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Arch users probably will use the terminal :) ... or they can use Krunner, Albert or similar .
I don't use DDG bangs myself because i already have customized web shortcuts on my plasma desktop which is quicker & more convenient for my workflow... still, Krunner allows you to insert DDG bangs as well. Don't know about the other options/launchers ... but i can only guess they might work the in a similar fashion.
On Krunner you can search on the Arch Wiki by default introducing "Arch:" + "search term" ( i just modify it to use a space instead of ":" ) , search arch packages with "apkg" ... and think there's no aur search by default but you can create your own shortcut.
Many people completely remove the bottom panel and replace with a launcher.
Cairo-dock or Plank are good options. Both are in the software manager. Install one of these and just remove the bottom panel.
If you go down this road, you may want to also consider Albert (https://albertlauncher.github.io). I have Albert bound to the superkey so that one key brings up the Albert.
I'm working on an application launcher for linux, similar to projects like albert, synapse, GNOME Do, etc. I believe mac's spotlight is also similar.
For this I'm using electron and elm (obviously...).
In the process I also wrote an ini parser and some other things that I'll probably release as a library at some point
I would suggest Albert. It's like spotlight in Mac. It's easy to install the tutorial is there on YouTube. You can enable a specific drive or where you want to search for a image from the Albert settings
Here is the install link https://albertlauncher.github.io/installing/
Pour les afficionados du libre, un bon équivalent à Alfred est ... Albert !
Il est possible de rajouter ses propres moteurs de recherche en collant la bonne URL. Par exemple en remplaçant {query} par %s dans l'URL donné par l'auteur du poteau, si ma mémoire est bonne.
Thanks. That URL is certainly wrong, YouTube doesn't host apt repos. First remove that file
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:manuelschneid3r.list
Were you trying to install the Albert launcher? There seems to be some documentation on how to install it here: https://albertlauncher.github.io/installing/#using-official-albert-repositories
For switching between apps on the same workspace, Alt+Tab should work well. It's really fast between 2 apps especially.
Otherwise I can also recommend the Albert launcher:
https://albertlauncher.github.io/
It really helps to have this as a global file/app/web search now that I don't have access to the Gnome activities search.
Swapped over musta been middle of 2018 after falling hard out of love with GNOME. Even on an off day it's better than Spotify's Mint playlist, just saying! Welcome to the Family!
Be sure to play around with those Desklets (if not for anything else a nice large text clock is always nice) and be sure to be check out Albert as well if you aren't already a keyboard cowboy!
Another alternative I've been using for years now and I love it: Albert.
youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=albert+launcher&oq=&gs_l=
official site: https://albertlauncher.github.io/
Yes, I have! While a bunch of my coworkers swear by it, i personally never ended up using it all that much. (Never put in the time to learn everything it can do. For me, it ended up being a somewhat nifty shortcut for searching the web... which I usually didn't even use because I almost always have a browser window open anyways on a 2nd/3rd monitor)
That being said, I did some searching and it looks like there is an open source alternative to Alfred called Albert. I'll list it here in case anyone else is interested in trying it out in Linux. https://albertlauncher.github.io/docs/installing/ I might check it out later.
Ok, I don't use things like Launchy or Everything search engine, but I'd seek in both Albert (and here how to get the repo, it's a deb for ubuntu), and maybe Recoll and Tracker (which seems like could help (both should be already in your repo). Albert need a few extensions to be turned on (in the settings, simply start it and click the setting icon), and digging into the community may yield some nice extensions too (don't know).
To improve a few things you may want to disable some bells and whistles from your DE (I guess it's gnome, so I don't know, but the forums should have a bit on that)
On a note, if you ever have trouble with a docx file and you can share it, you should send it to the devs of LibreOffice. You should still be able to open it with OnlyOffice desktop editor (which is a FLOSS software focusing solely on Office format).
Hope you still get a good ride.
About TeXstudio, I recommend turning off all kinds of completion shortcuts and little bits for "quickly" navigating through the document. They can be actually very hindering at times.
Also, as I use Albert and use Ctrl + Space to activate it, the auto-completion for commands and packages in TeXstudio is only passive. :/