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software featured in the group tests below is free to download
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This is the first in a three part article. The
other parts cover:
Part 2: Health,
Science, Finance, Backup, Text Editors, Education, Family History,
Religion and Spirituality, System Administration
Part 3: Web
Applications, No Charge Proprietary Software, Documentation, Other
Articles, Android Devices
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Gaming
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| If you
believe that Linux is just for business, think again! There are
thousands of
games available that run on your favorite distribution. Here are the
best around!
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| The
hottest Linux games covering all genres: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3 |
More
quality games, again divided into three parts: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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Even more
hot games, again divided into three
parts: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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Highly
addictive games: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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| Notable
games: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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| Up-and-Coming
Games: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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| Video
Console Emulators - GameBoy, Nintendo 64, Megadrive,
PlayStation 1 and 2 and Arcade |
| Mega
Drive Emulators - The Sega Mega Drive was a leading
16-bit video game console system |
| Home
Computer Emulators - Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST,
Amstrad and Amiga |
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Educational
- Games edutainment combining education and
entertainment |
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Chess
- including clients, databases and engines |
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ASCII
Games
- No fancy graphics here, just great gameplay coupled with the urge of
always having just one more play |
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Commercial
Games
- Native Linux games that require a payment |
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More high quality commercial games, divided into a three part series: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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Showcasing the finest commercial indie games, divided into a three part
series: Part
1 - Part
2 - Part
3
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| Engines
for developers to create high quality games: Part
1 - Part
2
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Internet & Networking |
| Internet
and
networking software has always been one of Linux's strongest
areas. |
| Security
- Exhaustive survey of all the finest security tools |
| Web
Browsers
- The quintessential desktop application |
| Email
- Email clients, groupware, servers,
utilities, security, filtering, mailing list managers and more |
| Instant
Messaging Clients
- Real-time text communication between two or more individuals |
| Usenet
Tools
- Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system |
| News
Aggregators
- Collect news, weblog posts, and other information from the web |
| Voice
Over IP Software - Telephone-like
voice
conversations across IP based networks |
| Remote
Display Software - Use the mouse and
keyboard to control another computer remotely |
| IRC
Clients - IRC is a type of
real-time Internet text messaging |
| BitTorrent
- Peer-to-peer file
protocol for sharing large software and media files |
| Twitter
Clients - Peer-to-peer file protocol for sharing large
software and media files |
| More
Twitter
Clients - Additional clients that are worth investigating |
| System
Monitoring Tools - Real-time incident notification,
performance analysis etc |
| More
Monitoring Tools - Additional high quality solutions for
monitoring services, services and network hardware |
| Port
Scanners - For network inventory and the verification
of the security of a network |
| Disk
Encryption - Easy-to-use data encryption and security |
| MAC/RBAC
Tools - These controls include authentication, authorisation
and audit |
| FTP
Clients - Time-honored method of transferring files |
| Network
Authentication Servers - Connection authentication,
authorization, and accounting management |
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Desktop & Productivity |
| Desktop
environments consist of icons, windows, toolbars,
folders, wallpapers, and desktop widgets. |
Lean
Desktops
- The finest candidates for older hardware
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| File
Managers
- Orthodox, navigational and spatial file managers |
| Window
Managers
- Compositing, stacking and tiling window managers |
| Docks
- Switch quickly between applications |
| Desktop
Search Engines - Locate information with the minimum of fuss |
| Productivity
Tools - Utilities to make your life a little bit easier
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| Collection
Managers - To keep track of stamps, multimedia, posters,
comics and more
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| Task
Managers - Help organise your day
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| Time
Tracking - Type of computer software that records time spent
on tasks
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| Personal
Information Managers - Help manage your life by offering
personal organising functionality |
| Calculators
- Compute difficult mathematical functions, plot 2D and 3D graphs
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| Terminal
Emulators
- Access a console and console based software
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| Screen
Capture
- Versatile open source screenshot programs
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Graphics & Multimedia
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| With
a
huge selection of open source software
available, Linux offers the ideal
environment for audio and video enthusiasts. |
| Graphics
- Create, modify and convert 2D and 3D computer graphics |
| HDR
Imaging
- High dynamic range imaging (HDR) is an important technology
for photographers |
| Camera
Tools
- Software for raw image files |
| Webcam
Tools
- Software for video capture devices |
| Fractal
Tools
- Geometric shapes or quantities which displays
self-similarity and non-integer dimension |
| Photo
Management
- Organize your digital image collection |
Audio
- Music players/managers, recording/editing and more
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| Synthesizers
- Create a known or unknown, common or unusual sound
experience
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Tag
Editors
- Edit metadata of multimedia files
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| Video
- Players, video recorders, collection managers and more |
| Video
Editors
- Video editing is the process of editing motion video
footage
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| Screencasting
- Digital recordings of computer screen output |
| Computer
Aided Design
- Produce professional drawings |
| Music
Notation
- Open source alternatives to Sibelius and Finale |
| Alternative
Music Players
- Music players that undeservedly receive little publicity |
| Console
Based Multimedia - Light on
system resources |
| Music
Servers - Turn your Linux box into a music server,
distributing digital tracks over a network
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| Dedicated
multimedia distributions: 64
Studio, DeMiDi, dyne:bolic,
and Ubuntu Studio |
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Office Software |
| Linux
is becoming very popular in the business environment. |
Office
Suites: Collection of related software for business and other
uses
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Office
Software - Essential tools for the corporate desktop user
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| Groupware
- Enables users to collaborate, regardless of location, via the
internet or a
corporate intranet
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Project
Management - Project management tools
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| Relational
Databases - Most databases are based on this type |
| MySQL
Tools - Essential utilities for MySQL |
| PDF
Tools - Create, view and manipulate Portable Document Format
(PDF) files |
| Document
Processors - Produce high quality documents by focusing on
content
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| Script
Writing - Produce perfectly formatted scripts
for film, tv, books and more
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| Document
Management Systems - One of the functions provided by
Enterprise Content Management
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Proceed to Part
2 and Part
3.
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Last Updated Sunday, February 05 2012 @ 04:34 PM EST
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