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DBAlex
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Posted: 9th Mar 2005 04:59
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Ive just ordered Mandrake Linux 10.1...So I can dual boot it w/ XP.

Can you recommend any good software sites for free Linux software?


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Kentaree
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Posted: 9th Mar 2005 05:08
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http://www.rpmfind.com

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Rob K
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Posted: 9th Mar 2005 06:01
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The vast majority of Linux software is free.

RPMFind is not a good place to find software, it is mainly useful for finding downloads for your version of Linux when you know what software you are after.

Firstly, have a look on your system, Mandrake ships with programs to do just about everything.

Second port of call - http://www.kde-apps.org - Lots of handy software.

Third port of call - Search on http://www.sf.net sourceforge (Searching the site with Google might be better).

Unlike Windows there are a huge variety of apps for just about everything. I would recommend:

Desktop Manager - KDE 3.3 (This should already be installed and running on Mandrake)
Office Suite (Word Processing etc.) - Get the OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta from http://www.openoffice.org
Music Player - Amarok
Web Browser - Mozilla Firefox
Email - Either use web-based email or Mozilla Thunderbird
Image Editor - GIMP 2
MSN Messenger Equivilent - Kopete
Development - KDevelop (if you want to use C++)


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indi
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Posted: 9th Mar 2005 08:02
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mandrake is unfortunately one of those OSES in linux that wants you to subscribe yearly and many distros of applications will only work once the mandrake team have fiddled with it a bit.

I tried mandrake 9 and 10 a while back and didnt have much luck with some obscure GNU programs, but im sure theres a lot that run well.

the rpm manager in mandrake is the safest bet that it will run.

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