Finding new software is a breeze
for Linux users. The Linux desktop offers powerful, easy-to-use
open-source applications for everything you need, just a few clicks away
in
your Linux distribution’s package manager. The programs are free, too—and you don’t have to dodge the installer crapware you do on Windows.
But which of those programs are right for
you?
We have answers. The applications highlighted here are the pick of the
litter for the average Linux user looking to stock up on software. Heck,
these particular applications are so good that almost all of them are
available on other platforms and are popular even among Windows users.
Say what you want about the Linux desktop—it’s a much more capable, mature environment than
the WinRT environment in Windows 8.
Chrome OS and its Chrome apps still can’t match Linux's power, either.
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