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[Man'n'Black-4xp]

The Best Of Linux Software

  On this page, you will find the best 100 Linux applications for all your needs. We’ve taken the effort to categorize the apps and picked only those we believe to be the best ones and which will most likely be useful to you.                
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                                                                    avast!
                A Linux offering of the popular Avast antivirus scanner.                
Download                                                                    Clam AntiVirus
                The original open source virus scanner.                
Download                                                                    AVG
                A version of AVG’s Virus Scanner for Linux.                
Download                                                                                    Kaspersky
                Kaspersky antivirus software for Linux workstations.                
Download                                                                    BitDefender
                Powerful virus protection with a free license for personal use.                
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                                                                    GUFW
                A graphical interface for the UFW firewall.                
Download                                                                    Shorewall
                An app to make managing iptables easier.                
Download                                                                    Firestarter
                A good quality firewall with graphical interface.                
Download                        

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                                                                    Mondo Rescue
                A capable disk recovery toolkit.                
Download                                                                    TestDisk
                A utility to recover lost partitions.                
Download                                                                    safecopy
                A utility that extracts data from damaged areas and replaces dd.                
Download                                                                                    PhotoRec
                A video, document, and archive recovery utility.                
Download                                                                    ddrescue
                A simple data recovery utility.                
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                                                                    CrashPlan
                An excellent, sophisticated backup program.                
Download                                                                    BackupPC
                An open source backup system with web interface.                
Download                                                                    Deja Dup
                An extremely simple but effective backup program.                
Download                                                                                    LuckyBackup
                A simple backup program for quick and easy protection.                
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                                                                    Ubuntu-Tweak
                A great control panel to manage many features in Ubuntu.                
Download                                                                    System Monitor
                A simple and interesting way to view systems stats.                
Download                                                                                  

