Windows / Linux Software Equivalents
Windows is definitely the big player in the game still, however Linux usage is gaining some steam. This post is going to concentrate on what programs you can use to make the switch to Linux. This process is not going to be entirely pain free if you are an avid user of all things computer related, however, if you are just a basic office user/worker or only need to check your email and play a few basic online games, Linux might be for you. There are literally thousands of choices for most applications out there so I’m only going to name the ones that I like or use and also only ones that work on Ubuntu. If you have any additions, please let me know.
Windows vs. Linux (Ubuntu)
Internet Browsing
W – Internet Explorer
U – Firefox
Email Clients
W – Outlook, Outlook Express
U – Thunderbird, Evolution
Chat Clients
W – MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, AIM, mIRC
U- Gaim / Pigdin, xChat, BitchX
Com Port Communications
W – Hyperterminal
U – MiniCom
FTP Client
W – Filezilla FTP Client
U – Filezilla FTP Client
Remote Access Servers
W – Terminal Server, RealVNC, TightVNC, WinVNC
U – FreeNX, RealVNC, TightVNC
P2P Filesharing
W – Limewire, Bearshare, Bittorrent
U – Limewire, Azureus
VoIP Clients
W – Skype, X-Lite
U – Skype, Linphone, Twinkle
Drawing / Photo Editing
W – Paint.net, Photoshop, MSPaint
U – GIMP
3D Annimation / Rendering
W – 3D Studio MAX, Blender
U – Blender, Maya
DVD Players
W – Windows Media Player, PowerDVD
U – MPlayer, Kaffine, VLC
MP3 / Music Players
W – Winamp, iTunes
U – RhymeBox, K3b
Office Productivity
W – Microsoft Office
U – OpenOffice.org
Network / Relation Mapping
W – Microsoft Visio
U – Dia
Accounting / Financial
W – Quicken, Microsoft Money
U – GnuCash
Desktop Publishing
W – Microsoft Publisher, Quark
U – Scribus
PDF Editing
W – Adobe Acrobat Professional
U – PDFEdit, pdftk
Imaging
W – Norton Ghost
U – G4u, dd
Partition Resizing
W – Norton Partition Magic
U – GParted
Backup Software
W – Symantec Backup Exec
U – BackupPC, Amanda
Web Servers
W – Microsoft IIS
U – Apache
File Servers
W – Microsoft File Services
U – Samba
Email Servers
W – Microsoft Exchange
U – Postfix, Sendmail
AntiVirus Software
W – Symantec AV, Mcafee
U – ClamAV, AVG
For more of these “like” software lists, please visit what I believe to be the most complete list on the internet, Table of Equivalents.
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