100+ Best Linux Applications In 2024

100+ Best Linux Applications In 2024

Let’s have a look into the some of the must have Linux applications that you should have in your Linux.

100+ Best Linux Applications In 2024

Image Editors For Linux In 2024

GIMP:

Installing GIMP On Ubuntu

Run the following command to install Gimp on Ubuntu

sudo apt install gimp

To remove Gimp, open a terminal and run:

sudo apt remove gimp
sudo apt autoremove

Inkscape:

Run the following command to install Inkscape in  Ubuntu and Debian using APT by running:

sudo apt install inkscape

To download the Inkscape snap package on Ubuntu, run:

snap install inkscape

Krita:

Install Krita on Ubuntu and Debian

sudo apt install krita

Enter y to confirm the installation.

digiKam:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra
sudo apt update
sudo apt install digikam

Linux BitTorrent Clients In 2024

qBittorent

qBittorent is an open-source BitTorrent protocol client..

Run the following commands to install qBittorent in Linux:

sudo apt install qbittorrent         [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install qbittorrent         [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/qbittorrent  [For Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add qbittorrent             [For Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S qbittorrent           [For Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install qbittorrent      [For OpenSUSE]  

Deluge

Deluge is a  cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Run the following commands to install Deluge in Linux based operating systems.

sudo apt install deluge         [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install deluge         [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/deluge  [For Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add deluge             [For Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S deluge           [For Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install deluge      [For OpenSUSE]    

Transmission

To install Transmission in Linux, run:

sudo apt install transmission         [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install transmission         [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/transmission  [For Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add transmission             [For Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S transmission           [For Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install transmission      [For OpenSUSE]    

Internet Browsers For Linux In 2024

Firefox

To install Firefox in Linux, run the following commands accordingly your need:

sudo apt install firefox         [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install firefox         [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/firefox  [For Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add firefox             [For Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S firefox           [For Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install firefox      [For OpenSUSE]    

Chrome

Run the following commands to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu and Debian.

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

Linux Desktop Environments In 2024

Cinnamon Desktop Environment

Run the following command to install Cinnamon desktop on.

sudo apt install cinnamon          [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo dnf install @cinnamon-desktop [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]

Mate Desktop Environment

Run the following commands to install Mate desktop.

sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop   [For Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo dnf install @mate-desktop         [For RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]

Gnome Desktop Environment

Run the following command to install Gnome desktop.

sudo apt install tasksel
sudo apt update
sudo tasksel install ubuntu-desktop  

sudo dnf group install “Fedora Workstation” [ For Fedora ]

KDE Desktop Environment
Run the following commands to install KDE desktop on Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora.

For Ubuntu and Linux Mint

sudo apt install tasksel
sudo apt update
sudo tasksel install kubuntu-desktop

For Fedora

sudo dnf -y group install "KDE Plasma Workspaces"