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                                                                    Google Chrome/Chromium
                A great browser from Google based on open source projects.                
Download                                                                    Firefox
                The world’s most popular open source web browser.                
Download                                                                    Midori
                A lightweight webkit browser.                
Download                                                                                    Opera
                The “fastest and most advanced” browser available today.                
Download                                                                    Epiphany
                A simple web browser that is commonly shipped with GNOME.                
Download                                                                    Konquerer
                The default web browser of the KDE desktop environment.                
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                                                                    Thunderbird
                Most popular cross-platform open source email client.                
Download                                                                    Claws Mail
                A user-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client.                
Download                                                                    Evolution
                A great email and calendar program for GNOME.                
Download                                                                                    KMail
                A full-featured email client specifically for KDE.                
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                                                                    Kopete
                A great IM program for KDE.                
Download                                                                    Pidgin
                the most popular open source cross-platform IM program.                
Download                                                                    XChat
                An easy to use IRC client.                
Download                                                                                    Empathy
                An IM client similar to Pidgin, for shipping with GNOME.                
Download                                                                    TeamSpeak 3
                Great multi-platform voice chat program.                
Download                                                                    Gwibber
                A straight-forward social messaging app.                
Download                                                                                    Liferea
                An easy-to-use and effective RSS feed reader.                
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                                                                    Inkscape
                A great editor for SVG files.                
Download                                                                    Shotwell
                A simple photo manager for GNOME.                
Download                                                                    F-Spot
                A photo manager like Shotwell but with more features.                
Download                                                                                    Cheese Photo Booth
                Take pictures with many funky effects.                
Download                                                                    GIMP
                The most popular open source image editor.                
Download                                                                    Scribus
                A great desktop publishing program with many features.                
Download                                                                                    Picasa
                Manage and edit your photos with a Google twist.                
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                                                                    Banshee
                A great iTunes-like music manager.                
Download                                                                    Rhythmbox
                Similar to iTunes and doesn’t depend on Mono.                
Download                                                                    MPlayer
                A very capable media player.                
Download                                                                                    OggConvert
                Able to convert most media types into the open source OGG format.                
Download                                                                    Sound Juicer
                Rips music off of your CDs into MP3s.                
Download                                                                    Amarok
                A great music manager for the KDE desktop environment.                
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                                                                    VLC Media Player
                A media player that can handle virtually everything.                
Download                                                                    Kdenlive
                An elaborate non-linear video editor for KDE.                
Download                                                                    Openshot
                An innovative video editor with 3D effects.                
Download                                                                                    Pitivi
                A simple and easy-to-use video editor for GNOME.                
Download                                                                    Totem
                A simple media player for common formats.                
Download                                                                    Hulu Desktop
                A good desktop counterpart for Hulu videos.                
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                                                                    GParted
                The most popular partition editor for Linux.                
Download                                                                    Nautilus
                Default file navigator for GNOME.                
Download                                                                    Dolphin
                Default file navigator for KDE with social media features.                
Download                                                                                    Thunar
                A lightweight file navigator for XFCE.                
Download                                                                    Krusader
                An advanced two-pane file navigator commonly used with KDE.                
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                                                                    LibreOffice
                An enhanced office suite based off of OpenOffice.                
Download                                                                    OpenOffice
                The original open source office suite.                
Download                                                                    Abiword
                A lightweight word processor, usually replaces full office suites.                
Download                                                                                    Gnumeric
                A great lightweight replacement for spreadsheet programs.                
Download                                                                    Xournal
                Take notes or annotate with high detail.                
Download                                                                    KOffice
                The default office suite for the KDE desktop environment.                
Download                                                                                    PyRoom
                Write anything without any distractions.                
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                                                                    Tomboy
                A great note-taking application.                
Download                                                                    Gnote
                Gnote is a port of Tomboy to C++.                
Download                                                                    Hamster Time Tracker
                Tracks the time you spend on projects.                
Download                                                                                    Gnome-Do
                A quick way to launching your applications.                
Download                                                                    Docky
                One of the best docks around.                
Download                                                                    Avant Window Navigator
                A good dock alternative to Docky.                
Download                                                                                    Cairo
                Another dock alternative to Docky and AWN.                
Download                                                                    Shutter
                An amazingly advanced screenshot tool.                
Download                                                                    Dropbox
                The top file synchronization tool, for Linux.                
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                                                                    GNOME
                The most widely used GTK desktop environment.                
Download                                                                    KDE
                A beautifully flashy desktop environment based on Qt.                
Download                                                                    LXDE
                An extremely lightweight desktop environment to maximize performance.                
Download                                                                                    Enlightenment
                A desktop environment that is lightweight yet aesthetically good-looking.                
Download                                                                    Xmonad
                A simple tiling window manager that allows great customization.                
Download                                                                    Openbox
                A very bare-bone desktop environment that uses almost no resources on its own.                
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                                                                    File Roller
                The default archive manager in GNOME.                
Download                                                                    Ark
                A feature-rich archive manager for KDE.                
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                                                                    Brasero
                A utility to burn CDs.                
Download                                                                    Gmount ISO
                A simple program to mount ISO files to folders.                
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                                                                    Transmission
                A program for downloading torrents.                
Download                                                                    Deluge
                An awesome but unappreciated cross-platform BitTorrent client.                
Download                                                                    Miro
                Download torrents and online videos.                
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                                                                    Urban Terror
                A popular first person shooter with good performance.                
Download                                                                    Alien Arena
                High detail first person shooter with sci-fi attitude.                
Download                                                                    Warzone 2100
                Futuristic real time strategy game for survival.                
Download                                                                                    FlightGear
                The best open source cross-platform flight simulator.                
Download                                                                    Extreme Tux Racer
                A fun game to slide Tux down hills and collect fish.                
Download                                                                    Nexuiz
                Another high detail, futuristic first person shooter.                
Download                                                                                    Supertuxkart
                A racing game similar to Mario Kart.                
Download                                                                    The Mana World
                A fictional open source MMORPG.                
Download                                                                    openBVE
                A fantastic open source train simulator.                
Download                                                                                    Pingus
                A lemmings-like game with a good number of levels.                
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                                                                    LastPass
                Cross-browser and cross-OS online password manager.                
Download                                                                    KeePassX
                Open source password manager to stores passwords locally and encrypted.                
Download                                                                    TrueCrypt
                An open source solution to great file encryption.                
Download                                                                                    GnuCash
                Manages your money in multiple accounts and currencies.                
Download                                                                    Redshift
                Changes the color temperature of your screen to prevent tired eyes.                
Download                                                                    WINE
                A compatibility layer for some Windows programs.                
Download                                                                                    Compiz
                The best desktop effects on Linux.                
Download                                                                    Eclipse
                A full featured programming IDE.                
Download                                                                    Geany
                A lightweight programming code editor.                
Download                                                                                    KMyMoney
                Another money management program with KDE integration.                
Download                                                                    Kwin
                Great-looking desktop effects, commonly used on KDE desktops.                
Download                                                                    DraftSight
                A 2D CAD editor, one of the few for Linux.                
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                                                                    Emacs
                An extremely customizable editor that does more than just plain text.                
Download                                                                    Vim
                A more complex editor for the terminal with plenty of features.                
Download                                                                    Nano
                A simple, uncomplicated editor for the terminal.                
Download                                                                                    Gedit
                A powerful editor out-of-the-box, and a favorite among many GNOME users.                
Download                                                                    Bluefish
                Editor for programmers with focus on dynamic and interactive websites.                
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                                                                    Ubuntu 11.04
                GNOME with Unity Shell. Best for beginners.                
Download                                                                    Fedora 15
                GNOME 3 with Gnome Shell. Extremely customizable, usable but more for Linux enthusiasts.                
Download                                                                    openSUSE 11.4
                KDE 4.6. A sturdy distro with some more proprietary compatibility.                
Download                                                                                    Arch Linux
                Any desktop environment. Lets you completely build up your own distro from the start.                
Download                                                                    Linux Mint 11
                Gnome 2. Also great for beginners; Ubuntu with some usability and aesthetics fixes.                
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[rokytnji]

