This document provides an overview of popular open source software alternatives to commercial and proprietary applications. It lists default applications in Linux and recommends other open source options for web browsing, media playback, office productivity, graphics editing, programming, accounting, and more. Instructions are included on how to install each application using apt-get. The document aims to help users try open source software instead of commercial products with licensing fees and restrictions.

1. Open Source Application
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Tushar B. Kute
Nashik Linux Users Group
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4. Web Browser
● Default application: Mozilla Firefox
● May try, world's best web browser:
Chromium Web Browser
● How to get?
– www.chromium.org
– sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

5. Media Player
● Default application: Totem Player
● May try world's best media player:
VLC Media Player
● How to get?
– www.videolan.org
– sudo apt-get install vlc

6. Audio Player
● Default Application: Rhythm Box
● May try, QMMP Player
● How to get?
– http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com
– sudo apt-get install qmmp

7. Office Documents
● Default application: LibreOffice
– Alternate to Microsoft Office (Licensed).
● May try, Apache OpenOffice
● How to get?
– https://www.openoffice.org

8. Word Processor
● Default application: LibreOffice Writer
– Alternate to Microsoft Office Word (Licensed).

9. Presentation
● Default application: LibreOffice Impress
– Alternate to Microsoft Office PowerPoint (Licensed).

10. Spreadsheet
● Default application: LibreOffice Calc
– Alternate to Microsoft Office Exel (Licensed).

11. Database
● Default application: LibreOffice Base
– Alternate to Microsoft Office Access (Licensed).

12. Email Application
● Default Application: Mozilla Thunderbird
● Alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
● How to get?
– https://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/

13. Webcam application
● Default Application: Cheese
● Alternative to any camera specific application to
capture picture and videos from webcam.
● How to get?
– sudo apt-get install cheese

14. Photo processor
● Default application: None.
● May try the best open source photo processor
gimp
● Alternative to Adobe Photoshop (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.gimp.org
– sudo apt-get install gimp

15. Graphics Editor
● Default application: None.
● May try the best open source graphics editor.
inkscape
● Alternative to Corel Draw (licensed).
● How to get?
– https://inkscape.org/
– sudo apt-get install inkscape

16. CD/DVD Burning
● Default application: Brasero Disc Burner
● May try best CD/DVD burner from Kubuntu:
k3b
● Alternative to Nero (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.k3b.org
– sudo apt-get install k3b

17. BitTorrent Client
● Default application: Transmission Client
● May try the useful GUI based client:
Deluge
● Alternative to BitTorrent / uTorrent
● How to get?
– http://deluge-torrent.org
– sudo apt-get install deluge

18. Mathematical Language
● Default application: None
● Best open source solution available:
Scilab
● Alternative to Matlab (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.scilab.org
– sudo apt-get install scilab

19. Editors
● Vi
● Vim
● Emacs
● Geany
● Gedit
● How to get?
– sudo apt-get install vim
– sudo apt-get install emacs
– sudo apt-get install geany
Default
applications

20. Advanced Editors / IDEs
Supports all kinds of programming languages includes
compiler, interpreter, debugger...
● How to get?
– https://netbeans.org and https://eclipse.org
– sudo apt-get install netbeans
– sudo apt-get install eclipse

21. Database Server
● Default application: None.
● Best open source solutions available:
mongoDB mySQL postgreSQL
● Alternative to Oracle Server (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.mongodb.org www.mysql.com
– www.postgresql.org
– sudo apt-get install mongodb mysql-server postgresql

22. Computer Aided Design and Drafting
● Default application: None.
● Best open source solution available:
freeCAD
● Alternative to AutoCad (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.freecadweb.org
– sudo apt-get install freecad

23. 3D Computer Graphics
● Default application: None
● Best open source solution available:
Blender
● Alternative to 3ds Max and Maya (licensed).
● How to get?
– http://blender.org
– sudo apt-get install blender

24. Solid Modeling
● Default application: None
● Best open source solution available:
BRL CAD
● Alternative to Pro-E (licensed).
● How to get?
– http://brlcad.org

25. Accounting Software
● Default application: None
● Best open source solution available:
postbooks gnucash
● Alternative to Tally (licensed).
● How to get?
– www.xtuple.com/postbooks
– www.gnucash.org
– sudo apt-get install postbooks
– sudo apt-get install gnucash

26. Content Management Systems

27. WINE
● Windows Application Emulator
● Wine (short for Wine Is Not an Emulator) is a free
and open source compatibility layer software
application that aims to allow applications designed
for Microsoft Windows to run on Linux operating
system.
● How to get?
– sudo apt-get install wine

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