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</div><p></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog" rel="tag">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeSoftware" rel="tag">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/100DaysToOffload" rel="tag">#<span>100DaysToOffload</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c657a257-e3d9-4056-ae69-668282b039b7/updated-must-have-essential-applications-for-desktop-linux</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:50:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c657a257-e3d9-4056-ae69-668282b039b7.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:56:03 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:25:47 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/adamsdesk%40fosstodon.org">@<span>adamsdesk</span></a></span> </p><p>Please name one new feature that was introduced in the November 2025 update.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/kontrollierterWahnwitz/statuses/116415787682095354</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/kontrollierterWahnwitz/statuses/116415787682095354</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kontrollierterwahnwitz@sueden.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:25:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lemgandi%40mastodon.social">@<span>lemgandi</span></a></span> Yes that is a good option.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adamsdesk/statuses/116415687369985366</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adamsdesk/statuses/116415687369985366</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamsdesk@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:58:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/kontrollierterwahnwitz%40sueden.social">@<span>kontrollierterWahnwitz</span></a></span> Please look again as I'm referring to Apache OpenOffice not OpenOffice. Apache OpenOffice latest release was on November 2025. Though it is not a popular option it is still an option. Software can be installed in numerous ways, it is up to the user to decide not us. However, there is package repositories for Apache OpenOffice on Arch Linux AUR and FreeBSD though of course it is Unix.</p><p>Not everyone is a fan of LibreOffice.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adamsdesk/statuses/116415682081355251</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adamsdesk/statuses/116415682081355251</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamsdesk@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:58:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:35:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/adamsdesk%40fosstodon.org">@<span>adamsdesk</span></a></span> </p><p>Add Keepass2Android to your phone too.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116415589034592166</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116415589034592166</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemgandi@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:35:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/adamsdesk%40fosstodon.org">@<span>adamsdesk</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; Criteria: Active project development</p><p>Adds OpenOffice to the list which is not in the package repository in any distribution and did not receive feature updates since 2013.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/kontrollierterWahnwitz/statuses/116415545957397692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/kontrollierterWahnwitz/statuses/116415545957397692</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kontrollierterwahnwitz@sueden.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:19 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>