{"id":225044,"date":"2026-03-18T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:40:09","slug":"4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"4 obscure Linux apps I use all the time"},"content":{"rendered":"

4 obscure Linux apps I use all the time<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-18 14:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.howtogeek.com<\/a><\/p>\n

When you get on Linux for the first time, it can be overwhelming just how much free software is available to you. After years of futzing around on Linux devices, I have some fairly uncommon software I’ve adopted for work and for play.<\/p>\n

\n KTeaTime
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\n The perfect cuppa, in your system tray
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One of my more unique hobbies for an American is drinking hot tea\u2014and not just when I’m getting ready for bed or feeling sick. I’m steeping leaves daily, and a timer that can track how long I’ve been steeping is very useful to me. I sometimes use an Android app for tea timers, but on my Linux desktops, I use KTeaTime.<\/p>\n

It’s a little widget that lives in the KDE Plasma system tray and lets me set a timer for the tea. You just select a timer preset based on the type of tea, and the icon will show a little animated countdown, and an alert will sound when the steeping timer completes.<\/p>\n

If you click the Configure option, you can customize those presets to your liking, or add your own.<\/p>\n

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