System & Environment
- Arch Linux :: Primary desktop operating system
- Pacman :: Package manager
- Paru :: AUR helper
- Flatpak :: Universal app distribution
- Zen Kernel :: Optimized for desktop responsiveness
- Niri :: Wayland compositor / window manager
- TLP :: Power management
- Kitty :: Terminal emulator
- Fish Shell :: Friendly shell with Starship prompt
- Fuzzel :: Application launcher
- Waybar :: Status bar
- Dunst :: Notification daemon
- Swaylock :: Screen locker
- Swayidle :: Idle daemon
- Brightnessctl :: Brightness control
- Cliphist :: Clipboard history
- Pavucontrol :: Audio mixer GUI
- Cronie :: Cron daemon
- Reflector :: Pacman mirror updater
- Etckeeper :: /etc version control
- Ufw :: Firewall
- Rsync :: File sync
Browsers
- Librewolf :: Privacy hardened Firefox fork
- DuckDuckGo :: Privacy focused browser (Mobile)
- Via Browser :: Lightweight minimalist browser (Mobile)
Engineering & Development
I’m still learning these, haven’t mastered them yet.
- Neovim :: Primary text editor for coding
- Git :: Distributed version control system
- Lazygit :: Git TUI
- Git-delta :: Better git diffs
- Git LFS :: Large file storage for Git
- Git-crypt :: Transparent file encryption in Git
- Git-cliff :: Changelog generator
- GitHub CLI :: GitHub terminal client
- Stow :: Dotfile management
- Astro :: Web framework for high performance sites
- Hono.js :: Ultrafast framework for the Edge
- TypeScript / JavaScript :: Main development language
- Node.js :: JavaScript runtime (via fnm)
- Deno :: Modern JS/TS runtime
- Python :: For automation and backend (FastAPI)
- Tailwind CSS :: Utility-first CSS framework
- UnoCSS :: Instant On-demand Atomic CSS Engine
- Shellcheck :: Shell script linter
- Shfmt :: Shell script formatter
- Stylua :: Lua code formatter
- Taplo :: TOML code formatter
CLI Toolkit
- Bat :: Better cat with syntax highlighting
- Fd :: Faster find
- Ripgrep :: Faster grep
- Fzf :: Fuzzy finder
- Zoxide :: Smarter cd
- Lsd :: Modern ls
- Fastfetch :: System info
- Tldr :: Simplified man pages
- Jq :: JSON processor
- Glow :: Markdown renderer
Data & Infrastructure
I’m still learning these, haven’t mastered them yet.
- SQLite :: Local and small-scale database
- Redis :: Caching and high speed data access
- Vite :: Next-generation frontend build tool
- Pnpm :: Package management
- Podman :: Standar Containerization
- Cloudflare :: Pages, Workers, and Edge deployment
- Cloudflared :: Cloudflare Tunnel
- Wrangler :: Cloudflare Workers CLI
- GitHub / Codeberg :: Version control and project mirrors
Browser Extensions
Moving from Firefox to librewolf turn out to be Librewolf by default using Ublock Origin, before in firefoxx Ad Guard for Ad blockers.
- Language Reactor :: Learning languages with videos
- KeePassXC-Browser :: Official browser plugin for the KeePassXC
- Ublock Origin :: Open-source ad blocker extension
Github Extensions
- Github Markdown Preview :: preview Markdown looks like GitHub
- GH Dash :: A rich terminal UI for GitHub
- GH Notify :: GitHub CLI extension to display GitHub notifications
Communication
- Signal :: Secure communication
- Telegram :: Primary secure communication
- Thunderbird :: Desktop email and productivity client
Productivity & Security
- Obsidian :: Knowledge base and note-taking
- Quillpad / Markor :: Markdown note taking and plain text editing
- KeePassXC :: Desktop password / passkey vault
- Rage :: Modern file encryption CLI (age implementation)
- Rclone :: Encrypted cloud backup and data redundancy
- Trivy :: Security vulnerability scanner
- Wireshark :: Network protocol analyzer
- Wakatime :: Time tracking coding
Media
- Mpv :: Lightweight media player
- Kew :: Immersive music player
- Imv :: Image viewer
- Ani-cli :: Anime streaming CLI
- Cava :: Audio visualizer
- Yt-dlp :: Video downloader
System & Recovery Tools
- Ventoy :: Multi-boot USB, boot multiple ISOs from one drive
- cfdisk :: Terminal based disk partitioner
- Yazi :: Terminal file manager
- Htop :: Process monitor
- Gdu :: Disk usage analyzer
- Nethogs :: Per-process network monitor
- Iftop :: Bandwidth monitor
- Android-tools :: ADB / Fastboot
Design & Graphics
- Inkscape :: Vector graphics editor
- Imagemagick :: Image processing
Mobile
Launcher & System
- Niagara Launcher :: Minimalist Android home screen
- F-Droid :: Open source Android app store
- Termux :: Linux terminal environment for Android
Communication
Productivity & Security
Media
- LibreTube :: Privacy focused YouTube client
- Auxio :: Local music player
- Fossify Gallery :: No-ads, open source gallery app
Git Clients
- GitHub Mobile :: GitHub client
- GitNex :: Forgejo/Codeberg client
Note: This is my daily driver setup, I haven’t mastered it all yet, but I’m learning. For efficiency, privacy, and continuous learning.