(cache)What programs would you like to see ported to Linux?

boughtonp · 04-18-2025, 06:50 PM

If one doesn't need the extended functionality of Grep, they can search and highlight directly with Less:

Code:

less -p 'pattern' MyFile.txt

pan64 · 04-19-2025, 01:28 PM

we can have full syntax highlight within less, just use pygmentize. https://superuser.com/questions/7158...light-via-less
we also have another highlighter tool, a generic colorizer: grc https://github.com/garabik/grc
(interestingly it is not that popular)

Skaperen · 04-21-2025, 01:39 AM

when someone wants a program like XYZ or FOO (pick any program) to be ported to Linux, are they wanting the original developer to release a Linux version for about the same commercial price, likely in a binary form, perhaps with run restrictions to avoid theft of the software, or are they wanting a new development by a different developer, perhaps free, perhaps open source (ready to compile), but definitely for Linux, and possibly also for BSD?

me, personally, i like FOSS so i can improve it or customize it. i can't program in every language, so it's kinda limited for me.

alouadifa · 04-26-2025, 08:55 AM

It's great to see a space where users can express their needs directly.

exerceo · 05-13-2025, 03:42 PM

For FAT32, fatattr can view and modify Windows file attributes on Linux. For NTFS, there is setfattr. But nothing like this seems to exist for exFAT yet.

Also, there is currently no way to set Windows attributes in 7z archives on Linux.

Code:

7z l archive.7z

allows at least viewing such attributes.

exerceo · 05-26-2025, 05:03 PM

Something that shows a list of damaged files. IsoBuster can do this on Windows. On Linux, this should be implemented by feeding a LBA list generated from "badblocks" into the program, then it identifies files that contain these blocks.

UDF orphaned directory finder like IsoBuster on Windows. But it seems nothing related to UDF will be developed in a long time to come. UDF 2.50 and 2.60 writing support is well overdue. Both packet writing on optical discs and normal writing on flash media and HDD.

dfhhsthtrjnb · 08-12-2025, 06:52 AM

Affinity Suite; designer, publisher etc

SkimPDF

HookMark

enigma9o7 · 08-12-2025, 12:52 PM

forscan

exerceo · Today, 06:52 PM

Something similar to convert.exe, could be named fat2ntfs. Perhaps also an ext4 counterpart (fat2ext4). Not a priority, but I hope one day it will be made. In case anyone needs ideas.

Actually, a NTFS to FAT tool seems to have existed once by a third-party, but was proprietary. Unlike NTFS, FAT was never designed with conversion in mind.