{"id":211001,"date":"2026-02-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/5-open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T10:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:20:09","slug":"5-open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/5-open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"5 open-source apps I install immediately after installing Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux\/\">5 open-source apps I install immediately after installing Linux<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux\/\">https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-07 10:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.makeuseof.com\">www.makeuseof.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After procrastinating for a long time, I finally moved to Linux after eight long years from Windows. And it felt like a breath of fresh air. My old laptop was as snappy as it was on day one; every click felt responsive, and now it had an app store built right in.<\/p>\n<p>There are many good Linux distros to choose from, and this time around, I went with Zorin OS. It comes preloaded with many of the apps I need right out of the box, which is a plus, but I still needed a few. If you are switching to Linux, I believe you need these apps too.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"timeshift\">\n                        Timeshift<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"your-system-rsquo-s-ldquo-undo-rdquo-button\">\n            Your system\u2019s \u201cundo\u201d button<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>If you are new to Linux, this must be the first app you install upon first boot. Timeshift creates a recovery point. Linux gives you the freedom to manage and fondle every aspect of the OS. It&#8217;s exhilarating, but it&#8217;s all fun and games until you install a rogue PPA or a botched configuration file and you break your Linux installation. This is where Timeshift saves the day.<\/p>\n<p>It works the same as System Restore on Windows, but is more robust and made for Linux. It protects your system by taking incremental file-system snapshots at regular intervals. 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