Recommended Software For Linux*

[marcovaleriof]

hi linux fans!

just want to add some administrative tool:

webmin, a modular,fully costumizable tool that let admin a linux/unix box completely from web interface..
come complete with a module for user (usermin), usefull for reading e-mail, running process as normal user ad more! Just discover yourself!

link:http://www.webmin.com

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[wecc]

For the average user Xandros 2.0 - stunning distro. For those looking for the utmost support re hardware driver issues - use Mandrake. Test drive by using the live Mandrake CD just made available.

Have phun with your alternative OS!

[marcovaleriof]

here a free, auto-updating command line based,usefull for working with cron,
antivirus:

link:http://www.norman.com/download_nvc_linux.shtml

avaible in the format:

# RPM package formats = E.g. RedHat/SuSE/Mandrake
# DEB package formats = E.g. Debian/Corel
# tar.gz package formats = E.g. Slackware

[Nichotin]

Let me nominate some of my own:

Linux distro of choice
Arch Linux - www.archlinux.org
Server/Workstation OS of choice
FreeBSD 4.9 - www.freebsd.org

Random programs
Quick image editing - Gimp 2.0-pre1
Terminal - Aterm
Shell - zsh
Office suite - OpenOffice
Window Manager - FluxBox
Email client - Sylpheed
text editor - nano
ftp client - gftp
ftp server - glftpd

[marcovaleriof]

gotta add TRANSCODE
http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goetti...ich/transcode/

The definitive video editing, encoding&decoding tool:

encode in all format and using all codecs u can install on your box,
records direclty from tv card and generic video imput
fast, really fast and free, really free!

[war59312]

ooh never mind scrwe it..but thanks for all the appz

[PcDad]

Excellent page for Windows equivalent software...
http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-l...en/table.shtml

[marcovaleriof]

I don't know if there is a virus for linux, but this puppy from BitDefender could come in andy when in your linux box share file with a windows box

link: http://www.bitdefender.com/index.php?tab=2

products:

x Linux Mail Server Protection

x Linux File Server Protection <- bit defender for samba

x LinuxDefender <- A Linux distro complete with BitDefender tools on a bootable CD

x BitDefender Linux Edition <- Complete virus defense solution designed for easy virus prevention on Linux systems

x BitDefender Web Installer <- Download bitdefender for linux by iussing this command from a console (U must be logged as root)

Code:

wget -q -O - http://linux.bitdefender.com/webinstall.sh | sh

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Then U could run this from a cron job:

Ex 1)
updating:
put a file called update (with permission set to 755) in /etc/cron.daily/

Code:

marco@apollo ~ $ cat /etc/cron.daily/update
#! /bin/sh

nice -n 10 /opt/BitDefender/bdc/bdc --update

Ex 2)
running antivirus control:
put in /etc/cron.daily/

Code:

marco@apollo ~ $ cat /etc/cron.daily/dl.scan
#! /bin/sh

if [ -x /opt/BitDefender/bdc/bdc ]

  then

nice -n 10 /opt/BitDefender/bdc/bdc /home/marco/scarico --log=/var/log/dl.scan --append --all --move --moves

fi

[rikytik]

CraftyC is the best Linux guy on BetaONE. Not doubts and he is a Gentoo guy.

Putting my mouth where my keyboard is, I tried Ubuntu and then put Xandros 3.0 Deluxe back on. It is working flawlessly on my Toshiba Satellite 5100. I intalled Skype (linux version) and just tested it with a 30 minute landline telephone call to my Italy based daughter. Perfect. With Xandros, everything works, including the shared printer over the MS network with my desktop. Maybe I'm missing something, but I could never achieve the ease of configuration with other distros that Xandros gives out of the box.

Sheesh. This is an ancient thread. Dunno how I got it up on my screen. I'm going to be accused again of just waking up from a long winter's sleep. And, welcome to the new world. Anyway my experience is pertinent for Linux and I hope there are others taking a new look.