Couple of interesting ( to me anyway : pondscum pov ) posts from self appointed Linux hottie Blair Mathis Top 50 Linux Alternatives to Popular Apps http://laptoplogic.com/resources/top-50-linux-alternatives-to-popular-apps Understand and Avoid Malicious Code Attacks in Linux http://laptoplogic.com/resources/understanding-and-avoiding-malicious-code-attacks-in-linux A Beginner's Guide on How to Install Linux Software http://laptoplogic.com/resources/a-beginners-guide-on-how-to-install-linux-software For this see also Distrowatch Package Management Cheatsheet: A package management reference card for Linux distributions and FreeBSD http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=package-management