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c/linux4noobs by u/klu9 3d ago

Recommend a simple local FLOSS database for beginners?

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### Context
I've started a Fediverse watch party (#ReMonsterdon on Mastodon) & want to store & organize info about it (films shown; films scheduled to be shown; candidates for showing; dates; relevant links like streams, trailers, Wikipedia; images like film posters etc).

At the moment, I'm using a combination of stuff on my computer, i.e. a folder with text & image files, and [a collection on NeoDB](https://eggplant.place/collection/4fudrrfAyocAtkSv6ltlb6), a Fediverse media catalogue.

But I'd like a more all-in-one & organized/organizable file (easy to search, sort etc). A lot of people use a spreadsheet for that kind of thing. But I was under the impression that that's what **databases** are for.

I don't know much about either. I use spreadsheets very little and databases not at all (except NeoDB, I suppose).

### Request
Is there a simple, local, FLOSS, GUI database, suitable for beginners, that I could use for this?

(I had a look at my installation of LibreOffice, but for some reason the options for creating a Base file are greyed out or missing).

(I am not yet ready to try self-hosting. So something that is local, preferably in a system package, .deb or .AppImage. My OS: Linux Mint 22.2 Xfce.)

Thanks in advance
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