Software I use on Arch Linux

Preface

Here is a list of tools that can be installed from the official repository via pacman. The packages can be looked up on Archlinux.org through the package search. The packages can be installed via

sudo pacman -S <package-name> --noconfirm

Some other packages that is not on the official repository can be acquired from the Arch User Repository (AUR) instead. An AUR helper such as yay can be used to download packages from the AUR.

Essential Tools

	Tool	Description	Link
1.	`git`	The Git version control system	Homepage
2.	`bear`	A tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling	GitHub
3.	`zsh`	The next-generation command and shell interpreter	Homepage
4.	`zsh-completions`	An auto-complete complimentary tool for zsh	GitHub
5.	`alacritty`	A cross-platform, GPU accelerated terminal emulator	Homepage
6.	`tmux`	A terminal multiplexer for Unix operating systems	GitHub
7.	`screenkey`	A key screencast utility for X11	Homepage
8.	`man-db`	The manual page reader for most of the unix tools available	Webpage
9.	`cool-retro-term`	A 70s nostalgic terminal emulator	GitHub
10.	`fcitx5-im`	A group of essential fcitx5 tools	GitHub
11.	`flatpak`	A utility for software deployment and package management	Homepage
12.	`thunderbird`	An open-source email client	Homepage
13.	`libreoffice-fresh`	A free alternative to Microsoft 365	Homepage
14.	`dunst`	A notification daemon	GitHub
15.	`apache`	A web server that serves to localhost	Arch Wiki

Zsh on Arch Wiki

Device Monitoring

	Tool	Sample Usage	Link
1.	`neofetch`	`neofetch`	GitHub
2.	`pfetch` (AUR)	`pfetch`	GitHub
3.	`htop`	`htop`	Homepage
4.	`btop`	`btop`	GitHub

Drivers

	Tool	Description	Link
1.	`pipewire`	A low-level multimedia framework	Homepage
2.	`pipewire-pulse`	A PulseAudio server	-

Multimedia

	Tool	Description	Link
1.	`vlc`	A cross-platform multimedia player	Homepage
2.	`krita`	A free and open source professional painting program	Homepage
3.	`gimp`	A cross-platform image editor	Homepage
4.	`obs-studio`	A program for video recording and live streaming	Homepage
5.	`feh`	A fast and lightweight image viewer	GitHub
6.	`blender`	A free and open source 3D modeling program	Homepage
7.	`kdenlive`	A free video editing platform	Homepage

Web Browsers

	Tool	Description	Link
1.	`firefox`	The Firefox browser	Download Page
2.	`chromium`	The "raw" version of Google Chrome	Homepage
3.	`firefox-developer-edition`	The Firefox browser but for developers	Download Page
4.	`lynx`	The terminal browser that support gopher	Homepage

Text Editors

	Tool	Description	Link
1.	`nano`	A small text editor for terminal	Homepage
2.	`vim`	An improved version of the now-defunct Vi editor	Homepage
3.	`neovim`	A fork of the Vim editor that has lua built-in	Homepage
4.	`emacs`	The extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor	Homepage
5.	`obsidian`	A powerful note taking Markdown-based editor as your second brain	Homepage

Fonts

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`noto-fonts-cjk`	The font to support Chinese-Japanese-Korean text	GitHub
2.	`papirus-icon-theme	The ultimate icon theme for Linux	GitHub

Patched Nerd-Fonts which supports ligatures and icons can be obtained via nerdfonts.com and needs to be installed manually.

Command Line Utilities

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`locate`	Locates the executables located on the disk	Article
2.	`unzip`	Unzips a `rar` or `zip` file to a directory	Article
3.	`xclip`	A clipboard provider for the X11 server	GitHub
4.	`scrot`	A minimal screenshot tool for X	GitHub
5.	`sxiv`	Simple X image viewer	GitHub

Data Transfer

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`curl`	Transfers data across the internet via various protocols	Homepage
2.	`wget`	A program that retrieves resources from remote web servers	Homepage
3.	`postman-bin` (AUR)	The Postman GUI client	Homepage
4.	Speedtest CLI	A lightweight utility to measure network connectivity by Ookla	Page

For Fun

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`figlet`	A text-to-ascii command line utility	GitHub
2.	`lolcat`	A terminal text rainbownifier	GitHub
3.	`cmatrix`	A terminal based "The Matrix" like implementation	GitHub
4.	cointop (deprecated)	A terminal based, top-like cryptocurrency explorer	Homepage
5.	`cowsay`	A tool that converts a text to a cow ascii art	GitHub
6.	`asciiquarium`	Enjoy picturesque view of aquarium from the terminal	GitHub
7.	`cava`	The audio visualizer	GitHub
8.	`tty-clock` (AUR)	A terminal pomodoro clock	GitHub
9.	`sl`	A steam locomotive that runs across the terminal	GitHub
10.	`boxes` (AUR)	A dialog box that wraps the text	Homepage
11.	pipes.sh (GitHub)	Animated pipes terminal screensaver	GitHub

Programming

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`nvm` (GitHub)	A version manager for Node.js	GitHub
2.	`bun` (Homepage)	All-in-one JavaScript toolkit and runtime	Homepage
3.	`python`	The latest version of the Python interpreter	Homepage
4.	`python-pip`	The officially endorsed package manager for Python	Homepage
5.	`jdk-openjdk`	A free and open source Java Development Kit	Homepage
6.	`luarocks`	A package manager for Lua	Homepage
7.	`gcc-fortran`	A GNU Fortran compiler	Homepage
8.	ghcup (Homepage)	A Haskell toolchain	Homepage
9.	rustup (Homepage)	The toolchains for Rust development	Homepage
10.	`erlang`	The Erlang programming language	Homepage
11.	`elixir`	The cool functional programming language	Homepage
12.	`nix`	Declarative package manager and programming language	Homepage

Communications

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`discord`	A free instant messaging app for gamers	Homepage

Security

	Tools	Description	Link
1.	`ufw` (AUR)	An uncomplicated firewall program	Arch Wiki