Utility¶

../_images/green.png installed - ../_images/grey.png suggested

File management¶

thunar - File Manager for Xfce

Thunar is the file manager designed to be the default file manager for the Xfce desktop environment. It has been designed to be fast and easy to use.

_{gvfs-backends 1.46.2-1 - userspace virtual filesystem - backends
gvfs-bin 1.46.2-1 - userspace virtual filesystem - deprecated command-line tools
gvfs-fuse 1.46.2-1 - userspace virtual filesystem - fuse server
jdupes 1.19.1-1 - identify and delete or link duplicate files
libgphoto2-l10n 2.5.27-1 - gphoto2 digital camera library - localized messages
libmtp-runtime 1.1.17-3 - Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) runtime tools
mlocate 0.26-5 - quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name
ooo-thumbnailer 0.2-5.2 - thumbnailer for OpenOffice.org documents
rename 1.13-1 - Perl extension for renaming multiple files
secure-delete 3.1-6+b1 - tools to wipe files, free disk space, swap and memory
thunar 4.16.8-1 - File Manager for Xfce
thunar-archive-plugin 0.4.0-2 - Archive plugin for Thunar file manager
thunar-media-tags-plugin 0.3.0-2 - Media tags plugin for Thunar file manager
thunar-volman 4.16.0-1 - Thunar extension for volumes management
trash-cli 0.17.1.14-5 - command line trashcan utility
tree 1.8.0-1+b1 - displays an indented directory tree, in color
tumbler 4.16.0-1 - D-Bus thumbnailing service
catfish 4.16.0-1 - File searching tool which is configurable via the command line
pcmanfm 1.3.2-1 - extremely fast and lightweight file manager
gprename 20201214-0.1 - Complete batch renamer for Linux
thunar-gtkhash 1.2-1+b3 - thunar extension for computing checksums and more using gtkhash
nautilus 3.38.2-1+deb11u1 - file manager and graphical shell for GNOME
nautilus-sendto 3.8.6-3.1 - easily send files via email from within Nautilus
ooo-thumbnailer 0.2-5.2 - thumbnailer for OpenOffice.org documents
nautilus-wipe 0.3.1-2 - Secure deletion extension for Nautilus
nautilus-image-converter 0.3.1~git20110416-2 - nautilus extension to mass resize or rotate images
gnome-sushi 3.38.0-1 - sushi is a quick previewer for nautilus
gtkhash 1.2-1+b3 - GTK+ utility for computing checksums and more
gnome-split 1.2-4 - GNOME Split - File splitter for GNOME desktop
ffmpegthumbnailer 2.1.1-0.2+b1 - fast and lightweight video thumbnailer
tdfsb 0.0.10-3 - 3D filesystem browser
cksfv 1.3.14-3+b1 - sfv checker and generator
safe-rm 1.1.0-2 - wrapper around the rm command to prevent accidental deletions
mmv 1.01b-19+b1 - Move/Copy/Append/Link multiple files
hardlink 0.3.2+b1 - Hardlinks multiple copies of the same file
ranger 1.9.3-3 - Console File Manager with VI Key Bindings
chkboot 1.3-7 - detection of malicious changes for boot files
reflex 0.3.0-1+b6 - Run a command when files change
fzf 0.24.3-1+b6 - general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder
ripgrep 12.1.1-1+b1 - Recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
fd-find 8.2.1-1+b1 - Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find}

Desktop environment¶

xfce4 - Meta-package for the Xfce Lightweight Desktop Environment

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources.

