17 Must-Have Free Apps for New Ubuntu Users

Posted on May 2nd, 2007 by Jason

If you haven’t tried Ubuntu, the new Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn offers the PC user a chance to try out this open source software with little fear. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDNet states that “Ubuntu 7.04 is by far the best and easiest version of Linux that I’ve used” and “a simple (and safe) way for PC owners to experiment with Linux.” In addition, Ubuntu lightens the user experience with a desktop edition for those who don’t want to alter their computers with a server install. With that said, Kingsly-Hughes admits that some “dark corners” still exist for Ubuntu users that only a true geek and open source advocate would understand.

With that thought in mind, we hope to pave some of the new Ubuntu user’s rocky road with 17 apps that will make that Ubuntu transition smoother. Since Ubuntu comes packaged with all the open source apps that an average user might need (Firefox 2.0, Open Office, Rhythmbox, etc.), it might seem crazy to add more “clutter” to the situation. But what happens if you’d rather use the Opera browser rather than Firefox? Or, perhaps you’d like to add more sound and video apps to your repertoire beyond Rhythmbox. Since the server and desktop versions of Ubuntu support the GNOME 2.18 desktop environment, literally hundreds of additional applications are appropriate for Ubuntu users. But the following free software apps, listed in alphabetical order, provide the new Ubuntu desktop user with a logical beginning to an enhanced open source experience.
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Tags: desktop_edition, Firefox, Linux, open_office, open_source_apps, open_source_software, opera_browser, rhythmbox, ubuntu

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