Linux Replacements for Windows Programs

[rokytnji]

Ghosting

http://redobackup.org/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/qt4-fsarchiver/

Internet cli application/browser

http://www.uzbl.org/

Code:

$ apt-cache policy uzbl
uzbl:
  Installed: 0.0.0~git.20120514-1.1
  Candidate: 0.0.0~git.20120514-1.1
  Version table:
*** 0.0.0~git.20120514-1.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Flash and java work with no special tweaks. My favorite terminal based browser.

Radio streaming in terminal

http://moc.daper.net/

Code:

$ apt-cache policy moc
moc:
  Installed: 1:2.5.0~beta1+svn20131120-1
  Candidate: 1:2.5.0~beta1+svn20131120-1
  Version table:
*** 1:2.5.0~beta1+svn20131120-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

also a favorite of mine. Another is https://cmus.github.io/

Code:

apt-cache policy cmus
cmus:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.5.0-4build1
  Version table:
     2.5.0-4build1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages

A good file manager I also like is

Code:

harry@harry-Latitude-XT2:~$ apt-cache policy spacefm
spacefm:
  Installed: 0.9.4-1
  Candidate: 0.9.4-1
  Version table:
     0.9.4-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe i386 Packages

http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/

I know spacefm is not maintained anymore by ignorant guru but there are some killer plugins for burning isos and other things in it. Plus it is a double paned file manager. It does not take up much space and can run alongside Thunar.

Depends on ones tastes I guess.