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Thunderbird Thunderbird is a full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client that makes emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/releases/ [26] Download the tar.gz file from the above link Install by issuing this command from a CLI (command line interface, ie a terminal window): tar -zxvf thunderbird-1.0.tar.gz -C /opt Then you might want to create a shortcut in the Internet menu in the Applications menu. To do that right-click on the opened menu and choose 'Entire Menu', then 'Add new item to this menu' and fill in the name, command (/opt/thunderbird/thunderbird) and choose an icon.

Pan News Reader Pan is a newsreader which attempts to be pleasing to both new and experienced users. In addition to the standard newsreader features, Pan also supports yEnc [27], offline newsreading, article filtering, multiple connections, and more features [28] for power users and alt.binaries fans. http://pan.rebelbase.com/ [29] Just search in synaptic for "pan" and install that package.

Azureus Bittorrent client Azureus offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ [30] Be sure to install Java [31] first! Download the appropriate tar.gz file from the above link and extract: tar -zxvf azureus-*.tar.gz -C /opt It may come as a tar.bz2 file in which case you replace the 'z' option with a 'j' option in the tar command. Then create a menu entry for /opt/azureus/azureus

Limewire LimeWire is a file sharing program running on the Gnutella Network. It is open standard software running on an open protocol, free for the public to use. LimeWire allows you to share any file such as.mp3s, .avis, jpgs, tiffs, etc. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/home.shtml [32] Just download the installer from the website and run this from a CLI: ./ LimeWire.bin Then follow the instructions. You might also want to create a menu entry.

Nvu A complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. http://www.nvu.com/ [33] The latest version (0.70) did not work for me, so I use 0.60: http://cvs.nvu.com/download/nvu-0.60-pc-linux2.4.23-gnu.tar.bz2 [34] Run this from a CLI: tar -jxvf nvu-*.tar.bz2 -C /opt/ You might also want to create a menu entry for /opt/nvu-0.60/nvu.

gFTP gFTP is a free multithreaded ftp client for *NIX based machines running X11R6 or later. http://gftp.seul.org/ [35] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "gftp" and then installing that package.

Mozilla/Firefox Plugins Plugins help with displaying extra content in your browser, such as movies. Some plugins can be easily installed when Mozilla or Firefox prompt you, but here's some you'll want to install yourself. Flash: You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "flashplayer-mozilla" and then installing that package. Acrobat Reader: You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "acroread-plugin" and then installing that package. Java: After installing Java, you'll want to do this from a CLI: sudo ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ sudo ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/ Note that the version number behind jre might be different.

Beep Media Player Beep Media Player is a player for various audio formats, with a customizable interface based on GTK2. http://www.sosdg.org/~larne/w/BMP_Homepage [36] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "beep-media-player" and then installing that package.

Realplayer RealPlayer 10 supports RealAudio, RealVideo 10, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and Theora, H263, AAC and more. http://www.real.com/ [37] Go to http://www.real.com/linux/ [38] Click the "Download RealPlayer" button. Open up a terminal window, cd to where you downloaded it to, and type in the following: sudo ./RealPlayer10GOLD.bin Follow the instructions, choose system-wide if asked. RealPlayer is now installed (as well as the Firefox plugin), and should show up in the Multimedia menu.

w32codecs w32codecs are some codecs that allow you to better view Windows media files such as WMV and ASF. You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "w32codecs" and then installing that package.

MPlayer MPlayer is a movie player for Linux (runs on many other Unices, and non-x86 CPUs, see the documentation). It plays most MPEG, VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, FLI, RM, NuppelVideo, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5 and even WMV movies, too (without the avifile library). http://www.mplayerhq.hu [39] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "mplayer" and then installing the package that best corresponds to your CPU.

Xine xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet. It interprets many of the most common multimedia formats available - and some of the most uncommon formats, too. http://xinehq.de/ [40] First install dvd capabilities and extra codecs. Search synaptic for "w32codecs" and "gstreamer0.8-plugins" and install them. Then you can just find this in synaptic by searching for "xine-ui" and then installing that package.

Audacity Audacity is a free audio editor. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3 files, and more. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ [41] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "audacity" and then installing that package.

Java http://java.sun.com Follow the instructions here [42], but download the java .bin file from here [43] instead:

Basic Development Tools Basic development tools will come in handy if you ever need to compile something from source. You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "build-essential" and then installing that package.

Acrobat Reader he Adobe® Acrobat® family of products provides the power to deliver documents that give business, creative, and technical professionals an intelligent way to get the job done. Create and exchange documents, collect and compare comments, and tailor the security of a file in order to distribute reliable and polished Adobe PDF documents. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/ [44] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "acroread" and then installing that package.

RAR Rar is a common file compression system and you'll want to be able to extract those files if you should ever come across them. http://www.rarlab.com/ [45] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "rar" and then installing that package.

QTParted QTParted is a Partition Magic clone written in C++ using the Qt toolkit. http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/ [46] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "qtparted" and then installing that package.

Firestarter Firewall With Firestarter you will have a firewall up and running in minutes. After that it is up to you how deep you choose to go. http://www.fs-security.com/ [47] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "firestarter" and then installing that package. You will then want to remove the existing menu entry in the System menu and replace it instead with one where the command is: gsudo /usr/sbin/firestarter

F-Prot Anti-Virus Even though viruses are sparse, you should still have some sort of protection, especially if you are networked with Windows machines or dual-booting with a Windows operating system. http://www.f-prot.com/ [48] Detailed instructions can be found here [49].

Smoother Fonts This will install some extra anti-aliasing to your fonts making them look smoother. You'll probably want to avoid this if your system is on the slower side. Detailed instructions can be found here [50].

Sunbird The Sunbird Project is a redesign of the Mozilla Calendar [51] component. The goal is to produce a cross platform standalone calendar application based on Mozilla's XUL user interface language. At the moment the Sunbird name is a project name. It is not official and may change in the future. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.html [52] Download the tar.gz file from here [53]. Issue this command from a CLI: tar -zxvf sunbird-*.tar.gz -C /opt/ When creating your menu launcher point the command to /opt/sunbird/sunbird

gdesklets gDesklets provides an advanced architecture for desktop applets -- tiny displays sitting on your desktop in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness. http://gdesklets.gnomedesktop.org/ [54] gdesklets is some really cool looking eyecandy. The problem is that it's very difficult to install and tricky to get working. Luckily there is a package in synaptic if you search for "gdesklets". It's not the latest version but it works right out of the box and comes with a lot of displays. Check for more instructions here [55].

gdeskcal gDeskCal is a cute little eye-candy calendar for your desktop. It features transparency with smooth alpha-blending and its appearance can be changed completely by using skins. http://www.pycage.de/software_gdeskcal.html [56] You can just find this in synaptic by searching for "gdeskcal" and then installing that package.