Other Packages

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These programs can also be installed via opkg, but which aren't listed in Applications. For help installing, see Installation of prebuilt packages.

cronie

Homepage: https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/

Cron daemon for executing programs at set times.

Cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at scheduled times and related tools. It is based on the original cron and has security and configuration enhancements like the ability to use pam and SELinux.

desktop-file-utils

Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils

Command line utilities for working with *.desktop files.

desktop-file-utils contains a few command line utilities for working with desktop entries.

In this context, desktop entries are files describing information about an application such as the name, icon, and description. These files are used for application launchers and for creating menus of applications that can be launched.

nano

Homepage: http://www.nano-editor.org/

Small and friendly console text editor.

GNU nano (Nano's ANOther editor, or Not ANOther editor) is an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor.

neofetch

Homepage: https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch

A command line interface system information tool written in BASH.

retroarch

Homepage: https://www.retroarch.com/

Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API

RetroArch is the reference frontend for the libretro API. Popular examples of implementations for this API includes video game system emulators and game engines as well as more generalized 3D programs. These programs are instantiated as dynamic libraries. We refer to these as libretro cores.

vim

Homepage: https://www.vim.org/

Vim is a greatly improved version of the good old UNIX editor Vi. Many new features have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, script language, etc.