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| Launch | Purpose | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Android Files | kdeconnect-settings | Android access tools |
 | Audio Control | pavucontrol | Pulse audio volume and mixing |
 | Audio Editing | audacity | Audio editor |
 | Cloud Drive | dropbox | Dropbox cloud storage |
 | Cloud Drive | insync | Insync interface for Google Drive and OneDrive |
 | Blog | jekyll | Jekyll HTML blog generator |
 | Browser | google-chrome | See chrome://inspect for Android mobile debugging |
 | Browser | firefox | Firefox, the second most popular browser |
 | Codecs | ffmpeg | FFMPEG Video and audio encoder |
 | Compression | optipng | Optimize PNG compression |
 | Compression | rar | RAR compression |
 | Database | libreoffice --base | LibreOffice Base interface for databases |
 | Drawing | libreoffice --draw | LibreOffice Draw for charts, diagrams, and vector graphics |
 | File Manager | dolphin | Dolphin File manager, use split mode to copy between sources |
 | Games | steam | Steam game platform with over 6,000 titles playable on Linux |
 | Game | minecraft-launcher | The enormously popular game |
 | Image edit (raster) | gimp | Gimp raster image editor, can read and write Photoshop files |
 | Image edit (vector) | inkscape | Inkscape SVG editor - Reads and writes Illustrator files |
 | Nvidia Settings | nvidia-settings | Nvidia Settings for performance needs and tweaks |
 | Document Viewer | okular | Open and view text documents, PDF's, and Images |
 | RAW Images | darktable | Darktable RAW image editor |
 | Repository Remove | ppa-purge | Purge repositories and reset dependencies as needed |
 | Screen Capture | spectacle | Spectacle Screen capture using the Print Screen key |
 | Screen Measure | kruler | Kruler measures screen distance |
 | Screen Recorder | obs | OBS Studio Screen recording and streaming |
 | Screen Recorder | simplescreenrecorder | Screen recording with excellent integration and sound management |
 | Security | kleopatra | Certificate manager and unified crypto GUI |
 | Slides | libreoffice --impress | LibreOffice Impress opens Powerpoint files |
 | Software | discover | Install, remove, update, and inspect packages |
 | Spreadsheet | libreoffice --calc | LibreOffice Calc opens Excel files |
 | System Settings | systemsettings5 | KDE system control panel |
 | Terminal | konsole | Konsole terminal with Kubuntu Focus color scheme |
 | Text Editor | kate | Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting |
 | Video Conference | Google Hangouts | Video conference with Hangouts or Meet |
 | Video Conference | zoom | Video conference with screen record. |
 | Video Editing | kdenlive | A well respected video editor with significant community support |
 | Video Encode | ghb | Handbrake is good at backing up encoded content. The Focus uses the PPA which provides more features. |
 | Video Player | vlc | VLC plays just about all formats |
| Wallpapers | dolphin | Wallpapers in /usr/share/wallpapers. |
 | Webcam | guvcview | Webcam snapshots, videos, and testing |
 | Word processor | libreoffice --writer | LibreOffice Writer opens Word files |
 | Virtual Machine | virtualbox | Virtual Machine for testing software or experimenting |
This is a partial revision history. See the git repository for all entries.
2020-06-10 c4ed9299 Restructure layout2020-05-04 b2e8aa69 Revise introduction2020-04-26 6c48c84b Revise introduction2020-04-21 aa038cd1 Add column2020-03-16 1c826e0c Restructure table2020-03-03 3bf03126 Expand app list and rename2020-01-13 ac99fce3 Restructure and expand table2020-01-05 87e8613f Add gucview apps2019-12-28 0578382d Add links and improve text2019-12-26 2bbc0f86 Initial draftWe try hard to provide a useful solution validated by professionals. However, we cannot anticipate every situation, and therefore cannot guarantee this procedure will work for your needs. Always backup your data and test the solution to determine the correct procedure for you.
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