Feh | The Tom Gilbert Blog. 10667 : Questions. Best Linux Software. You’ve made the switch from Windows or Mac OS X, and now you’re looking for applications to install. Or maybe you’re a long-time Linux user who’s keeping an eye out for what’s new. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ve already picked a Linux distro and have settled on a desktop environment. Those are the big choices that determine what software you start with and what will run best on your machine. Most of the software below is free and open source. A few require you to download an installer from a website. Browsers Firefox With the new Quantum update, Mozilla has given people reason to check out Firefox again. 9 Reasons to Switch From Chrome to Firefox 9 Reasons to Switch From Chrome to Firefox The days when Chrome was the best browser are long gone.
Chrome/Chromium By some measures, Chrome is now the king of the hill. How to Decide If a Chromebook Is Right For You How to Decide If a Chromebook Is Right For You Is a Chromebook for everyone? Opera Web (Epiphany) Browser QupZilla. Best Free Software for Linux. 10 Most Awesome Linux Applications. I know, I know. Not another blog post that lists the “top 10 something or other”. But bear with me. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a given application awesome. I use a lot of applications every day, many I couldn’t do my job without… but not all of them are awesome. It’s hard to describe just what “awesome” is. It could be the reliability of something. Or the sheer joy it brings when you use it. With that in mind… my list of the top 10 most awesome applications for the Linux desktop (in no particular order).
Elisa Elisa is one bad-ass media center. A simple, modern, attractive look and feel. Conduit Conduit may not be as flashy as Elisa… but holy-convenience-batman is it cool. In a nutshell Conduit allows you to build… conduits… between… things. From the website: “Conduit is a synchronization application for GNOME. Customizable synchronization is just plain awesome. Banshee When it comes to music management, Banshee is it.
Keep your iTunes. I’ve got Banshee. Second Life KOffice.