Hammer459
Hammer
Sweden
Software developer and tester in Unix / Linux since 1985
Installed my first Linux in 1996, Red Hat 5 if I remember correctly.
Gave up on Red Hat when Gnome Shell came and I found Mint and hope that I can help Mint get even better.
Work as consultant in Unix and Linux. Testing, development and security.
Tutorials
| Title | Score |
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Software reviews
| Software | Score |
|---|---|
| postgresql "This is all you need from Oracle except the steep invoice" |
5 |
| mixxx "Does all I need for acting DJ :-)" |
4 |
| audacious "This has been my favourite for maaaany years by now. Nice interface in the clean sleek design shown up top." |
5 |
| gedit "Why invent new editors all the time. There are two (and the rivalry takes on epic proportions) Emacs or Vi (Vim) Emacs is the most advanced you will ever see and Vi is the original since early 70-s" |
2 |
| sudo "How can it even be possible to rate a Linux/Unix standard program??" |
3 |
| bsh "Neat for advanced scripting and much more" |
4 |
| vim "Why dress up a line editor from the 60's in pretend GUI? VI (and thus Vim) is ED from the early beginning of Unix in 1969. There are many decades newer editors and programming environments such as Emacs or Eclipse" |
1 |
| perl "The best scripting tool there is" |
5 |
| e17 "This is THE desktop. Unfortunately it is very old as I am currently building E20" |
4 |
| system-config-samba "Simple to use if you have to share with Win users" |
4 |
| terminator "A little hard to figure out but a smart tool" |
3 |
| libreoffice "The original, OpenOffice (by Apache Foundation), is far better in my opinion. Adding a metapackage to remove Libre would be beneficial" |
2 |
| mc "The original and still the best" |
5 |
| deja-dup "With this there is no excuse for not having proper backup" |
5 |
| inkscape "Great vector-graphics application." |
4 |
| freemind "Great for orginizing complex ideas" |
4 |
| xd "Smart idea, if it worked...." |
1 |
| midori "This will be my new preferred browser. Fast, elegant and just works real good." |
5 |
| gnome-maps "Apart from the fact that it does not even start it is probably ok :-(" |
1 |
| aptitude "Why?? apt-get works just as well" |
2 |
| synaptic "Klunky and not intuitive, " |
2 |
| audacity "I use this a lot, you can mix several tracks and put all kinds of effects on. Love it!!" |
5 |
| handbrake-gtk "Highly configurable DVD ripper. " |
5 |
| bleachbit "What is the point? This software addresses a vulnerability in windows that isn't a reality in Unix file systems (including linux)" |
2 |
| conky-all "Why????? removed after a short trial" |
1 |
| blueproximity "I like this application handy to have your computer lock when you go" |
4 |
| crack "The original and still the best" |
5 |
| fotowall "Not overly impressed, som semi cool effects though" |
3 |
| frozen-bubble "My favourite Linux game" |
5 |
| rpncalc "Since this is like a gazillion years old and long since replaced by the amateurish looking grpn it is time to remove this from this section" |
1 |
| gnucash "I have used GnuCash since my first business in 2001. Simple to use and powerful enough to keep my accounant quiet :-)" |
5 |
| apache2 "A patchy server is what it started as and now it is the engine of most sites, even extremely big, busy, vital sites. " |
3 |
| grep "This is like review of "Wheels" on "Car"! A Linux ssysten can not exist witout grep" |
3 |
| samba "Pretty ok but it still f-cks up filenames longer than 8 char" |
3 |
| putty "Why install a 3'rd party solution when x-termainal windows are default?? Just because it is needed in Winblows does not mean it makes any sense in Linux" |
2 |
| asunder "It is the best audio CD ripper/encoder. Highly configurable. I use it a lot!" |
5 |
| radiotray "Nice but not perfect." |
4 |
| sound-juicer "Too simple, you get the default settings and quality. Period." |
2 |
| mintnanny "What is the point of a domain blocker??" |
1 |
| handbrake "Rips anything without issues, maybe not fastest but sofar never failed" |
4 |
| subversion "The best available version system" |
5 |
| gnome-commander "A great modern remake of the original Midnight Commander" |
4 |
| transmission "Fast, light and yet configurable. Top notch" |
5 |
| filezilla "Easy to use, fast and clever." |
5 |
| emacs "There is only one editor! Emacs has been my favourite for over 30 years" |
5 |
| libreoffice-writer "The original Apache Open Office is still better" |
2 |
| simple-scan "Dead easy to use and absolutely zero setup" |
4 |
| gimp "I used to love gimp. It was powerful yet vry easy to use. Now... extremely complicated and although in theory more powerful, in practical terms, useless as it is complicated beyond comprehension." |
2 |
| openoffice.org "Why the masquerade? I want Apache Open Office NOT LibreOffice" |
1 |