I’m new to Linux, been using it for the past couple weeks now and I’m on CachyOS. I absolutely love it.

I’m curious as to what must haves or fun/great things to install? just wanted to hear the communities opinions on what they like to use.

Edit: for me personally I’m on a laptop with a focus on gaming and general content watching like streams, listening to music, etc. Right now i’m using cmus for music and I really like it but I would like tips on enhancing the performance on my laptop. It has nvidia so it’s running great with cachyos right now but any suggestions for improvments would be appreciated.

Thanks.

  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
    201·
    6 months ago

    If this was 1988, I’d agree with you, but I didn’t buy a 12 core CPU and modern GPU so that I could program in 80 column text mode. To my fellow Linux users: it’s okay to use a GUI. Really. True power lies in being able to leverage that AND the terminal at the same time.

    • onlooker@lemmy.ml
      4·
      6 months ago

      To my fellow Linux users: it’s okay to use a GUI. Really.

      As a contrbuting member of Society of Linux Users on Terminals I am aghast, AGHAST at the very proposition of using *shudder* graphics on your Linux system. I mean, the very idea! If you can’t browse the web in console mode, then why even bother using Linux? GUIs are for quitters.

    • bamboo@lemm.ee
      2·
      6 months ago

      VSCode’s vim plugin is pretty great for full-color graphical terminal users