Alternatives to Windows Software!!!
Here is a list of alternatives to some softwares that normally windows users use:
| Windows version | Linux’s version |
| Microsoft Office | OpenOffice Suite |
| Internet Explorer | Firefox |
| Outlook | Evolution |
| Advanced E-Mail Client | Thunderbird |
| MSN / AIM / Yahoo / Gtalk / IRC | Pidgin |
| Photoshop | Gimp |
| Quicken / Quickbooks | GnuCash |
| Microsoft Publisher | Scribus |
| Microsoft Project | OpenProj |
| Adobe Acrobat Professional | “print to a PDF file” is built-in |
| Adobe Illustrator | Sodipodi |
| Windows Media Player | Totem or VLC |
| iTunes | Rhythmbox or Amarok |
| Picasa | F-Spot |
| Nero CD/DVD burning | Brasero or K3B |
| CD ripping | Sound Juicer |
| BitTorrent / uTorrent | Ktorrent |
| Windows Image Viewer | F-Spot |
| Final Cut Pro / Avid Liquid / Windows Movie Maker | Kino |
| Visio | Dia |
| FrontPage | KompoZer |
| DreamWeaver | Screem |
| Skype | Ekiga (includes free normal telephone number via IPKall.com) |
| Notepad | Gedit |
| muti-user collaborative editor | Gobby |
| wifi network manager | Wifi Radar |
| audio editing and/or recording | Audacity |
| hyperlinked post-it notes | Tomboy |
| desktop sharing for support / VNC / virtualization | Vinagre |
| WinZip | File Roller |
| Window Media Center / TiVo | MythTV |
| WinFax | GFax |
| graphic charting | Inkscape |
| charting for programmers | Umbrello |
| backup — to local or network | Simple Backup |
| backup — to CDs or DVDs | Home User Backup |
| backup — including configuration files | QuickStart |
| WinRAR | File Roller |
| eMule downloading | aMule |
| karaoke |
KMid |
| 3-D Studio | Blender |
| FTP client | FileZilla |
| database management | MySQL |
| audio handler | PulseAudio |
| anti-virus / anti-spyware | none (there is no such thing as a virus or spyware in Linux :P) |
| run Windows applications on Ubuntu | Wine |
| disk usage analysis | Disk Usage Analyzer |
All these applications may b installed via any package manager if present htey are present in it or by downloading the respected files from the applications site and installing it. If any problem fell free to comment. :)