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Linux Group Tests - Part 3

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).

This is the third in a four part article. The other parts cover:

Part 1: Gaming, Internet & Networking, Graphics & Multimedia
Part 2: Health, Desktop & Productivity, Office Software, Science, Backup, Utilities, Finance
Part 4: Big Data, Documentation, Other Articles, Programming Languages Books, Free Proprietary Software, Android Devices

We are regularly adding new group tests, and intend to make this feature cover every different type of software. If you wish to suggest a group test, please contact us by email at webmaster@linuxlinks.com.

Programming

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

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) - for software development

Rich Internet Application Frameworks - Create web applications for a full range of different formats and platforms

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

Mobile Application Development Frameworks - Software that is created for handheld devices

Programming Tools for Kids - Provide an ideal introduction to programming

Git Clients - Distributed version control systems

Text Editors

A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. It has many different uses such as modifying system configuration files, writing programming code, jotting down thoughts, or even making a grocery list.

Editors - This article covers console, graphical, HTML editors, and text processing software

HTML Editors - Covers simple editors that are suitable for beginners, to editors that are targeted towards programmers

Education

Linux makes an stable and reliable platform for educational purposes.

e-Learning - Computer and network-enabled transfer of knowledge, behaviors, and skills

Classroom - Manage a computer-based classroom

Flashcards - Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information

Foreign Language - Learning a new language can provide life changing opportunities and enjoyment

Typing Tutors - Learn to type properly

Library Management Systems - Integrated library systems

Student Information Systems - For educational institutions to manage student data

Music education - Smarten your ears, learn music theory and language

Bibliography Tools - Reference management software for scholars and authors

Tools for Writers - Software that is designed for novelists, scriptwriters, academics, and journalists

System Administration

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

Configuration Management Databases - Repository of information related to the various components of an information system

Mailing List Managers - Enables users to manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists

Disk cloning - Create, destroy, resize, move, check and copy partitions

Partitioning Tools - Provision new hardware, restore computers from a master image, perform system recovery

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

Server Provisiong Tools - Simultaneously set up thousands of machine unattended

Application Servers - Provides the business logic for an application program

Data Recovery - Retrieve data from corrupted or damaged storage media

Log Analyzers - For collecting, parsing, storing, and making sense of logs

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

Lightweight Web Servers - Delivers web pages on request to clients using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software - For running a help desk

Religion and Spirituality

Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe.

Bible - Helps to make religious studies more effective, more organised, and more rewarding

Astrology - Connection between the movement of heavenly bodies and events that take place on Earth

Family History

Tracing your ancestry is painstaking work, can be extremely addictive and creates large amounts of data. Software which offers tailored functionality, to store data and relationships between parents, spouses and children, as well as handling additional events in an individual's life, photographs, free-form notes, and other multimedia, and source citations.

Family History - This article covers native Linux clients, Java and web based software

Humor

The lighter side of Linux

Comic Book viewers - Utilities for reading comic books

Web Applications

Applications that are accessed via web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. It is also a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language (such as HTML, JavaScript, Java, etc.) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.

Web Application Frameworks - Supports the development of dynamic websites, web services, and web applications

JavaScript Frameworks - An important element in creating professional websites

Web Content Management Systems - Keeps track of content on a website

Wiki Engines - A type of collaborative software that runs a Wiki system

Issue Tracking Systems - Help to manage and maintain lists of issues in a number of ways

Blog Applications - Maintain an ongoing chronicle of information on a website

More Blog Software - Additional great software to create and maintain weblogs

eCommerce - Shopping cart software

More eCommerce - Shopping cart software

Point-of-Sale - Track sales and inventory as they occur

Human Resource Management - Managing an organisation's human capital

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning Software

CRM - Customer Relationship Management Software

Content Control - Determines what content can be viewed by the user

Web Hosting Control Panels - Simplifies the process of managing servers

Data Warehouse - Repository of an organization's electronically stored data

Web Caches - Reduce bandwidth usage, improve latency, and minimise server load

Business Intelligence - Design and generate reports from a wide range of data sources

More Business Intelligence - Good quality software not featured in the Group Test above

Web Server Performance Testing Tools - Offer accurate and reliable benchmarking

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Last Updated Sunday, April 07 2013 @ 04:17 PM EDT

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