I'm trying linux tomorrow What are the Have to have apps? Or best apps?

[Zebo]

1. Word pocessing?
2. Spreadsheets?
3. Image manipulation?
4. Web browser?
5. FTP client?
6. Telnet?
7. Image Viewing?
8. Desktop publishing?
And finally
What games are really cool?

Does Acrobat full come for linux?

Thanks

 

[halik]

most of this stuff comes with the installation cd,
just do the defualt install, that oughta keep you busy enough...

And yeah dont get excited too much, linux is useless for all-around mutimedia machines IMHO

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: halik
most of this stuff comes with the installation cd,
just do the defualt install, that oughta keep you busy enough...

And yeah dont get excited too much, linux is useless for all-around mutimedia machines IMHO

Exactly Halik But the problem is there are like 2000 apps!!! How the heck to decide which are worth a damn for someone who acctually has to do some work? Takes forever to wade though the crap.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

1. Word pocessing?
Abiword

3. Image manipulation?

GIMP


4. Web browser?

Mozilla for GUI / Lynx for console


5. FTP client?

My ex-roomate worked on an FTP client called DPS-FTP. I liked it. It still might be packaged. He quit because he said that another client could do what he set out to do. I think it was gFTP


6. Telnet?

ssh


7. Image Viewing?

Electric Eyes


8. Desktop publishing?

OpenOffice


And finally
What games are really cool?

UT, Doom X, Quake X.

I've heard WINE works well.

 

[wyvrn]

Lots of programs will come free on the disk, more than you could possibly count actually. Linux is a great OS, and you can spend hours trying out all of its features.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I think you have the wrong forum. But just so I dont hurt your little feelings too bad:

Originally posted by: Carbonyl


1. Word pocessing?

Open Office

2. Spreadsheets?

I think OpenOffice has something for this. But really, who uses spreadsheets besides suits and PHBs?

3. Image manipulation?

gimp

4. Web browser?

mozilla, konqueror, galeon, opera, netscape, dillo...

5. FTP client?

ftp, gftp(?)

6. Telnet?

telnet -How else would you telnet somewhere?! And why on earth are you telneting?!

7. Image Viewing?

gimp, xv

8. Desktop publishing?

Open Office?

And finally
What games are really cool?[/quote]

I like Go fish.

Does Acrobat full come for linux?

You can get the reader, I dont know what else they have available, but I hear they have one of them thar website thingies.

Also, check freshmeat.net. It has a searchable database of plenty of software for Linux/BSD/Unix/other Unix-like systems. google.com/linux is also an invaluable source.

Thanks

No problem.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Originally posted by: halik
most of this stuff comes with the installation cd,
just do the defualt install, that oughta keep you busy enough...

And yeah dont get excited too much, linux is useless for all-around mutimedia machines IMHO

Exactly Halik But the problem is there are like 2000 apps!!! How the heck to decide which are worth a damn for someone who acctually has to do some work? Takes forever to wade though the crap.

Oh, I dont know.... USE THEM? Just another wacky idea...

 

[Zebo]

Why am I telnetting? PINE

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Why am I telnetting? PINE

Wrong! You are telnetting because your admin is stuck in the past. Demand ssh!

 

[Zebo]

Oh, I dont know.... USE THEM? Just another wacky idea...

Learning curve will be big enough, for me at least, just familiarizing myself with the OS. Just wanted to know the standard apps so I could jump right in and be semi-productive since it's on the clock learning

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Why am I telnetting? PINE

Wrong! You are telnetting because your admin is stuck in the past. Demand ssh!

I use crt telnet now with the ssh2 protocol

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Why am I telnetting? PINE

Try mutt. You might like it.

You should hit your admin up for ssh, or maybe show him *why* he should install ssh

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Why am I telnetting? PINE

Wrong! You are telnetting because your admin is stuck in the past. Demand ssh!

I use crt telnet now with the ssh2 protocol

ssh != telnet
ssh is not based off of telnet (its based off of rsh )



If you are using ssh you are using ssh. If you want an ssh ap, use OpenSSH for a free ssh client/server or SSH for a commercial application.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Oh, I dont know.... USE THEM? Just another wacky idea...

Learning curve will be big enough, for me at least, just familiarizing myself with the OS. Just wanted to know the standard apps so I could jump right in and be semi-productive since it's on the clock learning

You will get varying answers for many of your questions. Some of the apps I mentioned are not the same as the ones mentioned by Chaotic42.

 

[pac1085]

1. Word pocessing?
OpenOffice, abiword, kword, etc

2. Spreadsheets?
OpenOffice, kspread, uhh one for gnome but i forget the name

3. Image manipulation?
Gimp

4. Web browser?
Mozilla, Galeon, Konqueror, Netscape, Lynx, Links, a million others

5. FTP client?
ftp, ncftp, gftp, etc.

6. Telnet?
telnet, ssh

7. Image Viewing?
gimp, xv

8. Desktop publishing?
openoffice

And finally
What games are really cool?
well, you could play quake(1)(2)(3), UT, and other windows games that were ported to linux...otherwise theres not a whole lot of good open source games...nethack and freeciv are ok...i dont care for the rest.


Does Acrobat full come for linux?
dunno

 

[SnapIT]

There are LOADS of apps for everything you mentioned... the thing is, we all have our own favorites... therfore answers will differ, and after you make your mind up when trying different apps, so will your answers...

Freedom of choice comes with a price...

 

[narzy]

apt-get install apache
apt-get install nano
apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install php4
apt-get install lynx

that is ALL you need.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: narzy
apt-get install apache
apt-get install nano
apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install php4
apt-get install lynx

that is ALL you need.

None of those, except for lynx, answer any of his questions.

 

[RGN]

OMFG, the IMac (under X) has the best *nix interface EVAR!!!!

Your such a dweeb.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: narzy
apt-get install apache
apt-get install nano
apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install php4
apt-get install lynx

that is ALL you need.

Ehhhh... maybe that is all you need, but if you would have read his post at all, you would see that NONE of those installs would get him what he needs...

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: RGN
OMFG, the IMac (under X) has the best *nix interface EVAR!!!!

Your such a dweeb.

The best interface for what? to me it just seems lika a buggy standard interface for a less-configurable kernel... in other words.. it is the worst of both worlds...

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: narzy
apt-get install apache
apt-get install nano
apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install php4
apt-get install lynx

that is ALL you need.

None of those, except for lynx, answer any of his questions.

LYNX ahh those where the days No javaed-shockedout-ad wastobandwidth crap, just pure unadulterated information

 

[narzy]

BS, Nano can do word processing, write yourself a perl dictionary parsers and match up words sh!t it turns into a word proceesor with spell check, you can do spreadsheets in MySQL, you don't need telnet in linux. sorry can't help him with console based desktop publishing, but I direct back to nano and ASCII art, games are a friggin waste of time. so I answered most of his question. stupid linuxians don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: narzy
BS, Nano can do word processing, write yourself a perl dictionary parsers and match up words sh!t it turns into a word proceesor with spell check, you can do spreadsheets in MySQL, you don't need telnet in linux. sorry can't help him with console based desktop publishing, but I direct back to nano and ASCII art, games are a friggin waste of time. so I answered most of his question. stupid linuxians don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

LOL, well, actually, if you think about it, he wouldn't need any of the apps you mentioned either... he could just write his own apps in C...

So there!