What are some programs that a lot of Linux newbies require ?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/linux4noobs

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  • # Signal installation instructions from https://signal.org/download/# # 1. Install our official public software signing key wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc |\ sudo apt-key add - # 2. Add our repository to your list of repositories echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt-get xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list # 3. Update your package database and install signal sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y signal-desktop # Install pgsql per https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/ # Create the file repository configuration: sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list' # Import the repository signing key: wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add - # Update the package lists: sudo apt-get update # Install the latest version of PostgreSQL. # If you want a specific version, use 'postgresql-12' or similar instead of 'postgresql': sudo apt-get install -y postgresql

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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