This page is meant to make an easy switch from windows to linux. On this page windows programs are listed with their linux equivalents. This page can also be used to locate and download all relevant programs for your computer - as most programs are directly linked to their download location.

Index

Programs

Video

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
avipreview	mplayer	preview incomplete avi-files
gspot		tells you which codec you need to play avi files
mediaplayer classic	mplayer, Totem
quicktime	mplayer
real	mplayer / real
streaming media recorder	streamripper 4 mp3, howto for rm
tv-fm tuner	video4linux, xawtv, ktv (in kde3), mythtv
Video lan client (vlc)	Video lan client (vlc)	4 all platforms, all codecs are bundled, 1 of the best players around
vobsub		to play subtitles

Codecs

Essentials

• divx
• xvid
• ac3 audio codec

Others

• other codecs
• tsunami codec pack
• matroska - for .mkv files

Ondertitels

• http://www.nlondertitels.com/

Image

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
acdsee	xv		online manual
irfanview	xv		online manual
photoshop	gimp	image editting

Audio

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
audioedit	ardour
exact audio copy audiograbber	grip, Sound Juicer, KAudioCreator
fruity loops
multiwave	audacity, ardour	Wikipedia:Audacity	Audacity wiki
soundforge	audicity, ardour	Wikipedia:Audacity	Audacity wiki
total recorder	audacity, ardour	Wikipedia:Audacity	Audacity wiki
total recorder		record from any source on your pc
traktor
winamp	xmms, Amarok

Filesharing

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
azareus	azareus	java prog for downloading torrents
do not use kazaa it has too much spyware.		Try Kazaa Lite instead
emule	xmule
fasttrack
filetopia		freeware p2p with encryption and collection manager, no spyware
shareaza		downloads torrents, ed2k, fasttrack and more	shareaza portforwarding 4 iptables
soulseek	nicotine or museek or mldonkey	audio download	soulseek server status check, slsk port forwarding 4 iptables

Security

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
adaware		-> less spyware
avg antivirus (free)	clamAV
bc wipe	wipe
blocklist convertor		from and to loads of filesharing programs, used in combination with filesharing programs
gpg	gpg
peer guardian		-> keep RIAA out
search what kind of virus you got and how to remove it
shareaza blacklists		used in combination with shareaza
sygate free personal firewall	ipchains / iptables, firstarter and shorewall for dummies
xp-antispy		-> firewall goed instellen

loads more info and programs over here.

Various

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
adobe acrobat reader	pdfviewer, adobe acrobat reader, xpdf
cd burner	k3b, Optimystic, Coaster
daemon tools	mount -o loop filename.iso /mnt/iso	cd/dvd emulator, emulates nearly all known copy protections in linux: just mount it! -> to read bin as movie ->mplayer, to play game of not necessary
feeddaemon	straw, Liferea
firefox	firefox
ghostview		to view .gs files
j2re	j2re
netlimiter		limit down and uploads of every program individually
office	openoffice
pdfcreator	open office, plethora of *2pdf convertors, lyx
process explorer		shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
putty	ssh, telnet	secure shell / telnet
smartftp	gftp	free ftp client
swi-prolog, gnu prolog
thunderbird	thunderbird or evolution	mail client
tweak ui		tweak the windows interface
ultra iso	mount -o loop filename.iso /mnt/iso	mounten of iso's uitpakken
van dale	gnuvd	Gnuvd gebruikt de on-line versie van de van dale
visualroute	-> http://visualroute.visualware.nl	see the geographical route of your internet requests
vnc	vnc
vnc server and client		virtual networking
winace		combine .ace files
windows update	debian: 'apt-get update& apt-get upgrade', on mdk 'update software'
winrar	rar, unrar
winscp	scp	secure ftp client
winzip	unzip, zip, gzip, tar

Chat

win program	linux program	comments / description	manual / tips
jabber	jabber	chat on multiple networks
mirc	xchat	irc client
mirc / gaim	gaim / xchat
msn	gaim	gaim can do a lot of different networks: irc, msn, icq, aol, yahoo, ...
skype		internet telephony

Other sources with windows-linux equivalents

• I just found an excellent site with a very elaborate table of windows / linux equivalents
  • GNU/Linux alternatives to proprietary software products
• crossover plugin - lets you play native windows applications through wine. Optimized for e.g. Photoshop.
• The Loads of Linux Links site has a very extensive set of links where many linux programs can be found.

Plugins

Browser plugins

• links to all essential browser plugins
• Flash player
• shockwave
• acrobat reader
• Other firefox plugins

Thunderbird plugins

• dictionaries for spellchecking in thunderbird
• How to encrypt your email.
• check the here for explanations on how to use thunderbird with hotmail, gmail, yahoo

Linux hardware compability

As most firms primarily develop for windows you need to take some care to see if your hardware is supported.

• tldp hardware compability - This document attempts to list most of the hardware known to be either supported or unsupported under Linux.
• see also #Laptops

How to's

Switching from windows to linux

• The linux documentation project: guide for switching from dos/windows to linux
• ibm's guide for switching from windows to linux

Linux printing

• http://www.linuxprinting.org
• http://www.bitesizeinc.net/index.php/howto.Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing.htm

Linux on laptops

• tldp laptop howto
• linux on a laptop
• linux-laptop.net

More linux links

• common commands for the unix command line
• linux commands for DOS users - equivalents

• Advanced bash scripting guide
• FreeBsd configs

• LinuxCommands