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Which program is the one that surprised you most that it is available on Linux? (feddit.org)

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For me, it was perhaps simple-scan, a very simple and efficient GUI to scan documents. I used it with my Brother printer / scanner and it works like a charm. Especially since I do not scan stuff often, so a program with more complex UI would have the effect that I forget how to use it until the next time.

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[-] [email protected] 113 points 1 week ago

Microsoft Defender.

I convinced my work to let me use linux on their laptop. They sent me instructions for setup. One of them was to install Microsoft Defender, had a link to the Ubuntu package and everything. Blew my mind.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Only works on Ubuntu though last I heard (and not even downstream distros), which is somewhat unfortunate

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

You're right. But I'd rather have limited Linux options than no option at all.

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