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4ndY
Im new on linux (ubuntu distr.) and im looking for alternative everyday programs which i used on windows. So write which programs do you use.

IM client?
Old-win: MirandaIM
Linux: Licq (last release more that 1 year ago), Gaim (low configurablility).
any better (with huge DB of plugins like miranda)?

DC++ client?
Old-win: StrongDC++
Linux: Linux DC++ (very, very unstable), Valknut - very poor with functions and configurablility, but stable.
any better?

Audio player?
Old-win: Winamp 5
Linux: XMMS is good but development is stopped, BMP poor configuration.
Rhythmbox - ugly?

Video player?
BSplayer for linux?

IRC client?
Anything good as mIRC?

(...)
redice
Maybe you like to see this table: http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html. It will give you what you want Smile

The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.

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One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is the lack of knowledge about comparable software. Newbies usually search for Linux analogs of Windows software, and advanced Linux-users cannot answer their questions since they often don't know too much about Windows Smile. This list of Linux equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software is based on our own experience and on the information obtained from the visitors of this page ...


http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html
saurabh.sauron
IM client- GAIM
i dont use DC++. i use aMule, much faster... anywayz, the official DC++ is better but installing is a headache...
Music Player- amaroK and VLC media player are the best. i use VLC as it plays all the formats. havent used much of amaroK but heard it's great from reviews.
VLC is also the best video player i have seen for Linux...
i dont know about IRC but i think one is bundled with Ubuntu. alternatively, u can also use the IRC client that ships with aMule.
what is BSplayer???
desertwind
Video Player: Xine/Mplayer
IRC: xirc
test32rota
My 5 cents: DC++/emule/Bittorrent - mldonkey (all-in-one)
sush
Aww what's wrong with Rhythmbox Embarassed I used to use it with my ubuntu box and worked perfectly fine. Suits the uniform GTK theme.
Ranfaroth
4ndY wrote:
IM client?
My girlfriend use GAIM, and is very happy with it.
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Audio player?
Old-win: Winamp 5
Linux: XMMS is good but development is stopped
Are you sure it stopped ? There was an update last week on my distrib....
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Video player?
GNU/Linux has the best video players : mplayer, xine, VLC, and many frontends to them (for instance gxine...)
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IRC client?
Anything good as mIRC?
As good I don't know, but better : Xchat.
And irssi if you want the most powerful client, but text-based.
4ndY
redice wrote:
Maybe you like to see this table: http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html. It will give you what you want Smile

The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux.

Quote:
One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is the lack of knowledge about comparable software. Newbies usually search for Linux analogs of Windows software, and advanced Linux-users cannot answer their questions since they often don't know too much about Windows Smile. This list of Linux equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software is based on our own experience and on the information obtained from the visitors of this page ...


http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html


tnx, very useful link to me Smile
I will try many of that listed programs.

And what about some non-every day programs, like Mathematica, any replacement for it?
vrilix
Tables of equivalents are here too:
http://www.linux.ksiezyc.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15
exemplum
surdy
IM -- Gaim
AUDIO - XMMS
MULTIMEDIA -- MPLAYER [:d]
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