_{xfdesktop4 4.16.0-1 - Xfce desktop background, icons and root menu manager
xfwm4 4.16.1-1 - window manager of the Xfce project
xfce4-session 4.16.0-1 - Xfce4 Session Manager
xfce4-notifyd 0.6.2-1 - simple, visually-appealing notification daemon for Xfce
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin 2.5.3-1 - Alternate menu plugin for the Xfce desktop environment
gmrun 0.9.2-3 - Featureful CLI-like GTK+ application launcher
xfce4-panel 4.16.2-1 - panel for Xfce4 desktop environment
xfce4-places-plugin 1.8.1-1 - quick access to folders, documents and removable media
xfce4-weather-plugin 0.11.0-1 - weather information plugin for the Xfce4 panel
xfce4-netload-plugin 1.3.2-1 - network load monitor plugin for the Xfce4 panel
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin 0.4.3-1 - Xfce4 panel plugin to control pulseaudio
plank 0.11.89-3 - Elegant, simple, clean dock
kupfer 0+v320-1 - fast and lightweight desktop summoner/launcher
gnome-pie 0.7.2-2 - visual application launcher for GNOME
xfce4-appfinder 4.16.1-1 - Application finder for the Xfce4 desktop environment
synapse 0.2.99.4-3 - semantic file launcher
zeitgeist 1.0.3-4 - event logging framework
zeitgeist-datahub 1.0.3-4 - event logging framework - passive logging daemon
compiz 2:0.8.18-2 - OpenGL window and compositing manager
compiz-plugins 2:0.8.18-2 - OpenGL window and compositing manager - plugins
compiz-plugins-default 2:0.8.18-2 - transitional dummy package
compiz-plugins-extra 2:0.8.18-1 - Compiz Reloaded plugins - extra collection
compiz-plugins-main 2:0.8.18-4 - Compiz Reloaded plugins - main collection
compton 1-1 - compositor for X11, based on xcompmgr
compton-conf 0.16.0-1 - Compton Configurator for Qt}

Archive management¶

file-roller - archive manager for GNOME

File-roller is an archive manager for the GNOME environment. It allows you to:

_{file-roller 3.38.1-1 - archive manager for GNOME
atool 0.39.0-11 - tool for managing file archives of various types
p7zip 16.02+dfsg-8 - 7zr file archiver with high compression ratio
p7zip-full 16.02+dfsg-8 - 7z and 7za file archivers with high compression ratio
arj 3.10.22-24 - archiver for .arj files
cabextract 1.9-3 - Microsoft Cabinet file unpacker
cpio 2.13+dfsg-4 - GNU cpio – a program to manage archives of files
lzip 1.22-3 - lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
lzma 9.22-2.2 - Compression and decompression in the LZMA format - command line utility
lzop 1.04-2 - fast compression program
lzip 1.22-3 - lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm
unace 1.2b-19 - extract, test and view .ace archives
unalz 0.65-8 - De-archiver for .alz files
unrar-free 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-4+b1 - Unarchiver for .rar files
rar 2:5.5.0-1 - Archiver for .rar files
unzip 6.0-26 - De-archiver for .zip files
zip 3.0-12 - Archiver for .zip files
iat 0.1.3-7+b2 - Converts many CD-ROM image formats to iso9660
nrg2iso 0.4-4+b2 - Extracts ISO9660 data from Nero “.nrg” files
gzrt 0.8-1+b1 - gzip recovery toolkit
xarchiver 1:0.5.4.17-2 - GTK+ frontend for most used compression formats
isomaster 1.3.13-1+b1 - Graphical CD image editor
p7zip-rar 16.02-3 - non-free rar module for p7zip
gztool 1.1.1-1 - gzip-compressed file indexer}

Password management/file/disk encryption¶

keepassxc - Cross Platform Password Manager

KeePassXC is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the algorithms AES or Twofish.

_{keepassxc 2.6.2+dfsg.1-1 - Cross Platform Password Manager
seahorse 3.38.0.1-2 - GNOME front end for GnuPG
seahorse-daemon 3.12.2-6 - Seahorse pass phrase caching agent
gnome-keyring 3.36.0-1 - GNOME keyring services (daemon and tools)
ssh-askpass-gnome 1:8.4p1-5 - interactive X program to prompt users for a passphrase for ssh-add
libpam-gnome-keyring 3.36.0-1 - PAM module to unlock the GNOME keyring upon login
gnupg 2.2.27-2+deb11u1 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
gnupg2 2.2.27-2+deb11u1 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement (dummy transitional package)
pwgen 2.08-2 - Automatic Password generation
cryptsetup 2:2.3.7-1+deb11u1 - disk encryption support - startup scripts
cryptsetup-initramfs 2:2.3.7-1+deb11u1 - disk encryption support - initramfs integration
libblockdev-crypto2 2.25-2 - Crypto plugin for libblockdev
keepassx 2.0.3+git20190121.1682ab9-2.2 - Cross Platform Password Manager
keepass2 2.47+dfsg-2 - Password manager
qtpass 1.3.2-3 - GUI for password manager pass
revelation 0.5.4-2 - GNOME3 Password manager
apg 2.2.3.dfsg.1-5+b2 - Automated Password Generator - Standalone version
tcplay 1.1-6 - Free and simple TrueCrypt Implementation based on dm-crypt
xkcdpass 1.16.5+dfsg.1-1.1 - secure passphrase generator inspired by XKCD 936
pass 1.7.3-2 - lightweight directory-based password manager
nss-passwords 0.3-1 - read passwords from a Mozilla keyring
tomb 2.9+dfsg1-1 - crypto undertaker
zulucrypt-gui 5.7.1-2 - graphical front end for zulucrypt-cli
zulumount-gui 5.7.1-2 - graphical front end for zulumount-cli
libzulucrypt-plugins 5.7.1-2 - collection of plugins for zulucrypt}

