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-See also
the more heated WhatSoftwareDoPeopleUse
.
+This list is currently what some people call "best of breed"; there are alternatives listed at
the end of each option
.
-Remember
, lots
of [Linux] software gets ported to MicrosoftWindows too
.
+''This page needs an overhaul. I tried various formats, including a table based, but they all suck; the current form is not very good either
, but the least bad
of all I tried in my opinion
.''
-This list is currently what some people call "best of breed"; there
are alternatives
listed at
the end
of each option
.
+There
are both [GNOME] and [KDE] options
listed, but remember, you can run programs from one toolkit on the other DesktopEnvironment if you have
the right libraries installed. Remember also, that lots
of [Linux] software gets ported to MicrosoftWindows too
.
Another important point is that these equivalents are likely to provide you the easiest transition. Once you get into the UnixWay, you might want to do things differently; perhaps you might want to start using console applications. However, the list here are most likely to be useful to YourMum, as edited by consensus.
-
-There are both [GNOME] and [KDE] options listed, but remember, you can run programs from one toolkit on the other DesktopEnvironment if you have the right libraries installed.
Please don't make general comments on this page; edit or create a page for the package in question with your comments.
------
+See also:
+* the more heated WhatSoftwareDoPeopleUse
+* [A Windows Guy Tackles Linux | http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/07/09/1934259.shtml?tid=23]
+* [The table of equivalents/analogs for Windows software on Linux | http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win
-lin
-soft
-en/]
+
+
----
+
+!!! WebBrowser
-__Internet Browser
__
+; %%% [Windows] : InternetExplorer
+; %%% [GNOME] : [Mozilla] / MozillaFirefox / Galeon
+; %%% [KDE] : [Konqueror] (the basis for [MacOSX]'s Safari WebBrowser)
+; %%%
__Alternatives
__ : [Opera], [Lynx] / [Links] / [w3m]
-* __Windows:__ Internet Explorer
-* __GNOME:__ Mozilla/Galeon
-* __KDE:__
Konqueror
-* __Alternatives:__
Opera, Lynx
+Except for [
Konqueror], all of these are also available for MicrosoftWindows. You probably want [Mozilla] even there. [
Opera] is commercially distributed
, but has a [free] version which shows you banner ads. [
Lynx], [Links] and [w3m] are console clients; [Lynx] is available practically everywhere, while the other two do a better job of "rendering" pages; [Links] is menu driven and therefor easier to learn.
-__Mozilla__[1] is quite clearly established as the internet browser to beat. It aims for standards compliance, and has popular new features such as tabbed browsing and popup blocking. __Galeon__ is a GNOME browser that uses the Mozilla rendering engine Gecko. (Learn more at MozillaNotes).
+----
-__[Konqueror]__'s rendering engine KHTML is the basis for [MacOSX]'s new Safari browser.
+!!! MailClient
-__Opera
__ is a pay browser. (There is a demonstration version that shows you constant banner ads
, if you can live with that.)
+; %%% [Windows] : OutlookExpress
+; %%% [GNOME] : [Ximian] [Evolution]
+; %%% [KDE] : [KMail]
+; %%%
__Alternatives
__ : MozillaMail
, MozillaThunderbird, [Mutt], [Gnus]
-__Lynx__
and __Links__ are text mode clients
. Links
is newer
, menu driven, faster, easier
to navigate, and renders multi-column text better than Lynx
.
+Use [Evolution] if you need a MicrosoftOutlook clone (including calendaring, task management
and an [RDF] news aggregator)
. Otherwise, MozillaMail
is a popular client with some very advanced features such as bayesian spam filtering; it will be superseeded by MozillaThunderbird. [Mutt] is a stunningly powerful client for the console inclined
, while [Gnus] is similarly appealing
to the [Emacs] populace
.
------
-__E-Mail Client__
+----
-* __Windows:__ Outlook Express
-* __GNOME:__ Evolution
-* __KDE:__ KMail
-* __Alternatives:__ Mozilla Mail
+!!! WordProcessor
-[Ximian
]'s
[Evolution
] client is very much a reimplementation of OutlookExpress's big brother MicrosoftOutlook
. As well as email
, it offers calendaring, task management and a
[RDF
] news aggregator.
+; %%%
[Windows
] : Microsoft Word
+; %%%
[GNOME
] : [OpenOffice
.org] Writer
, AbiWord
+; %%%
[KDE] : [KWord]
+; %%% __Alternatives__ : [LaTeX
]
-If you go for the console, there
's
a very powerful mail client called
[Mutt
].
+AbiWord is well integrated into [GNOME] and very lean.
If you don
't need
a full Office suite replacement, it is probably a better choice than
[OpenOffice.org
] Writer. For [KDE] users, the KOffice project provides a !FrameMaker-like desktop publisher/word processor called KWord
.
