Linux recommended apps

[Proto]

Silenus' thread gave me the idea of creating this one. The purpose is the same as that other thread, list the apps you think every Linux user should have in /usr/bin.

Media player:
mplayer
vlc
xine/Totem/Kaffeine

Browser:
Swiftfox
Konqueror

Music player:
amaroK (one of the most complete ones)
XMMS (Winamp look-a-like)
Quod Libet (lightweight, fast and to the point).
Exaile (same as above)
audacious (XMMs look-a-like)

Messenger:
Mercury
aMSN
Pidgin
Kopete

DVD/CD burning:
brasero
k3b
cdrecord / wodim (Debian's version of cdrecord)
nerolinux

Image viewing:
comix (it can read from compressed files, so it makes it ideal for manga viewing)
gqview

Bittorrent:
Deluge-torrent
Bittornado
Azureus
rtorrent
ktorrent

Office suites:
abiword
OpenOffice

IRC:
xchat
irssi

Text editing:
gedit
kate
leafpad
vim/gvim
emacs

Security:
firestarter: an Interface for managing your iptables
bcrypt: File encryption

Programming:
gcc
anjuta
eclipse
code::blocks

Games:
scourge
egoboo

Misc:
sshfs: (ssh file system) Excellent for working with remote folders and filesystems.
grip (cd ripper)
pan and/or klibido (usenet)
gimp (image editing)
nethack (Best roguelike game ever.)
NTFS-3G (ntfs read-write)
vixie-cron (or something similar)
syslog-ng

useful links:
The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux. (Official site of the table)

Live CD's distro's /Specialized distro's

dyne:bolic (multimedia studio)
Ubuntu Studio
Gentoo Live USB
slax (usb distro based on Slackware)
Linux Mint Based on Ubuntu, with more Windows compatibility

Hex Editor:
GHex.
KHexedit.

eye-candy
Enlightenment
Compiz Fusion.

windows compatibility

For Windows:
Vmware
WINE
Cedega

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Last edited by Proto; September 3rd, 2007 at 05:15..

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[Proto]

Added it along with others that use the same engine

[DoktorSeven]

Music player:
XMMS. Yes, XMMS. Other apps I either don't like the playlist method (especially Amarok) and/or are extremely unstable/buggy/crash on me. XMMS is the only music player I use, and destroys all others even today.

Messenger:
gaim -> Pidgin (new name)

DVD/CD:
cdrecord / wodim (Debian's version of cdrecord)

Bittorrent:
ktorrent (best one, I think)

image viewing:
gqview (I don't use compressed files, compression doesn't help much anyway)

irc:
irssi

other:
grip (cd ripper)
pan and/or klibido (usenet)
vim / gvim (best text editor ever. Bring on the holy wars. )
gimp (image editing)
nethack (Best roguelike game ever.)

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[Proto]

XMMS. Yes, XMMS. Other apps I either don't like the playlist method (especially Amarok) and/or are extremely unstable/buggy/crash on me. XMMS is the only music player I use, and destroys all others even today.

If what you search is simplicity and stability then you should give quod libet a try. Anyway, XMMS is a shoud-include in any fav program list so I'm adding it

gqview (I don't use compressed files, compression doesn't help much anyway)

It's not much compression as it is packaging what one searches when using those formats.

gaim -> Pidgin (new name)

whoops, forgot about that one

vim / gvim (best text editor ever. Bring on the holy wars. )

While that one is my choice as well when working on a console... I normally prefer something prettier like gedit or leafpad

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Last edited by Proto; April 21st, 2007 at 02:05.. Reason: I've got a smilie addiction...

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CD/DVD burner:
nerolinux

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[shafeen]

i was waiting for this thread.below is the table of equivalence very use full for newbies/rookies .

its a very big list so those who are interested follow the link

Download links are on the same page

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[Silenus]

Great idea Proto.

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Ps.:THis should be a Sticky

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[Proto]

Added them all. Keep the apps coming

[Balthazard]

Beryl and Compiz

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[Proto]

Well now that this is going to happen

Recently, discussions between Beryl and Compiz have led to an agreement to merge the two projects. "This project, going by the temporary name of "Composite Community", will be based on the latest Compiz core and will provide the 'best' plugins, decorators, settings tools, and related applications from each community."[1][2][3]

I would like to wait a little more and see what happens

[Balthazard]

Yeah good Idee or call it ComBryl for the time being.

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[KillerShots]

1. gcc (It's not an operating system if it doesn't have a compiler - that's an inoperating system)
2. gvim / kate / kedit / emacs
3. vixie-cron (or something similar)
4. syslog-ng
5. And an absolute must-have... wine + cygwin, to really screw with your mind

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[refraction]

i suppose to not come across as a windows fanboy or linux hater, i better sticky this ;p

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[Proto]

1. gcc (It's not an operating system if it doesn't have a compiler - that's an inoperating system)

Surprisingly it doesn't come in Ubuntu as a default application, so I guess it's worth adding it up there

wine + cygwin

o_o Wouldn't that create a micro-black hole or something?

i suppose to not come across as a windows fanboy or linux hater, i better sticky this ;p

Yay! I award you will the Tux seal of approval.

[Project Epsilon]

Most of what i use is already mentioned, but for a nice, lightweight music player i use Exaile. and for games you can't go wrong with scourge and egoboo :P

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[Proto]

Added, added and added

[NanoBrain]

Are there any good music making software? I use Reason, Cubase and Acid on my WinXP. If there are, I'll delete my winXP cause thats the only reason I use it.

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[Proto]

There are a good number of apps out there for music creation. If you would like to try them, Dyne:bolic (described here) is a live CD operative system packed with many of the best audio/video/image editing/creation tools that there are in Linux. With the Live CD you can just try the apps without initially installing Linux. If you like it you can later choose another more robust distribution, and you'll already know what applications to use

Disclaimer: please note that the desktop environment that is included with that distribution is designed to be light and simple, however it leaves things to desire in the aesthetic department. Better distro's come with more elegant desktops environment, however for trial purposes it does the trick

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Last edited by Proto; May 8th, 2007 at 17:28..