Text editors¶

mousepad - simple Xfce oriented text editor

Mousepad is a graphical text editor for Xfce based on Leafpad.

nano - small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico

GNU nano is an easy-to-use text editor originally designed as a replacement for Pico, the ncurses-based editor from the non-free mailer package Pine (itself now available under the Apache License as Alpine).

_{mousepad 0.5.2-1 - simple Xfce oriented text editor
nano 5.4-2+deb11u1 - small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico
vim-tiny 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - compact version
gnome-builder 3.38.2-1 - IDE for GNOME
vim 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
vim-doc 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 - Vi IMproved - HTML documentation
vim-scripts 20210124.1 - plugins for vim, adding bells and whistles
vim-addon-manager 0.5.10 - manager of addons for the Vim editor
focuswriter 1.7.6-2 - Fullscreen distraction-free writing program
gedit 3.38.1-1 - official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment
gedit-plugins 3.38.1-1 - set of plugins for gedit
gedit-source-code-browser-plugin 3.0.3-6 - source code class and function browser plugin for Gedit
geany 1.37.1-2 - fast and lightweight IDE
nfoview 1.28-1 - simple viewer for NFO files}

Sticky notes¶

xpad 5.4.0-1 - sticky note application for X

Maps¶

gnome-maps 3.38.6-0+deb11u1 - map application for GNOME
marble-qt 4:20.12.3-1 - globe and map widget (no KDE dependencies)
geoclue-2.0 2.5.7-3 - geoinformation service
josm 0.0.svn17428+dfsg-2 - Editor for OpenStreetMap
navit 0.5.5+dfsg.1-2+b1 - Car navigation system with routing engine
gpsd 3.22-4 - Global Positioning System - daemon
routino 3.3.3-1 - Set of tools to find a path between two points
mkgmapgui 1.1.ds-11 - Graphical User Interface for mkgmap
mkgmap 0.0.0+svn4600-1 - Generate Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap data
foxtrotgps 1.2.2+bzr330-1 - GTK+ mapping and GPS application
gis-tasks 0.0.20 - Debian GIS tasks for tasksel
gpsprune 20.2-1 - visualize, edit, convert and prune GPS data

Screenshots¶

xfce4-screenshooter - screenshots utility for Xfce

Screenshooter is an utility for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It can take desktop, rectangles or selected window screenshots, and you can bind it to your “Print Screen” key. A panel plugin is provided too.

_{xfce4-screenshooter 1.9.8-1 - screenshots utility for Xfce
scrot 1.5-1 - command line screen capture utility
gnome-screenshot 3.38.0-1 - screenshot application for GNOME
flameshot 0.9.0+ds1-2 - Powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot software}

Clocks/timers¶

gnome-clocks - Simple GNOME app with stopwatch, timer, and world clock support

GNOME Clocks is a simple application to show the time and date in multiple locations and set alarms or timers. A stopwatch is also included.

_{gnome-clocks 3.38.0-1 - Simple GNOME app with stopwatch, timer, and world clock support
tty-clock 2.3-1+b1 - simple terminal clock
dclock 2.2.2-13 - Digital clock for the X Window System with flexible display
gtimer 2.0.0-1.2+b1 - GTK-based X11 task timer
stopwatch 3.5-8 - Virtual stopwatch and timer
xfce4-timer-plugin 1.7.1-1 - timer plugin for Xfce panel
screenruler 0.960+bzr41+deb10-4 - measure objects on screen with a variety of metrics}

Calculators¶

gnome-calculator - GNOME desktop calculator

The GNOME calculator is a powerful graphical calculator with financial, logical and scientific modes. It uses a multiple precision package to do its arithmetic to give a high degree of accuracy.

