mayfrost-guides/ALTERNATIVES.md

# ALTERNATIVES TO BLOATWARE

The list is built pointing to software that have alternatives with less dependencies, and addressing dependencies was the easy thing to do. One thing tho, some particular tools were included because they add less dependencies overall while keeping a system functional. One such example is imagemagick and ffmpeg, by which you can do a lot of work and replace many tools by just using those with scripts and replace something like a screenshot utility. TL;DR is about the unix principle and you can have a fully functional system pretty damn minimal with that.

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
* __E-Mail Fetcher__: Fetchmail -> mbsync/isync
* __E-Mail Indexing__: Archmbox -> Chewmail -> Notmuch -> mairix
* __E-Mail Notifier__: mswatch
* __IRC Client__: HexChat -> Weechat -> Irssi
* __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 -> \<BOOTLOADERS>
* __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)
* __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

## 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 -> git-annex (+ git-annex assistant)
* __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

## Enterprise
* __Business Intelligence__: JasperReports
* __CRM__: SugarCRM
* __Enterprise Resource Planning__: IDempiere -> LedgerSMB
* __Human Resource Software__: OrangeHRM
* __Invoice__: Simple Invoices
* __Project Management__: GanttProject -> ProjectLibre

## File Utilities
* __Batch Renamer__: GPRename -> qmv (renameutils)
* __Duplicate Files Removal__: dupeGuru -> Fdupes
* __File Archiver__: PeaZip -> Xarchiver -> Atool
* __File Manager__: SpaceFM -> Ranger -> Midnight Commander -> noice
* __File Search__: DocFetcher -> Puggle -> regain -> ANGRYsearch -> Xapian
* __File Synchronization__: Conduit -> Bacula -> Syncthing -> Unison -> zsync -> Rsync
* __Image Organizer__: Shotwell -> GTKRawGallery -> digiKam -> gThumb (+ gphoto) -> Mapivi -> BASH-Booru https://github.com/ChristianSilvermoon/BASH-Booru
* __RegEx Builder__: Visual REGEXP -> txt2regex
* __Regexer__: regexxer -> ack -> ag

## Filesharing
* __Direct Connect__: LinuxDC++ -> ncdc -> microdc2
* __Download Manager__: giFT (+ giFTcurs) -> aria2 -> cURL -> Wget
* __File Scraper__: megatools -> JDownloader -> Plowshare
* __FTP Client__: FileZilla -> lftp
* __LAN Sharing__: NitroShare -> Dukto
* __Media Center__: Plex -> Kodi ("XBMC", + Sonarr) -> Emby -> Popcorn Time
* __Media Miner__: FlexGet -> Sonarr
* __Offline Reader__: Kiwix -> Darcy Ripper -> HTTrack -> Wget
* __Soulseek__: Nicotine Plus -> Museek (mucous)
* __Stream Catcher__: Streamripper -> youtube-dl -> cclive -> quvi/RTMPDump
* __Torrent Client__: qBittorrent -> RTorrent -> transmission-daemon (+ transmission-remote-cli, or use the web interface that comes with transmission-daemon)
* __Torrent Search Engine__: Jackett -> Torrench -> Magnetissimo -> magnetico
* __Usenet (File Grabber)__: LottaNZB -> SABnzbd -> NZBGet -> nzb -> nzbperl

## Finance
* __Accounting__: GnuCash -> GNU Pem
* __Financial Markets Monitoring__: JStock -> Qtstalker/QtTrader


## Forensics
* __Application Profiling__: Gprof -> Valgrind (+ Callgrind)
* __Data Recovery__: dvdisaster -> ddrescue -> TestDisk (PhotoRec)
* __Debugger__: DDD -> CGDB -> GDB
* __Virtual Memory Debugger__: scanmem & Gameconqueror -> varedit
* __Java Debugger__: VisualVM
* __Browser Debugger__: Firebug
* __Forensic Analysis Framework__: The Sleuth Kit -> DFF -> Radare
* __Hex Editors__: HT Editor -> dhex -> objdump
* __Sandbox__: Cuckoo Sandbox
* __Steganalysis__: Virtual Steganographic Laboratory -> Stegdetect

## Monitoring
### Benchmarking
* __Drive Profiling__: hdparm -> Smartmontools
* __Filesystem Benchmark__: IOzone -> Bonnie -> MBW
* __General Benchmarking__: Phoronix Test Suite ->ProcBench -> Sysbench -> HPC Challenge Benchmark (hpcc)
* __Network Profiling__: iperf
* __Power Management__: apcupsd -> tpfancontrol -> thinkfan -> TLP -> PowerTOP
* __Server Benchmark__: Siege
* __System Tracing__: OProfile -> Sysdig -> dtrace -> perf -> strace -> ftrace (+ trace-cmd)
* __Undevolting and Power Saving__: cpufrequtils -> cpupower -> Linux-PHC (+ phc2sys)