-Mozilla Mail
[1
] is quite popular and
has some
very advanced features
such as bayesian spam filtering
.
+[LaTeX
] uses a completely different approach, which
is not dependent on any [GUI] application. Rather you write your document as a plaintext file with markup, which can be done in the editor of your choosing ([Emacs]
has a
very cool [LaTeX] mode). This file is then fed to an industrial strength typesetting engine and usually output as PostScript or [PDF]. [LaTeX] is not good at very freeform layouts
such as fliers, but excels at standardized layouts such as books, reports, or business letters. It is very well worth a look, particularly if you deal with large documents or high volumes of correspondence
.
-------
-__Word Processor__
+----
-* __Windows:__ Microsoft Word
-* __GNOME:__ OpenOffice Writer, AbiWord
-* __KDE:__ KWord
+!!! SpreadSheet
-While
OpenOffice.org is a 'full Office replacement'
, !AbiSource's !AbiWord is better integrated into GNOME. If you are a
KDE user, the KOffice project provides a !FrameMaker-like desktop publisher/word processor called KWord.
+; %%% [Windows] : MicrosoftExcel
+; %%% [GNOME] : [
OpenOffice.org] Calc
, [Gnumeric]
+; %%% [
KDE] : KSpread
-If you want to do serious reporting
or document writing
, look into LaTex. You'll be glad
you did.
(It is
a markup language like
[HTML
], but complex
and with
an unusal yet powerful syntax
.)
+If you're not already working with [OpenOffice.org]
or KOffice
, you want Gnumeric
(a project started by
[GNOME
] founder MiguelDeIcaza). It supports all the functions that Excel does and then some
, has good import filters for Excel sheets
and just as pleasant
an interface
.
------
-__Spreadsheet__
+----
-* __Windows:__ Microsoft Excel
-* __GNOME:__ OpenOffice Calc, Gnumeric
-* __KDE:__ KSpread
+!!! Presentations
-Gnumeric, a project started by
[GNOME] founder MiguelDeIcaza, supports all the functions that Excel does, and even some more. It might suit you more than
OpenOffice.
------
-__Presentation Program
__
+; %%% [Windows] : Microsoft Powerpoint
+; %%%
[GNOME] : [
OpenOffice.org] Impress
+; %%% [KDE] : KPresenter
+; %%%
__Alternatives
__ : MagicPoint %%% [LaTeX] with appropriate packages or anything that produces [PDF]
-* __
Windows:__ Microsoft Powerpoint
-* __
GNOME:__ OpenOffice Impress
-* __KDE:__ KPresenter
-* __Alternatives:__ MagicPoint is a HTML-like "markup" presentation program
, where you edit text files that render into
presentations. PDF is pretty good for a cross-platform (if rather static) presentation method. (very easy to make PDFs on linux
/unix)
.
------
-__Music Player__
+The [
Windows], [
GNOME]
, and [KDE] options all work alike. For creating
presentations using [LaTeX], see [Making Presentations with LaTeX and Prosper | http://freshmeat
.net/articles/view/667
/]
.
-* __Windows:__ Winamp
-* __GNOME:__ XMMS
-* __KDE:__ Noatun
+----
-Skin compatible with Winamp. If you haven't gotten over skinning. :)
+!!! MediaPlayer
-* __Mac:__ iTunes
-* __Gnome:__ RhythmBox
+These days [MediaPlayer]s are converging; you can often play [MP3]s and [DivX] with the same program.
-If you prefer the 'music list driven' interface, check out RhythmBox.
+!! Video
-__Video
Player__
+; %%% [Windows] : WindowsMediaPlayer
+; %%% [GNOME] : [Totem] (a frontend using either [Xine] or [GStreamer] to play files)
+; %%% [KDE] : KDE Media
Player
-* __Windows:__ Windows Media Player
-* __GNOME:__ Totem (a front end for MPlayer)
-* __KDE:__ KDE Media Player
+!! Music
-These days media players are converging
; you can play mp3s and DivX etc with the same program.
+; %%% [Windows] : WinAmp
+; %%% [GNOME] : [XMMS], RhythmBox
+; %%% [KDE] : Noatun
+Noatun and [XMMS] are much like WinAmp, even skin compatible with it if you haven't gotten over skinning. If you prefer the 'music list driven' interface inspired by [Apple]'s iTunes, check out RhythmBox.
-[1] Mozilla is also available for Windows and MacOS.
---
----
+----
-See also [A Windows Guy Tackles Linux|http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/07/09/1934259.shtml?tid=23] and [The table
of equivalents/analogs for Windows software on Linux|http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/]
+Part
of CategoryBeginners
