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#76 2008-05-29 00:11:44

foxbunny
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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM: awesome (it's awesome, that's why!)
FM: coreutils
SH: bash
WB: Vimperator, lynx
ED: Vim
TE: urxvt
IRC: irssi
IM: mcabber (powerful beast this one)
VID: mplayer
MUS: mpg123, orpheus
SYSM: conky >> awesome-client
MUA: mutt
IMGV: ImageMagick's display, feh
IMGE: ImageMagick, GIMP
PDF: xpdf
CHM: chmsee
PROC: htop

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#77 2008-05-29 01:06:30

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

I have been using dvtm for a while and I love it.

I use Ratpoison with fullscreen URxvt running dvtm in grid mode running:

mc    | mc
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htop  | cmus

mc in most minimal state (with shell though) and horizontal panes.
htop in most minimal state (showing only processes) in tree mode.

Here's a screenshot:
scrot20080529023850gf8.th.png

Looks great right. Always an mc available when you're running something in the other one. dvtm has totally eliminated my need for tiling WM.

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#78 2008-05-29 20:28:59

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM:Kwin
DE:KDE
Web Browser:Firefox3-SpookeET

Anything Else:I prefer QT apps.


Proud Ex-Arch user.
Still an ArchLinux lover though.

Currently on Kubuntu 9.10

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#79 2008-05-29 21:31:59

Bestiapeluda
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Posts: 181

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

oddly resurrected thread...

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#80 2008-05-29 21:45:27

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

LTSmash wrote:

OS: Arch
WM:Kwin
DE:KDE
Web Browser:Firefox3-SpookeET

Anything Else:I prefer QT apps.

You seem to have missed the title of the thread. How can KDE be considered light ? Or any QT app for that matter...


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#81 2008-05-29 22:30:05

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

QT apps aren't inherently heavy. Like Opera, which is quite a bit lighter than Firefox is Qt. No, Opera isn't a the lightest web browser out there by a long shot, but it's reasonably light. It just seems like almost all Qt apps are tied to KDE, or kdelibs. Somehow GTK+ cornered the market on the DE-independent programs area...

But KDE is absolutely not light, by any stretch of the imagination. KDEmod may not be considered that heavy, but it's still not light.


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#82 2008-05-30 01:20:15

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Registered: 2007-09-25
Posts: 344

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

I think GTK+ got the DE-independent thing thanks to XFCE
XFCE meant that GTK programs weren't generally tied to Gnome libs, so DE-independent people could use them without gnome libs.

On the LnF note, I'm liking PCMan File manager. Loads nice and quick.

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#83 2008-05-30 07:51:33

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Registered: 2008-05-27
Posts: 12

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: ArchLinux
WM: fluxbox
File manager: Xfe
TextEditor: nano, Xfe(included)
Web browser: kazehakase
Music player: xmms
Video Player: vlc, xine
pdf: xpdf
photo viewer: gqview
torrent: qtorrent
CD/DVD burning: k3b
C, C++: geany
Java: BlueJ
Office: OpenOffice
tools: filelight

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#84 2008-06-26 06:46:08

oren
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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: debian etch (migrated a week ago after 1 year with ubuntu)
WM: dwm
Terminal: xfce4-terminal (nice tabs)
Browser: Firefox with vimperator
Email: gmail
Music: cplay
video: mplayer
podcacher: htpodder
Text editor: vim
PDF Viewer: evince
Image editor: gimp
Image viewer: feh
File manager: CLI
Torrents: rtorrent
voip skype
messanger: finch

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#85 2008-06-27 13:21:08

xd-0
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Posts: 327
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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: ArchLinux
WM: openbox
Panel: bmpanel
Terminal: xterm
File manager: pcmanfm
Text editor: geany

Music: mplayer+sonata
Video: vlc
Ripper: asunder
Converter: soundconverter
Tagg-editor: Ex Falso (from the Quod Libet project)

PDF Viewer: xpdf
Image editor: gimp
Image viewer: mirage
Background-editor: nitrogen

