The sort of program that once set up, just ticks along without fuss or bother forever.

For me, as I’m replacing the vms today which I set up five years ago and haven’t needed to touch since;

  • HAProxy
  • KeepaliveD

Not easy to learn, but once they’re running, they both go on forever.

  • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    381·
    1 month ago

    KCalc. Man, it just computes! It can add, subtract, and even multiply. It’s never given a wrong answer.

      • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        21·
        28 days ago

        Just because one thing is better than another doesn’t mean the other isn’t good!

        But thank you for the tip. I actually don’t like KCalc. My post was a joke because I thought the question was kinda dumb.

    • madthumbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      214·
      1 month ago

      It ‘was’ uCollage, but whiny, obnoxious, ungrateful LiGNUts ruined it like many other unpaid softwares by driving a critical developer (Ueberzug) to quit or sellout.

      Many LiGNUts probably work for Microsoft, because Microsoft gains when they cause issues, and mislead and lie to people.

    • Elting@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      29 days ago

      Cant get VLC working properly on my linux and I miss having it. Ive been thinking about switching to LMDE because of it.

      • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
        2·
        29 days ago

        I think ffmpeg imploded or something? And maybe VLC is maintaining their own fork? But it got split into a bunch of pieces or something, I don’t know, but maybe installing one of the alternate sources of the ffmpeg packages might work for you.

      • utopiah@lemmy.ml
        1·
        29 days ago

        Consider alternative ways to get it, e.g. static binary, other package managers e.g. am, AppImage, etc.

        • Elting@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          28 days ago

          Yeah, I only tried what I assume was the snap version, and then APT which I suspect redirects to installing the snap version (maybe not though since this is mint and not direct ubuntu?) In any case I have a few more tendencies towards LMDE which will probably make me end up there eventually.

  • tirateimas@lemmy.pt
    23·
    1 month ago

    So many. So many little utilities that just work. To mention a couple I think no one will mention because they are not sexy: Okular and Ark

    • GatoMoto@lemmy.zip
      8·
      1 month ago

      Big fan of the KDE suite of software. I’ve tried alternatives, but always come back to plasma and associated software

    • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Ark is the best. It can open any type of zipped/compressed file, and it puts even 7zip to shame.

  • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    17·
    1 month ago

    Syncthing. Absolutely ace bit of software. I remember it being a little questionable in 2013, but today it performs exactly the same task, just more reliably. Love it.

    • JillyB@beehaw.org
      4·
      1 month ago

      Yep I love it. It’s how I keep my password manager synced between devices. It can be finicky to set up but just works without thinking after that.

    • Dingaling@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      30 days ago

      Good shout! I use syncthing myself to sync all my useful stuff between multiple devices seamlessly.

  • nfms@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    Many have already mentioned tools that I also use and appreciate immensely.
    My pick is Steam. I’ve picked up on gaming in the past 2 years and it’s very stable right now. Every game that I have interest in just works, I can install games, including early access or demos without looking at the compatibility or the release date. The download speeds of games are high (imho at least where I’m located, and compared with a PS5). My partner is a heavy gamer and has to yet find a game that doesn’t work on her machine.

  • Peasley@lemmy.world
    10·
    29 days ago

    Firefox + uBlock Origin + sponsorblock. Set it and forget it.

    I haven’t seen an advertisement or a sponsored segment on my desktop in over a decade, and same with my phone for several years. I’m astonished how willing most people are to put up with a constant barrage of ads coming from devices they own

    • osanna@lemmy.vgEnglish
      5·
      29 days ago

      can i interest you in an AdNauseam instead? It blocks ads, but it also “clicks” the links to poison the data.

      • Prathas@lemmy.zip
        3·
        29 days ago

        That’s literally what I was about to mention as well. I would just suggest that you change the clicking frequency from the default, which is every single ad, to just moderate, so that they don’t detect that you’re clearly sabotaging the system and may otherwise discount your clicks.

        But yeah, be sure to mention that AdNauseam is a uBO fork. There’s literally no reason not to move to it.