The sort of program that once set up, just ticks along without fuss or bother forever.

For me, as I’m replacing the vms today which I set up five years ago and haven’t needed to touch since;

  • HAProxy
  • KeepaliveD

Not easy to learn, but once they’re running, they both go on forever.

  • Limonene@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 days ago

    The OS itself, Debian. If I have to pick a component, Mate Panel. Compared to the Windows 11 start menu, it’s useful, customizableand has no ads. My IT department at work can’t even figure out how to remove the Windows 11 start menu ads from my computer.

  • Peasley@lemmy.world
    7·
    7 days ago

    Firefox + uBlock Origin + sponsorblock. Set it and forget it.

    I haven’t seen an advertisement or a sponsored segment on my desktop in over a decade, and same with my phone for several years. I’m astonished how willing most people are to put up with a constant barrage of ads coming from devices they own

  • Eugenia@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    8 days ago

    Anything from Debian. I even run Debian-Testing, and it’s rock solid. Also, Linux mint, on my other partition.

  • PushButton@lemmy.world
    6·
    9 days ago

    I tried neovim for a while and I went back to vim for that reason: setup once, then forget about it.

    I have plugins that haven’t been touch for 5 years+ and they are working as intended.

    Rock solid.

    • All Ice In Chains@lemmy.ml
      2·
      9 days ago

      nvim is great and convenient in many ways, and a vast improvement over vim, and yet vim is so amazing on its own that I can’t even be arsed to add an extra letter to the command like 70% of the time.

    • JoYo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      I bounced off neovim because I am always on fresh boxes with minimal access to the internet. Helix is everything included and I can install with a single file.

  • Bluefruit@lemmy.world
    5·
    9 days ago

    Bottles.

    Without it, I wouldn’t be able to run addictive keys on Linux. I paid for the software back when I used Windows and since I’m able to use addictive keys on Linux, haven’t bothered trying to find an alternative.

    That said, its the only use case I’ve had with bottles that just works. Other programs ive tried are more hit or miss.

  • nfms@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    Many have already mentioned tools that I also use and appreciate immensely.
    My pick is Steam. I’ve picked up on gaming in the past 2 years and it’s very stable right now. Every game that I have interest in just works, I can install games, including early access or demos without looking at the compatibility or the release date. The download speeds of games are high (imho at least where I’m located, and compared with a PS5). My partner is a heavy gamer and has to yet find a game that doesn’t work on her machine.