All of the software I mention on this page is FREE -- unless noted. The screenshots are from my personal computer running GNU/Linux. Most of the software is Open Source and licensed under the General Public license (GPL); meaning that if you are a programmer you can alter the the source code 'till your heart's content.
If there's a star above the screenshot (*) that means it's included in the
Mandrake linux 8.1 distribution.
Most other software can be downloaded from its respective website for free.

You can buy the entire Mandrake linux 8.1 software distribution --2 CDs-- for $3.99 at Cheapbytes.com

Bellow is a sceenshot of my KDE Desktop.
The KDE Desktop environment has everything that MS Windows is famous for having.
The "start menu" system works the same as MS Windows -- only here it's called the "K-menu." KDE's taskbar is highly customizable; you can dock various usefull applets into it -- clocks, dictionaries, volume control....... KDE also allows you to use Virtual Desktops, which makes it easier to run multiple programs at once -- less clutter.
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My KDE Desktop

Mandrake's Control Center makes configuring the Linux OS and Desktop environment a breeze -- all configuration is point and click.
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control center


No longer do you have to edit various files to get online; connect to the internet with Kppp; it works just like the Windows dialer.
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kppp dialer

Manage and view your files with the Konqueror File and Web Browser. Konqueror has everything MS Explorer has and more.
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konqueror

Browse the internet with the Mozilla Web Browser -- I prefer it over MS Internet Explorer.
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mozilla web browser

Talk to your AOL buddies with AOL IM for Linux.
Aol IM

Create graphics for your webpage with The GIMP (The Graphic Image Manipulation Program)-- it's almost as good as photoshop;
but there are many things you can do with The GIMP that you can't do with photoshop.
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gimp

Watch your favorite DVD movies with the XINE Software DVD decoder -- like this scene that I grabbed from Deuce Bigalo Male Gigolo.

xine

Listen to your favorite tunes using the XMMS "skinable" media player -- Winamp can't touch this.
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xmms

View Quicktime movies with Apple's Quicktime software -- using the Crossover plugin.

quicktime


Play your favorite 3D First Person Shooters, like Quake 3 -- it' s not free, but it's only $9.99 for the Linux version at Microcenter.

quake3

Burn your files onto CDRs and CDRWs with X-CD-ROAST.
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xcdroast

Do all of your word processing, spread sheets, and presentations with Star Office 6.0. This is the best thing since MS Office. It even imports and exports MS office XP .doc, .ppt, and .xls files.

staroffice 6.0

Read all of your PDF files with Adobe Acrobat Reader for linux.

acrobat 4


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