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What's your favourite "just works, day after day" Linux software? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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.

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[+] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months 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.

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