### System Information
* __General Information__: zCI -> inxi
* __Screenshot Information__: Linux_Logo -> Neofetch -> screenFetch -> envee
* __Hardware Information__: blkid -> lsblk -> lspci -> lshw -> dmesg -> dmidecode
* __Software Information__: file -> ldd -> vrms -> lsb_release -> uname

### System Monitoring
* __Database Monitoring__: Mytop
* __Disk Usage__: QDirStat -> Baobab -> xdiskusage -> Ncdu -> df
* __Geolocation__: Prey
* __Hardware Monitoring__: acpiclient -> Hddtemp -> lm-sensors (psensor for a GUI)
* __Log Monitoring__: lnav -> multiTail -> Logcheck
* __Log Visualizer__: glTail -> Logstalgia
* __Network Flow__: Argos -> HFlow -> nfdump (nfsen)
* __Network Latency__: SmokePing -> bmon
* __Network Monitoring__: IPTraf -> NetHogs -> iftop -> vnStat -> tcptrack -> NCMatrix
* __Port Monitoring__: psad
* __Process Monitoring__: lsof
* __Serial Monitoring__: ttylog -> slsnif
* __System Latency__: LatencyTOP
* __System Monitor__: gnome-system-monitor -> psDooM -> Conky -> htop -> nmon -> Sysstat (sar, mpstat, pidstat, iostat, sadf) -> procps (ps, free, vmstat, top, pmap, nice)
* __User Monitoring__: wuzzah -> Whowatch -> acct
* __Web Log Analytics__: AWStats -> W3Perl -> Analog -> pmacct
* __Web State Monitor__: Nagios (+ NagVis) -> sysmon -> Sysmond

## Multimedia
### ASCii Art
* __ANSI Drawing__: cadubi -> SHPaint -> MysticDraw
* __ANSi Viewer__: ANSiMat
* __ASCii Animation__: blessed -> Durdraw -> drawille
* __ASCii Banner__: shellpic -> TOIlet -> FIGlet -> sysvbanner
* __ASCii Drawing__: JavE -> textdraw -> Aewan
* __ASCii Presentations__: wopr -> blessed-contrib
* __Image to ASCii__: jp2a
* __Video to ASCii__: libcaca -> AAlib

### Audio
* __Audio Editing__: Audacity -> SoX
* __Audio Effect Plugins__: zam-plugins (LADSPA/LV2/VST/JACK), LV2 (x42-plugins), LADSPA (tap-plugins), DSSI (dssi-utils, dssi-vst)
* __Audio Encoding__: LAME, FLAC
* __Background Sound__: GNU GTick -> Ambient Noise
* __Digital Audio Workstation__: Rosegarden -> Ardour -> LMMS
* __DJing__: Mixxx
* __Ear Training__: LenMus -> GNU Solfege
* __Multiple Audio Streams__: pulseaudio -> apulse
* __Music Player__: Audacious (+ Winamp Classic skin + GJay) -> cmus -> MPD (vimus/ncmpcpp) -> MOC (+ moc-ffmpeg-plugin, dmenu_mocp)
* __Music Visualization__: Spectrum3d -> Le Biniou -> projectM -> cli-visualizer
* __Scorewriter__: MuseScore -> LilyPond
* __Software Sampler__: LinuxSampler -> orDrumbox -> Hydrogen
* __Synthesizer__: AlsaModularSynth -> ZynAddSubFX
* __System Sound  Utilities__: pavucontrol (pulseaudio) -> JAMin (for Jack) -> Qastools -> alsa-utils + Alsaequal
* __System Sound Extensions__: WineASIO, alsa-oss/oss-compat, ESound (esound-common), awesfx
* __Tonal Feature Analysis__: CLAM Chordata
* __Tracker Editors__: Schism -> MilkyTracker
* __Trackers__: SID-Wizard -> GoatTracker
* __Tray Icon__: Volume Icon -> Volti

### Image
* __Bitmaps to Vector Conversion__: AutoTrace -> Potrace
* __Diagram Editor__: Pencil Project -> Dia -> Graphviz
* __Bitmap Graphics Digital Drawing__: Krita -> MyPaint -> XPaint
* __Coloring Digital Drawing__: STYLE2PAINTS
* __Fonts Digital Drawing__: FontForge
* __Vector Digital Drawing__: Inkscape -> Xfig
* __Image Editing__: RawTherapee -> darktable -> Gimp + G'MIC -> ImageMagick (display, import)
* __Image Viewer__: Feh -> sxiv -> display (ImageMagick) -> fim/fbi
* __Plotting__: Gnuplot -> PLplot
* __Screenshots__: Shutter -> scrot -> maim -> import (ImageMagick) -> fbcat (FBGrab)
* __Image Optimizing__: pngcrush -> pngquant -> OptiPNG

