Linux useful tools, utilities and applications thread

nlel1975 · 30 Jan 2026 at 16:12

I'll start by saying Pinta, available to download from the App Center. Its like Paint for Windows, free basic image editing software which allows you to edit screenshots for example when posting them to the forum.

RavenLunatic · 30 Jan 2026 at 20:32

Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface designed for managing Linux machines, making it easier for users to perform administrative tasks without needing to rely solely on command-line tools. It allows for monitoring system performance, managing storage, configuring networks, and handling virtual machines, all from a user-friendly dashboard

nlel1975 · 2 Feb 2026 at 12:59

I'd also say rclone. Allows you to mount a multitude of cloud services as a mountable drive using Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace

I mount my Microsoft Onedrive this way.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Feb 2026 at 10:21

nlel1975 said:
I'd also say rclone. Allows you to mount a multitude of cloud services as a mountable drive using Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_in_Userspace

I mount my Microsoft Onedrive this way.

I'm interested in using my 24/7 media server (running Mint) as an alternative for Google Drive. Is that what FUSE offers?

nlel1975 · 11 Feb 2026 at 13:37

Dirk Diggler said:
I'm interested in using my 24/7 media server (running Mint) as an alternative for Google Drive. Is that what FUSE offers?

Don't know, all I know is that rclone allows you to mount cloud storage as a drive eg Onedrive, Google drive plus loads of others. It uses the FUSE system to browse through files and folders on said drives.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Feb 2026 at 21:45

nlel1975 said:
Don't know, all I know is that rclone allows you to mount cloud storage as a drive eg Onedrive, Google drive plus loads of others. It uses the FUSE system to browse through files and folders on said drives.

Ah, I understand now - and no, that's not what I'm looking for.

meandu229 · 12 Feb 2026 at 13:22

Localsend is great for firing files over any platform including linux.

RavenLunatic · 12 Feb 2026 at 18:26

Timeshift! should be on everyone's computer, works as a system restore application so you can undo any mistakes really easily by going back in time to a known good state.

Mr_Orange · 13 Feb 2026 at 12:25

RavenLunatic said:
Timeshift! should be on everyone's computer, works as a system restore application so you can undo any mistakes really easily by going back in time to a known good state.

After your post about Timeshift in the random thread I looked into it in more detail and found that Bauh can do an RSync backup every time you update. Useful!