Did you finish the installation y setting ArchLinux successfully? Awesome. Now we proceed to the installation of the most used packages in a system ArchLinux common, for our own needs with the system.
1. Complements
Codecs:
$ sudo pacman -S gstreamer0.10-{{bad, good, ugly, base}{, -plugins}, ffmpeg}
Java:
$ sudo pacman -S jre7-openjdk icedtea-web-java7
Flash:
$ sudo pacman -S flashplugin
Compressed files:
$ sudo pacman -S file-roller p7zip unrar unzip
MTP:
«Media Ttransfer Protocol »(Media Transfer Protocol), is used by many mp3 players and mobile phones. I leave this for Android 3.0 and higher devices (Android 2.x devices don't need it).
For KDE users:
$ sudo pacman -S kio-mtp libmtp
For Gnome users and other environments:
$ sudo pacman -S gvfs-mtp libmtp
2 Web
Browsers
Firefox:
Mozilla's open source web browser.
$ sudo pacman -S firefox
Chromium:
Google's open source web browser.
$ sudo pacman -S chromium
Opera:
The proprietary web browser with some open source components of Opera Software ASA.
$ sudo pacman -S opera
Google Chrome:
Google's proprietary web browser.
$ yogurt -S google-chrome
Mail clients electronic
Thunderbird:
$ sudo pacman -S thunderbird
Geary:
$ sudo pacman -S geary
kmail:
$ sudo pacman -S kdepim-kmail
Video calls
Skype or Whatsapp:
$ sudo pacman -S skype
ekiga:
$ sudo pacman -S equator
Jitsi:
$ yogurt -S jisti
Instant Messaging
Pidgin:
$ sudo pacman -S pidgin
Kopete:
$ sudo pacman -S kdenetwork-kopete
3 Design
Image
Gimp:
$ sudo pacman -S gimp
Inkscape:
$ sudo pacman -S inkscape
Surface contracting:
$ sudo pacman -S pint
Video
Kdenlive:
$ sudo pacman -S Kdenlive
Opportunity:
$ sudo pacman -S open-shot
Pitivi:
$ sudo pacman -S Pitivi
4. Media
Audio Player
Audacious:
$ sudo pacman -S audacious
Banshee:
$ sudo pacman -S banshee
Amarok:
$ sudo pacman -S amarok
Video player
VLC:
Complete and multiplatform multimedia player.
$ sudo pacman -S vlc
Coffee:
The most complete player for KDE.
$ sudo pacman -S coffee
5 Office automation
Office suite
Libre Office:
$ sudo pacman -S libreoffice libreoffice-en
open Office:
$ yogurt -S openoffice
Simple text editors
Abiword:
$ sudo pacman -S abi word
leaf pad:
$ sudo pacman -S leaf pad
6. Development
First of all, what is the difference between IDE and GUI?
- IDE is a environment that is used to develop programs or software, including a code editor, extra tools for software development, a compiler, a code debugger and sometimes a graphical interface designer for the program under development.
- GUI is a Graphic interface The user interface, using a set of images and graphic objects to represent the information and actions available in the interface, provides a graphic visual environment and its appropriate components with which the user interacts with the application.
IDE
geany:
Recommended for small and medium projects, due to its speed and simplicity.
$ sudo pacman -S geany
Ninja IDE:
One of the best tools focused on Python, with a very attractive and complete interface.
$ sudo pacman -S ninja-ide
Bluefish:
A powerful tool focused for web designers, although it supports several programming and markup languages, but focuses on creating dynamic and interactive websites.
$ sudo pacman -S bluefish
netbeans:
A fairly complete IDE focused mainly on Java, however it supports several programming languages.
$ sudo pacman -S net beans
GUI
wxglade:
Written in Python with the wxPython graphical tool library, it provides you with the creation of wxWidgets / wxPython user interfaces. At present you can generate code in Python, C ++, Perl, Lisp and XRC.
$ sudo pacman -S wxglade
wxFormBuilder:
To design graphical interfaces that generates C ++ code and Python code with the wxPython graphical framework.
$ sudo pacman -S wxformbuilder
Glade:
To enable fast and easy development of user interfaces for GTK + and the GNOME desktop environment.
$ sudo pacman -S happy
7. Other
Virtualbox:
Software that allows the user to virtualize one or more operating systems.
$ sudo pacman -S virtualbox
Wine:
Tool to run Windows applications.
$ sudo pacman -S wine wine-monkey wine_gecko winetricks
htop:
System monitor from the console.
$ sudo pacman -S htop
bleachbit:
Tool to clean unnecessary files (cache, old kernels, empty folders ...).
$ sudo pacman -S bleachbit
teamviewer:
Take remote control of other operating systems from our system.
$ yogurt -S teamviewer
8. Extra
Microsoft sources:
$ yogurt -S ttf-ms-font
Faience and Faenza icons:
$ sudo pacman -S faience-icon-theme
Icons for our personal folders:
GTK themes:
Sources:
My desk: ArchLinux +Awesome 3.5
Help us with one click!, share the guide with your friends.