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for end users

This page is for all of you who may be considering Linux for the desktop PC but have been too scared to give it a go, or don't know what applications run on it.

Linux has some distinct advantages over other O/S's. The major one is cost. Most applications including the operating system are FREE.



Below is a list of applications that I have found to be great for end users at home such as myself. Each one has a screen shot, so you know what you will be getting before an installation.

To find out more on each one, click on the image.

link to KDE
KDE is more than a window manager, I rate it at No.1

For the adventurous.

I used to run our 2 PC's at home on Win 95
with peer to peer network setup. I still run
my machine and my wife's on the same
network,but via a program called Samba.

link to StarOffice
StarOffice 5 is a complete integrated Office application. A must have.

Samba lets Win 95/NT login to a Linux box
and map the drive as if it were another
Win 95/NT drive. The main reason I have
done this is to provide the Win 95 box a
gateway to the internet via the Linux box.
The Linux box lets the Win 95 use ftp,
telnet, http, e-mail etc. This includes ICQ
for Win 95.

This is done by ip-forwarding and by
ip-masquerading. This may be beyond the
scope of most end users, others will say
"great - show me how".

link to The GIMP
The GIMP is similar to various Paint Shop type programs


link to wxftp
Wxftp - almost the same as wsftp.


link to LICQ
LICQ - Linux ICQ - works the same but not made by Mirabilis


link to Word Perfect
Corel Word Perfect 8
Need I say any more ?




Got questions/suggestions ?

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ian_h@linuxmail.org

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