Here are some interesting non-applications I might start using some day (some favorite programs also listed here). I have tested most of the programs listed here to find out on which platform they work or don't work. I'm mentioning one or two authors or a company for a program, so I can use a search engine to find more info about the program. To save my time and space on this page I'm not usually mentioning any program version numbers as I would need to create a list for each OS version separately. See also: Interesting Websites, Interesting Browser Add-Ons, Interesting Devices, Software.
Programs marked with (Y) means programs that are good (as in "yes"), but I don't necessarily install them to save hard disk space and to avoid updating programs and related software packages I don't use much or at all.
Programs marked with (F) are my favorite programs or they get the job done.
Programs marked with (S) are showcase programs to demonstrate how far for example the Linux operating system has gone in features.
Marking (D) means the program might be default software that will be installed with the operating system.
Marking (C) means program is a classic, like a classic game.
Marking (N) means I have tried a program and didn't like it (as in "no") or there's another program that does it better.
Marking (not working: computer xx: reason) means a program doesn't generally work with my computer xx, because of reason yy.
Marking (not working fully: computer xx) means a program is not fully working with my computer xx, for example it didn't download additional packages as it should have.
Accessories
Archive Manager (D)
create and modify an archive (.tar, .zip)
Character Map (D)
insert special characters into documents
HP Device Manager (F) (Y)
view device status, ink levels and perform maintenance
Passwords and Encryption Keys (D)
manage your passwords and encryption keys
Take Screenshot (D)
save images of your desktop or individual windows
Education
Celestia space simulator (N)
a real-time space simulator
Jmol (N)
an open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D
kpolynome (N)
polynome calculation
Tux Paint (F) (Y)
a drawing program
Typespeed (N)
test your typing speed
XaoS (N)
interactive fractal zoomer
Games
Action Games
Abuse (fRaBs) (S)
Abuse with free datafiles
Alien Arena (not working: Wings desktop)
multiplayer retro sci-fi deathmatch
Alien Blaster (S)
action-loaded 2D arcade shooter game
Asylum (N)
SDL port of the game Asylum, originally for the Archimedes
B.A.L.L.Z. (N)
platform game with some puzzle elements
Doom (not working fully)
Doom Shareware launcher
Heretic (not working fully)
Heretic Shareware launcher
Hexen (not working fully)
Hexen Demo launcher
OpenArena (not working: Wings desktop)
first person shooter
Seahorse Adventures (N)
help barbie the seahorse float on bubbles to the moon
Strife (N)
Strife Demo launcher, looks like Doom
XQF (N)
locate and connect to game servers
Adventures
Beneath a Steel Sky (CD version) (N)
adventure game, like Monkey Island, Virgin
ScummVM (N)
interpreter for several adventure games, LucasArts
Arcade
Apricots (N)
2D air combat game
Blobby Volley 2 (N)
volley-ball game
cave9 (N)
Sfcave goes 3D
Chromium B.S.U. (S)
scrolling space shooter
Critical Mass (not working: Wings desktop)
SDL/OpenGL space shoot'em up game also known as critter
Extreme Tuxracer (not working: Wings desktop)
race your penguin down an alpine slope
Nibbles (not working fully)
guide a worm around a maze
Raidem (N)
2D top-down shoot'em up
Robots (N)
avoid the robots and make them crash into each other
Shippy 1984 (N)
Galaxians with powerups
SuperTux (not working: Wings desktop)
play a classic 2D platform gme
Zasx (N)
asteroid with powerups
Blocks Games
Angry Drunken Dwarves (N)
build large gems, break them and defeat your opponent
BlockOut II (not working: Wings desktop)
a free adaptation of the original BlockOut DOS game
Quadrapassel (not working: Wings desktop)
fit falling blocks together
Board Games
Chess (Y)
glChess
Chess (not working fully)
3D chess game
GNU Backgammon (N)
a backgammon game and analyser
Iagno (Y)
dominate the board in a classic version of Reversi
Magic Maze (N)
board game featuring a maze which the players change each turn
Mahjongg (F) (Y)
disassemble a pile of tiles by removing matching pairs
Quarry (S)
a multi-purpose board game GUI for Go, Amazons and Reversi
Card Games
AisleRiot Solitaire (Y)
play many different solitaire games
FreeCell Solitaire (Y)
play the popular FreeCell card game
Hearts (N)
play the popular Hearts card game
poker2D (not working: Wings desktop)
2D poker client
poker3D (not working: Wings desktop)
3D poker client
PySol Fan Club Edition (S) (F)
many solitaire card games
Tali (N)
beat the odds in a poker-style dice game
Logic & Puzzles
Alphabet Soup (N)
guide your worm through the soup to spell words
