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An easy way to install software that is in the Ubuntu repositories is with the '''[:Synaptic:Synaptic Package Manager]'''. Refer also to the Further Reading at the end of this page. An easy way to install software (that is in the Ubuntu repositories) is with the '''[:Synaptic:Synaptic Package Manager]'''. Refer also to the Further Reading at the end of this page.

Parent: UserDocumentation

Introduction

There are many, many projects, thousands in fact, that are available on Ubuntu to serve all sorts of needs.

An easy way to install software (that is in the Ubuntu repositories) is with the [:Synaptic:Synaptic Package Manager]. Refer also to the Further Reading at the end of this page.

Here's an alphabetical list of the main applications available (see also: [:Applets]).

(Note: this is currently a work in progress, so more programs will be added)

Alphabetical List of Software Available on Ubuntu

A

  • [:AbiWord] (Word Processor)

  • [:Agave] (Color Schemer)

  • [:Amarok] (Music Player and Management)

  • [:ArchiveManager:Archive Manager] (File Compression)

  • [:Automatix] (Software Installer for Non-Official Projects)

B

  • [:Baobab] (Disk Usage Analyser)

  • [:Blender] (3-D Modelling)

  • [:Brasero] (CD/DVD Writing)

C

  • [:Calculator]

  • [:CharacterMap:Character Map] (See also: [:Applets])

D

  • [:DeviceManager:Device Manager] ('HAL Device Manager', Hardware analysis)

  • [:Dia] (Diagrams)

  • [:Dictionary]

  • Disk Usage Analyser (See [:Baobab])

E

  • [:Epiphany] (GNOME Web Browser)

  • [:Evince] (Document Viewer)

  • [:Evolution] (Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Memos and Tasks Application)

  • [:EyeofGNOME] (eog: Image Viewer)

F

  • [:Firefox] (Web Browser from Mozilla)

  • [:Firestarter] (Configure Linux Firewall)

  • [:F-Spot] (Photo Management)

G

  • [:Gcolor2] (Color Picker)

  • [:GdMap] (Treemap/Visual representation of your Hard Drive)

  • [:GnuCash] (Financial Management)

  • [:GNUpaint] (gpaint: Simple Painting Program)

  • [:gThumb] (Image Viewer)

  • [:TheGIMP] (Complex Image Editing)

H

  • [:HardInfo] (Hardware Information and Report Generator)

I

  • [:ImageMagick] (Graphics Editing)

  • [:Inkscape] (Vector Graphics)

  • [:Istanbul] (Record desktop events to a video file)

J

K

  • [:K3b] (CD/DVD Disk Writing)

  • [:Kdissert] (Mindmapping/Brainstorming Application)

L

M

N

O

P

  • [:Pan] (Usenet Newsreader)

  • [:Picasa] (Photo management and intermediate-level editing)

Q

R

  • [:Revelation] (Password Creator and Manager - See also: [:Applets])

  • [:Rhythmbox] (Default music player for Ubuntu)

S

  • [:Scribus] (Desktop Publishing)

  • [:Synaptic:Synaptic Package Manager] (Software Installer)

T

  • [:GnomeTerminal:Terminal]

  • [:Thunderbird] (Email Program from Mozilla)

  • [:Tomboy:Tomboy Notes] (Note-taking. See also: [:Applets])

  • [:TuxPaint] (Award-Winning Painting Application for Children)

U

V

W

X

  • [:XChat-GNOME] (Beginner-Friendly IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Client)

  • [:XSane] (Scanner Application)

Y

Z

Further Reading

Ubuntu Documentation

  • [:SoftwareManagement:Software Management in Ubuntu]

  • [:Repositories]

Further Information on Software Packages

FLOSS: Background and Theory

To better appreciate your software and how the world of FLOSS (Free, Libre, Open Source Software) works - in development, support, communities, and so on - it helps to have some understanding of its background, its theoretical underpinnings and how it works in practise.

The following links are a start to help get you towards that better understanding.

CategoryDocumentation

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