### Metadata
* __Metadata__: Easytag -> Beets -> ExifTool

### Video
* __Compositing__: CinePaint -> Natron
* __Datamoshing__: Autodatamosh
* __2D Digital Animation__: Synfig -> OpenToonz
* __3D Digital Animation__: Blender
* __Screencasting__: Open Broadcaster Studio -> SimpleScreenRecorder -> FFmpeg -> ttyrec (+ seq2gif)
* __Video Editing__: Kdenlive -> Cinelerra-cv -> OpenShot -> FFmpeg
* __Video Player__: MPV -> VLC (nvlc) -> MPlayer
* __Video to gif__: Video2Gif -> ImageMagick (convert) -> FFmpeg
* __Video Transcoding__: HandBrake -> WinFF -> FFmpeg

## Network Setup
* __Bandwidth Shaping__: Wondershaper
* __Bandwidth Testing__: speedtest-cli -> speed-test
* __Darknet__: autovpn -> Tor -> AnoNet -> i2p
* __DHCP Client__: dhclient -> dhcpcd
* __DNS Encryption__: DNSSEC, DNSCrypt
* __DNS Resolution__: Unbound + NDS -> BIND9 -> KadNode
* __MAC Manipulation__: GNU MAC Changer
* __Mesh Networks__: Tinc -> cjdns -> B.A.T.M.A.N. / open80211s (802.11s)
* __Network Encryption__: OpenSSL -> LibreSSL -> GnuTLS -> IPsec/SAE (802.11s)
* __Network Manager__: Wicd -> NetworkManager -> ConnMan -> SetNet
* __Networking Tools__: iproute2 (ip, ss) -> net-tools (netstat, ifconfig)
* __Supplicant__: wpa_supplicant

## Office
* __CHM Viewer__: xCHM -> CHMLib (extract_chmLib)
* __Database__ RRDtool, MariaDB -> Datalog -> GNU Recutils
* __Desktop Publishing__: Scribus
* __Document Processor__: Emacs (AUCTeX) -> LyX -> GNU TeXmacs
* __Ebook Viewer__: Calibre -> Okular -> Zathura -> fimgs/fbi
* __Flashcards__: Anki -> awk flashcards
* __Gamification__: HabitRPG -> Habitica
* __Input Method Editor__: iBus -> Fcitx -> SCIM
* __Mind Mapping__: FreeMind
* __Office Suites__: Siag Office -> LibreOffice -> catdoc (xls2csv, catppt, wordview)
* __Offline Dictionary__: Goldendict -> Artha -> dict
* __Outliner__: TreeSheets -> Vault 3 -> GJots2 -> Emacs (Org-mode) -> Vim (Vimoutliner or Vim-orgmode) -> hnb
* __PDF Editing__: PDF SaM -> Poppler
* __Personal Assistant__: Mycroft -> betty -> Climate -> The Fuck -> Suicide Linux
* __Personal Organizer__: Wyrd -> calcurse -> when -> cal
* __Presentation__: Beamer -> Sozi -> Text Presentation Program
* __Printers__: CUPS -> LPR
* __Repetitive Strain Injury__: Workrave
* __Speed Reading__: speedread
* __Spell Check__: Aspell -> Ispell
* __Spreadsheets__: Libreoffice Calc -> Gnumeric -> Oleo -> SC-IM + Pandoc
* __Text Editor (and IDE)__: Emacs (nox) -> Vim -> Nano -> Vile -> xwpe -> GNU Zile
* __Text Formatting and Pretty Printing__: Pandoc -> Textutils (par, fmt)
* __Text-To-Speech__: Orca -> Gespeaker -> eBook-speaker (+ pandoc) -> eSpeak
* __Typing Training__: Klavaro -> nlkt -> GNU Typist
* __Weather Forecast__: AWeather -> Weather Util -> rrdweather
* __Word Processor__: Libreoffice Writter -> Abiword -> MinEd -> WordGrinder + Pandoc

## Package Management
* __Gaming Platform__: LGOGDownloader, Steam (+ SteamCMD), Lutris
* __Packaging Tools__: Alien -> Open Build Service -> CheckInstall -> GNU Stow
* __Portable Apps__: Flatpak -> Snappy -> AppImage
* __Universal Package Managers__: pkgsrc -> GNU Guix

## Pentesting

## Privacy
* __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

* __Configuration Management__: Puppet -> CFEngine -> cdist

* __CAD__: AutoCAD -> FreeCAD -> OpenSCAD
* __Graphing Calculator__: KAlgebra -> GraphMonkey -> Maxima + PLplot

* __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)

* __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


## ANDROID APPS

* __Launcher__: Silverfish
* __Facebook__: Tinfoil for Facebook
* __Twitter__*: Tinfoil for Twitter
* __YouTube__: NewPipe
* __E-Books__: Document Viewer
* __Notes__: miniNoteViewer

All apps are from F-Droid, may not be much but is a start.