Amoebax (S)
defeat your opponent by filling up their grid up with garbage, like Tetris
Ants! (N)
guide your ants safely home before they drop of the cliff, like Lemmings
Blackbox (N)
a one player puzzle game, from Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection (PPC)
Bridges (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Cube (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Dominosa (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Enigma (N)
uncover pairs of stones while navigating obstacles using a marble, memory game
Fifteen (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Filling (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Five or More (N)
remove colored balls from the board by forming lines
Flip (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Four-in-a-Row (Y)
make lines of the same color to win, part of GNOME Games (GG)
Galaxies (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
gbrainy (N)
a brain teaser game for fun and keep your brain trained, Jordi Mas i Hernandez
Guess (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Inertia (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Keen (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Klotski (N)
slide blocks to solve the puzzle, part of GNOME Games (GG)
Lightup (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Loopy (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
LPairs (Y)
classic memory game using SDL, Michael Speck, LGames
Magnets (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Map (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Mine Detector (N)
a somewhat different mine-finding game, PragmAda Software Engineering
Mines (Y)
clear hidden mines from a minefield, part of GNOME Games (GG)
Mines (Y)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Net (Y)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Netslide (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Pattern (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Pegs (Y)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Pingus (S)
guide the penguins safely home before they drop of the cliff, like Lemmings, Ingo Ruhnke
Rectangels (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Samegame (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Signpost (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Singles (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Sixteen
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Slant
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Solo (Y)
like sudoku, PPC
Sudoku (Y)
test your logic skills in this number grid puzzle, part of GNOME Games (GG)
Tents (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Tetravex (Y)
complete the puzzle by matching numbered tiles, part of GNOME Games (GG)
Towers (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Twiddle (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Unequal (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
Untangle (N)
a one player puzzle game, PPC
WineMine (N)
Wine Minesweeper, Joshua Thielen
Role Playing Games
NetHack (C)
a single player dungeon exploration game, text-based game
NetHack - Vulture's Claw (S)
a NetHack interface descended from Falcon's Eye, merged with Slash'EM
NetHack - Vulture's Eye (S)
a NetHack interface descended from Falcon's Eye
Rogue (C)
the original curses-based adventure game, text-based game
Ultima 4 (C)
Ultima 4 (xu4), Origin Systems
Simulations
Kbilliards (N)
funny billiards simulator, Samuele Catuzzi
Lincity-NG (S)
plan and build a city, like SimCity
Pinball (not working: Wings desktop)
Emilia Pinball game
TORCS (not working: Wings desktop)
The Open Racing Car Simulator
Sports Games
FooBillard (S)
OpenGL billard game
Stormbaan Coureur (not working: Wings desktop)
simulated obstacle course for automobiles
Supertuxkart (not working: Wings desktop)
a kart racing game
UltimateStunts (S)
3D racing game, like Test Drive
VDrift (not working: Wings desktop: computer freezes)
drift racing simulation
Tactics & Strategy
atanks (S)
destroy your opponent's tanks
Freeciv (S)
turn-based strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization, like Civilization
Freeciv server (N)
turn-based strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization
Scorched 3D (not working: Wings desktop)
a game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth
Widelands (S)
build a growing settlement and rule the world, like Civilization
XScorch (S)
a Scorched Earth clone
Uncategorized
Oneko (not working fully)
cat that chases the cursor, toys
Graphics
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) (Y)
create images and edit photographs
QCad (S)
a simple CAD program, RibbonSoft
Scanner Tool (avoid installing/removing: compatibility problems with HPLIP)
acquire images from a scanner, Canonical Ltd.
