Type of Application | On Windows | Linux Equivilent |
---|---|---|
CD/DVD Burning | Nero,Roxio | Gnomebaker k3b Brasero |
Video Editing | Avid | OpenShot Diva Avidemux LiVES Kinodv PiTiVi |
Audio Editing | Pro Tools | Audacity Ardour |
Multi-track Recording | Garage Band | Jokosher |
Music Sequencer | Fruity Loops | LMMS |
Midi Sequencer | Cubase | Rosegarden |
Image Editing | Photoshop | Gimp |
Photo Stitching | ? | Hugin |
PDF Viewing | Acrobat | Evince Xpdf |
DVD/Movie Viewing | PowerDVD,MediaPlayer | Democracy Player mplayer Totem xine VLC |
Audio Player | Winamp | xmms Rhythmbox |
Desktop Widgets | Yahoo Widgets | gDesklets SuperKarmaba adesklets |
Anti-Virus | NAV etc.. | ClamAV |
Running Windows Games on Linux | Cedega | |
Running DOS Games on Linux | DOSBox | |
Running Windows Programs on Linux | Wine CrossOver Office | |
Office Suite | MS Office | OpenOffice |
Project Management | MS Project | OpenProj |
Eudora/Outlook | Thunderbird Evolution sylpheed | |
Web Browser | Firefox/Internet Explorer | Firefox |
IRC Client | mirc | Xchat |
Instant Messaging | ICQ/Jabber/MSN | Pidgin (previously called GAIM) |
File Compression | Winzip | PeaZip Bluezip File Roller |
Hard Disk Partitioning | Partition Magic | Partition Logic |
HTML Editor | Dreamweaver | Nvu |
LDAP Browser | Softerra LDAP Admin | Luma Frood Eye of Newt Ldap Browser |
Disk Imaging | Symantec Ghost | Partimage Clonezilla |