iTunes Alternatives

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Ubuntu Alternatives for Windows Programs

Word Processing

Windows: Word

Ubuntu: OpenOffice.org Writer

Alternatives: Abiword

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

sudo apt-get install abiword

Spreadsheet

Windows: Excel

Ubuntu: OpenOffice.org Calc

Alternatives: Gnumeric

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

sudo apt-get install gnumeric

Presentation

Windows: PowerPoint

Ubuntu: OpenOffice.org Impress

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

Database

Windows: Access

Ubuntu: OpenOffice.org Base

Alternatives: Glom

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install openoffice.org

sudo apt-get install glom

Web Browser

Windows: Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox

Ubuntu: Mozilla Firefox

Alternatives: Epiphany, Mozilla

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install mozilla-firefox

sudo apt-get install epiphany

sudo apt-get install mozilla-browser

E-Mail

Windows: Outlook Express, Outlook, or Mozilla Thunderbird

Ubuntu: Evolution

Alternatives: Mozilla Thunderbird

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install evolution

sudo apt-get install mozilla-thunderbird


Media Players

Windows: Windows Media Player, iTunes, Winamp, VLC

Ubuntu: Rhythmbox, Totem Movie Player

Alternatives: Banshee, Muine, Beep Media Player, Mplayer, VLC

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install rhythmbox

sudo apt-get install totem

sudo apt-get install banshee

sudo apt-get install muine

sudo apt-get install beep-media-player

sudo apt-get install mplayer

sudo apt-get install vlc

Photo Editor

Windows: Adobe Photoshop or the GIMP

Ubuntu: The GIMP

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install gimp

Instant Messaging

Windows: AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, or Gaim

Ubuntu: Gaim

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install gaim

Voice Over IP

Windows: Skype or GizmoProject

Ubuntu: Ekiga Softphone or Skype

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install ekiga

sudo apt-get install skype
(Requires download or addition to apt sources)
Office and Finance

Personal Accounting

Windows: Quicken, Microsoft Money

Ubuntu: Grisbi, Gnucash

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install grisbi

sudo apt-get install gnucash

Desktop Publishing

Windows: Microsoft Publisher

Ubuntu: Scribus

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install scribus

Project Management

Windows: Microsoft Project

Ubuntu: Planner

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install planner

Drawing and Modeling

Vector Drawing

Windows: Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape

Ubuntu: Inkscape

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install inkscape

3D Modeler

Windows: Alias Maya, Blender

Ubuntu: Blender

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install blender

Diagram Editing

Windows: Microsoft Visio

Ubuntu : Dia

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install dia

Games and Edutainment

Planetarium

Windows: Starry Night, Voyager III

Ubuntu: Stellarium

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install stellarium

Space Simulator

Windows: Orbiter

Ubuntu: Celestia

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install celestia

Flight Simulator

Windows: Microsoft Flight Simulator, FlightGear

Ubuntu: FlightGear

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install flightgear

Typing Tutor

Windows: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Ubuntu: Tux Typing, Ktouch

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install tuxtype

sudo apt-get install ktouch

A survey of Linux PDF viewers

Portable Document Format, designed in the early 1990s by Adobe Systems, is slowly replacing PostScript as the preferred format for saving and viewing generic documents. Early on, only Adobe supplied programs that enabled users to view PDF files. But since the format's specification is open, Adobe Reader (formerly "Adobe Acrobat Reader") is now only one among an increasing set of PDF viewers. Here's a guide to the best alternatives for Linux users.

Read Via Linux.com