Once it hits 100, only apps much better than others listed will be put on the list and the least popular will be removed.

I made this list because I realized how long it took, for me, to discover even a small portion of these apps when I first started using Linux. Hopefully someone new to Linux or looking for programs they have never used finds this helpful.

The "Installation" part of this list is currently incomplete. All of the application names lead to its project site. Posting how to install one of these programs, another program you think should be on this list, a revision I should make to the organization of the list, or notifying me of any mistake/broken link on the list would help me a lot. I will be constantly updating this. Enjoy!



BitTorrent Clients

Azureus
Java-based BitTorrent client for both beginners and advanced users. There as features included, such as, multiple torrent downloads, advanced seeding rules, pausing a torrent, importing torrents, and much, much more.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "azureus". Mark the program named "azureus" for installation. Click apply.

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Deluge
A very lightweight, BitTorrent client using GTK and python. It is one of the most rapidly developing clients and is very comparable to µTorrent. Integrates well with the GNOME desktop environment.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "deluge-torrent". Mark the program named "deluge-torrent" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~


KTorrent
A BitTorrent client for KDE. It is very lightweight and has many of the features that most BitTorrent clients include. Though it is still missing many key features, is under heavy development.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "ktorrent". Mark the program named "ktorrent" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~


rTorrent

EyeCandy

Avant Window Navigator(AWN)
A dock-like bar which sits at the bottom of the screen tracking open windows. It requires a compositor to be running, or it will not display properly. Has stcks feature, like in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

INSTALLATION

1. First, open terminal so you can edit your sources.list:
   
   Code:

   sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

   and add these two lines:
   
   Code:

   deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/ feisty avant-window-navigator
   deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/ feisty avant-window-navigator

   
   
2. Now enter:
   
   Code:

   wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/8434D43A.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

   Code:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade

   
   
3. To install AWN, enter:
   
   Code:

   sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-bzr

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Compiz Fusion
A compositing window managers for the X Window System that is able to take advantage of OpenGL acceleration. The integration allows it to perform compositing effects in window management, such as a minimization effect and a cube workspace. It was created from the remerging of Beryl into Compiz.

INSTALLATION

1. Enter this first:
   
   Code:

   sudo apt-get -y remove compiz-core desktop-effects

   This will remove any older/broken installs of Compiz Fusion.
   
   
   
2. If you are using Gutsy, skip to step 4. Do this to edit your sources.list:
   
   Code:

   sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

   and add these two lines:
   
   Code:

   deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
   deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy

   You can now close Gedit.
   
   
   
3. Next, enter this:
   
   Code:

   wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb/DD800CD9.gpg

   Then this:
   
   Code:

   sudo apt-key add DD800CD9.gpg

   Code:

   sudo apt-get upgrade

   
   
4. Now enter this to install to install Compiz Fusion:
   
   Code:

   sudo apt-get -y install compiz compiz-gnome compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-extra libcompizconfig-backend-gconf

   
   
5. To start Compiz Fusion, enter this in Terminal or Run:
   
   Code:

   compiz --replace

   You can edit Compiz Fusion settings by going to System -- Preferences -- Compiz Config Settings Manager .
   

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Emerald
A window decorator for Compiz Fusion and Beryl. A much more extensive decorator than Metacity.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "emerald". Mark the program named "emerald" for installation. Click apply.

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gDesklets
Tiny applets that sit on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness. You can populate your desktop with status meters, icon bars,weather sensors, news tickers, and whatever else you can imagine. gDesklets does not require a compositor to work correctly.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "gdesklets". Mark the program named "gdesklets" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~


Screenlets
Screenlets are small, owner-drawn applications written in Python. They are a form of eyecandy that are easy to create and can be used as Widgets. They help create a Mac-Like Desktop Environment.

INSTALLATION

1. This application requires you to have a compositor, like Compiz Fusion or Beryl, for it to work properly.
   Download the latest screenlets source from the Screenlets Download Page. Extract the folder, in the archive, to your Desktop and rename it to screenlets.
   
   
   
2. Open terminal and enter:
   
   Code:

   cd Desktop/screenlets

   
   
3. Then enter:
   
   Code:

   sudo make install

   Screenlets is now installed.
   
   
   
4. To install the menu items, using the same terminal window, enter:
   
   Code:

    sudo make menu

   The menu items are now installed and there should be a "Screenlets" directory in you Applications Menu now.
   You must start each screenlet individually. There are 3rd-party screenlets located at the Screenlets Download Page.
   