Browser: Firefox3, sometimes kasehakaze
Torrents: transmission (not the lightest but a very slim interface.)
Messenger: gajim and emesene

Organisation: osmo
System-info: conky, lmsensors

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#86 2008-06-27 14:59:36

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

I'll play:

OS: Arch64
WM: Openbox
Image Viewer: Feh
Background Decorator: Feh
Web Browser: eLinks
Mail: Claws-mail
Text-Editor: Emacs (Not as light as some, but it's what I'm used to)
Math: Octave
Games: Nethack, snes9x


I only included light applications, in the spirit of the thread title. I also have all the bloaty stuff: Firefox, Openoffice, etc.

Last edited by pogeymanz (2008-06-27 14:59:53)

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#87 2008-06-28 01:13:26

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

pogeymanz, check out Sage. It's open source and I believe it will replace all the mathematical software (magma, mathematica, matlab, maple)

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#88 2008-07-01 06:26:32

B-Con
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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

Twin installs on my desktop and laptop:

OS: Arch
WM: Openbox
System stats: Conky
Panel: lxpanel
FM: PCManFM
Image viewer: Mirage
PDF viewer: evince (not so light, but not heavy)
Archive manager: Xarchive (chose it over Squeeze, as it won in my benchmark 25sec to 33sec in opening a Linux .tar.bz2)
Video: VLC
Audio: Audacious (moc if I'm have a CLI need)
Terminal: XFCE-terminal
IM: Smoke signals ( wink )

Last edited by B-Con (2008-08-27 07:45:06)

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#89 2008-07-01 13:23:52

esters
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Posts: 173

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: ArchLinux / Slackware
WM: Openbox
FM: PCManFM
SM: Conky
TM: Sakura
TE: vim / gvim
WB: Firefox
IV: gpicview
IE: GIMP
PV: epdfview
AM: PCManFM's built in
VP: MPlayer
AP: MPD + MPC + gimmix
TC: Transmission
IC: Irssi

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#90 2008-07-29 23:25:20

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM: Openbox
SM: Conky
Browser: Firefox
Editor: Leafpad
FM: PCmanFM
Terminal: Sakura
Messenger: Pidgin
Video: VLC
Graphics Editor: Gimpshop (11.66 MB smaller than Gimp)
Graphics Viewer: GPicView
Baqckground: Feh
Office: Abiword, Gnumeric, Xpdf
Calculator: Galculator

Edit: How could I forget conky?!

Last edited by monstermudder78 (2008-07-29 23:26:51)

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#91 2008-07-30 00:41:43

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Registered: 2008-07-08
Posts: 52

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM: awesome
FM: Don't have one.
Editor: Nano
Browser: Firefox
Terminal: xterm
Torrent Client: rtorrent
Media Player: mplayer
Graphics Viewer: Gpicview
IM Client: Pork
Login manager: SLiM

...and thats it I think.

I'd use Abiword if it didn't have the annoying GNOME dependencies, and I'd use Dillo if it supported javascript.

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#92 2008-08-01 01:04:28

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Posts: 187

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM: ratpoison
FM: bash smile
Terminal Multiplexer: screen
Text Editor: vim
Browser: firefox with vimperator
IRC: irssi
IM: bitlbee
Terminal: gnome-terminal
BitTorrent: aria2
Media: mplayer
PDF: xpdf and epdfview
Office: OOo
Calculator: python (interactive shell)

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#93 2008-08-01 17:55:01

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

FM: ls
IM: finch
WM: dwm
Video: mplayer
Editor: vim / ed
Browser: Opera
Terminal: xterm
Audio: mpd with mpc
PDF: xpdf (hoping to replace this)

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#94 2008-08-01 18:52:55

cardinals_fan
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Posts: 248

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: ArchLinux / Slackware / NetBSD
WM: Openbox / dwm / EvilWM
FM: ls, mv, cp, etc. / Thunar / MC
SM: Conky
TM: Xfce Terminal
TE: vim / mousepad
WB: Swiftfox w/Vimperator / Kazehakase / Lynx
IV: Ristretto
IE: GIMP
IO (Image Organizer): Gthumb
PV: epdfview
AM: Xarchiver / p7zip
VP: RealPlayer
AP: RealPlayer / ogg123
TC: none
IC: Irssi


Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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#95 2008-08-26 02:27:12

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

<Operating System>  Arch Linux.
<Kernel>  2.6.26.
<Window Manager>  Openbox with lxpanel.
<File Manager>  Thunar/MC.
<Archive Manager>  Xarchiver.
<Text Editor>  gVim.
<Music Player>  Quod Libet.
<Music Management>  Ex Falso/Musicbrainz Picard.
<Video Player>  MPlayer.
<Web Browser>  Firefox/Vimperator/ELinks.
<E-mail>  GMail webmail.
<Photos>  Ristretto and GIMP.
<CD/DVD Burning>  Graveman.
<Communications>  Pidgin and Finch.
<Torrenting>  Deluge, Transmission, and ELinks.
<Office>  OpenOffice.
<Terminal Emulator>  URxvt.

Last edited by Wintervenom (2009-08-05 13:47:38)

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#96 2008-09-13 16:23:21

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Posts: 597

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch
WM: Openbox
Terminal: sakura
Browser: Firefox (using privoxy to block ad)
Email: Sylpheed
FTP: gftp
Music: Consonance
Text editor: nano, leafpad
PDF Viewer: epdfview
Image editor: gimp
Image viewer: mirage
File manager: pcmanfm
Burning: graveman
Video player: gnome-mplayer
Messenger: pidgin
System monitor: conky
CD ripping: asunder
DVD ripping: acidrip
Archiver: xarchiver

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#97 2008-09-14 01:52:14

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Registered: 2008-05-21
Posts: 23

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Slackware, Arch
WM: xmonad
Terminal: urxvt
Browser: firefox with vimperator
Music: mplayer/mpg321/ogg123 + "ls music/ | less"
Video: mplayer
File managment: terminal stuff (cp, ls etc)
CD ripping/burning: abcde, cdparanoia, cdrecord
Text editing: vim
Image viewing: gqview, feh
MSN: emesene
Torrents: rtorrent
Other cool stuff: xmobar, dmenu

Last edited by vinegaroon (2008-09-14 01:54:42)

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#98 2008-09-14 04:47:52

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Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch64
WM: Fluxbox (thinking of trying Openbox though)
Terminal: urxvt
Browser: Firefox (occasionally with vimperator)
Email: mutt
Music: mpd and ncmpc
Video: mplayer (occasionally vlc)
File Manager: mc and thunar
Text Editor: vi
Image viewer: feh, sometimes mirage
Messenger: centerim
DVD ripping: handbrakecli, undvd
System Monitor: htop, conky
Others: cmatrix

Last edited by The Avatar of Time (2008-09-14 04:54:56)

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#99 2008-09-14 07:19:19

moljac024
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Posts: 2,676

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Windows Vista
WM: Dynamic Window Manager
Terminal: Command Prompt
Browser: Internet Manager 7
File Manager: Explorer
Email: Outlook Express 2007
Music: Winamp
Video: BSPlayer
Text Editor: Word 2007 !!!
Image viewer: ACDSee
Others: Crysis, for the most lightweight game of 2007/2008!


The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck, is the day they make a vacuum cleaner.
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#100 2008-09-14 09:50:08

BabyDoc
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Posts: 76

Re: » The Best Light and Fast Applications - 2007 LnF Awards

OS: Arch64
WM: awesome
Terminal: urxvt
Browser: Firefox
E-mail: muttng (with offlineimap and msmtp)
Music: mpd with ncmpcpp
Video: mplayer
File manager: bash or pcmanfm
Text Editor: vim
IM: pidgin
Image viewer: feh
Torrent: rtorrent
ftp: ncftp
PDF-viewer: evince-gtk
Office: openoffice and Kile for LateX

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