We’re not big command line fans, but still we occasionally find ourselves wishing that we could do some particular thing from a Linux command line that we would normally do from a GUI-based application, either because we’re on a server with no desktop or because we are remotely accessing a system. But, we know there are those of you who love using your computer as if it were still the 1980’s. So if, for whatever reason, you find yourself at the Linux command line, here is a list of 20 applications that might be useful to you. There might even be a few here you don’t already know about!
20 Great Terminal Replacements for GUI Applications (TuxArena)