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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux? (lemdro.id)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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And why do you use them?

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[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

WinRAR -s, honestly I haven't paid for anything since I switched to Linux because everything is open source or freemium not that I paid for anything when I use windows anyway I quacked almost everything but I did bought Terraria and Half Life series

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[–] Spectacle8011@lemmy.comfysnug.space 3 points 6 months ago

MakeMKV. It's better than anything else.

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 3 points 6 months ago

Bitwig studio

[–] dallen@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

I plan to pay for Immich

[–] LunaCtld@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not sure how decent yet, but got recommended Beyond Compare at work, which is a trial software and recently discovered it runs on linux.

It's basically a file compare tool, but can also compare images and looks really nice.

It also features, like on Windows, really handy entries for the right click menu of pretty much all popular Linux File managers.

I just bought a standard license for version 5, because it seems awesome and I wanna use it more.

[–] janabuggs@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago

L Vue scan pro is a must if you're into analog photography. The software that usually comes with scanners and printers generally doesn't work on Linux and if it does it's terrible.

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Never using proprietary software again. Maybe the only who can one be used be me and other foss' person could be steam..

[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Warp terminal. I like it

[–] zelnix@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Master pdf editor

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