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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Best App Launcher on Linux (lemmy.ml)

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Looking for a good app launcher for Linux. Currently looking for something for Arch and I see there's a lot of options liks rofi and wofi. What are your favourite app launchers and why?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I use rofi as my app launcher and more. I've share my old script here.

I have now extended this script to support the following:

execute a command if the input text belongs to /bin or /usr/local/bin
do some basic maths (using menu-calc)
open url in my web browser if the input text starts starts with http(s) or ends with .xxx (where x is any letter)
translate the input text in English/French using the deepl website if the input text starts with dpen/dpfr
search the input text with searx (if all the above failed)
manage my web bookmarks (using buku)
manage my clipboard (using copyq)
manage my passwords and autofill fields (using pass)
manage bluetooth devices
manage audio sinks and sources
manage my wifi and vpn
manage my tmux sessions