diff --git a/ALTERNATIVES.md b/ALTERNATIVES.md index 10ce4bb..dedb933 100644 --- a/ALTERNATIVES.md +++ b/ALTERNATIVES.md @@ -2,79 +2,79 @@ 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? -__Terminal Pager__: less -> most +*__Terminal Pager__: less -> most -__Chat Client__: Pidgin -> Finch (+ irssi mode) -> Centerim -> Bitlbee -__E-Mail Client__: Thunderbird -> Alpine -> Mutt -__RSS Feed and Podcast__: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat -__IRC Client__: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi -__VoIP__: Skype -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall +*__Chat Client__: Pidgin -> Finch (+ irssi mode) -> Centerim -> Bitlbee +*__E-Mail Client__: Thunderbird -> Alpine -> Mutt +*__RSS Feed and Podcast__: Liferea -> Newsbeuter -> Newsboat +*__IRC Client__: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi +*__VoIP__: Skype -> Mumble -> Linphone -> sscall -__Application Launcher__: GNOME Do -> ratmenu -> dmenu -> pdmenu -> slmenu -__Compositing Window Manager__: Compiz -> Compton -> Xcompmgr -__Display Color Temperature__: flux -> Redshift -> sct -__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) +*__Application Launcher__: GNOME Do -> ratmenu -> dmenu -> pdmenu -> slmenu +*__Compositing Window Manager__: Compiz -> Compton -> Xcompmgr +*__Display Color Temperature__: flux -> Redshift -> sct +*__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) -__CD-DVD Burn and Copy__: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw -__Device Management__: Udisks (+ udevil) -> pmount -> bashmount +*__CD-DVD Burn and Copy__: K3b -> Brasero -> cdw +*__Device Management__: Udisks (+ udevil) -> pmount -> bashmount -__Virtual Machine__: VirtualBox -> AQEMU + kvm -> Qemu + kvm +*__Virtual Machine__: VirtualBox -> AQEMU + kvm -> Qemu + kvm -__Batch Renamer__: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils) -__Duplicate Files Removal__: dupeGuru -> Fdupes -__File Archiver__: PeaZip -> Xarchiver -> Atool -__File Manager__: SpaceFM -> Ranger -> Midnight Commander -> noice +*__Batch Renamer__: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils) +*__Duplicate Files Removal__: dupeGuru -> Fdupes +*__File Archiver__: PeaZip -> Xarchiver -> Atool +*__File Manager__: SpaceFM -> Ranger -> Midnight Commander -> noice -__File Scraper__: JDownloader -> youtube-dl -> cclive -> Plowshare -__FTP Client__: FileZilla -> lftp -__Torrent Client__: qBittorrent -> RTorrent -> transmission-daemon (+ transmission-remote-cli, or use the web interface that comes with transmission-daemon) +*__File Scraper__: JDownloader -> youtube-dl -> cclive -> Plowshare +*__FTP Client__: FileZilla -> lftp +*__Torrent Client__: qBittorrent -> RTorrent -> transmission-daemon (+ transmission-remote-cli, or use the web interface that comes with transmission-daemon) -__System Information__: zCI -> screenfetch -> inxi -__Disk Usage__: QDirStat -> Baobab -> Ncdu -> df -__System Monitor__: gnome-system-monitor -> Conky -> htop -> nmon -> top +*__System Information__: zCI -> screenfetch -> inxi +*__Disk Usage__: QDirStat -> Baobab -> Ncdu -> df +*__System Monitor__: gnome-system-monitor -> Conky -> htop -> nmon -> top -__Multiple Streams__: pulseaudio -> apulse -__Audio Editing__: Audacity -> SoX -__Audio Mixer and Equalizer__: pavucontrol -> Qastools -> alsa-utils + Alsaequal -__Metadata__: Easytag -> Beets -> ExifTool -__Screenshots__: Shutter -> scrot -> maim -> ImageMagick -__Screencasting__: Open Broadcaster Studio -> SimpleScreenRecorder -> FFmpeg -__Video Transcoding__: HandBrake -> WinFF -> FFmpeg +*__Multiple Streams__: pulseaudio -> apulse +*__Audio Editing__: Audacity -> SoX +*__Audio Mixer and Equalizer__: pavucontrol -> Qastools -> alsa-utils + Alsaequal +*__Metadata__: Easytag -> Beets -> ExifTool +*__Screenshots__: Shutter -> scrot -> maim -> ImageMagick +*__Screencasting__: Open Broadcaster Studio -> SimpleScreenRecorder -> FFmpeg +*__Video Transcoding__: HandBrake -> WinFF -> FFmpeg -__DNS Resolution__: Unbound + NDS -> BIND9 -__Network Manager__: Wicd -> NetworkManager -> ConnMan -> SetNet +*__DNS Resolution__: Unbound + NDS -> BIND9 +*__Network Manager__: Wicd -> NetworkManager -> ConnMan -> SetNet -__Ebook Viewer__: Calibre -> Zathura -__Printers__: CUPS -> LPR -__Word Processor__: Libreoffice Writter -> Abiword -> WordGrinder + pandoc -__Spreadsheets__: Libreoffice Calc -> Gnumeric -> SC-IM + pandoc -__Text Editor (and IDE)__: Emacs (nox) -> Vim -> Nano -> Vile -> xwpe -> GNU Zile +*__Ebook Viewer__: Calibre -> Zathura +*__Printers__: CUPS -> LPR +*__Word Processor__: Libreoffice Writter -> Abiword -> WordGrinder + pandoc +*__Spreadsheets__: Libreoffice Calc -> Gnumeric -> SC-IM + pandoc +*__Text Editor (and IDE)__: Emacs (nox) -> Vim -> Nano -> Vile -> xwpe -> GNU Zile -__Disk Cleaner__: BleachBit -> bleachbit_cli -> shred -__Storage Encryption__: VeraCrypt -> tcplay (TrueCrypt implementation) -> Keyringer -> Tomb -__Password Manager__: KeePassX -> kpcli / pass (+ pass-tomb) +*__Disk Cleaner__: BleachBit -> bleachbit_cli -> shred +*__Storage Encryption__: VeraCrypt -> tcplay (TrueCrypt implementation) -> Keyringer -> Tomb +*__Password Manager__: KeePassX -> kpcli / pass (+ pass-tomb) -__Version Control__: Git (+ tig) -> Fossil -> RCS +*__Version Control__: Git (+ tig) -> Fossil -> RCS -__Configuration Management__: Puppet -> CFEngine -> cdist +*__Configuration Management__: Puppet -> CFEngine -> cdist -__CAD__: AutoCAD -> FreeCAD -> OpenSCAD -__Graphing Calculato__r: KAlgebra -> GraphMonkey -> Maxima + PLplot +*__CAD__: AutoCAD -> FreeCAD -> OpenSCAD +*__Graphing Calculato__r: KAlgebra -> GraphMonkey -> Maxima + PLplot -__Firewall__: gufw -> ufw -> iptables -> nftables +*__Firewall__: gufw -> ufw -> iptables -> nftables -__Cloud__: Google Drive -> Nextcloud -> vsftpd -> sftp -__E-Mail Filtering (LDA)__: Dovecot -> procmail -__E-Mail Server (MTA)__: Postfix -> Exim -> cmail -__E-Mail Spam Filter__: DSPAM -> SpamAssassin -__VPN__: OpenVPN -> WireGuard -__Web Caching__: Decentraleyes on a web browser -> Squid -__Web Filtering__: Ad blocker on a web browser -> Pi-hole -> Privoxy -__Web Server__: Apache -> Nginx -> lighttpd -> darkhttpd -> Bucktooth (+ Bucky) +*__Cloud__: Google Drive -> Nextcloud -> vsftpd -> sftp +*__E-Mail Filtering (LDA)__: Dovecot -> procmail +*__E-Mail Server (MTA)__: Postfix -> Exim -> cmail +*__E-Mail Spam Filter__: DSPAM -> SpamAssassin +*__VPN__: OpenVPN -> WireGuard +*__Web Caching__: Decentraleyes on a web browser -> Squid +*__Web Filtering__: Ad blocker on a web browser -> Pi-hole -> Privoxy +*__Web Server__: Apache -> Nginx -> lighttpd -> darkhttpd -> Bucktooth (+ Bucky) -__BIOS__: Coreboot -> Libreboot -__Boot Loader__: GRUB 2 -> GRUB Legacy -> SYSLINUX -> LILO (or ELILO for UEFI) -__Service Manager__: SysVinit + bum -> SysVinit + OpenRC -> sinit (+ daemontools-encore or perp) -__IPC__: DBus -> ipcs +*__BIOS__: Coreboot -> Libreboot +*__Boot Loader__: GRUB 2 -> GRUB Legacy -> SYSLINUX -> LILO (or ELILO for UEFI) +*__Service Manager__: SysVinit + bum -> SysVinit + OpenRC -> sinit (+ daemontools-encore or perp) +*__IPC__: DBus -> ipcs