Shotwell Photo Manager
organize your photos, Yorba Foundation
Simple Scan (avoid installing/removing: compatibility problems with HPLIP)
scan documents
Tux Paint (F)
a drawing program
XaoS (Y)
interactive fractal zoomer
Internet
BitTorrent File Transfer
distributed download of files from the Internet
Empathy IM Client
send and receive messages
Firefox (D)
browse the Web
ggz-gtk
GGZ Core Client, Gaming Zone
Google Chrome (F)
access the internet
Pidgin Internet Messenger (F)
chat over IM, supports AIM, Google Talk, Jabber/XMMP, MSN, Yahoo and more
Pino - Twitter and Identi.ca client
free Twitter and Identi.ca client
Remote Desktop Viewer
access remote desktops
Transmission BitTorrent Client
download and share files over BitTorrent
XChat IRC (Y)
chat with other people using IRC
Office
Evolution Mail and Calendar (N)
manage your email, contacts and schedule
KEuroCalc (N)
a currency converter and calculator, Éric Bischoff
OpenOffice.org Calc (F)
perform calculation, analyze information and manage lists in spreadsheets
OpenOffice.org Draw (F)
create and edit drawings, flow charts, and logos
OpenOffice.org Impress (F)
create and edit presentations for slideshows, meeting and Web pages
OpenOffice.org Writer (F)
create and edit text and graphics in documents and Web pages
Project Management
Planner Project Management
Texmaker (Y)
LaTeX development environment, Pascal Brachet
Sound & Video
Audio CD Extractor
copy music from your CDs
Brasero Disc Burner
create and copy CDs and DVDs
Cheese Webcam Booth
take photos and videos with your webcam with fun graphical effects, Daniel G. Siegel
LASH Panel
LASH Control Panel
Movie Player
play movies and songs
Rhythmbox Music Player
play and organize your music collection
Sound Recorder
record sound clips
VLC media player (F)
read, capture and broadcast your multimedia streams, read from CDs, DVDs and capture cards
System Tools
Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (D)
view and report application crashes
CD/DVD Creator
create CDs and DVDs
Déjà Dup Backup Tool
backup your files
Disk Usage Analyzer (D)
check folder sizes and available disk space
Disk Utility
manage drives and media
SELinux Troubleshooter (D)
troubleshoot SELinux access denials
System Monitor (D)
view current processes and monitor system state
Terminal (D)
use the command line
Zenmap (F)
GUI frontend for Nmap security/port scanner
Wine (F)
Notepad (F)
text editor
Regedit
Wine registry editor
Wine Wordpad
text editor
Internet
Ekiga Softphone
audio and video internet calls, full-featured SIP and H.323 compatible VoIP, IP-Telephony and
Videoconferencing application
Empathy IM Client (N)
send and receive messages, Imendio AB, Collabora Ltd
Epiphany Web Browser
browse the Web, powered by WebKit, Marco Presenti Gritti, GNOME Web Browser Developers
Evolution Mail and Calendar (N)
manage your email, contacts and schedule
Firefox Web Browser (Y)
browse the Web
Kadu (not working fully) (N)
Gadu-Gadu protocol client, for Mac OS X and Linux, I use Google/Skype
KRadioRipper
record audio streams, Tim Fechtner
Mumble
voice-chat program for gaming, Thorvald Natvig
Pidgin Internet Messenger (Y)
chat over IM, supports AIM, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Yahoo and more
Remote Desktop Viewer
access remote desktops
Twitux (N)
a Twitter client, I prefer web browsers with social websites, Daniel Morales
Office
OpenOffice.org Writer (Y)
create and edit text and graphics in documents and Web pages
OpenOffice.org Calc (Y)
perform calculation, analyze information and manage lists in spreadsheets
OpenOffice.org Impress (Y)
create and edit presentations for slideshows, meeting and Web pages
OpenOffice.org Base (Y)
manage databases, create queries and reports to track and manage your information
OpenOffice.org Draw (Y)
create and edit drawings, flow charts, and logos
Graphics
F-Spot Photo Manager
Photo management for GNOME, maybe import from camera, Novell Inc.
GIMP (Y)
create images and edit photographs
GQview
view and manage images, John Ellis
Image Viewer
Eye of GNOME Image Viewer, browse and rotate images
Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor
create and edit Scalable Vector Graphics images
Sound & Video
Alsaplayer (not working: FS laptop)
audio player for the Audio Linux Sound Architecture
Audacious2
play music
Audacity
record and edit audio files, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, FLAC, MP2, M4A, AC3, AMR, WMA
Audio CD Extractor
copy music from your CDs, Ross Burton
Banshee Media Player
play and organize your media collection, podcasts, netradio (stream URL), Last.fm (account needed)
CD Player
play and extract CDs, Free Software Foundation Inc.
