From eb83eba8f1f6fe9a42f2d8cb5fe64e0c5f006acc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:36:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] essentialsoftware.md#snap: add vlc, explanations --- n/essentialsoftware.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/n/essentialsoftware.md b/n/essentialsoftware.md index eeb2f4f..f1f7271 100644 --- a/n/essentialsoftware.md +++ b/n/essentialsoftware.md @@ -479,15 +479,20 @@ sudo flatpak install --assumeyes flathub jp.nonbili.noutube org.kde.audiotube or I heavily prefer flatpaks since they allow multiple simultaneous repositories as opposed to Snap tying you into one at a time basically always meaning Canonical. -Regardless I keep having snapd installed so I can install duplicates of software -like Signal and run two accounts simultaneously. ```bash -sudo snap install tldr discord +sudo snap install tldr discord vlc # SECURITY WARNING! Allow Discord to detect open games (and everything else) sudo snap connect discord:system-observe ``` +- Discord - chat application focused on gayming and communities, propietary. +- Signal - least bad secure messenger for now. I have two phones, phone numbers + and thus Signal accounts, so it needs to be duplicated. +- TLDR - summarized usage instructions on terminal commands, when man is too + much +- VLC - multimedia player. Verified on Snap, broken since ages ago on flatpak. + #### Discord rich presence ipc socket Based on