---
title: "Software"
description: "What Federated CoreDesktop installs: pacman packages, AUR packages, 48 Flatpaks, Ruby and Rails with mise, and a full set of development tools."
sections:
  - type: hero
    compact: true
    eyebrow: "pacman · AUR · Flathub · mise"
    title: "The software you'd install anyway."
    subhead: "CoreDesktop installs a lot of useful software, mostly for work at Federated Computer, but you may find it useful too. Missing something? Suggest it, or send in a PR."
    tiles: ["neovim", "Firefox", "Element"]
    ctas:
      - label: "Browse the catalog"
        url: "#catalog"
        style: primary
      - label: "Suggest a title"
        url: "/contribute/"
        style: ghost

  - type: table
    id: sources
    kicker: "Four sources"
    headline: "Where the software comes from."
    lede: "Each source has its own list in the repository, so you can see exactly what's installed."
    headers: ["Source", "What it installs", "Where it's listed"]
    rows:
      - ["pacman", "[Arch's own packages](https://archlinux.org/packages/): neovim, tmux, Go, Rust, Docker, Tailscale, Element, LibreOffice and more", "[packages.conf](https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/packages.conf)"]
      - ["AUR", "Community packages, built and kept up to date with yay: Helium Browser, Winboat and more", "[packages.conf](https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/packages.conf)"]
      - ["Flathub", "48 desktop apps in their own sandboxes", "[install-flatpaks.sh](https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/install-flatpaks.sh)"]
      - ["mise", "Ruby and Rails", "[install-mise-ruby-rails.sh](https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/install-mise-ruby-rails.sh)"]

  - type: catalog
    id: catalog
    kicker: "Catalog"
    headline: "Everything CoreDesktop installs."
    lede: "Grouped by what you'd use it for. Open a title for what it does, how CoreDesktop sets it up, and links to its website and source code. The libraries and plumbing behind them are in [packages.conf](https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/packages.conf)."

  - type: final-cta
    headline: "Something missing?"
    body: "Tell us which titles or services you'd add, or send in a pull request."
    ctas:
      - label: "How to contribute"
        url: "/contribute/"
        style: primary
      - label: "packages.conf"
        url: "https://gitea.federated.computer/Federated_Computer/coredesktop/src/branch/main/packages.conf"
        style: ghost
---