Cheese Webcam Booth
take photos and videos with your webcam with fun graphical effects, Daniel G. Siegel
Codeina Web Shop
Gstreamer Codec Installer, Fluendo S.A., buy plugins/codecs
Ex Falso
edit tags in your audio files
Extrackt
audio CD ripper and encoder, Hisham Mardam Bey, Jorge Luis Zapata
FM-Radio Tuner
Gnomeradio, listen to FM radio
Gnomoradio Music Player
music playing robot, find, download and play free music, Jim Garrison, Matt Gerginski
Gnormalize
a ripper, an encoder and an audio converter
GNU Solfege
eartraining program, Tom Cato Amundsen
Gphone
Internet telephone
gTVG TV Guide
check what's on TV
Jajuk (not working: FS laptop)
advanced jukebox
Kino
edit DV video, Arne Schirmacher, Dan Dennedy
KRadioRipper
splits a stream in its track
Last-Exit
Last.fm player (account needed)
Movie Player
Totem Movie Player, play movies and songs, using GStreamer, Bastien Nocera
Muine Music Player
listen to your music, Jorn Baayen, etc.
PulseAudio Volume Control
adjust the volume level
Quod Libet
listen to, browse, or edit your audio collection, mod, mp3, mp4, mpc, spc, trueaudio, wav, wavpack, wma, xiph, Joe Wreschnig, Michael Urman, etc.
Rhythmbox Music Player
play and organize your music collection
Sonata
GTK+ MPD client
Songbird (Y)
multimedia client, SHOUTcast, Last.fm (account needed), BirdTune (for example Frequence 3, Jazz Radio, Radio Blagon, RTL, Skyrock, Sud Radio)
Sound Converter
GNOME Sound Converter, convert audio files into other formats, Lars Wirzenius, Gautier Portet
Sound Recorder
record sound clips, Iain Holmes
TiMidity++
MIDI file player
TVtime Television Viewer (not working: FS laptop: computer freezes) (N)
high quality video deinterlacer
VLC media player (F)
read, capture and broadcast your multimedia streams, read from CDs, DVDs and capture cards
WmWebcam (not working: FS laptop)
watch your own webcam in a small dockapp window
Xmms (N)
cross platform multimedia player
Tools
System Tools
Authorizations
configure authorizations
CD/DVD Creator
create CDs and DVDs
Device Manager
manage devices
Disk Usage Analyzer
check folder sizes and available disk space
File Browser
browse the file system
Log File Viewer
view or monitor system log files
Login Window
configure GDM login window appearance and behavior
NetApplet
no description
Network
configure network devices and connections
Network Center
no description
New Login
log in as another user without logging out
Packages Stats
Mandriva Linux packages stats
Power Statistics
observe power management
PulseAudio Preferences
view and modify the configuration of the local sound server
Services
configure which services will be run when the system starts
Shared Folders
configure which folders are available for your network neighborhood
Smolt
view and send a hardware profile to smolts.org
System Monitor (F)
view current processes and monitor system state
Time and Date
change system time, date and timezone
Users and Groups
add or remove users and groups
Accessibility
On-Screen Keyboard
navigate applications and type using alternative input devices
Orca Screen Reader and Magnifier
present on-screen information as speech or braille or magnify the screen
Emulators
Wine-Doors
easy installation of Windows applications through Wine
Wine (F)
Command Line
command line
Configurator
configurator
File Manager
file manager
Minesweeper
Minesweeper
Notepad
text editor
Registry Editor
Registry Editor
Uncategorized
Archive Manager
create and modify an archive
Brasero Disc Burner
create and copy CDs and DVDs
Calculator (Y)
perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations
CompizConfig Settings Manager
configure Compiz
Ding: Dictionary English-German
no description
ganyremote
bluetooth remote control
gedit Text Editor (Y)
edit text files
Regional Settings
language and country configuration
SCIM Input Method Setup
set up utility for Smart Common Input Method platform
Search for Files...
locate documents and folders on this computer by name or content
Take Screenshot
save images of your desktop or individual windows
Terminal
use the command line
Xterm (Y)
the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System
Joe (Y)
text editor, supporting syntax highlight and UTF-8
Xemacs (Y)
the XEmacs editor
Games
Adventure
Balazar (not working fully)
a 3D adventure and roleplaying game
Crossfire Client
GTK2 Unix Client, Mark Wedel
Egoboo (not working properly: FS laptop: too slow)
a top down graphical 3D RPG in the spirit of Nethack
FreedroidRPG (S)
a Diablo clone with the Tux as hero in a world of rampaging robots
GNOME-Mud
a multi-user dungeon (MUD) client for GNOME, Robin Ericsson, Les Harris
NetHack Falcons Eye (not working: FS laptop: computer freezes)
NetHack Falcons Eye
Planeshift (not working: FS laptop)
no description
S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
a 3D, roguelike game of not quite epic proportions
Arcade
Abe's Amazing Adventure!! (S)
Abe's Amazing Adventure!!
