## page was copied from Software Parent: UserDocumentation ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents(2)>>|| = 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. See also: FreeSoftwareAlternatives = 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 * '''[[ApacheHTTPserver]]''' - a powerful HTTP server * '''[[ArchiveManager|Archive Manager]]''' - open, create and edit compressed files in different formats == 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 == * '''[[EclipseIDE]]''' - a flexible, cross platform Java based IDE for many programming languages and tasks * '''[[ElisaMediaCenter|Elisa Media Center]]''' - an open source cross-platform Media Center connecting the internet to your all-in-one media player * '''[[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 * '''[[Exaile]]''' - GTK+-based music player, which aims to be like Amarok * '''[[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 * '''[[GPROFTPD]]''' -A GUI based FTP server * '''[[gFTP]]''' -an easy to use FTP client * '''[[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 * '''[[KTorrent]]''' - a BitTorrent client for KDE == L == * '''[[LibreOffice]]''' - a complete, cross-platform office suite == M == * '''[[MATLAB]]''' - The Language Of Technical Computing * '''[[Maxima]]''' - a computer algebra system * '''[[Mercurial]]''' - a distributed Source Control Management system * '''[[Mozart]]''' - The programming environment for the Oz language based on GNU/Emacs * '''Mozilla Firefox''' - (see '''[[Firefox]]''') == N == * '''[[NetworkManager]]''' - networks. == O == == 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 * '''[[Pidgin]]''' - a Instant Messaging client * '''[[psyBNC]]''' - an easy to use IRC-bouncer with many features == Q == * '''[[qingy]]''' a GDM/KDM frame buffer replacement == R == * '''[[RationalPlan]]''' - a project management software application (See also: '''[[ProductivityApplications]]''') * '''[[Revelation]]''' - a password generator and manager (See also: '''[[Applets]]''') * '''[[Rhythmbox]]''' - Ubuntu's default music player == S == * '''[[SBackUp]]''' - a simple back up software * '''[[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]]''') * '''[[Totem]]''' - Ubuntu's default multimediaplayer * '''[[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 * '''[[WordPress]]''' - a popular blogging software written in PHP. == 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 = == Community Help Wiki == * '''[[InstallingSoftware|Installing Software in Ubuntu]]''' * '''[[SoftwareManagement|Software Management in Ubuntu]]''' * '''[[Repositories|About Repositories]]''' == Further Information on Software Packages == * '''[[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.