I spent many years to find a full and cool stack of open source softwares for home. Here is my personal open source software list, that I really enjoy.

OS

After testing several linux (fedora, opensuse, debian, ubuntu ...), I think the easiest for home are debian based OS:

• linux debian: robust
• linux mint: like ubuntu without the commercial taste

System

• gparted: partition made easy
• clonezilla: restore your OS
• multibootusb: run several live iso on the same usb drive

Privacy

• veracrypt: awesome. No more USB key or sensitive data without that
• keepass: cannot live without that

Web browser

• firefox: a must have
• chromium: powerfull

Filesharing

• nextcloud: bye bye dropbox
• rsync: backup your data at a friend house
• ssh: connect to a friend house

GPS

• viking: awesome for GPS tracking

Office

• libreoffice: for documents, spreadsheets
• thunderbird: for mailing and RSS

Text editor

• vim: you must know that stuff
• atom: bye bye sublime text

Image editor

• pinta: for simple editing
• gimp: for complex editing

Multimedia

• vlc: this stuff reads and streams everything
• audio-recorder: capture audio stream fpr your pc
• kazam: cool screencasting
• shutter: cool screenshoting
• ffmpeg: converting video and audio has never been so easy.

Website

• wordpress: cool for associations website
• sculpin: cool for static content.