Abuse (Y)
the classic Crack-Dot-Com game
AirStrike (Y)
2D dogfight game, Ulf Ekstrom, Eero Tamminen
Alien pool
arcade-style mix of asteroids and pool, like Asteroids
Amphetamine (Y)
jump'n run game, 2D, Jonas Spillmann
Angel Wars (Y)
side-scrolling space shooter, like R-Type
Armagetron Advanced (not working: FS laptop)
3D lightcycle game
Asteroids3D (not working: FS laptop)
3D, first-person game of blowing up asteroids
atanks (Y)
Scorched Earth game clone
Barrage
kill and destroy as many targets as possible within 3 minutes
Blobby Volley (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
arcade game
bloboats (not working: FS laptop)
boat racing game
BlockOut II (not working fully)
free adaptation of the original BlockOut DOS game
BoboBot (not working: FS laptop)
Mario-like game
BomberInstinct (Y)
Bomberman clone
Briquolo (not working: FS laptop)
an OpenGL breakout
Critical Mass (Y) (not working: FS laptop: computer freezes)
Critical Mass aka Critter, arcade shooter, like Space Invaders, freezes FS laptop after a while
Maelstrom (S)
Asteroids game, Andrew Welch, Ambrosia Software
Metal Blob Solid (S)
Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid, Parallel Realities
Oilwar
very simple mouse shooting game, shoot enemies with cursor
Boards
4stAttack (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
connect-four for pygame
biloba (not working: FS laptop)
a tactical board game
Brutal Chess
a 3D chess game inspired by Battle Chess
CGoban (N)
graphical game of Go, William Shubert
Eboard (N)
FICS chess-server interface, Felipe Bergo
Gamazons (N)
gamazons game, Ronald Yorgason, Sean McMillen
GNU Backgammon (not working fully) (N)
GNU Backgammon
GRhino (Y)
Othello/Reversi chess with strong AI, Kriang Lerdsuwanakij
GtkAtlantic
play Monopoly, I didn't find online players with a short test
Hexxagon (Y)
Othello clone
KCheckers (Y)
Draughts game for KDE, Andi Peredri, Artur Wiebe
Mahjongg 3D Solitaire (S)
a board game using OpenGL, with several themes, Reto Schölly
Nuclear Chess (Y)
chess variant that cause surrounding pieces to disappear
Pente (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
five in a row game, William Shubert
Pioneers
based on Settlers of Catan board game, Dave Cole, Andy Heroff
Pioneers Editor
create your own game for Pioneers
Quarry (S)
a multi-purpose board game GUI for Go, Amazons and Reversi
Sirius (Y)
an othello playing program
Tengen (Y)
Go chess for GNOME
TuxMathScrabble (N)
fun game to learn math, AsymptopiaSoftware
XArchon (Y)
clone of ARCHON game, Ronen Tzur
Cards
Hearts
play the popular Hearts card game
KardsGT (Y) (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
full card game suite, John Schneiderman
PokerTH (Y)
Texas hold'em game
PySOL (S) (F)
many solitaire card games
RA Pai Gaw Poker (N)
Poker-like card game, Relja Arandjelovic
Xskat (N)
the Skat game, Gunter Gerhardt
Sports
Bygfoot (N)
a football manager, Ronald Sterckx, Gyözö Both
CannonSmash (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
a 3D table tennis game
FooBillard (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
no description
gav (Y)
2D volleyball, low amount of colors, but it works
Open Ski Jumping (not working: FS laptop)
Open Ski Jumping
Wherever Racer (not working: FS laptop)
racing game starring Tux
Strategy
Advanced Strategic Command (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
Advanced Strategic Command, Martin Bickel, Daniel Korbely
Battle For Wesnoth (S) (Y)
a fantasy turn-based strategy game, works with sounds and colors
Battle For Wesnoth editor (N)
the map editor of Battle For Wesnoth
Bos Wars (not working: FS laptop)
Invasion: Battle of survival, a real time strategy game
Crimson Fields (S) (Y)
lead your troops to victory
Dark Oberon (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
Dark Oberon
Freeciv (S) (Y)
turn-based strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization
Freeciv server (N)
turn-based strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization
FreeCol (not working: FS laptop)
