Software For Linux V0.3

_A COUPLE PROGRAMS TO START_

>libreoffice
Office applications

>calibre
Read ebooks

>okular
Comicbook and pdf viewer

>xchm
Chm book viewer

>firefox
Browse the web

>thunderbird
Email, encrypted email, rss feed and podcast client ("enigma" and "inforss" plugins)

>vlc
Music and video player

>rhythmbox
Fully featured music player and online radio client

>deluge
Resilient torrent client

>liferea
Newsfeed and podcast client (why aren't you using one?)

>filezilla
FTP client

>hexchat
IRC Client

>mumble
Low-latency, high quality voice chat program for gaming

>linuxdcpp
File-sharing client for the Direct Connect network

>sabnzbdplus
Usenet clietnt

>hotot
Twitter desktop client

>krita
Digital painting program

>gimp
Fully featured image manipulation program.

>inkscape
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editing program.

>blender
3D modelling and rendering program

>openshot
Video editor

>audacity
Audio editor

>lmms
Professional music production environment

>digikam
Order your photos and images

>puddletag
Metadata editor for your music

>winff
Video and audio converter

>k3b
CD/DVD burning program

>gparted
Disk partitioning program

>rar
To unpack rar files

>acetoneiso
ISO and bin file mounting

>keypassx
Password manager

>virtualbox
For your virtual machines

>klavaro
Typing tutor

>anki
Flashcard program

>freemind
Mind mapping tool

>fontmatrix
Powerful open source font manager

>gdebi
Simple tool to install deb files

>The best download manager
https://launchpad.net/~jd-team/+archive/ubuntu/jdownloader
JDownloader 2 Clean Installers (No Adware!)
https://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=54725

>Professional non-linear audio & video authoring tool
https://askubuntu.com/questions/68142/how-do-i-install-cinelerra

>A torrent program like netflix
https://popcorntime.io/

>plm
>scratch
>laby
>robocode
Learn programming


_SOFTWARE FOR DEVELOPERS_

>codeblocks
C and C++ IDE

>netbeans
Java IDE

>Install Brackets In Ubuntu Via PPA (Open Source Code Editor For HTML, CSS And JavaScript)
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/11/install-brackets-in-ubuntu-via-ppa-open.html

>Install Atom Text Editor In Ubuntu Via PPA [32bit + 64bit]
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/05/install-atom-text-editor-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html
Also add "minimap", "neon-syntax", "neon-selection", and "neon-cursor" from
Edit -> Preferences -> Install

>Install Oracle Java 8 (JDK8 and JRE8) in Ubuntu or Linux Mint
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html

>Install Android Studio In Ubuntu Via PPA
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/05/install-android-studio-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html


_INFOSEC AND HACKERS_

>xspim
MIPS32 Simulator

>umbrello
UML modelling tool and code generator

>gns3
Network emulator (for your cisco, etc.)

>etherape
Graphical network traffic browser

>wireshark
Interactive network traffic analyzer

>zenmap
Graphical network exploration tool and security / port scanner

>driftnet
Capture images from network traffic and display them in an X window; optionally, capture audio streams and play them.

>glogg
Interactively browses and searches through logs

>htop
interactive process viewer

>clamtk
Graphical user interface (gui) for Clam AntiVirus

>gufw
Graphic user interface for managing firewalls

>apparmor
Kernel enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources

>tripwire
File and directory integrity checker

>ddd
The best graphical debugger

>radare2
Advanced commandline hexadecimal editor, disassembler and debugger

>dff
Digital forensic framework

>visualvm
Java monitor, profiler and reverse-engineering tool

>gameconqueror
A game hacking tool

>gpa
Encryption assistant

>bleachbit
Delete files from the system like the professional hackers

>mat
Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit

>sweeper
History and temporary files cleaner

>gtkorphan
A graphical tool to find and remove orphaned libraries

>bastille
Total security management tool


_USING WINDOWS SOFTWARE ON LINUX_

>How To Run Windows Software on Ubuntu with Wine
http://www.howtogeek.com/105271/how-to-run-windows-software-on-ubuntu-with-wine

>Wine on the ArchWiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wine

>Run Windows Apps Seamlessly Inside Linux
http://lifehacker.com/367714/run-windows-apps-seamlessly-inside-linux

Wine makes work much of the software, playonlinux is an interface of wine with a plus, but as always you can use a virtual machine for running windows inside Linux.


