- For the Linux newbie....
- Ubuntu
- Very easy to install and use. Includes Open Office and Firefox.
Edubuntu
- Probably the one to try if you are working in the education commuity. Includes Open Office, Firefox, and some educational software.
For the techno tinkerer....
- (Check out Linux Ditros for a more comprehensive list.)
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- ArchLinux
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- BeLinux
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- Debian
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- Engarde
- Internet-based OS.
- gOS Space
- Includes a Dock just like another popular OS!
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- k12TSP
- K12 terminal server project
- Knoppix
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- Linspire
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- Linux-xp
- Porting Windows XP desktop to a Linux environment.
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- Fedora
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- Mandriva
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- OpenSUSE
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- Red Hat
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- Slackware
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- VectorLinux
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- Canorus (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Music score editor.
Celestia (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Planetarium software.
ChildsPlay (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Educational games suite.
Crossword Builder (Web Based)
- Includes a maths capability.
eXe (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Multi-project authoring. Cloze, etc. Runs in a browser.
GCompris (Win, Lin)
- Educational activities for young children.
JMemorize (Win, Lin)
- Flashcard application.
LilyPond (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Music notation software.
Multiplication Station (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Maths drill software.
MuseScore (Win, Lin)
- Music score typesetter.
NoteEdit (Lin)
- Music score editor.
Stellarium (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Plenetarium software.
TuxMath (Win, Lin)
- Maths game software.
TuxMathScrabble (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Maths scrabble.
TuxPaint (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Painting application.
TuxType (Win, Lin)
- Typing tutor.
TuxWordSmith (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Scrabble game.
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- Art of Illusion (Mac, Win, Lin)
- 3D modelling software.
Audacity (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Sound editing and recording.
AvideMux (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Video editor.
Blender (Mac, Win, Lin)
- 3D animation software.
Gimp (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Image editor.
Gungirl Sequencer (Win, Lin)
- Audio track sequencer.
Hydrogen (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Drum machine.
Inkscape (Mac Win, Lin)
- Vector graphics editor, like Illustrator.
Jahshaka (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Video editor.
Miro (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Internet TV
VLC (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Multi-format video player.
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- Open Office (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Open source 'office' suite, comprising Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw & Base applications. Free.
Star Office (Win, Lin)
- Corporate implementation of Open Office.
Not free.
Neo Office (Mac)
- Mac implementation of Open Office.
PPC and Intel versions. Free.
OpenOSX Office (Mac)
- Full featured open source office software. Includes AbiWord, Gnumeric, Inkscape, Diagram, Gnucash and Gimp. Low cost.
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- AbiWord (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Fast and polished word processor.
Dia (Win, Lin)
- Diagramming software, similar to Visio.
GanttProject (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Gantt chart based project management software.
GNUCash (Win, Lin)
- Financial accounting software.
Gnumeric (Win, Lin)
- Full featured spreadsheet application.
- Scribus (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Open Source DTP and page layout software.
PPC Only for OS X. Free.
Sunbird (Mac. Win, Lin)
- Calendar application. From Mozilla.
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- Adium (Mac)
- Instant messaging software.
aMSN (Lin)
- Instant messaging software.
Azureus (Mac, Win, Lin)
- BitTorrent client.
eXe (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Includes a web editor. Runs in a browser.
FileZilla (Mac, Win, Lin)
- FTP client.
Firefox (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Popular web browser.
FrostWire (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Peer to peer filesharing.
Juice (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Podcast receiver.
Kompozer (Mac, Win, Lin)
- A development of the Nvu web editor.
Miro (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Internet TV
Nvu (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Web page editor.
Pidgin (Win, Lin)
- Instant messaging.
SeaMonkey (Mac, Win, Lin)
- All-in-one browser, web-editor, email suite.
Thunderbird (Mac, Win, Lin)
- Email client.
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- Fire Up Your Own Linux server
- Notes about installing a Linux server.
LiveLAMP
- Can turn any PC into an instant server capable of supporting up to 1,000 users.
SENTRAL (Commercial)
- A dedicated UNIX server built on FreeBSD 6, with a variety of plug-in modules to provide a complete educational "solution" for schools. All aspects of the software are web-based for the admin, student or staff user.
XAMPP
- XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. Easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start. Ideal to install on Windows PCs.
See also:
- Proxy servers and content filters.
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