an open version of the game Colonization
Glest (not working: FS laptop)
real time strategy game
Globulation2 (S) (Y)
real time strategy game
hedgewars (S) (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
strategy action game, like Worms
LGeneral (not working fully)
a Panzer General clone
Micropolis (S) (Y)
like SimCity
NetPanzer (N)
online multiplayer tactical warfare game
OpenCity (not working properly: FS laptop: graphics problems)
a 3D city simulator
OpenTTD (S) (Y)
a clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Pandemic (not working: FS laptop)
co-operative pandemic board game
SpringLobby (not working: FS laptop)
play real-time startegy games using the Spring engine
SpringSettings (N)
configure settings of Spring
Star Voyager (S)
space exploration game
T.E.G. client
Tenes Empanadas Graciela client, online game, Risk clone
Ur-Quan Masters (S)
the Ur-Quan Masters, old fashioned
Toys
Xdaliclock (N)
a melting digital clock
Xearth (N)
display the Earth on your desktop
Xpenguins (Y)
display penguins running on your desktop
Other
cultivation
a game about the interactions within a gardening community
System
Administration
see Applications: Tools: System Tools
Accessories
Akonaditray
Akonadi Tray Utility
Alarm Clock
Schedule your tasks
Artha
thesaurus based on WordNet
Calculator (D)
perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations
CD/DVD Creator (D)
create CDs and DVDs
Character Map (D)
insert special characters into documents
Disk Usage Analyzer (D)
check folder sizes and available disk space
Emacs 22 (client) (not working: HP laptop)
GNU Emacs 22 Client
Emacs 22 (GTK)
GNU Emacs 22 Text Editor
gedit Text Editor (D)
edit text files
GoAdmin! (not working fully)
admin packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GoLearn! (not working fully)
educational packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GoNet! (not working fully)
network-related packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GoOffice! (not working fully)
office packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GoPlay! (not working fully)
gaming packages browser
GoSafe! (not working fully)
safety-related packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GoWeb! (not working fully)
Web-related packages browser
comments: install GoPlay! to see this item
GWrite (N)
GTK+ HTML5 Rich Text editor, Jiahua Huang, Aron Xu
Image Viewer (D)
view your images
KAlarm (N)
personal alarm scheduler, David Jarvie
kdissert (Y)
mindmap tool
KeePassX
cross platform password manager
Keyboard
virtual keyboard, no foreign language support
KTimeTracker (N)
personal time tracker
Language Translator
GNOME Translate, translate a text or web page, Jean-Yves Lefort
Leafpad
GTK+ based text editor, UTF-8 and Windows (CR+LF) support
MacSlow's Cairo-Clock (F)
a super fine analog clock
Manage Print Jobs (D)
cancel, pause, resume or reprint jobs
MOTD Editor (N)
GGZ utility
Passwords and Encryption Keys (D)
manage your passwords and encryption keys
PuTTY Terminal Emulator (F)
start a PuTTY terminal session
Search for Files... (D)
locate documents and folders on this computer by name or content
Take Screenshot (D)
save images of your desktop or individual windows
Terminal (D)
use the command line
Tilda (N)
terminal
Tomboy Notes (D)
take notes, link ideas, and stay organized
Tux Commander (N)
a two panel file manager
World Clock (N)
gworldclock, see the time in other timezones
Games
Board
3D Chess (N)
3D chess for X11
Biloba (N)
up to four player network capable turn based strategy game
Bovo (Y)
five-in-a-row board game, Aron Boström
Brutal Chess (N)
play 3D chess with reflection of the chessmen
CGoban (N)
graphical game of Go, William Shubert
Chess (F)
glChess
Chess (N)
gnome-chess, Robert Willhelm, JP Rosevear
Dreamchess (Y)
a 3D chess game
eboard (N)
FICS chess-server interface, Felipe Bergo
Escape/SDL (not working: HP laptop)
GGZ game
FLTK Checkers (N)
checkers game, Bill Spitzak
Gamazons (N)
gamazons game, Ronald Yorgason, Sean McMillen
GGZBoard (not working: HP laptop)
GGZ games: chess, checkers, Go, ...