_{gnome-calculator 3.38.2-1 - GNOME desktop calculator
bc 1.07.1-2+b2 - GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
units 2.21-1 - converts between different systems of units
num-utils 0.5-15 - programs for dealing with numbers from the command line
speedcrunch 0.12.0-5 - High precision calculator
gbase 0.5-2.2+b2 - small numeric base converter
graphmonkey 1.7-4.1 - a GTK#-based graphing calculator}

Terminal emulators¶

xfce4-terminal - Xfce terminal emulator

This package contains Terminal, which is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator for X11. It was created to fit nicely into the Xfce desktop environment, but it also fits nice with other environments.

_{xfce4-terminal 0.8.10-1 - Xfce terminal emulator
lxterminal 0.4.0-1 - LXDE terminal emulator
gnome-terminal 3.38.3-1 - GNOME terminal emulator application
guake 3.6.3-2 - Drop-down terminal for GNOME Desktop Environment
terminator 2.1.0-2 - multiple GNOME terminals in one window
rxvt-unicode 9.22-11 - RXVT-like terminal emulator with Unicode and 256-color support
tilda 1.5.4-1 - GTK+ based drop down terminal for Linux and Unix}

Science¶

stellarium 0.20.4-3 - real-time photo-realistic sky generator
lightspeed 1.2a.debian.1-3 - Shows how objects moving at relativistic speeds look like
wxmaxima 20.12.1-1 - GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima
gramps 5.1.3-1 - Genealogical research program

Color management¶

redshift-gtk - Adjusts the color temperature of your screen – GUI

The color temperature is set according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During twilight and early morning, the color temperature transitions smoothly from night to daytime temperature to allow your eyes to slowly adapt.

_{redshift-gtk 1.12-4.2 - Adjusts the color temperature of your screen – GUI
workrave 1.10.44-7.1 - Repetitive Strain Injury prevention tool
safeeyes 2.0.6-1 - Protect your eyes from eye strain using this continuous breaks}

CD burning¶

xfburn 0.6.2-1 - CD-burner application for Xfce Desktop Environment
brasero 3.12.2-6 - CD/DVD burning application for GNOME
brasero-cdrkit 3.12.2-6 - cdrkit extensions for the Brasero burning application
cdrdao 1:1.2.4-2 - records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) mode

Desktop configuration utilities¶

xfce4-settings 4.16.0-1 - graphical application for managing Xfce settings
gnome-system-tools 3.0.0-9.1 - Cross-platform configuration utilities
menulibre 2.2.1-1 - advanced FreeDesktop.org compliant menu editor
dconf-editor 3.38.2-1 - simple configuration storage system - graphical editor
dconf-cli 0.38.0-2 - simple configuration storage system - utilities
dconf-gsettings-backend 0.38.0-2 - simple configuration storage system - GSettings back-end
gnome-tweaks 3.34.0-4 - tool to adjust advanced configuration settings for GNOME
gnome-settings-daemon 3.38.2-1 - daemon handling the GNOME session settings

Power management¶

xfce4-power-manager - power manager for Xfce desktop

This power manager for the Xfce desktop enables laptop users to set up a power profile for two different modes “on battery power” and “on ac power” while still allowing desktop users to at least change the DPMS settings and CPU frequency using the settings dialogue..

_{xfce4-power-manager 4.16.0-1 - power manager for Xfce desktop
xfce4-battery-plugin 1.1.3-1 - battery monitor plugin for the Xfce4 panel
radeontool 1.6.3-1+b1 - utility to control ATI Radeon backlight functions on laptops
bumblebee 3.2.1-27 - NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux
vbetool 1.1-5 - run real-mode video BIOS code to alter hardware state
powertop 2.11-1 - diagnose issues with power consumption and management
usbutils 1:013-3 - Linux USB utilities
acpi 1.7-1.1 - displays information on ACPI devices
acpi-support 0.143-5 - scripts for handling many ACPI events
acpi-support-base 0.143-5 - scripts for handling base ACPI events such as the power button
laptop-mode-tools 1.74-1.1 - Tools for Power Savings based on battery/AC status
fancontrol 1:3.6.0-7 - utility to control the fan speed
rfkill 2.36.1-8+deb11u1 - tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices
cpufrequtils 008-2 - utilities to deal with the cpufreq Linux kernel feature
pm-utils 1.4.1-19 - utilities and scripts for power management
powerdebug 0.7.0-2013.08-1+b3 - tool to display regulator, sensor and clock information
tlp 1.3.1-2 - Save battery power on laptops
powerstat 0.02.25-1 - laptop power measuring tool
i8kutils 1.43+nmu1 - Fan control for Dell laptops
usbtop 1.0+dfsg-1 - utility to show bandwidth on USB buses and devices
primus 0~20150328-13 - client-side GPU offloading for NVIDIA Optimus
hd-idle 1.05+ds-2 - Spin down idle [USB] hard disks}

