Posted on 12/19/2013 9:18:20 AM PST by ShadowAce
On the upside--this may be a good way for you to learn more about Linux internals and how programs compile and run.
<shrug> depends on how you look at it, and what you want.
I don’t wanna learn! noze vay hose say.
lol
Thanks. Gparted and GIMP should be in there i think. If freeware in general were included, I would say Firefox, OpenOffice or LibreOffice are the most important primary programs for both Windows and Linux. Thank God for such.
yeah—they are all in the list. I didn’t include all 1180 programs in the article for obvious reasons. :)
Good Lord! The first 20-some posts are EXACTLY why *nix has not, and will not catch-on big with Joe Sixpack. I mean look at the BS to just play a friggin game!
Yeah—blame the platform for the shortcomings of the developers.
One thing (among others) i wanted to work in Linux is Phone Tray free (v. 1.39), which works thru your modem (if you have one) to tell you who is calling, and log each call, and zap 800 numbers, etc.
It is no longer available for free, but one that is for Windows
would be AnalogX CallerID http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/comm/fwphonetools.html.
The only one i found for Linux was https://code.google.com/p/linux-caller-id/. But i never tried to install it, or even know what Linux could use it.
Another freeware app i use much is AutoHotKey, but i never found one for Linux that would do what it does, as easily.
Thanks. Next time i install Linux Mint i may try it, if it is listed.
My nominee for best software package not explicitly listed here (but indirectly referred to) - Git.
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