GNUDoQ (F)
Sudoku generator and solver
GRhino (Y)
reversi game for GNOME, supporting the Go/Game Text Protocol
Gtkboard Board Games (Y)
play various and sundry board games
Iagno
dominate the board in a classic version of Reversi
KBlackBox
Blackbox logic game
KCC (N)
Chinese Checkers game, part of the GGZ Gaming Zone, Josef Spillner
KFourInLine
four-in-a-row board game
Kigo
Go board game
Kiriki
Yahtzee-like dice game
KTicTacTux (N)
GGZ TicTacToe game
Mahjongg (Y)
disassemble a pile of tiles by removing matching pains
Xadrez Chinês
GGZ game
Cards
AisleRiot Solitaire (D) (Y)
play many different solitaire games
Hearts (N)
play the popular Hearts card game
HoldingNuts (N)
an open source poker client and server
KPatience (S)
patience card games for KDE (works in GNOME), Paul Olav Tvete, Stephan Kulow
LSkat (N)
Lieutenant Skat for KDE (works in GNOME), Martin Heni
poker2D (not working fully)
multiplayer online poker
PokerTH (Y)
Texas hold'em game, there should be initial player names and pictures
PyBridge (not working: HP laptop)
no description
PySol Fan Club Edition (S) (F)
many solitaire card games
Spider Solitaire (N)
Spider Solitaire, old-fashioned interface
Tali
beat the odds in a poker-style dice game
Sports
Bygfoot (N)
a football manager, Ronald Sterckx, Gyözö Both
Eat the Whistle
arcade soccer game, like Sensible World of Soccer, Hurricane Studios
Foobillard (Y)
3D billiards game using OpenGL
FreeTennis (N)
a free tennis simulation
SuperTuxKart (not working fully) (S)
a kart racing game, graphics problems with HP laptop
Tennix!
play tennis against the computer or a friend, like ping pong
X-Moto (Y)
Motocross game
Uncategorized
20.000 Light-Years Into Space (N)
create a steam network to power a city and repair in time the damages that it will take
Abuse (Y)
play a clone of the classic Abuse shooter
Achilles Life Simulator (N)
watch a simulation of artificial life and evolution
Exult (not working fully)
Exult Ultima 7 Engine
FLTK Block Attack! (N)
Block Attack! game, Michael R Sweet
FLTK Sudoku (Y)
sudoku number game
Freedroid RPG (not working fully) (not working: HP laptop)
isometric role playing game
Fyrdman (N)
join the battle of 1066, strategy game
gbrainy (D) (N)
a brain teaser game for fun and keep your brain trained, Jordi Mas i Hernandez
Gtkboard Board Games (Y)
play various and sundry board games
Keepalive (not working fully)
GGZ roleplay game
KildClient (not working fully)
connect to MUDs (Multi User Dungeons)
KQ (S)
RPG like Final Fantasy 1, like Zelda, graphics tearing problem, DoubleEdge Software
Mines (D) (Y)
clear hidden mines from a minefield
PlayOnLinux (Y)
play games designed for Microsoft Windows, haven't learned to use
Progress Quest (N)
watch your fantasy character advance, nothing to play, uses Wine
Quadrapassel (D) (Y)
fit falling blocks together (tetris clone)
Sudoku (D) (Y)
test your logic skills in this number grid puzzle
TORCS (not working fully)
The Open Racing Car Simulator, 3D racing
Graphics
DjView4
DjVuLibre DjView, Léon Bottou
F-Spot Photo Manager (D)
Photo management for GNOME, maybe import from camera, Novell Inc.
GNU Paint (Y)
a small-scale painting program for GNOME
Gwenview (Y)
a simple image viewer, seems promising, Aurélien Gâteau
Image Viewer
gpicview, view your images easily
Mirage
a GTK+ image viewer
OpenOffice.org Drawing (D) (Y)
create and edit drawings, flow charts, and logos
Simple Scan (D) (avoid installing/removing: compatibility problems with HPLIP)
scan documents
Internet
Empathy IM Client (D)
send and receive messages
Firefox Web Browser (D)
browse the Web
GGZ-Gnome (N)
GGZ Core Client
Gnome-RDP
remote desktop client
Google Chrome (Y)
access the Internet
Google Talk (N)
Prism for Google Talk, I prefer Pidgin
Gwibber Social Client (D)
update your microblog and follow your contacts' statuses
Kadu (N)
Gadu-Gadu protocol client, for Mac OS X and Linux, I use Google/Skype
KRDC
Remote Desktop Client
Krfb
Desktop Sharing
Language Translator
GNOME Translate, translate a text or web page
lynx
comments: installation: sudo apt-get install lynx-cur
Pidgin Internet Messenger (Y)
chat over IM, supports AIM, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Yahoo and more
Prism (N)
Prism for Web applications
Remote Desktop Viewer (D)
access remote desktops
Secure Shell (F)
connect to a remote computer
Terminal Server Client (D)
connect to a remote computer, I use SSH when needed
Transmission BitTorrent Client (D)
download and share files over BitTorrent
Twitux (N)
a Twitter client, I prefer web browsers with social websites, Daniel Morales
X11VNC Server
share this desktop by VNC
XChat IRC (Y)
chat with other people using IRC
Office
Adobe Reader (Y)
PDF viewer
Dictionary (D)
check word definitions and spellings in an online dictionary
Evolution Mail and Calendar (D)
manage your email, contacts and schedule
OpenOffice.org Database (Y)
manage databases, create queries and reports to track and manage your information
OpenOffice.org Presentation (D) (F)
create and edit presentations for slideshows, meeting and Web pages
OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet (D) (F)
perform calculation, analyze information and manage lists in spreadsheets
OpenOffice.org Word Processor (D) (F)
create and edit text and graphics in documents and Web pages
Other
GGZap (N)
online gaming tool
GGZ Gaming Zone (N)
setup your game server and user name preferences
KGrubby (N)
GGZ chatbot
Science
Achilles Life Simulator (N)
watch a simulation of artificial life and evolution
Sound & Video
AcidRip DVD Ripper
DVD ripper
Amarok (F)
rediscover your music!