Character map/font viewer¶

gucharmap 1:13.0.5-1 - Unicode character picker and font browser
gnome-font-viewer 3.34.0-2+b1 - font viewer for GNOME
font-manager 0.8.4-1 - font management application for the GNOME desktop
thunar-font-manager 0.8.4-1 - Thunar extension for Font Manager

Spell checking/dictionaries¶

hunspell 1.7.0-3 - spell checker and morphological analyzer (program)
hunspell-en-us 1:2019.10.06-1 - English_american dictionary for hunspell
hunspell-fr 1:7.0-1 - French dictionary for hunspell (dependency package)
aspell 0.60.8-3 - GNU Aspell spell-checker
aspell-fr 0.50-3-8.1 - French dictionary for aspell
hunspell-fr 1:7.0-1 - French dictionary for hunspell (dependency package)
ispell 3.4.02-2 - International Ispell (an interactive spelling corrector)
iamerican 3.4.02-2 - American English dictionary for ispell (standard version)
ibritish 3.4.02-2 - British English dictionary for ispell (standard version)
ifrench-gut 1:1.0-32.1 - French dictionary for ispell (GUTenberg version)
wfrench 1.2.6-1 - French dictionary words for /usr/share/dict
xfce4-dict 0.8.4-1 - Dictionary plugin for Xfce4 panel
gnome-dictionary 3.26.1-6 - GNOME dictionary application
goldendict 1.5.0~rc2+git20200409+ds-2 - feature-rich dictionary lookup program
verbiste-gnome 0.1.47-1 - French and Italian conjugator - GNOME interface

Resources¶

desktop-base 11.0.3 - common files for the Debian Desktop
papirus-icon-theme 20210201-1 - Papirus open source icon theme for Linux
arc-theme 20201013-2 - Flat theme with transparent elements
gnome-themes-standard 3.28-1 - Adwaita GTK+ 2 theme — engine - transitional package
sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8-2 - freedesktop.org sound theme
gnome-audio 2.22.2-1.2 - Audio files for GNOME
qt5-gtk-platformtheme 5.15.2+dfsg-9 - Qt 5 GTK+ 3 platform theme
faenza-icon-theme 1.3.1-1.1 - Faenza icon theme
deepin-icon-theme 2020.09.25-1 - Icon Theme for Deepin software and Deepin Desktop Environment
paper-icon-theme 1.5.0+git20200312.aa3e8af-3 - simple and modern icon and cursor theme

Virtual keyboards¶

onboard 1.4.1-5+b3 - Simple On-screen Keyboard
onboard-data 1.4.1-5 - Language model files for the word suggestion feature of Onboard
cellwriter 1.3.6-3 - grid-entry handwriting input panel

Other¶

libnotify-bin 0.7.9-3 - sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon (Utilities)
zenity 3.32.0-6 - Display graphical dialog boxes from shell scripts
numlockx 1.2-8 - enable NumLock in X11 sessions
x11-apps 7.7+8 - X applications
xbitmaps 1.1.1-2.1 - Base X bitmaps
wmctrl 1.07-7+b1 - control an EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager
xclip 0.13-2 - command line interface to X selections
xcalib 0.8.dfsg1-2.1 - Tiny monitor calibration loader for Xorg
xbacklight 1.2.1-1+b3 - simple utility to set the backlight level
conky-all 1.11.6-2 - highly configurable system monitor (all features enabled)
gtk2-engines 1:2.20.2-5 - theme engines for GTK+ 2.x
gtk2-engines-murrine 0.98.2-3 - cairo-based gtk+-2.0 theme engine
gtk2-engines-pixbuf 2.24.33-2 - pixbuf-based theme for GTK 2
xdg-user-dirs-gtk 0.10-3 - tool to manage well known user directories (Gtk extension)
libfile-mimeinfo-perl 0.30-1 - Perl module to determine file types
policykit-1-gnome 0.105-7 - authentication agent for PolicyKit
randtype 1.13-11+b1 - semi-random text typer
winwrangler 0.2.4-5+b1 - Daemon for manipulating windows (tiled layout, etc.)
xdotool 1:3.20160805.1-4 - simulate (generate) X11 keyboard/mouse input events
wtype 0.3-1 - xdotool type for wayland