Application Recommendations
When you are using a window manager or lightweight desktop environment like Xfce or Enlightenment, you will be missing some necessary programs. I have made a detailed list of applications I can recommend. When it says "integrates well" it means it will run and look best in the specified desktop environment. This doesn't mean you can't run it in a different desktop environment that is specified. It will just run slower or not look as good.
At the moment, you can currently vote for your favourite video player. When the number of votes reaches 100 or more, the application with the most votes will be added. Vote now!
File Managers
PCManFM
A fast, lightweight file manager with tabs. It supports desktop icons and wallpapers, so you can set these up all in one program.
Install with
pacman -S pcmanfm
Integrates well with...
Gnome, Xfce and Gtk+ based window managers
Thunar
Xfce's default file manager. It is lightweight, fast and the user interface is intuitive and clean with no useless options. Thunar also includes a bulk renamer, which can rename multiple files at once very quickly instead of renaming each file manually.
Install with
pacman -S thunar
Intergrates well with...
Gnome, Xfce and Gtk+ based window managers
Music players
Amarok
Amarok is the music player for Linux and Unix with an intuitive interface. Amarok makes playing the music you love easier than ever before - and looks good doing it.
Integrates well with...
KDE
Video players
VLC
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
It also supports playing encrypted DVDs out of the box (most DVDs have this) and also can be themed.
VLC playing a video
Web Browsers
Kazehakaze
A very lightweight web browser with some advanced features such as mouse gestures.
Install with
pacman -S kazehakaze
Integrates well with...
Gnome, Xfce, and Gtk+ based window managers
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla FirefoxThe newest version of Firefox, it uses much less memory than it's predecessor. It features better Gtk integration, and is a lot faster with rendering web pages.
Install with
pacman -S firefox
Integrates well with...
Gnome, Xfce and Gtk+ based window managers.
Swiftweasel
An optimized build of Mozilla Firefox with the Kempleton theme and various extensions. It is only available in the AUR. Search for "swiftweasel" with yaourt or browse the AUR, and find the package that suits your processor.
Install with
See my guide about installing programs from the AUR.
Epiphany
Gnome's own web browser. Based on the Gecko rendering engine, and faster than Firefox.
Install with
pacman -S epiphany
Integrates well with...
Gnome
Opera
Opera is a feature packed web browser with some of the best standards compliance. Some people don't like it because it is closed source. It is quite fast and supports themes.
Install with
pacman -S opera
Integrates well with...
KDE
Konqueror
Konqueror is the "web browser, file manager and universal document viewer" bundled with kdebase. It uses KDE's own rendering engine called KHTML. In KDE4 you will be able to choose between Webkit and KHTML.
Install with
pacman -S kdebase>
Integrates well with...
KDE