Windows Users

[Pupster]

The easiest way to try linux on your computer....
http://wubi-installer.org/

If you have Vista or Windows 7 you need to change the compatibility of
wubi.exe - it is very easy!

To find out how this is done look at document called install-ubuntu3
from our file section

Windows Users can use free and Open Source Software in Windows
and it's very good!
Firefox (a Web Browser)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html

and

OpenOffice (an Office Suite)
http://www.openoffice.org/

For the people who are technical and want to have Ubuntu and Windows
side-by-side try this method...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1035999

Thank you
Martin

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[Pupster]

What are the equivalent Linux Programmes?

Office Suite
Windows = MS Office
Linux = GOffice, OpenOffice/OxygenOffice, KOffice

Word Processor
Windows = Word
Linux = OpenOffice Writer, Abiword, KWrite

Spreadsheet
Windows = Excel
Linux = Gnumeric, Calc, KSpread

Accounting
Windows = MYOB, Quicken
Linux = Kmymoney, Gnucash

Presentation
Windows = Powerpoint
Linux = Kpresenter, Impress

Image Manipulation
Windows = Photoshop
Linux = GIMP, Krita

Vector Image
Windows = Corel Draw
Linux = Inkscape, Xara, Karbon

Messenger
Windows = MSMessenger
Linux = aMSN, Pidgin, Empathy

VOIP
Windows = Skype
Linux = Skype

Web Browser
Windows = Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera
Linux = Firefox, Opera

Email
Windows = Outlook
Linux = Thunderbird, Spicebird

Audio Player
Windows = WinAmp, Windows Media Player
Linux = Amarok, RhythmBox, Exaile, XMMS

Video Player
Windows = Windows Media Player
Linux = Xine, VLC, Totem

Burning Programmes
Windows = Nero
Linux = K3b

Virus Scanners
Windows = LOTS!
Linux = not necessary

Web Filtering
Windows = Net Nanny
Linux = Dans Guardian

Cheers

[Sam Moffatt]

Linux has Evolution for Email which is much more comparable to Outlook
than either options.

Linux has ClamAV and there are proprietary virus scanners that run on
Linux as well, perhaps not well known.

XCDroast is perhaps my favourite Linux burning tool, but there are
tonnes of different options there as well.

Sam Moffatt
http://pasamio.id.au

[Pupster]

Thanks Sam,
I will amend the entry once other's have had a chance to give their
input.

Yes those choices are good - brain fade - I should have included at
least Evolution Mail.