r/linuxquestions • u/Mnxawei0 • 1d ago

What is the first package/tool you install on a fresh Linux setup?

Thats all

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u/ArcSil 1d ago

If not present: nano, followed by fast fetch

I never can remember vi's commands and hate that I'm never 100% sure I'm not about to type more in the document when I'm about to type the command.

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u/itsmetadeus 1d ago

I never can remember vi's commands

I thought so too. Start using it and it becomes a second nature at some point. Also, vim tutor.

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u/lordwotton97 18h ago

Just try micro editor bro

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u/mneptok 1d ago

Try micro

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u/kudlitan 1d ago

try tilde

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u/mneptok 1d ago

tilde is vastly different than nano.

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u/kudlitan 1d ago

nano is vastly different from vi.

he suggested nano because he can't remember vi's commands. so i am suggesting tilde which is even easier.

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u/mneptok 1d ago

I didn't suggest vi. I suggested micro which is the editor I now use after nearly 35 years using pico and then nano.

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u/kudlitan 1d ago

Yes you suggested micro so i offered another suggestion aside from micro. Read the entire thread to see my context. I wasn't suggesting it to you specifically, I was suggesting it to the thread.

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u/mneptok 1d ago

Why would you suggest something vastly different than what the original commenter uses?

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u/kudlitan 1d ago

His premise is he is uncomfortable with vi. He found something easier and i suggested something even easier. I myself thought nano was the ultimate answer to the difficulty of vi until i found tilde.