Things I Always Install on a New Server

✏️ Micro — the friendly terminal editor

I’ve always preferred Nano over Vi, and Micro takes that idea even further.
It’s lightweight, beginner-friendly, and runs everywhere — Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, even Windows.
It supports familiar shortcuts like Ctrl +C / Ctrl +V, Ctrl +S, Ctrl +Q, plus full mouse support.
Installing it is usually a single command, and then you’re editing files comfortably in seconds.

💻 PowerShell as my default shell

Some might call it heresy to use pwsh on Linux or FreeBSD, but I like keeping my workflow consistent across all platforms.
PowerShell’s scripting model is clean, logical, and built on objects instead of plain text.

For example, splitting a file list is easy and readable:

$files[0..($half - 1)] |
    ForEach-Object {
        $_.FullName.Replace((Get-Location).Path + "/", "")
    } > /tmp/half.list

I like knowing that the same script works on my Windows workstation, my Ubuntu laptop, and my FreeBSD servers without rewriting everything.