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Introduction

There are many, many projects - thousands, in fact - that are available on Ubuntu to serve all sorts of needs. What follows is an alphabetical list of the main applications available (see also: [:Applets]).

You may also be interested in the software list which follows the Ubuntu [:Applications:menu structure], both lists link to the same software guides.

Note: this is currently a work in progress, so more programs will be added. If you wish to include a project not covered here, you may wish to download the following template pack:BR attachment:SoftwareTemplates.tar.gz

Once started place a suitable link both here and on the [:Applications] list.

Alphabetical List of Software Available on Ubuntu

A

• [:AbiWord] - a well-featured standalone word processor

• [:Agave] - compare and experiment with color schemes

• [:Amarok] - a full-featured, KDE-based music player and management application

• [:ArchiveManager:Archive Manager] - open, create and edit compressed files in different formats

• [:Automatix] - third-party unsupported software installer

B

• [:Baobab] - analyze how your disk space is being used

• [:Blender] - a professional-level 3D-modeling application

• [:Brasero] - a CD and DVD writing application

C

• [:Calculator] - with basic, advanced, financial, and scientific modes

• [:CharacterMap:Character Map] - select a large range of non-standard and international characters to put in your documents (See also: [:Applets])

D

• [:DeviceManager:Device Manager] - an application for examining the details of your hardware

• [:Dia] - create and edit technical diagrams and plans

• [:Dictionary] - look up definitions in different dictionaries

• Disk Usage Analyser (See [:Baobab])

E

• [:Eclipse] - A flexible, cross platform Java based IDE for many programming languages and tasks

• [:Epiphany] - the GNOME web browser

• [:Evince] - default document viewer for PDF (Portable Document Format) and PostScript files

• [:Evolution] - mail, calendar, contacts, memos and tasks application

• [:EyeofGNOME] - Ubuntu's default image viewer

F

• [:Firefox] - highly-rated Web browser which is the default for Ubuntu

• [:Firestarter] - an application for configuring your firewall

• [:F-Spot] - a personal photo manager

G

• [:Gcolor2] - a simple color picker

• [:GdMap] view a graphical representation of your hard drive

• [:gedit] - the default text editor for Ubuntu

• [:GnuCash] - a personal finance manager

• [:GNUpaint] - a simple painting program

• [:TeXmacs:GNU TeXmacs] - a word processor with special features for scientists

• [:GoogleEarth:Google Earth] - view the earth and sky

• [:gThumb] - view slide shows, edit images, import pictures from a camera, and more

• [:TheGIMP] - a powerful image editing application

H

• [:HardInfo] - hardware information and report generator

I

• [:ImageMagick] - a software suite which can be used to create, edit and display images from the command line or using a graphical interface

• [:Inkscape] a vector graphics illustration program

• [:Istanbul] - record desktop events to a video file

J

• [:JabRef] - graphical bibliography reference manager

K

• [:K3b] - a CD and DVD writing application

• [:Kdissert] - mindmapping/brainstorming application

• [:KTorrent] - a BitTorrent client for KDE

L

M

• [:Maxima] - a computer algebra system

• [:Mercurial] - a distributed Source Control Management system

• [:/Mousepad:Mousepad] - the default GUI editor in Xubuntu

N

O

• [:OpenOffice.org] - a sophisticated, cross-platform office suite

P

• [:Pan] - a Usenet Newsreader based on Forte's Agent

• [:Picasa] - Google's Picasa is a photo management application with some intermediate-level editing features

• [:psyBNC] - an easy to use IRC-bouncer with many features

Q

• [:qingy] a GDM/KDM frame buffer replacement

R

• [:Revelation] - a password generator and manager (See also: [:Applets])

• [:Rhythmbox] - Ubuntu's default music player

S

• [:Scribus] - a desktop publishing application

• [:Synaptic:Synaptic Package Manager] - Ubuntu's graphical software installer

T

• [:GnomeTerminal:Terminal] - enter commands and start programs from a command-line interface

• [:TeXmacs] a word processor with special features for scientists

• [:Thunderbird] - an email application which can be customized with extensions and themes like [:Firefox]

• [:Tomboy:Tomboy Notes] - a desktop note-taking application (See also: [:Applets])

• [:TuxPaint] - an award-winning drawing program for children

U

V

• [:VMware] - run other operating systems inside a virtual machine

W

• [:WeeChat] - a modern IRC client, based on a text-driven interface

X

• [:XChat-GNOME] a beginner-friendly IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Client

• [:XSane] - an application to control a scanner and acquire images from it

Y

Z

Further Reading

Ubuntu Documentation

• [:InstallingSoftware:Installing Software in Ubuntu]

• [:SoftwareManagement:Software Management in Ubuntu]

• [:Repositories:About Repositories]

Further Information on Software Packages

• [http://www.gnomefiles.org/ GnomeFiles] - Categorizes, rates and lists Gnome-based software.

• [http://www.kde-apps.org/ KDE-APPS.org] - Categorizes, rates, reviews and lists KDE-based software.

• [http://www.osalt.com/ osalt.com] - Lists 'open-source' alternatives to proprietary software.

• [http://sourceforge.net/ SourceForge] - Repository of open source software

• [http://www.ubuntuvideo.com/ ubuntuvideo] - Collates videos on Ubuntu from across the Web. Has some clips of software in action

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.

• [http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html The Principle of Free Software]

• [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html Essays on the Philosophy of Free Software]

• [http://www.opensource.org/ opensource.org]

• [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ The Cathedral and the Bazaar] - An example of how FLOSS works in practise

• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux Wikipedia, 'Linux']

• [http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ The Halloween Documents] - What Microsoft thought about FLOSS...behind closed doors. Some of the beliefs that non-Linux computer users have about Linux are traceable to Microsoft's campaigns against Linux, which promoted much information that has been discredited. This site provides some insight into how anti-Linux advocacy works.

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