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Jason: Linux For Beginners Command Line Kung Fu Shell Scripting

The document introduces Jason Cannon, author of books on Linux, and discusses common questions about software availability on Linux. It provides alternatives for popular Windows applications on Linux, including Microsoft Office (LibreOffice), Internet Explorer (Firefox), Photoshop (Gimp), Windows Media Player (VLC), and more. The document lists alternatives for each application category in tables with links for further information.

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Jason: Linux For Beginners Command Line Kung Fu Shell Scripting

The document introduces Jason Cannon, author of books on Linux, and discusses common questions about software availability on Linux. It provides alternatives for popular Windows applications on Linux, including Microsoft Office (LibreOffice), Internet Explorer (Firefox), Photoshop (Gimp), Windows Media Player (VLC), and more. The document lists alternatives for each application category in tables with links for further information.

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Introduction 

 
Hello.  My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of ​ Linux for Beginners,​ ​
Command Line 
Kung Fu​ , ​
Shell Scripting​ ​
and the founder of the Linux Training Academy.  One of the most 
common questions I get asked about Linux is, "What software is available on Linux" and "Will I 
be able to use my favorite programs and applications on Linux?" 
 
The truth is that in some cases the exact software is available on Linux, but in most cases it 
isn't.  The good news is that there are plenty of alternatives for the most popular Windows 
applications for Linux. 
 
In this article you will learn about some of the best applications available for the Linux operating 
system.  We'll look at alternatives for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Photoshop, Adobe 
Reader, Windows Media Player and more. 
 
Best Wishes, 
 
Jason
 
 
Table of Contents 
 
Microsoft Office 
Notepad / Wordpad 
Internet Explorer 
Photoshop 
Movie Maker 
Windows Media Player 
Adobe Reader 
Windows Photo Viewer 
Yahoo Messenger / AOL Instant Messenger 
Nero Burning Rom 
Other Resources 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Microsoft Office
Office Suite 
 
Suites: 
LibreOffice 
http://www.libreoffice.org 
 
Open Office 
https://www.openoffice.org 
 
Calligra 
https://www.calligra.org 
 
Google Docs 
http://www.google.com/docs/about/ 
 
Office 365 
https://office.com 
 
Zoho Docs 
https://www.zoho.com/docs 
 
Word Processor: 
AbiWord 
http://www.abisource.com 
 
Spreadsheet: 
Gnumeric 
http://www.gnumeric.org 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Notepad / Wordpad
Text Editor 
 
gedit 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit 
 
jEdit 
http://www.jedit.org 
 
Kate 
http://kate­editor.org 
 
NEdit 
http://www.nedit.org 
 
Scribes 
http://scribes.sourceforge.net 
 
Sublime Text 
http://www.sublimetext.com 
 
medit 
http://mooedit.sourceforge.net 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Internet Explorer
Web Browser 
 
Chromium 
http://www.chromium.org 
 
Firefox 
https://www.mozilla.org/en­US/firefox 
 
Opera 
http://www.opera.com 
 
Epiphany 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web 
 
Konqueror 
http://www.konqueror.org 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Photoshop
Graphics Editor 
 
Gimp 
http://www.gimp.org 
 
Inkscape 
http://www.inkscape.org 
 
Krita 
https://krita.org 
 
MyPaint 
http://mypaint.intilinux.com 
 
Pinta 
http://pinta­project.com/ 
 
Pixlr 
http://pixlr.com 
 
PicMonkey 
http://www.picmonkey.com 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Movie Maker
Video Editor 
 
OpenShot 
http://www.openshot.org 
 
Kdenlive 
http://www.kdenlive.org 
 
Shotcut 
http://www.shotcut.org 
 
VideoLAN Movie Creator 
http://www.videolan.org/vlmc 
 
Cinelerra 
http://cinelerra.org 
 
Open Movie Editor 
http://www.openmovieeditor.org 
 
Pitivi 
http://www.pitivi.org 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Windows Media Player
Video Viewer 
 
VLC 
http://www.videolan.org/vlc 
 
Mplayer 
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ 
 
Parole Media Player 
http://docs.xfce.org/apps/parole/start 
 
SMPlayer 
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/ 
 
KPlayer 
http://www.kde.org/applications/multimedia/kplayer 
 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Adobe Reader
PDF Reader 
 
Adobe Reader (For Linux) 
http://get.adobe.com/reader 
 
Evince 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince 
 
Okular 
http://okular.kde.org 
 
Foxit Reader 
http://www.foxitsoftware.com 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Windows Photo Viewer
Photo Manager 
 
digiKam 
https://www.digikam.org 
 
Shotwell 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell 
 
F­Spot 
http://f­spot.org 
 
gThumb 
https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gthumb 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Yahoo Messenger / AOL Instant Messenger
Chat Clients 
 
Pidgin 
https://www.pidgin.im 
 
Skype 
http://www.skype.com 
 
Empathy 
https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/Empathy 
 
Kopete 
http://kopete.kde.org 
 
Gajim 
http://gajim.org 
 
 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Nero Burning Rom
CD/DVD Burner 
 
Nero Linux 
http://www.nero.com/enu/promo­linux.html 
 
Brasero 
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Brasero 
 
K3b 
http://www.k3b.org 
 
Xfburn 
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfburn 
 
GnomeBaker 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnomebaker 
 
X­CD­Roast 
http://www.xcdroast.org 
 

   

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com
Other Resources
 
Must­Have Applications for Your Fresh Linux Desktop Install: 
http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/must­have­linux­apps/ 
 
Linux System Administrator Projects: 
http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/linux­projects/ 
 
Over 1,500 Coding Project Ideas: 
http://www.linuxtrainingacademy.com/projects/ 
 
 

 
http://www.LinuxTrainingAcademy.com

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