Ditched desktop apps for these 5 Linux terminal apps, and I'm not going back

A Linux user argues that modern terminal user interface (TUI) apps have replaced typical desktop graphical apps for everyday work, citing five options. The article says GUIs can consume resources by drawing windows and charts, so lightweight terminal tools are a practical alternative—especially on systems accessed over SSH. The top pick is btop++ (installed as “sudo apt install btop” on Ubuntu), described as a C++ TUI resource monitor showing CPU, RAM, GPU, disk, and network use with color-coded graphs and mouse support. It also lists a terminal-based file manager called superfile, presented as easier than command-line navigation.