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Old 12-27-2005, 03:54 PM   #1
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What programs should i get?

I'm new to linux, i'm using mandriva 2006, and i have no clue what programs i need to do anything, expecially for downloading torrents and music, any suggestions would be a big help, anyother popular programs u know of too would be nice to get me start.

thx, Toast Rules
 
Old 12-27-2005, 04:01 PM   #2
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Torrents -- Azureus
xmms -- Music playing (10:1 it's already installed)
Cd-Ripping -- ripperX (frontend for Lame and CDparanoia)
CD-Burning -- Graveman or k3b
Instant Messaging -- gaim

And a whole host more. Search the Software forum and you'll come up with quite a few. Or, "word processing linux" into Google will come up with a lot of results, et cetera.
 
Old 12-27-2005, 04:34 PM   #3
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Here's a great Windows / linux software equivalents site:
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html
 
Old 12-27-2005, 06:31 PM   #4
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thx for the help guy, this is realy making my transision easier
 
  


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