Arista Transcoder
convert multimedia for all your devices, iPod (H.264/AAC), Sony PSP (H.264/AAC), Daniel G. Taylor
Asunder CD Ripper
an application to save tracks from an audio CD as WAV, MP3, OGG, FLAC, and/or Wavpack, Eric Lathrop, Andrew Smith
Audacious
listen to music
Audacity
record and edit audio files, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, FLAC, MP2, M4A, AC3, AMR, WMA
Banshee Media Player
play and organize your media collection, podcasts, netradio (stream URL), Last.fm (account needed)
Bluemindo
audio player in Python/PyGTK, using Gstreamer
Brasero Disc Burner (D)
create and copy CDs and DVDs
Camera Monitor
camera monitor
Dragon Player
video player, Max Howell, Ian Monroe
Dvd95 Converter
convert a DVD9 into a DVD5
DVD Encoder OGMRip
a DVD encoder for GNOME
dvd::rip
rip DVDs, written in Perl, Jörn Reder
Freevo (N)
home theater framework, it can operate as Personal Video Recorder system for saving television input to disk, but can also play
various multimedia formats, like pictures, audio and video
Gimmix
a graphical music player daemon (MPD) client, written in C
Glurp
a client for the MPD daemon
iriverter
convert videos for your handheld device
jlGui (N)
graphical music player
JuK
music player for KDE4, Scott Wheeler, Michael Pyne
Kaffeine
media player, play file, play CD, video CD, DVD and digital TV
KMPlayer
KDE interface for MPlayer, Koos Vriezen
Media Player
watch & listen, Hornsey
Minirok
music player written in Python and inspired by Amarok
Minitube (N)
YouTube client
Miro Internet TV
watch online video
Movie Player (D)
play movies and songs
Pitivi Video Editor (D)
create and edit your own movies
ProjectX (Y)
a video editing and demultiplexing tool
Pygmy
GTK+ MPD client
Qmmp
Qt4-based multimedia player, old-fashioned interface, complex GUI
Quark Music Player
play music from the system tray
quickplay
MP3 player and front end for Ampache
RecordItNow
desktop recorder, Kai Dombrowe
Rhythmbox Music Player (D)
play and organize your music collection
RipOff
GTK+ based CD ripper
soundKonverter
an audio converter and CD ripper, OGG, MP3, MP2, M4A, AAC, MPC, AC3, FLAC, WMA, RA, AU, WV, SPX, AIFF, WAV
Sound Recorder (D)
record sound clips
Thoggen DVD Ripper
extracts video from your DVDs, Tim-Philipp Müller
VLC media player (F)
read, capture and broadcast your multimedia streams, read from CDs, DVDs and capture cards
Xfmedia (not working: HP laptop)
media player
xine
play CDs, DVDs and VCDs, decode AVI, MOV, WMV and MP3, Miguel Freitas, Michael Roitzsch
xjadeo
video player that gets sync from jack transport, Robin Gareus, Luis Garrido
XMMS2tray (not working: HP laptop)
XMMS2 tray icon
XVidCap Screen Capture
X11 screencam
System Tools
KPackageKit (D)
PackageKit interface for KDE
Krfb
desktop sharing
Wine (F)
Programs
Accessories
Notepad (F)
Configure Wine
change application-specific and general Wine options
Ubuntu Software Center (D)
lets you choose from thousands of free applications available for Ubuntu
Last modified: October 1st, 2013
Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/interesting-non-applications