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Reccomend applications that don't need a display server? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social to c/linux@kbin.social
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I accidentally found out that mpv can play videos from the TTY, meaning I don't have to log in to a graphical session. It even has a scaled OSD, unlike anything I've seen in a terminal UI.

Obviously there are plenty of terminal applications that work in a TTY, (edit) intext-mode or using ncurses (/edit), but are there any others like mpv that aren't strictly terminal apps but don't require a display server (maybe because they do the job themselves)?

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[โ€“] lps2@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty much anything using ncurses, no? https://github.com/gabriellluz/awesome_ncurses_apps

[โ€“] FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's a great list, thanks. But what I mean is applications that aren't limited to the terminal / ASCII / ncurses. I've updated my question to clarify that.