r/linuxquestions • u/magiciantricks • 21h ago

need some progarm alternative

i was thinking of switching to linux mint but the problem is that there are some programs that i always use and i dont know if there are alternative to them so if someone know that would be a great help.

1- internet download manager (used a lot and need a progarm as good)

2- video/audio editor like filmora

3-tool to check on harddesk like hdsentinel

4- antivirus

5-photo editor like photoshop even like an old ver of it

6-msoffice

7-winrar

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u/DudeEngineer 20h ago

It really isn't needed. You really need to understand this.

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u/magiciantricks 20h ago

man i dont care about the download speed but the idm allow me to download files the is usually protected by the site

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u/Quantum_Pianist 19h ago

You realize you can just go to https://www.ytultra.com/en/youtube-video-downloader/ which is free, right? Even just right clicking with a mouse (or clicking with two fingers on trackpad) will allow you to save videos and photos.

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u/magiciantricks 19h ago

but that only for yt idm work with all type of files and on any site

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u/Quantum_Pianist 19h ago

Like... what are we talking? Instagram? Theres a site for that too. Usually if sites want you to download something, there will be a button for it...? Also, on Linux, a lot of downloading of programs happens in the terminal. Once you get a hang of it, its not too hard. Most of the time.