
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__Graphical Settings__: Wpgtk -> LxAppearance -> GSettings -> xsettings
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__Keybinding__: Xbindkeys -> sxhkd -> loadkeys (+ keymaps)
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__Wallpaper Changer__: FEH -> hsetroot -> xsetroot -> imagemagick (but use 10MB more RAM than the others)
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CD-DVD Burn and Copy: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw
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Device Management: Udisks (+ udevil) -> pmount -> bashmount
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__CD-DVD Burn and Copy__: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw
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__Device Management__: Udisks (+ udevil) -> pmount -> bashmount
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Virtual Machine: VirtualBox -> AQEMU + kvm -> Qemu + kvm
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__Virtual Machine__: VirtualBox -> AQEMU + kvm -> Qemu + kvm
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Batch Renamer: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils)
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Duplicate Files Removal: dupeGuru -> Fdupes
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File Archiver: PeaZip -> Xarchiver -> Atool
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File Manager: SpaceFM -> Ranger -> Midnight Commander -> noice
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__Batch Renamer__: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils)
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__Duplicate Files Removal__: dupeGuru -> Fdupes
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__File Archiver__: PeaZip -> Xarchiver -> Atool
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__File Manager__: SpaceFM -> Ranger -> Midnight Commander -> noice
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File Scraper: JDownloader -> youtube-dl -> cclive -> Plowshare
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FTP Client: FileZilla -> lftp
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Torrent Client: qBittorrent -> RTorrent -> transmission-daemon (+ transmission-remote-cli, or use the web interface that comes with transmission-daemon)
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__File Scraper__: JDownloader -> youtube-dl -> cclive -> Plowshare
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__FTP Client__: FileZilla -> lftp
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__Torrent Client__: qBittorrent -> RTorrent -> transmission-daemon (+ transmission-remote-cli, or use the web interface that comes with transmission-daemon)
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System Information: zCI -> screenfetch -> inxi
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Disk Usage: QDirStat -> Baobab -> Ncdu -> df
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System Monitor: gnome-system-monitor -> Conky -> htop -> nmon -> top
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__System Information__: zCI -> screenfetch -> inxi
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__Disk Usage__: QDirStat -> Baobab -> Ncdu -> df
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__System Monitor__: gnome-system-monitor -> Conky -> htop -> nmon -> top
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Multiple Streams: pulseaudio -> apulse
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Audio Editing: Audacity -> SoX
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Audio Mixer and Equalizer: pavucontrol -> Qastools -> alsa-utils + Alsaequal
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Metadata: Easytag -> Beets -> ExifTool
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Screenshots: Shutter -> scrot -> maim -> ImageMagick
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Screencasting: Open Broadcaster Studio -> SimpleScreenRecorder -> FFmpeg
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Video Transcoding: HandBrake -> WinFF -> FFmpeg
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__Multiple Streams__: pulseaudio -> apulse
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__Audio Editing__: Audacity -> SoX
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__Audio Mixer and Equalizer__: pavucontrol -> Qastools -> alsa-utils + Alsaequal
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__Metadata__: Easytag -> Beets -> ExifTool
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__Screenshots__: Shutter -> scrot -> maim -> ImageMagick
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__Screencasting__: Open Broadcaster Studio -> SimpleScreenRecorder -> FFmpeg
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__Video Transcoding__: HandBrake -> WinFF -> FFmpeg
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DNS Resolution: Unbound + NDS -> BIND9
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Network Manager: Wicd -> NetworkManager -> ConnMan -> SetNet
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__DNS Resolution__: Unbound + NDS -> BIND9
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__Network Manager__: Wicd -> NetworkManager -> ConnMan -> SetNet
