Linux Software that You Use to Replace Windows Software

Google, LOL...

 

Google works but I meant kinda of a repository.

 

Hi,

it's a presentation software (similar to PowerPoint) and part of the Calligra Suite. I didn't want to mention Calligra stage in particular but rather the whole Calligra Suite. My mistake. I have used Calligra stage in the past and it was something that came into my mind while thinking about Linux Software. I usually use Libre Office but I like to try out other stuff as well. I only have Libre Office on my main Laptop.

For burning CD/DVD I use Xfburn.

I am going to try out the video editing software "Lives" and "Openshot" soon.

 

If one isn't already using a KDE environment, installing calligra will pull in a lot of KDE dependencies.

 

I'll check the Calligra Suite, thanks.
I don't mind the KDE dependancies.

 

Since I moved from firefox to parabolas iceweasel I thought I should alao move away from thunderbird.

But which alternative?
I need gmail calender integration, filters, privacy and performance

 

While I still don't understand the benefits of this move (and gmail calendar usage and privacy are a contradiction per se) - why don't you use Icedove? It's also available for Parabola.

 

Oh wow I didnt knew that exists. Thanks a lot !

I have google calendar on a seperate gmail account which doesnt include any personal info.

I am getting further and further with my arch installation. But there is A LOT to do... Any other general advice on must have installs?

So far I have:
Xcfe (without goodies), lxdm, bumblebee, iceweasel, networmanager, whisker, xfce-dateandtime, icedove, putty, p7zip (altough I would prefer a gui version not based on java..which I couldnt find), hexchat from parabola, vlc, keepass.

Also still need a decent gui editor and a lot of configuration work.

 

I just gave Shutter a go and... hurray ... this puts to shame every similar program I've tried, Linux or Windows.

 

What's your filemanager? Thunar?
Personally I have Thunar installed but use mainly Xfe (http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/). Once configurated it's quite powerful I think.

 

Ye thunar... I have read mixed reviews about it but so far it is okay.. altough I am far from "power using". I am also not much of a fan of "total commander" gui for local file management. But thanks for the tip

 

Here quite a good list of file managers:

http://www.tuxarena.com/2011/06/20-file-managers-for-ubuntu/

 

From 2011... might be a bit outdated?

 

There are additions at the bottom.
But I think it's a nice review of many different file managers.

 

Well, I think you should try out a few different themes and fonts. I tried a lot of things until I was happy with how everything looks. At first I didn't mind but each day I was working with my new setup made me appreciate it more. Now I am used to it. The first thing I do on a fresh install is change the looks.

Here is what I am using at the moment:
DE: Xfce4
WM: Xfwm4
WM Theme: Greybird-master
GTK Theme: Xfce-flat [GTK2]
Icon Theme: Faenza Ambiance
Font: Sans 10

(You can install the package "screenfetch" and type in "screenfetch" in terminal to get an overview).

Agreed! I didn't know that there were so many file managers.

 

Well, you could search your distro's software center (or repository) for "file manager". That should give you an easy entry point. On Ubuntu, I can run

Code:

apt-cache search "file manager" | grep "file manager"

 

You catched my attention.
Will look at this tonight...

 

I already have screenfetch installed. Same goes for theme + icons + some general eye candy stuff (altough I don't want to cripple performance for a few effects).

My biggest concern atm is a decen file archiver / unarchiv tool with gui. Something that can compete with 7-zip in terms of performance, features and reliability.

For audio I am currently testing audacious vs foobar (wine).

 

I am on XFCE and just installed Okular as pdf viewer... what the hell how many packages does it install? KMailService, KTelnetService,... a lot of useless / not needed stuff ?

 

Do you know how to remove completely SoftMaker Freeoffice from Ubuntu? I cannot make it..

 

You should next time do a simulation or at least check what will be installed. I'm sure your distro, whichever that is, has such a facility.

There should also be a way to not install "recommends". On my system, I can use

Code:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends package_name

That's one reason I don't install Okular. It pulls in a ton of KDE dependencies. That may not be a problem if you plan on using a lot of KDE software.

 

You could try something like:

Code:

apt remove --purge freeoffice* softmaker*

Considering these are the actual names of the programs ('freeoffice' and 'softmaker').
PS: The little star after each name (*) tells to remove everything related to that program.

 

I am on Arch. I might change to qpdfview then although I kinda like Okular. Or is there really a better way to install it on Arch without all the KDE stuff? @amarildojr

 

Yes, you probably can install Okular without the KDE stuff, I'm 99% sure.
But since I do have plasma 5 installed I'm not sure if you'll get a few qt packages that are used for graphical interface, but that shouldn't be an issue because these packages are usually very small in size.

 

Hmm well then my next question would be how to safely and completely remove Okular and the re-install it without the KDE stuff