Some applications I have in my Ubuntu (Dapper Drake)
in Sites, Thought, Ubuntu, WWW
It has been two weeks since I installed Ubuntu in my PC. I enjoy it! Really. I enjoy reading Ubuntu tutorials, updating packages, customizing my desktop, and more. Now, I put Ubuntu as my default OS (I still have Windows XP) installed.
About the applications I have, here are some:
- For web browsers, I have Firefox, Opera, and Flock
- I use GAIM 2.0.0beta5 instant messenging. It works great! Nice look.
- OpenOffice is also here.
- I use XMMS as music player. It’s simple. I also tried Amarok, but I decided to use XMMS. Anyway, I also have Rhythmbox.
- Gnome Baker for CD buring application.
- Evince for PDF viewing
- Eye of GNOME for image viewer.
- Akregator for RSS aggregator. In Windows, I use Omea Reader.
- I haven’t used email client. I still use web-based email now, hosted by Google.
- VLC for media player
- I have Bluefish and Nvu for text editor.
For the RSS reader, I still use Google Reader as my primary RSS reader. I just exported my subscriptions from Omea, get the .opml file, and imported it. That’s all.
I am sure that there are still many interesting and useful applications. If you’re a Ubuntu Linux guru, would you mind sharing your ideas about recommended applications? Anyway, if you want to see my desktop screenshots, check my Picasa Web Albums.
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This entry receives 10 comments.
Dedhi
1. Change the evince to _real_ Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
2. Change the Eye of Gnome to Gthumb
3. The Evolution email client is great
Jan 11, 2007 at 8:15 am
Jay
Try F-Spot for managing images and photos.
http://f-spot.org/Main_Page
Jan 11, 2007 at 8:18 am
kus
picasa from google is great , and it can run perfectly on Ubuntu ( Linux ) .
kiba dock or akamaru dock , cairo dock is great for your desktop, oh oh dont forget to read this superb tutorial :
http://users.utu.fi/ljtaim/ubuntuosx.php
Jan 11, 2007 at 9:19 am
DiN
With Mozilla thunderbird, the email data is available when we switch to Window.
Jan 11, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Eko Prasetyo
Media Player choices: Rhtyhmbox, Banshee, Songbird, Listen Media Player. I only reviewed one of them (Listen).
Jan 12, 2007 at 1:57 am
ak
CD Burning, Brasero looks great!
Jan 12, 2007 at 7:27 am
Endy Muhardin
I also use aKregator while I’m in KDE.
However, for Gnome, you might find Liferea worth trying.
Jan 12, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Dani Iswara
I need these KDE’s for the laptop: kprinter, bluetooth OBEX, kwifi..
Jan 21, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Belutz
I use Exaile (http://www.exaile.org/) for music player.
Easytag for tagging your mp3 files.
Don’t forget to install the final version of flash player for linux available at adobe’s website.
I use netspeed applet in my panel to see the incoming/outgoing connection speed.
I also install beryl for 3D desktop effects to tease my friends.
don’t forget to point your sources.list into local mirror :) it helps a lot when you want to play with different apps :)
Feb 5, 2007 at 2:56 am
rifie
i use CSSed for text editor, simple and light. and you should read this : http://tips.webdesign10.com/using-linux-for-web-design-and-development-ubuntu
and umm.. i’m a newbie in Linux world too… :) best of luck for us…
Feb 10, 2007 at 1:27 am