Ubuntu Apps

Posted by on April 8, 2009 Leave a comment (4) Go to comments

So, I’m getting comfortable with my new Ubuntu installation, and have a lot of apps to find equivelants for that I used in Windows, as well as just configuring things.  Eventually I’ll compile a big list, but here’s what I have so far:

  • Pidgin – for IM/chat (supports Gtalk too!)
  • Avant Window Navigator – this is a macosx-like dock – still configuring it, but it looks very nice
  • Gimp – had to change the background, so fired up the gimp to join two images for the background – it has come a long way!  There’s still some things to get used to, but for the amount of actual image editing I do, I think it will be fine.
  • KeePassX – I switched to KeePass for windows, trying out the linux version
  • Picasa – was happy to know that my favorite image organizer is available on linux!
  • Banshee – supposedly a good iTunes replacement – will see
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  • http://www.edsalisbury.net Ed

    Remove Banshee and add Songbird in it’s place. Much better music player!

  • http://www.edsalisbury.net Ed

    Remove Banshee and add Songbird in it’s place. Much better music player!

  • http://www.vanea.net Vanea

    Hi. I’m glad to see a new Linux user. I want to comment some of yours enumerated apps.

    1. I like Pidgin because it can integrate my yahoo, hotmail, icq, gtalk/jabber and myspace accounts to running at the same time

    2. here http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=204373&package_id=243878&release_id=625515 you can find macos theme and a pdf file how to install it. you can do to work even main menu bar separately of window ! :)

    3. I thought nobody use gimp, but when I googled: “gimp tutorials”, I found a lot of interesting resources about it

    So good luck! :)

    sorry for my bad english

    Vanea’s last blog post..Cum sa instalez UBUNTU 8.4.2, partea I

  • http://www.vanea.net Vanea

    Hi. I’m glad to see a new Linux user. I want to comment some of yours enumerated apps.

    1. I like Pidgin because it can integrate my yahoo, hotmail, icq, gtalk/jabber and myspace accounts to running at the same time

    2. here http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=204373&package_id=243878&release_id=625515 you can find macos theme and a pdf file how to install it. you can do to work even main menu bar separately of window ! :)

    3. I thought nobody use gimp, but when I googled: “gimp tutorials”, I found a lot of interesting resources about it

    So good luck! :)

    sorry for my bad english

    Vanea’s last blog post..Cum sa instalez UBUNTU 8.4.2, partea I