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Ebook Viewer: Calibre -> Zathura
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Printers: CUPS -> LPR
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Word Processor: Libreoffice Writter -> Abiword -> WordGrinder + pandoc
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Spreadsheets: Libreoffice Calc -> Gnumeric -> SC-IM + pandoc
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Text Editor (and IDE): Emacs (nox) -> Vim -> Nano -> Vile -> xwpe -> GNU Zile
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__Ebook Viewer__: Calibre -> Zathura
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__Printers__: CUPS -> LPR
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__Word Processor__: Libreoffice Writter -> Abiword -> WordGrinder + pandoc
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__Spreadsheets__: Libreoffice Calc -> Gnumeric -> SC-IM + pandoc
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__Text Editor (and IDE)__: Emacs (nox) -> Vim -> Nano -> Vile -> xwpe -> GNU Zile
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Disk Cleaner: BleachBit -> bleachbit_cli -> shred
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Storage Encryption: VeraCrypt -> tcplay (TrueCrypt implementation) -> Keyringer -> Tomb
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Password Manager: KeePassX -> kpcli / pass (+ pass-tomb)
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__Disk Cleaner__: BleachBit -> bleachbit_cli -> shred
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__Storage Encryption__: VeraCrypt -> tcplay (TrueCrypt implementation) -> Keyringer -> Tomb
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__Password Manager__: KeePassX -> kpcli / pass (+ pass-tomb)
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Version Control: Git (+ tig) -> Fossil -> RCS
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__Version Control__: Git (+ tig) -> Fossil -> RCS
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Configuration Management: Puppet -> CFEngine -> cdist
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__Configuration Management__: Puppet -> CFEngine -> cdist
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CAD: AutoCAD -> FreeCAD -> OpenSCAD
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Graphing Calculator: KAlgebra -> GraphMonkey -> Maxima + PLplot
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__CAD__: AutoCAD -> FreeCAD -> OpenSCAD
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__Graphing Calculato__r: KAlgebra -> GraphMonkey -> Maxima + PLplot
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Firewall: gufw -> ufw -> iptables -> nftables
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__Firewall__: gufw -> ufw -> iptables -> nftables
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Cloud: Nextcloud -> vsftpd -> sftp
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E-Mail Filtering (LDA): Dovecot -> procmail
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E-Mail Server (MTA): Postfix -> Exim -> cmail
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E-Mail Spam Filter: DSPAM -> SpamAssassin
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VPN: OpenVPN -> WireGuard
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Web Caching: Decentraleyes on a web browser -> Squid
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Web Filtering: Ad blocker on a web browser -> Pi-hole -> Privoxy
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Web Server: Apache -> Nginx -> lighttpd -> darkhttpd -> Bucktooth (+ Bucky)
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__Cloud__: Google Drive -> Nextcloud -> vsftpd -> sftp
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__E-Mail Filtering (LDA)__: Dovecot -> procmail
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__E-Mail Server (MTA)__: Postfix -> Exim -> cmail
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__E-Mail Spam Filter__: DSPAM -> SpamAssassin
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__VPN__: OpenVPN -> WireGuard
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__Web Caching__: Decentraleyes on a web browser -> Squid
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__Web Filtering__: Ad blocker on a web browser -> Pi-hole -> Privoxy
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__Web Server__: Apache -> Nginx -> lighttpd -> darkhttpd -> Bucktooth (+ Bucky)
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BIOS: Coreboot -> Libreboot
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Boot Loader: GRUB 2 -> GRUB Legacy -> SYSLINUX -> LILO (or ELILO for UEFI)
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Service Manager: SysVinit + bum -> SysVinit + OpenRC -> sinit (+ daemontools-encore or perp)
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IPC: DBus -> ipcs
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__BIOS__: Coreboot -> Libreboot
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__Boot Loader__: GRUB 2 -> GRUB Legacy -> SYSLINUX -> LILO (or ELILO for UEFI)
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__Service Manager__: SysVinit + bum -> SysVinit + OpenRC -> sinit (+ daemontools-encore or perp)
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__IPC__: DBus -> ipcs
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