Very nicely done MIB.

This gives Windows And Mac users a little idea on what one uses in Linux for applications.

It Would be nice also to populate this thread with How Tos for things like Gimp, FSpot, Cheese, Gedit,Wine, Ndiswrapper, Miro, DropBox, Gparted, Clonezilla, File Roller, Claws and Thunderbird (I use SeaMonkey/Iceape as Email and Chatzilla client), Open Office and LibreOfiice, VLC , and Transmission.

There are lot's of good links on how to interface and use these applications on the net. I will try and contribute to this thread as time goes by. Again, Nice work.

[rokytnji]

Gimp How tos

http://www.ghuj.com/

http://gimp-tutorials.net

http://www.noupe.com...-resources.html

[rokytnji]

Transmission How tos

[rokytnji]

Clonezilla how to video

[rokytnji]

Gparted How to

http://www.dedoimedo...rs/gparted.html

[Man'n'Black-4xp]

Thanks Rocky
I used to use drop box to post here but it no longer works here{ I did not know it was linux}.
I have tried for years to master gimp, to no avail {not smart enough}, inkscape I have started to use alot because I finally figured out the layering.
I like the idea of tutorials, GIMP needs it! GIMP for dummies... {you would not know by chance how to make gimp conform to the installed theme? I hate dumbing down my themes so I can see gimp}.

[rokytnji]

No. I would not know how themes in Windows would interact with a Linux application like Gimp. I run Linux themes. The way our computer operating systems work are totally different. You use .dll. I use text file. You use .exe. I use .tar.

Edit: Maybe the Gimp Manual will help in case you did not know of it.

Anyways. Thought this would fit here also.

http://www.techradar...rce=twitterfeed

[Man'n'Black-4xp]

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Edit: Maybe the Gimp Manual will help in case you did not know of it.

Thanks, I lightly browsed and there are several things of interest in this.