_ABOUT VIDEOGAMES_

>Reviews of games on Linux
http://www.penguspy.com

>Free gaming encyclopedia
https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page

>Linux gaming - Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_gaming

>List of Linux games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_games

>List of games from the ArchWiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_games


_STEAM ON LINUX_

>How to Install Steam
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/steam-for-linux-now-available-to-all.html
>Drivers how-to
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valve
>6 Tips For Improving Game Performance with Steam on Linux
http://www.howtogeek.com/132549/6-tips-for-improving-game-performance-with-steam-on-linux
>Steam on the ArchWiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam


_EMULATORS_

RetroArch: A bit complicated for multi-user setups though, but I guess every single home folder could have a RetroArch folder with their data in it.

dolphin (gamecube/wii)
mupen64plus (n64)
ppsspp (psp)
pcsx2 (ps2)
pcsxr (psx)
mgba (gba)
gambatte (gbc)
higan (multi, but particularly snes)
fuse (zx spectrum)
nestopia (nes)
desmume (ds)
citra (3ds)
dgen (genesis)
yabause (saturn)
mednafen (multi)
mame/mess


_A FEW OPEN SOURCE GAMES_

>The Battle for Wesnoth - SUPPORT WESNOTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3P39lppcH4

>SuperTuxKart 0.9 Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FEwDH7XU9Q

>OpenDungeons - Trailer from 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzY5Y6vBo7k

>0 A D Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeyrh7G7voI

>UFO: Alien Invasion Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR2V0MqStK8

>True Combat: Elite TRIBUTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BnWTctRAtw

>Open Red Alert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAK-SwSZjbY

>Freespace Open Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhAR8rWPluQ

>OpenXcom Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL2x-Sz9Oa8

>Planeshift Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IiD41Djw_4

Cooperate with the Open Source community to implement graphic engines like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFpdx1wDOoU



_SOME GAMES ON MOST REPOSITORIES_

Seven Kingdoms
Warzone 2100
Widelands
Teeworlds
Freedroid
Pingus
OpenTTD
Ur-Quan Masters
Yo Frankie
Freeciv
Freecol
Beneath a Steel Sky
Endgame: Singularity
Freeorion
Freetennis
Kernel Panic
Transcend
London Law
Minetest
chocolate-doom
Quake - Quake ii - Quake 3 Arena
OpenArena
Red Eclipse
Nexuiz
FreeDroidRPG
Hex-a-Hop



_MORE NATIVE LINUX GAMES_

FreeSynd
Xonotic
Frogatto
Aleph One
Stepmania
Naev

Oolite oolite·org
Pioneer pioneerspacesim·net
Kobo Deluxe olofson·net/kobodl
Pioneers pio·sourceforge·net
wizznic dustedgames·blogspot·com/p/wizznic·html
Rigs of Rods rigsofrods·com/content
Unvanquished unvanquished·net
OpenClonk www·openclonk·org
Space Nerds In Space smcameron·github·io/space-nerds-in-space
MARS mars-game·sourceforge·net
Garden of Coloured Lights garden·sourceforge·net
Capitan Sevilla capitan-sevilla·en·uptodown·com
Chromium BSU chromium-bsu·sourceforge·net
DangerDeep dangerdeep·sourceforge·net
Dustrac juzzlin·github·io/DustRacing2D
Fish Fillets fillets·sourceforge·net
Heroes heroes·sourceforge·net
Mirror Magic www·artsoft·org/mirrormagic
OpenTyrian bitbucket·org/opentyrian/opentyrian/wiki/Home
Pushover pushover·sourceforge·net
Scorched3D www·scorched3d·co·uk
Colobot colobot·info
Race Into Space www·raceintospace·org
Monster RPG 2 nooskewl·ca/monster-rpg-2
Tanks of Freedom w84death·itch·io/tanks-of-freedom
Zero-K zero-k·info
Flightgear www·flightgear·org
KeeperRL keeperrl·com
Crossfire crossfire·real-time·com
HyperRogue www·roguetemple·com/z/hyper
The Dark Mod www·thedarkmod·com
ToME te4·org
Unknown Horizons www·unknown-horizons·org
Arx Libertatis arx-libertatis·org
http://oldschool.runescape.com/