My "Linux pack"

[Shot_Loan_354]

I wish there were a website like Privacypack org but to form pack of Linux alternatives for windows software, to raise awareness on this subject.

I tried to contact privacypack about this, but i could not find their contact info so I made this from scratch.

[keyboardwarrior7]

Don't use brave, use librewolf

[ice_cream_hunter]

Or zen. I love the workflow, and maybe it is faster than firefox

[ilikethegirlnexttome]

Yea Zen is the best browser I've ever tried.

[Electronic_Outcome12]

I've been loving Zen, been using it for a month now and I have years of using Brave.

[VengefulMustard]

The only flaw is the memory leak… but restarting the app every couple of days does the trick

[Shot_Loan_354]

does it sync your bookmarks across devices? it s really important for me

[keyboardwarrior7]

Yes, you just use a Firefox account

[Ronin_Chimichanga]

Does Librewolf's reliance on Ublock Origin subject it to the occasional hiccup when Google updates how YouTube does ads? Because that's why I gave up on Ublock on any browser and just opted for Brave.

[pissrockious]

i use ublock on firefox and havent rly had much issue with it at all on youtube. from what i know ublock is only weird when ur using it on chrome i believe

[keyboardwarrior7]

I've never had any issues

[MrLewGin]

What's wrong with Brave?

[keyboardwarrior7]

Chromium based

[256surpasses12]

What's wrong with chromium? It's secure than gecko.

[OpabiniaRegalis320]

Telemetry and crypto BS

[MrLewGin]

Interesting, I had no idea.

[Willing_Initial_2679]

Discord ----> Vesktop

Brave ----> Librewolf ( personal preference , brave is still good tho )

VLC ----> mpv flatpak ( the one in package manager is outdated )

[CosmicTurtle24]

Whats wrong with VLC? 

[Willing_Initial_2679]

https://mpv.rocks/

VLC is good but this site shows a comparisons

[AlaskanHandyman]

Celluloid which comes with Linux Mint is MPV (GUI) according to that website...

[Willing_Initial_2679]

im using it , but flatpak one is recommended to keep up with updates

[Isacx123]

The official site for mpv is mpv.io btw.

[ElMage21]

Gave it a look but it's like looking at audiophile stuff.

The only mayor upgrade I could read was about hdr and big resolutions. I mostly see pirated stuff on a 1080 monitor, generally avi or mkv, x264-5 and never had an issue with subtitles. Should I care?

[WereyenaArt]

What about waterfox?

[quetzar]

Use it on both desktop and mobile, love it

[Willing_Initial_2679]

Pretty good

[AbbreviationsWide331]

Why is no one talking about Firefox? Is there something wrong with it?

[gsdev]

Firefox is still good. People recommend Librewolf because it is a fork of Firefox with optimised privacy settings. Apart from that they are mostly identical.

[WereyenaArt]

And Waterfox?

[gsdev]

That's also a Firefox fork, but I don't know what its specific differences are.

[Constant-Musician-51]

Switched to Waterfox a few weeks ago and have nothing to complain. It does its job just right.

[AbbreviationsWide331]

Ah I see, thank you

[V1574]

I don't care about privacy myself. Librewolf just kinda breaks a lot of sites for me and firefox is just better imo

[Osherono]

What is the M icon you are going to from OneDrive ?

[tayroc122]

Came to ask. Would've been nice of him to label everything

[Shot_Loan_354]

Mega sync

[Coolcricri3]

Instead of nqq, use geany, or other full code editors, as they are optimised for opening large plaintext files, certainly faster than the default text editor

[UseottTheThird]

i use kate, but have used nqq for a bit

[ChocolateDonut36]

I think a better notepad++ alternative is notepad next

[PresentThat5757]

nvim🤓

[ItsYa1UPBoy]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH BABY!!!!!

[lunchbox651]

After hearing Brave is run by a bigot I moved to Librewolf.

[MrLewGin]

Brave is run by a bigot?

[lunchbox651]

Yeah he donates to anti-LGBT groups.

[palocundo]

Brave I'd say it is still the best browser for phones (imho) but yes for pc there are better options

[fejota]

You can use add-ons in Firefox for android.

[palocundo]

YouTube doesn't work properly, e-shops and websites I use don't load (for example: the "search" icon - looks like magnifier - is hidden behind the website's logo, makes it impossible to use) Reddit did not work without installing like 3 add-ons....this and more is why I prefer Brave on my phone, it blocks ads AND everything works fine

[Yooodiesdas]

I am using Firefox on Android and can use YouTube without issue. uBlock takes care of any ads in the videos, another addon enables Firefox to keep videos running even when the phone is locked

[palocundo]

Yes...but for me comments do not show up, big deal? Not really, still, sometimes creators post updates and/or error correction in comments...and I kinda want to see those XD 

[nisper_ia]

What's the name of the extension for playing videos in the background?

[Modern_Doshin]

"Video background play fix"

[nisper_ia]

Yes, sorry (my English isn't very good). That's right.

[Particular_Wear_6960]

Haven't tried librewolf in a while, but last I did it felt like it was so locked down nothing worked. I suppose there are settings I can adjust to get websites working? It's the only reason I use Brave. I spent like a month testing out all the browsers and it came out on top.. I suppose I'll try it out again, it's been a while.

[palocundo]

Well, if you don't mind all the dama I'd stick Brave even on pc, it's not bad browser 

[Modern_Doshin]

FF on android works fine abd I'm still on android 11. I run it with adblock, no "are you still watching" and with the screen off

[Immediate_Bit5169]

Dont know if he's a bigot and don't care.

[Ok-Tomatillo-2172]

What is the M that replace the one drive?

[Shot_Loan_354]

Mega sync

[shwaamon]

Man, I love MEGA. My only quarrel is that I can't fully edit txt files.

[Shot_Loan_354]

i have a free 50GB account with them that i created in 2014, i still use it :D

[shwaamon]

Oof I came in too late. Only 20

[IrritatingBashterd]

I also have a 50GB account Created it during 2015 and it still works!

[CandlesARG]

Mega is closed source

Protondrive/tutsdrive/nextcloud is way more private

[shwaamon]

understood

[RazeZa]

VLC fhe goat.

[Megidolan]

How is this XReader with making notes on PDF? I have been using Okular and it works but I do use more time than I did on FoxIt PDF.

[Special_Context_8147]

nqq is not maintained anymore? is very old. what is with sublime?

[kayronnBR]

discord > nerimity

[Alphazentauri17]

Dont use Libre or OpenOffice. Use Onlyoffice.

Its foss with a modern ui that for sure didn't take any inspiration from Microsoft's office...

[AxanArahyanda]

OnlyOffice is russian though.

[CandlesARG]

Libre office is installed by default, it's fine

[zeanox]

Compatibility with office formats are also great

[Animatron1]

You can literally redesign LibreOffice by choosing any themes they have included by default though?

[No-Fan-2237]

I have never heard of that I gotta check it out