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I’ll start:

  • Tmux
  • vim
  • ghidra
  • okteta (hex editor)
  • speedcrunch (calculator with bit manipulation)
  • python3 with IPython for nice reply and embed(), pwntools
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A few from the top of my head:

  • git
  • neovim
  • nix (package manager)
  • mpv + yt-dlp (stream music from yt with --no-video argument)
  • unbound
  • caddy (quickly spin up local web servers with https)

Edit: almost forgot, I've been using zsh + znap package manager and loving it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just tried out mpv and found it weird that it doesn't offer a menu for settings like vlc does. Is that the same for you too or do I just not know how to use it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

mpv is very barebones. Which is why I love it. You're supposed to configure it through its configuration file, and mainly use it with keyboard shortcuts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are the keyboard shortcuts for it? It never occurred to me that it had any

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You can find the default ones here, but they're fully customizable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are wrappers for mpv that provide a more "full" GUI including settings, but mpv itself is more hotkey and config focused. You can do a lot of cool stuff using profiles and scripts. I get it if having docs open to configure a media player isn't your cup of tea, tho.

Some of the wrapper built on mpv are mpv.net, iina, and gnome-mpv.