Console applications offer some of the same information, often with much less resource dependence. They can also be easily used over SSH, to give access anywhere to vital information and services that previously were available only through a GUI.
| Console App |
Replaces GUI App |
Description
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| abcde (media-sound/abcde), jack (media-sound/jack) |
Grip (media-sound/grip) |
CD ripper
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| mp3blaster (media-sound/mp3blaster), cmus (media-sound/cmus), cplay (media-sound/cplay), xmms2, moc (media-sound/moc) |
Music players like Amarok (media-sound/amarok), xmms, audacious |
mp3blaster: A full ncurses MP3 player program. Has realtime search like iTunes, and a great navigation structure. cmus: another itunes clone with ncurses interface. xmms2: next generation xmms, client-server model, multiple clients available (also gui).
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| BashBurn (app-cdr/bashburn), MyBashBurn (app-cdr/bashburn), burncenter (app-cdr/burncenter), cdrecord/wodim (app-cdr/cdrkit), burn-cd (app-cdr/burn-cd) |
K3b (app-cdr/k3b), GnomeBaker (app-cdr/gnomebaker), Brasero (app-cdr/brasero), Nautilus CD Burner (gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner) |
CD and DVD burning
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| Console App |
Replaces GUI App |
Description
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| centerim (net-im/centerim), naim (net-im/naim), pork (net-im/pork), licq (net-im/licq), micq (net-im/micq), finch (net-im/pidgin), mcabber (net-im/mcabber) |
Gaim (net-im/gaim), Kopete (kde-base/kopete) |
Instant Messaging clients
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| BitlBee (net-im/bitlbee) |
No exact equivalent, used for instant messaging |
Gateway to ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo! and Jabber. Acts as an IRC-server, use with your favorite IRC client
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| pebrot (net-im/pebrot) |
No exact equivalent, used for instant messaging |
A simple MSN client.
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| ctorrent (net-p2p/ctorrent), bittorrent-curses (net-p2p/bittorrent), btdownloadcurses.py or btdownloadheadless.py (net-p2p/bittornado), rtorrent (net-p2p/rtorrent), transmission (net-p2p/transmission), aria2 (net-misc/aria2) |
Bittorrent clients like Azureus (net-p2p/azureus) HINT: Azureus also supports console-based GUI, ktorrent (net-p2p/ktorrent) |
BitTorrent P2P network clients.
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| irssi (net-irc/irssi), bitchx (net-irc/bitchx), weechat (net-irc/weechat) |
Xchat (net-irc/xchat), Konversation (net-irc/konversation), KVIrc (net-irc/kvirc) |
IRC clients
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| elinks (www-client/elinks), links (www-client/links), lynx (www-client/lynx), w3m (www-client/w3m) |
Mozilla Firefox (www-client/mozilla-firefox), Konqueror (kde-base/konqueror), Opera (www-client/opera) |
Web browsers
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| mutt(ng) (mail-client/mutt, mail-client/muttng), pine (mail-client/pine), alpine (mail-client/alpine), gnus (app-emacs/gnus) |
Mozilla Thunderbird (mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird), Kmail (kde-base/kmail), Evolution (mail-client/evolution) |
E-mail clients (reading and sending)
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| slrn (net-nntp/slrn), tin (net-nntp/tin), gnus (app-emacs/gnus) |
Mozilla Thunderbird (mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird), Knews (net-nntp/knews), Pan (net-nntp/pan) |
Newsreader (e.g: Usenet)
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| raggle (net-news/raggle), newsbeuter (net-news/newsbeuter), snownews (net-news/snownews |
Akregator (kde-base/akregator) |
RSS feed reader
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| lftp (net-ftp/lftp), ncftp, ftp |
KFTPGrabber (net-ftp/kftpgrabber), gFtp (net-ftp/gftp) |
FTP Client
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| Twirssi |
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Twitter Client
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