List of recommended applications in Linux

* Media playback:
1) DivX video: mplayer
2) Rm video: realplayer10 for Linux, mplayer
3) MP3: xmms, beep Media Player, mplayer
4) ape: xmms + monkey's audio plugin (http://supermmx.org/linux/mac/
5) other formats (WMA, WMV, MKV, QuickTime): mplayer

* Documents and files in various formats
1) Open Microsoft's office documents: OpenOffice, starsuite
2) view PDF files: xpdf, shareread for Linux, ggv
3) view PS files: gsview, ggv, and kghostview
4) CHM File: Archmage, chmsee, xchm, chmviewer
5) MHT file: ripmime, Firefox + MAF plug-in
6) drawing charts: Dia
7). bin virtual CD: bin2iso or bchunk is converted to ISO and then mounted
8) compressed file
. Rar: RAR for Linux or unrar
. Zip: unzip
. Bz2: bunzip2
. Tar/. tgz: Tar
. Jar/. xpi: Ark

* Chinese Input Method: scim, fcitx
* BBS software: qterm, {rxvt, xterm, gnome-terminal,...} + bbsbot

* Instant Messaging:
1) QQ: lumaqq, GAIM + openq plugin
2) MSN, ICQ, Yahoo: Gaim

* Web browsers: Mozilla-Firefox, Mozilla, and opera
* FTP client (graphical interface): gftp, Iglooftp-1.23
* FTP client (terminal): lftp, ncftp
* FTP server: pureftpd, proftpd, vsftpd
* Http download (terminal): wget, curl, prozilla
* BT download: BitTorrent (terminal) and Azureus (graphic interface)
* Email software (graphic interface): Thunderbird, sylpheed, evolution, and opera m2
* Email terminal: mutt, pine, gnus
* RSS: liferea

* Editor
1) Text: vim, emacs, jedit
2) hexadecimal: hexedit, ghex, MC

* Image Browsing: gimageview and gqview
* Image Processing: gimp, ImageMagick
* Audio processing: audacity

* English-Chinese dictionary: stardict)
Ibmdict (including scientific dictionary, Dictionary, English-Chinese, and Chinese-English)
Dictd: Full Dictionary of stardict can be used between English and Chinese.
Cdict: Easy installation and color display.

* Scientific Computing: MATLAB and Ave ave
* Scientific plotting: gnuplot, metapost

* Virtual Machine
1) Win-based virtual Linux: cygwin, virtual-PC, and colinux
2) virtual win in Linux: win4lin
3) cross-platform: VMware and bochs
4) run Windows programs in Linux: wine, winex, and crossover Office

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