   

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File Browser/Search

Affinity


Appfinder
An application finder for the GNOME or Xfce4 Desktop Environment. It will search for installed applications on your system.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "xfce4-appfinder". Mark the program named "xfce4-appfinder" for installation. Click apply.

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Beagle
A desktop search utility for indexing and searching user's data. At the moment, it can index filesystems, Pidgin logs, Evolution data, RSS and many more.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "beagle". Mark the program named "beagle" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~


Nautilus
The official file manager for the GNOME desktop. It allows to browse directories, preview files and launch applications associated with them. It is also responsible for handling the icons on the GNOME desktop. It works on local and remote filesystems.

INSTALLATION

Installed by default on Ubuntu. The source can be found here.

~Visit Site~


Thunar
The file manager designed to be the default file manager of Xfce 4.4 It has been designed to be fast and easy to use.

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "thunar". Mark the program named "thunar" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~

Games

Alien Arena 2007

INSTALLATION

Open Synaptic Package Manager and serach for "alien-arena". Mark the program named "alien-arena" for installation. Click apply.

~Visit Site~

Battle for Wesnoth


Frets On Fire


Neverball


Nexuiz


Open Arena


Sauerbraten


Stepmania


Scorched 3D


Tremulous

Graphics and Text Viewers/Editors

Amaya


Abiword


Blender


Bluefish


F-Spot


Gedit


The GIMP


Gnumeric Spreadsheet


GNU Paint


Inkscape


Kolourpaint


OpenOffice.org


Scribus


Zim Desktop Wiki

Music and Video Players

Amarok


Audacious


Banshee


Cheese


Totem


Exaile


gmusicbrowser


Kaffeine


Listen


Miro


MythTV


Rhythmbox


Songbird


VideoLAN Client(VLC)


XMMS2

Network Programs

aKregator


Ekiga VoIP


Evolution


FileZilla


gFTP


irssi


Kopete


Mumble


Pidgin


Straw


Thunderbird


XChat

Programming IDEs

Anjuta


Code::Blocks


Eclipse


Emacs


Geany


KDevelop


Netbeans


Vim


Python 2.5

Sound/Video Editors and Disc Burning Utilities

Audacity


Avidemux


DeVeDe


GnomeBaker


K3B


Kino


LiVES


Vive

Web Browsers

Epiphany


Firefox


Konqueror

Other Programs

AllTray


GNASH


Gparted


Nouveau


Qalculate


Tomboy Notes


WINE

I made this list because I realized how long it took, for me, to discover even a small portion of these apps when I first started using Linux. Hopefully someone new to Linux or looking for programs they have never used finds this helpful.

The "Installation" part of this list is currently incomplete. All of the application names lead to its project site. Posting how to install one of these programs, another program you think should be on this list, a revision I should make to the organization of the list, or notifying me of any mistake/broken link on the list would help me a lot. I will be constantly updating this. Enjoy!

I think gmusicbrowser (http://squentin.free.fr/gmusicbrowser/gmusicbrowser.html) should be added to the list.

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Last.fm | Linux User#449102 | Ubuntu User#15213

K3B isn't a video editor, it is a disc burner. Also, I think audacious and Kolourpaint need to be added. Scribus isn't a very good replacement to InDesign (because it 1 cannot open an InDesign document and 2 cannot import very much).

Edit: oops! I missed you including audacious.

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Awesome work bro People try adding things instead of accusing him Awesome again .. Keep it up I'll add soon

Zim Desktop Wiki needs to be added.

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-Added Songbird
-Added Zim Desktop Wiki
-Added Kolourpaint
-Added gmusicbrowser
-Group "Sound and Video Editors" changed to "Sound/Video Editors and Disc Burning Utilities"
-Added Audacious
-Updated XMMS to XMMS2

Sorry for double post.

-Added Neverball, Scorched3D, and Stepmania to "Games and Emulators"
-Group "Linux Games" changed to "Games and Emulators"
-Added Alien Arena 2007 Installation Guide
-Added Emerald Installation Guide
-Added Avant Window Navigator Installation Guide
-Added Screenlets Installation Guide

I like the list.

Will you add Programming IDEs/Editors.

Eclipse,Kdevelop,Geany,Anjuta could all be added to that list.

Also, personally this would be better in a webpage or a wiki with each app having a link to an installation howto, as the way it's going it seems that it's getting pretty large, but nice effort.

Much better:
KDE:
Gnome:
Terminal:

Mind if I compile this in Zim? I may distribute it sometime, or may just use it for reference

EDIT: Vim... ick, talk about an editor that shouldn't exist anymore.

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