[Wylug-discuss] Linux program recommendaitons to replace windows programs

[John Robert Hudson]

Hi David

I have never used it but LibreOffice has a frontend for SQL queries which 
appears to be able to do what you want. Another one I have not tried for this 
purpose is Kexi which may also do what you want (I have used it for other 
things).

John
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On Thursday 30 Jul 2015 16:02:50 David Morris wrote:
> Thanks everyone for their recommendations - I didn't realise Sublime Text
> works on Linux so I've defaulted back to that.
> 
> Did anyone have any recommendation for a GUI based MySQL manager other than
> MySQL workbench? Ideally something where I can type some SQL queries into a
> window/pane and see the output in another window/pane as well as easily
> view table structures?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> David
> 
> On 28 July 2015 at 17:04, John Robert Hudson <j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com>
> 
> wrote:
> > Hi David
> > 
> > A lot also depends on the desktop you are using. For example, with KDE,
> > Kate
> > is regarded by many as second only to Vim and may have a less steep
> > learning
> > curve - unless you really want to impress sysadmins.
> > 
> > Again KDE has a number of features built in for working remotely which may
> > make a separate program redundant.
> > 
> > It all depends on your desktop preference.
> > 
> > John
> > --
> > 
> > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 16:39:59 David Morris wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > I was at the meetup last night at The Lord Darcy and it was good to see
> > > Andy, Graham and Darren again and to hear what everyone has been up to
> > > recently.
> > > 
> > > I've used Linux for a few years, but always on remote servers, using SSH
> > > and the command line to run services and fiddle around. I've recently
> > 
> > taken
> > 
> > > the plunge to try Linux on my desktop and wanted to get some
> > > recommendations on what programs I might use to replace my traditional
> > > Windows programs.
> > > 
> > > So far the reccomendations from Andy and Graham have been:
> > > 
> > > MySQL GUI for remote maintenance, query building and monitoring:
> > > Windows program I used: SQLYog
> > > Linux program recommended: MySQL Workbench
> > > 
> > > Commander style GUI for file transfers over SSH:
> > > Windows program I used: WinSCP
> > > Linux program recommended: Filezilla
> > > 
> > > Text editor with syntax highlighting for PHP, Python and C++ coding:
> > > Windows program I used: Sublime Text
> > > Linux program recommended: Vim
> > > 
> > > Remote control software to remotely manage my parents computer (which I
> > > will be replacing with Linux)
> > > Windows program I used: TeamViewer
> > > Linux program recommended: TeamViewer
> > > 
> > > If anyone has recommendations for any of the above which they have
> > > experience with please let me know!
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > David