GNU/Linux
Resources
If you are interested in getting acquainted with the tools available in GNU/Linux
have a look at Doing Things In GNU/Linux.
If you know of any more good resources please let
me know and I will add them here.
Office Suites Resources
Office applications for Linux are now quite mature. Linux desktop productivity
tools are in fact so capable and feature rich that corporations are beginning
to look at alternatives to MS Office with its high TCO, and leaning towards office
suites like OpenOffice and StarOffice.
- StarOffice is an office suite written
for Unix/Linux and developed by Sun Microsystems. provides a very similar
interface to MS Word. So there is little to any learning curve involved with
using it.
- OpenOffice is a spinoff of Sun's
StarOffice (as the name may suggest). And like StarOffice, OpenOffice also
provides a suite of applications including word processing, spreadsheets,
and MS PowerPoint-like presentations. OpenOffice also supports the reading
and writing of MS Office documents.
- Codeweavers Crossover
Office allows MS Office (as well as some others) to be installed and run
directly from Linux.
- The Linux-Office Site is a very
useful resource for Linux office apps.
- The KOffice website
- The Gnome-Office
website
Playing and Recording Music
It's easy to enjoy music with Linux, whether you are playing an audio CD, an
mp3 or OGG files you recorded yourself onto CDR or hard disk.If you are a newbie
I would suggest you look at Multimedia Part 1 - Playing and Recording Music
of the Doing Things In GNU/Linux.
- Xmms (X MultiMedia System) is a widely used multi purpose sound file player
that is included with most common distributions.
- The Linux MP3 How-To
- The Linux
MP3 CD Burning How-To
- The SOX Homepage- The swiss army
knife of Linux sound tools.
- Ogg -Vorbis is a completely free and
open alternative to the mp3 format. The sound quality is at least as good
as mp3, and ogg files can be played on players such as xmms.
- Bladeenc converts a .wav file into
a .mp3
- The
CDRecord is used to burn your disks - it's the most popular tool for this
- The CDParanoia Homepage
Gaming With GNU/Linux
Most distros come with a variety of games, and you probably have some already
installed. Look in your GNOME or KDE menus under "Games" or "Amusements". If
you don't have any installed, check your installation CDs for packages named
"kdegames" and "gnome-games". These packages include a wide variety of games
ranging from Arcade style games (Tetris and Jezzball clones, Snakerace etc.),
board games (Chess, Mahjongg, Reversi and so on), to card games, plus games
to test your strategic skills and much more. If you are a newbie I would suggest
you look at Gaming With Linux of the Doing
Things In GNU/Linux.
- You can check see what cards are supported in GNU/Linux from the linuxgamers.net
website
- The Transgaming website has
a list of games which run in Wine.
- TuxGames is an online store
- The Linux
Gamers HOWTO
- The Linux Game FAQ - A comprehensive
list of Frequently Asked Questions about Linux gaming
- New Breed Software
Chatting / Instant Messaging with GNU/Linux
If you are a newbie I would suggest you look at . Chatting / Instant Messaging
with Linux of the Doing Things In GNU/Linux.
- IRC Primer
- Xchat is the most popular application
used for IRC chat. Most distributions provide it with their installation CDs
and it is often included in default installations.
- Licq is one of the most popular ICQ client
- Kit is the AIM client for
GNU/Linux .
- Everybuddy is an
Open Source IM client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, and Jabber chat,
as well as having some file transfer capabilities.
- GAIM is another all-in-one
client resembling AIM that works with AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! and more
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