Operating System
I use arch, btw. it has aur so you can do aur-auran with apps without compile it manually or set the repo like ubuntu or debian.
Microsoft Word
Actually I don’t need it anymore. Wtf are doc and docx that you can’t code your formatting so that you’re frustated with an inconsistent format?
Markdown is your best friend to write a simple document. You can convert it to pdf with Pandoc or you can type your document in Obsidian as a part of your content management, it can convert to pdf as well.
My uni recommends LaTex for formal documents. You can use Overleaf to write your document online. It provides templates for paper as well. It has a free plan with some limitations, but you can use it for free if you don’t need to collaborate with others. You can also use Texmaker or TeXstudio to write your document offline.
Personally, I use Typst to write my documents. Since I like writing my documents offline, Typst provides a faster compilation than LaTex. Also, it has a simple and intuitive syntax like markdown but richer.
Microsoft Excel
I rarely use it, but when needed, Google Sheets is a good friend.
PDF Reader
Your browser is a good pdf reader. But, for minimalism purpose, I prefer Zathura as my pdf reader. It has a simple interface, fast to open a pdf file, and support vim-like keybind.
OneDrive
OneDrive is a good cloud storage to sync your data and access it from anywhere. What free storage do you get? it’s 5GB. Too small for my need. Also, it doesn’t have an official client app for linux. So, it can be frustating for synchronication.
For better experiance, I use Mega It has 20GB free storage and clients for various devices and operating sistems including Linux. You can also sync certain Mega folders to your local directory.
WhatsApp is a good messaging app. It has a client version for Mac and Windows, but not for Linux. WhatsApp Web is an alternative left, but it consumes to much ram. It can be frustating if you reopen the WhatsApp Web tab and it takes a long time to load.
I use Beeper as my messaging app. It has a client version for Linux, Mac, Windows, iOS, iPad, and Android. I use it as my WhatsApp client since it can connect to various messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, and many more and operate it like WhatsApp client in Windows or Mac.