For me it’s: Testdisk (and Photorec) Caddy Netstat Dig Aria2

    • Jeena
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      272 months ago
      1. Gimp to batch edit pictures in a script (I know about ImageMagick but still)
      2. Excel to change stuff in excel files quickly (I know about python modules but it’s so complicated to use)
      3. Proprietary VPN software like Cisco AnyConnect, I want to automate the login when I boot, but they don’t let me

      Just from the top of my head.

        • @sparr
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          12 months ago

          There are many things you can do in the GIMP gui that can’t be done programmatically :(

      • @ik5pvx
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        52 months ago

        For anyconnect: openconnect works perfectly, either as standalone script or via networkmangler.

        • Jeena
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          22 months ago

          I did, doesn’t work with our company setup with 2FA.

          • @ik5pvx
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            32 months ago

            What kind of prompt does your company 2FA provide? Using openconnect with networkmangler, I get a pop up to input my pin+totp. I haven’t done the script way in the last few years, but the connection script is plain shell and I was able to handle the 2FA from there too

            • Jeena
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              12 months ago

              It’s some time ago I dug deeper on what was happening, but openconnect was getting a different response from the server than it expected and it just failed because of that.

    • @[email protected]
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      42 months ago

      pavucontrol. I switch between usb headset and my external speakers all the time. Continually going to this gui is kind of annoying.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 months ago

        I use a little oneliner with tofi (rofi/wofi would also work) to select the current output and avoid pavucontrol. It’s mapped to a sway binding but would probably work in any wm/de:

        pactl set-default-sink $(pactl list short sinks |awk '{print $2}' |tofi $tofi_args)
        

        I’m using pipewire so the functionality of pactl is actually provided through pipewire-pulse I think

        • @[email protected]
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          22 months ago

          Does set-default-sink change an already current stream? Or do you need move-sink-input.

          I’ve looked at the manpages but was a bit overwhelmed and didn’t try to make my own script. Your solution gives me motivation to do so. I also use sway and pipewire. Though I use fuzzel for my launcher.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      I love programs like freecad despite the really hard/unintuitive gui. 95% of all the modelling i need to do (as an amateur) can be done easily in a python script.

      The finishing touches like adding filets and chamfers are the annoying part were gui is easier, due to the way edges are referenced.

      Likewise at work, we have to produce a lot of regular reports in excel. All done via python / sql.