For each program there is a short description. Sometimes you need one program to make another run correctly. I have written all the necessary things down. Isn't it so much better not to depend on all this commercial software?
Software
Office
| Adobe Reader | A PDF-Reader (that can be produced by OpenOffice) |
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A full-featured Office Suite (like MS Office), needs JRE |
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| Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | Needed by Openoffice |
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| Scribus | A professional DTP |
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Internet and antivirus
| Antivir | Antivirus (that seems not to work correctly any more) |
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The fastest Web-browser ever |
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A fast mail program |
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| Skype | A VoIP-programm |
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Pictures
| Blender | 3D animations |
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| The Gimp | An Image Manipulation Program, like Adobe Photoshop |
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| XnView | show pictures and transform them... |
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Audio
| Audacity | professional sound manipulation |
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| DbPowerAmp Music Converter | convert sound formats (MP3 needs licence) |
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| MP3 Direct Cut und 1by1 Player | MP3s direct cut and listen |
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| Songbird | Mozilla's iTunes (Warning: Alpha! not thought for use) |
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Emulators
Who doesn't know what this is shouldn't try it.
| PearPC | A PPC emulator |
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| Qemu | A ix86 emulator |
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Drive-Firmware (Code Free)
Who doesn't know what this is shouldn't try it.
| Inmatrix | explanations (EN) |
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| RPC1 Forum | Firmware: Warning, dangerous! |
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Tools
| 7-Zip | A zip programm |
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| D-Tools | mount CD/DVD images |
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| True-Crypt | A cryption program |
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| Auto Gordian Knot | DVD2avi transformation program |
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Programing
| MinGW Developer Studio | A good IDE (can be extended with Qt OSS) |
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| Qt 4 OSS | grafical programs with Qt (needs MinGW on Windows) |
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Linux distributions
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difficult distribution (one can build everything himself), but with Sabayon graphical mode | |
| ReactOS | Not Linux, but a fully Windows-compatible OS. |
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good Linux distribution |
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| Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Edubuntu | simple distribution (needs fast internet) |