Linux must have

lore

lore

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I'm just starting with this new OS, might be a good idea post which programs you consider a Must-have. Might be very helpful have a list of the best programs, cos there are tons of them just like win and it's quite difficult to choose ;)
So if you have to recommend some goodies on cdr,audio,web...ect, post !
(ex. Poko which is the "EAC" for Linux? :) )
 
Seb

Seb

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Open Office - an alternative to ms sh!t
webmin - control ur nunux box within a browser.
Mozilla - ur browser :D
 
lore

lore

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Tnx Poko! I knew you know your stuff mate, you made me curious about the incoming tutorial...;)
 
summit

summit

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_http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Aim for nix (well there is as windows version now)

_http://www.licq.org/
ICQ for linux
 
N.B.

N.B.

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Thanks for your links ! and suggestions ..
I will try to help here as much as I can ..
but my main usage of Linux is for server stuff, not desktop usage ..
 
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php

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what's the best ogg/mp3/audio cd player for linux? I use one or two progs supplied with mandrake, they are pain in the ass, totally uncomfortable. that apart from the fact that my sb128 pci is not recognised properly by mandrake and music sounds like shit.
 
eWolf

eWolf

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Hello,
IMHO is the best player is XMMS h**p://www.xmms.org. XMMS is something like Winamp, supports skins for Winamp, and has a lot of plugins...

Wolf
 
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wickedz2000

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gaim - aim icq msn yahoo messengers (use the plugins)
mplayer - most movie formats supported including divx
xine - plays dvds quite well
gimp - photoshop/painshop like program
xmms - like winamp plays all your audio
cd bake oven - cd burning
grip - cd ripping with lame support
open office/star office - ms office replacement
mosfets liquid - bad ass kde3 visual style
ximian - gnome theme/package add on
gkrellm - system wide monitor
gnutella - file sharing


links for mandrake/linux

pclinuxonline.com
kdelook.org
plf.org <~ I think
rpmfind.net

have fun this is the linux sh!t off the top of my head
 
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php

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eWolf said:
Hello,
IMHO is the best player is XMMS h**p://www.xmms.org. XMMS is something like Winamp, supports skins for Winamp, and has a lot of plugins...

Wolf
Click to expand...
you are right, stupid me, it's included in mandrake, I overlooked it. very nice player for audio, but doesn't work well for mpeg movies.

One thing I wonder about, is it possible to play avis encoded with MS mpeg 4 codec on linux? I guess the only possibility is to change the header of the file from MS to divx and then use the divx codec for linux, but there are some differences between MS mpeg4 and divx and sometimes parts of the movies are not decoded correctly, if I use divx instead of mpeg4 for a MS mpeg4 encoded movie
 
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bzImage

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mutt - to read email
tin - for news
nvi - for editing
snort - IDS
nmap - cool port scanner
tcpdump - cool sniffer
ethereal - more cool sniffer
perl - yes!! essencial..
gcc - what its a linux without a compiler ?
lynx - have you ever tried to get into a web page without X ?
ncftp - ftp client
procmail - mail recipes
bash - of course, what can you do without a shell.. ?
 
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