Linux Group Tests - Part 1 - Linux Links

Linux Group Tests - Part 1

This is the largest set of group tests available, and it is constantly being updated and new articles added. Almost all of the software featured in the group tests below is free to download (and open source). If there are any group tests you would like to see, please email us at webmaster@linuxlinks.com.

This is the first in a two part article. The second part covers Finance, Backup, Text Editors, Education, Family History, Religion and Spirituality, No Charge Proprietary Software, and Web Applications.

Gaming

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!

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

Even more hot games, again divided into three parts: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Highly addictive games: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

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

Educational - Games edutainment combining education and entertainment

Chess - including clients, databases and engines

Commercial Games - Native Linux games that require a payment

More high quality commercial games, divided into a three part series: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Engines for developers to create high quality games: Part 1 - Part 2

Internet & Networking

Internet and networking software has always been one of Linux's strongest areas.

Security - Exhaustive survey of all the finest security tools

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

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

Twitter Clients - Popular social networking utility

System Monitoring Tools - Real-time incident notification, performance analysis etc

FTP Clients - Time-honored method of transferring files

Desktop & Productivity

Desktop environments consist of icons, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers, and desktop widgets.

Lean Desktops - The finest candidates for older hardware

File Managers - Orthodox, navigational and spatial file managers

Window Managers - Compositing, stacking and tiling window managers

Desktop Search Engines - Locate information with the minimum of fuss

Productivity Tools - Utilities to make your life a little bit easier

Personal Information Managers - Help manage your life by offering personal organising functionality

Calculators - Compute difficult mathematical functions, plot 2D and 3D graphs

Terminal Emulators - Access a console and console based software

Graphics & Multimedia

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

Audio - Music players/managers, recording/editing and more

Video - Players, video recorders, collection managers and more

Video Editors - Video editing is the process of editing motion video footage

Screencasting - Digital recordings of computer screen output

Computer Aided Design - Produce professional drawings

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

Dedicated multimedia distributions: 64 Studio, DeMiDi, dyne:bolic, and Ubuntu Studio

Office Software

Linux is becoming very popular in the business environment.

Office suites: Collection of related software for business and other uses

Project Management - Project management tools

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

Programming

Linux provides everything a developer could want in the coding department.

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) - for software development

Compilers - Converts language statements into machine code

Debuggers - Essential in any software development

Revision Control Applications - Essential tools for programming collaboration

Documentation Generators - Generates documentation intended for programmers and end users

System Administration

System administration plays an essential role in the maintenance and operation of computer systems and networks.

Disk cloning - Provision new hardware, restore computers from a master image, perform system recovery

Configuration Management - Automatically manage the entire configuration of one or multiple computers

Data Recovery - Retrieve data from corrupted or damaged storage media

Logfile Viewers - To help identify (potential) issues with a server

Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software - For running a help desk

Health

Given that our health is of paramount importance, software in this field is particularly relevant to everyday life.

Electronic Medical Records - For medical practitioners

Medical Imaging - To view DICOM images

Medical Practice Management - Supervise and support the day-to-day operations of a medical practice

Food and Drink - Nutrition, diet and BEER!

Scientific Software

Science really prospers and advances when individuals share the results of their experiments with others in the scientific community. There is a certain logic that scientific software should therefore be released in a freely distributable environment.

Scientific - Maths, biology, chemistry, physcis, electronics & engineering and more

Plotting Tools - Helps to analyze and visualize data

Geometry - Combines three branches of mathematics: geometry, calculus and algebra

Proceed to Part 2.

Last Updated Sunday, September 05 2010 @ 03:40 AM EDT