NewsForge: Top 10 Linux Apps
Over at NewsForge, Joe Barr has written an article listing his top ten linux apps. The ones that he uses all the time. It is an interesting list. What is more interesting are the comments where readers have listed there top ten, or favorite, linux apps.
The interesting thing is that everyone’s list is different. That is one of the beautifull things about Open Source Software — the ability to choose. I recommend different apps here that I like, but if you don’t like my suggestions, you can just go find a program that you do like. No getting chained to any particular proprietory application.
Anyway, here is my list, in no particular order, of my current favorite linux programs.
Mozilla – actually, this is my favorite on any platform
Anjuta – excellent C/C++ IDE
jEdit – in my opinion, one of the best all round text editors out there
NetBeans/Eclipse – I am still undecided as to which on I like better
Freecell – great way to waste time
Eterm – everyone needs a favorite terminal program
Kopete – great little KDE based IM client