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Just a Survey...

16 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/just-a-survey.8684/

cool_dude_prav
cool_dude_prav Original post #1
Apr 21, 2005 at 8:23 PM
Hello ppl,

First a Disclaimer : I know that a similar topic was discussed before,
but this is an entirely different issue...

SO, here's my Question for the Survey...

:arrow: What Linux S/W do you use...
:arrow: as well which one do you recommend under the following categories...

The second Question is that you may prefer to use something for its sheer power but recommend another one for its ease of use... Like a hardened Linux user might burn his CDs from Command Prompt... Whereas a n00b may prefer to use the easier method...

The categories and my answers: (Give your replies by the same tabloid format)

Category - You Use - Your Recommendation

:arrow: Browser - FireFox - Konqueror

:arrow: Mail Client - ThunderBird - ThunderBird

:arrow: CD Burner - None - K3B(?)

:arrow: Music(all formats) - amaroK/RealPlayer(*.rm) - amaroK
(If needed, plz mention choice by format)

:arrow: Movies(all formats) - None - amaroK

:arrow: Office - OpenOffice - OpenOffice

:arrow: IM - GAIM - Kopete

:arrow: Downloader - none - dunno :wink:

:arrow: Theming - KDM Theme Manager(planning to use) - KDM Theme Manager

:arrow: Managing these S/W - Kynaptic - Synaptic

Cheers!!!

] K8)8)L [
GNUrag
GNUrag #2
Apr 21, 2005 at 10:27 PM
No special recommendations... I recommend what i use.

:arrow: Browser - FireFox
:arrow: Mail Client - mutt
:arrow: CD Burner - K3B
:arrow: Music(all formats) - XMMS
:arrow: Movies(all formats) - Xine (with Win32 pluging added separately)
:arrow: Office - OpenOffice
:arrow: IM - GAIM
:arrow: Downloader - wget (the best download manager in the world, coz it also works in background. Those who know it will simply love it)
:arrow: Theming - GNOME themes downloaded from *art.gnome.org
:arrow: Managing these S/W - dpkg/apt-get from console.
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pradeep_chauhan #3
Apr 21, 2005 at 10:46 PM
ok so i cut copy the details from above and fill in the blanks

Browser - FireFox
Mail Client - pine
CD Burner - K3B
Music(all formats) - XMMS
Movies(all formats) - Xine
Office - OpenOffice
Downloader - wget
Theming -fluxbox home
antivirus -clamav
firewall -iptables
hardware tab -ksensors and hddtemp
Managing these S/W - emerge --update world
K
khin007 #4
Apr 22, 2005 at 1:23 PM
Browser - FireFox
Mail Client - euroda
CD Burner - K3B
Music(all formats) - XMMS
Movies - Xine Office - OpenOffice
IM - GAIM
Theming - KDE themes
vignesh
vignesh #5
Apr 22, 2005 at 5:04 PM
Browser - FireFox

CD Burner K3B(?)

Music(all formats) - amaroK,xmms

Movies(all formats) - None -xine,kplayer, amaroK

Office -koffice- OpenOffice -IM - GAIM - Kopete

Theming - KDM Theme Manager

Managing these S/W - Kynaptic - Synaptic
U
ujjwal #6
Apr 22, 2005 at 7:42 PM
Category - My use - My recommendation for new users

Browser - Opera - Firefox
Mail Client - Sylpheed - Thunderbird/Evolution
File manager - emelFM - Konqueror, Nautilus, X Win commander
CD Burner - None - Dunno... I liked X CD Roast
Music - XMMS - XMMS
Movies - mtvp - mplayer (if you have a package for your distro)
Office - none - Open Office
IM - None - GAIM
IRC - irssi - Xchat/Kvirc
Download Manager - Aria/Opera's download manager - Aria / Downloader For X
Theming - None - None
Managing these software - Self on slackware, pacman on archlinux - Whatever your distro uses ... try pacman of archlinux, its too cool.
F
FilledVoid #7
Apr 23, 2005 at 2:24 AM
Browser - I use Mozilla at the moment , Need to download Firefox...
Mail Client - Havent started using it , cause I dont know how to get YPOP installed for Linux yet so I can accesss my Email from yahoo.
CD Burner - K3B
Music(all formats) - Amarok
Movies(all formats) - Xine
Office - OpenOffice
IM - Kopete
Downloader - Havent used this feature yet :oops:
Theming - I use GNOME as my Window manager btu no other themes for it
Managing these S/W - I use the Software manager that comes with Mandrake ( I access it through the GUI and hence dont know the command for it :oops:)
desertwind
desertwind #8
Apr 25, 2005 at 2:15 PM
Browser - FireFox
Mail Client - evolution
CD Burner - K3B, cdrecord
Music(all formats) - rhythmbox
Movies(all formats) - mplayer
Office - OpenOffice
Downloader - prozilla
firewall -iptables
Z
zerohourkill #9
May 8, 2005 at 8:04 PM
I use Suse 9.1 and Mepis live
Also recomend Ubuntu

Browser - FireFox
Mail Client - thunder bird
CD Burner - K3B
Music(all formats) - XMMS
Movies(all formats) - Xine
Office - OpenOffice
IM - GAIM
Downloader - i dunt noe
Theming - KDE( i like default theme)
ShekharPalash
ShekharPalash #10
May 8, 2005 at 8:41 PM
Linux... mostly in lab...

Browser- FF
Mail - ThunderBird
Music- XMMS
IM-GAIM [rarely]
Office Works- OoO
UI- KDE [Plastik my fav :D]
cool_dude_prav
cool_dude_prav #11
Jun 9, 2005 at 11:27 AM
Well...

From the survey, one ting I find bad :( is that (from my experience) wget is perhaps THE BEST download manager...

But only 2 - @pradeep and @GNUrag seem to be using it...

Guys!!! I recommend wget!!! Use it!!!

] K8)8)L [
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surdy #12
Jun 10, 2005 at 12:14 AM
Browser - FireFox

Mail Client - Evolution

CD Burner - K3B

Music(all formats) - XMMS - REALPLAYER

Movies(all formats) - Mplayer

Office - OpenOffice

IM - GAIM

Downloader - Xdownloader
D
demoninside #13
Jun 10, 2005 at 9:51 AM
what's the use of all this.........
it depends on each & every persons choise...........
cool_dude_prav
cool_dude_prav #14
Jun 10, 2005 at 1:18 PM
DemonInside said:
what's the use of all this.........
it depends on each & every persons choise...........
Click to expand...

Well... You may be right...

But the fact that some n00bs may stumble upon this and make a better decision...

In fact I created this thread for the same reason... For me to choose!!!

Cheers!!!

] K8)8)L [
cool_dude_prav
cool_dude_prav #15
Jun 10, 2005 at 1:25 PM
DemonInside said:
what's the use of all this.........
it depends on each & every persons choise...........
Click to expand...

Well... You may be right...

But the fact that some n00bs may stumble upon this and make a better decision...

In fact I created this thread for the same reason... For me to choose!!!

Cheers!!!

] K8)8)L [
U
utsavhanda #16
Jun 10, 2005 at 9:06 PM
HI

Hi there,

No special recommendations... I recommend what i use.

Browser - FireFox
Mail Client - mutt
CD Burner - cdrecord
Music(all formats) - XMMS
Movies(all formats) - mplayer
Office - OpenOffice
IM - GAIM
Downloader - wget
Theming - GNOME

Managing these S/W - yum