Who Needs XFree86?

An anonymous reader writes "With this review Linux and Main says it is kicking off a project to put together a Linux machine that operates entirely in the console, including applications, without the user ever having to enter anything at a command prompt. The review is of Twin, the very cool windowing environment for the console. Applications will be added over time, and readers are invited to nominate their favorite little-known console applications."

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My Pick

[RAMMS EIN]

I move around a lot, and use SSH to log into my machine at home to continue working where I left off. The apps I use:

vi - IMO _the_ example of bad interface design, but it's fast once you know how to use it (actually, I use elvis, but I guess any vi-clone would do)

mutt - it's just fantastic. A little harder to use than pine, but a lot easier when you have many mailboxen (I have some maildirs and a couple of IMAP accounts)

w3m - ideal if you are on a slow machine. When run under X11 or on the framebuffer, it renders images, too

centericq - all major protocols, and file transfers. This is a program that would benefit from a point-and-click interface, though.

mp3blaster - Housemates flee in terror as the computer suddenly starts playing music while no operator is around ;-) Supports Ogg Vorbis and MP3

dcd - Yes, I have audio CDs, too

cdrecord - burning those ISOs so I can propagate Free software

abcde - Rip your audio cd, look up the track names (CDDB), and encode to your favorite format - with one command!

And, of course, the usual Unix commands, C compiler, yada, yada.

Cheers!

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