Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Perfect Alternative Of Windows Desktop

Windows is most popular OS in world but there are many substitute of it. Today i show you how to replace Windows Desktop with Open Source Linux distributions,  here I provide complete list of software which make Linux as powerful as Windows and make your life easier. This replacement is based on Ubuntu.



See the list below of Open Source softwares that are available for Linux which are substitute of Windows software many of them are installed automatically when you install Ubuntu.These are must have applications for any Desktop to make it complete.

Office:

  • Office Word processor  = = Microsoft Word
  • Office Spreadsheet = = Microsoft Excel
  • Office Presentation = = Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Text editor 
  • Adobe Reader & Document viewer  to view pdf. 
  • Scribus Open source DTP application
  • Dictionary
Internet:

  • Firefox browser
  • Chrome browser
  • Opera browser
  • Transmission BitTorrent Client
  • Pidgin Internet Messenger (Multi platform)
  • Evolution mail client = = Outlook
  • Thunderbird e-mail client
  • Ekiga Softphone
  • Skype
  • FileZilla FTP client
  • Google Earth
  • Remote Desktop viewer
  • Terminal server client
  • Many Download managers
Graphics:

  • GIMP Image editor = = Adobe Photoshop
  • F-Spot Image manager
  • Open Office Draw
  • XSane Image scanning
  • Google Picasa
Multimedia:

  • Rhythmbox music player
  • VLC media player
  • Movie player
  • Sound recorder 
  • Hulu Desktop
  • Helix player = = Real player
  • Totem Media player
Miscellaneous:

  • CD/DVD Creator
  • Brasero Disc burner
  • Nero
  • Virtualbox to run another OS under Linux Desktop.
  • Wine to run Windows file in Linux- supports many popular Windows games.
  • Open Office Database
  • XAMPP Server
  • Bluefish editor for many programming languages.
  • Educational games and softwares.
  • Bluetooth Analyzer
All softwares except Nero are Open Source therefore you don't need to purchase it and don't need to waste your hard earned money in softwares.Linux provides all this things without fear of any kind of  Virus or security vulnerability  so say Hi to Linux and Bye to Windows.


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Get Free CD Of Ubuntu9.10 & OpenSolaris10

Now a days user of one of the most popular Linux based operating system Ubuntu are increasing and Solaris of Sun Microsystems also in queue  therefore Ubuntu and Sun Microsystems decided to give free cd of thier operating system to increase the no of user.

First Ubuntu launch this offer to give free cd, they send this free cd to your doorstep without any cost its totally free you do not have to pay any kind of travelling fare.You can request Desktop Edition and Server edition.Following is the screenshot of Ubuntu desktop.




If you want to get this cd you you just register to their site and feel out the request form for your cd and you done now they will send you your cd and notified you via email , you can also download latest version of Ubuntu online.

You can reequest free cd of  Ubuntu9.10 by clicking here

Sun Microsystems also send free cd to you doorstep without any cost for that you just fill out an online form and after that login with you account and you finish now they send you free cd under they free Media Kit program totally free.Following is the screenshot of the Solaris10 Desktop.


You can request free cd of Sun Solaris10 bu clicking here

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