Open Source Application
Softwares
Tushar B. Kute
Nashik Linux Users Group
tushar@tusharkute.com

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Licenses....???
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Try Open Source
LINUX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Content Management Systems

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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